Scrappy CONFESSIONAL: unpopular opinions, spending, etc.

When I moved (both times) I got so tired of trying to figure out who I could give my purged items to, I just threw said items away. And it felt good not to be burdened by stuff I’d never use or never use again, or projects I’d never finished.

Now I’m not so hard on myself if I don’t like something I thought I would. It just goes in the garbage and I consider it a lesson learned.

That's seriously the sweetest thing ever. I love that he took the scrapbook you made him everywhere. That made me tear up a bit. He sounds like he was a very cool dad.

I feel the same way.

Or when they say "Hey everyone, it's your girl Sandy." NO. You are not my girl and I don't speak that way. Eww.

sleepingbooty This is why scrapbooking and talking about it is so fun...I love camera icons. I even buy camera paper to fussy cut the cameras for embellishing. I hope we can still be friends!

scrappyrabbit and linda I have so many albums! I am a little bit more selective about what I scrap for the grandkids. But, my kids know I don't want anyone to keep the scrapbooks out of guilt. Get a dumpster when I am gone. I had the joy of creating them. That is enough. Now, of course I hope they'll keep some of them!

Oh, yes. Also when they create a pet name to call their followers. I’m not your peach. I’m not your lovely. Gives me the creeps. 🤮

This is the beginning of the I hate/love exchange board....

I love this thread so much. Confessions...

-- I have a smallish craft storage space (6 cubes, one bookshelf), but still, I have too much stuff. I often buy things and ignore them. Like, I have a filled shopping bag from the Scrapbook Expo sitting on the floor. I put it there when I got home from the event, two weeks ago now. Did I really need to buy all of that? And then kit subscriptions over the years, many sets of which are still intact and unused.
-- I was invited to be a guest designer by a popular scrapbook company--and then was totally ghosted. I followed-up 3-4 times by email, inquiring about next steps and always got a cheery "we'll be in touch soon" response. But after nearly 18 MONTHS, nothing ever came of it. I am generally a kind person and not a psycho, hahaha, but I have to say, the heartache over the situation sometimes tempts me to go scorched earth on this company. I was sooooo excited and gushed about the opportunity to family and friends, but now I can't even bring myself to use their products. It's just so messed up. Why did they do that to me?

Unpopular opinions:

-- I don't like chunky items like wood veneer and thick chipboard, but I especially hate acrylic words and phrases.
-- I don't understand the appeal of traveler's notebooks for scrapbooking. The size, all the gluing, the exposed and occasionally mangled binding.
-- I don't finish chatty YouTube videos. I don't want to watch someone make layout choices in real time. The best ones speed up the video and record a voiceover of highlights.
-- I am put off my scrapbookers who don't seem to scrapbook with purpose. Like, here's a random photo (or a repeated photo!) just to use up product. Why???
-- I question the lives and choices of hyper-productive scrapbookers, the ones who post something new each day or have bookshelves full of albums. I only work part-time hours, but I can barely complete a couple layouts a month. I'd love to do more, but there's children and eating and shopping and cleaning and socializing. I also have other hobbies...?

This thread has been entertaining.

My confession is that I have barely scrapbooked since November. I've managed to do a few things here and there, but feel like I have been missing my mojo. I know I need to accept that 1) I was in cancer treatment recovery and 2) back to work full time in office means 2-3 hour commutes and I just don't have as much time. The only good part is the other night I made a page, just to do it, I had a large photo to scrap, so very little other embellishing required.

Also confession: I am holding onto some inkpads that I don't use, and don't even work that great, and I don't know why! I need to throw them out.

For the love of God, WHY do so many people who post layouts on social media not just post the darn layout? Instead, they artfully arrange some supplies, a lovely pair of scissors, or whatever, around it. It is distracting from the layout. Sometimes people arrange so much around it that I just can't differentiate between layout and artfully arranged supplies without effort...and the impact of the layout is lost. Do they not think their layouts are good enough, so they artfully arrange supplies to make them look better? I don't know. It just doesn't make sense to me. I confess this annoys me more than it should.

Hahaha. Not sure if you *want* an answer, but I can help explain why I do this. I'm on a DT where the main project image with the company logo is supposed to be horizontal or square but not vertical. So, for a vertical layout, it is suggested that we put product to the side(s) to crop the image horizontal/square. Also, the DT was provided with a specific white cardstock for creating layouts, and projects must also be photographed on a white background. For me, it's too much. I saw another DT member slip some product behind her layout here and there to create some differentiation, and I was like, genius! I'm doing that now. So... guilty! But for reasons.

I have another confession, and also an unpopular opinion in one: I don't keep all the little bits of cut off paper from collections or paper pads. I often see youtubers sharing a collection they are trying to bash and the front cover will be stuffed full of little slivers and weird little shapes and offcuts. I am not a here's a 3" square I cut a 2" circle out of but the rest might be useful kind of scrapper, that scrap is definitely going in the bin. In fact, I don't even keep collections or paper pads together, once I've cut into a sheet it goes into my scraps drawer.

kmage I’m on NSBR but no longer post much. I refuse to discuss any topic that involves politics or a social justice topic. Even benign subjects can be polluted with politics and I nope out of those conversations fast. That also means I don’t always find much to read there.

Oh I love me a good haul video! Sometimes I get to see persons mix and match lines that I never thought of or missed a release and am like ooh I need some of that and go buy it. 

Okay, now we're talking! I will add my little minor peeves:

When designers don't provide separate previews for elements and for papers. I need to see the whole length of the paper, not just a little snippet poking out above the big cluster of elements. If I can't see the papers properly, I'm less likely to buy the kit.

When designers don't show sample layouts using the kits. Sometimes I am unsure about buying a kit. If there are sample layouts, it often pushes me over the line to buy it. No sample layouts and I'm unsure about buying? I probably won't buy.