Scrappy CONFESSIONAL: unpopular opinions, spending, etc.

Love this thread!

1. I wish there was more red in scrapbooking lines. I love pink too but more red please and not just at Christmas.
2. I was never an October Afternoon fan. I very rarely like anything vintage for myself. I loved Basic Grey back in the day but now I find them a bit grungy and dated. I’ve let anything I still had go.
3. I still love Ali’s classes/projects like OLW but I am over her handwriting and an over abundance of words/phrases on my pages that isn’t my own journaling. I don’t like it from any of the lines. Also, there are hundreds of thousands of words in the world so using the same phrases over and over drives me bananas. Feels lazy. I get the need to be universal but it's time to switch things up.  
4. I rebel against doing things the way they are supposed to be done so I have a hard time with classes that project based, even if it’s so I can learn a technique. I took a class at Art & Soul Portland several years ago and a teacher was so offended I didn’t “copy” her project. No thanks.
5. A big part of me wants to switch to all digital and ditch my paper supplies but I’m too scared to make the leap. I think I'd miss the tactile feeling of creating and the shopping. 
6. Digital designers feel more on trend/cutting edge to me and I wish more would get physical product lines.
7. If I’ve had it more than a year, chances are I won’t use it and I need to just toss/give it away. A lot of times I do. 

- I love pink

- I cannot/do not use any of AEs monthly kits. Totally unusable for me. But I use every last bit of her DD and WITL releases. Those are 2 of my favorite projects.

- I almost never go back and look at my scrapbooks. It’s the process that’s important to me.

- I don’t like Jennifer McGuire and find her cards silly and juvenile.

- spending a fortune on junk journaling the last few months. It’s been the BEST therapy and self care (despise that term). Most of my supplies have come from Ali Express, which I hate. But I make sure I’m not buying knockoffs of other peoples designs. And I do judge people who knowingly buy the knockoffs.
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scrappyem I did digital books for 2011-2014. And I missed the paper too. Which is a real struggle for me due to environmental concerns.

Same. For Valentine's Day I cut a bunch of random sized hearts out of Neenah 110# cardstock with my Silhouette. I tossed the hearts, but used the negative space as a stencil. Purple, Red Pink ink in a diagonal pattern on my card fronts, then went back and added clear Nuvo Glimmer Paste using the same "stencil" so the hearts were sparkly. Amazingly they turned out exactly how I pictured them in my head. And, I used the stencil to make one additional card since it was inked and sparkly. Of course I forgot to take a photo because I was sending them late. 

You mean you don't want to curate that perfect story to tell that can be told generations down the line? 

Awesome 

Just thought of another confession(s) - I have Full Set Syndrome.

If a new Distress Color comes out I have to have it....

I've started collecting the PinkFresh Mini ink cubes. I don't need them all but I feel the urge to have them all.

It's a sickness.....

Also - I don't really care about story telling/curating the perfect story either.

AND I'm not a pink fan. Give me all the oranges/corals/blues and autumn colors instead!

Ok here goes...

I like the TH line of distress inks, oxides, sprays, papers, alcohol inks, etc. I don't like distress, or grunge, or all the layers upon layers of stuff, but I do like learning new techniques and his line is perfect for that.

I dislike watching YT's over 15 minutes. If the thumbnail is a technique or a card I'm interested in I will hop through it.

I can't watch crafters with one fingernail painted differently. It's too distracting. Same with long nails.

Only rarely does an original idea come out of my craft room.

I really don't send that many cards. I wait until I have 100 or so and donate them.

I use the affiliate links.

I do not like pink, teal or white. Sorry.

Since Covid times I've been spending the money we used to spend on going out to dinner and travel on scrap supplies and virtual classes.

I actually enjoy staying home and scrapping much more than going to weekend crops. I do miss my scrapping friends but all the planning, packing and hauling is too much. Let's just hang out for a few hours instead of moving all our stuff because I ALWAYS overpack and it's too stressful.

I own stickers, paper, ribbons, and metals that are over 20 years old.

I've been building a collection of tools and mixed media that I'm really enjoying learning to use. I never thought I needed a manual diecutter but I recently got one and I love it - so easy to use!

I rarely use my Cricut - I'm not much for planning ahead and I don't need to make things to sell or gift. Weeding is ridiculous - I don't have time for that! I finally cancelled my Design Studio subscription and plan on spending that money on other scrap items.

I still am not much of a stamper - seems like a lot of work and expense and my efforts never look nice enough. I have collected quite a few stamps as prizes or giveaways, but I can't see myself buying many. I'll dig through my embellishments for stickers or ephemera instead. Pre made titles are the best.

I refuse to buy expensive markers for coloring because I know I will never use them or like the results.

I generally search online for the best price or sale for stuff I want - I hate paying full price for anything. Even on products I love! I used to buy so much stuff just because it was on sale - $1 packs of bling, 3 for $10 paper packs, they got me every time!

I've been requesting specific items for my craft room for Christmas, birthday and mothers day gifts - it's a great way to get items I'm too cheap to buy myself.

I was actually happy each time we had a snowstorm on a weekend so I could use the weather as an excuse to hang out all day in the scrap room!

I used to hate fussy cutting but I love the results!

I rarely or never make cards because I hate the thought of someone throwing them away.

I hate it when someone calls me to chat when I'm in the middle of scrapping - sometimes I ignore the call.

Great thread!! Here's mine--
I like orange and purple and sometimes I use them together!!
I operate in a NO glitter zone.
Jennifer who???
I just don't understand PL.
Journaling?? Not for me
YouTube videos longer than 15 minutes, I'm out of there. And for the love of Pete, show me the finished project at the beginning!!!

Sometimes Journaling comes easy. Sometimes it's a quick sentence or two. Other times it's hard to find the words so I leave the area or card insert blank.

Was the drama about copying cards? And was Kristina Werner involved? I just picked a name, I had no idea there was drama surrounding it!

my confessions:

-i could never go to a crop because i feel like no matter how much stuff i bring, i will always be missing something. since i'm not the best at sharing, i hate the thought of borrowing.

-i don't journal. i feel like there is a cheesy or self involved element to it that i'm not comfortable with. i could never go back and read what i wrote so i don't write in the first place.

-i get the same joy out of buying something as i do using it.

I spend an insane amount of time thinking about my journaling, writing it and editing it.It doesn't have to be long, but I need people to know why I chose these moments or pictures to scrap. Personal preference, of course.

I have lots of AE kits and I haven't used any. Probably because the pockets cards are much too specific for me.

I like pretty much all colors in scrapbooking, except neon.

Embossing powders are too messy for me. I don't want to use them. Well, except at Christmas 😉 (but I still don't)