Scrappy CONFESSIONAL: unpopular opinions, spending, etc.

The thing that irks me the most about the visual triangle is the youtubers who know you need a triangle or three things, but don’t actually seem to understand the design concept behind it, as in, you’re supposed to put your focal point *inside* the triangle, not just randomly put groups of three things around the page. I mean, you can do that, but that’s not a visual triangle. The same person I’m thinking of also calls it the rule of threes, which is a completely different design concept (well, she’s probably confusing with the rule of thirds). Shimelle is one of the few who actually explains design concepts correctly.

Oh my goodness, you are dedicated! And we appreciate it, thank you <3

I love their stitching dies but I’m so disappointed with this one. I love the “thanks” one and was hoping they would release more words.

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I came across this doing a search for something else--what a thoroughly enjoyable read! Thanks to everyone who participated.

I've been a scrapbooker/paper crafter since 1994. It's very safe to say I have a huge stash. I don't get rid of stuff too often and the word 'purge' is distasteful to me, so I don't use it very often. I also have hoarder tendencies. This is because I am a hoarder. I think lots of people are. I'm not a hoarder like on the TV shows, but it's in there. I let my scrap attic get out of control sometimes. In fact, it was out of control for half of 2020 and all of 2021, partially due to moving my work-from-home office up there. We cleaned out what I like to call my "Monica Closet," which was full of deferred decisions, and that created just a huge mess. I got overwhelmed and left it for over a year. Yuck.

I also got a new job and career and work in an office now, so I got very involved in said job/career and all my creativity went into that for at least a year. I wasn't very interested in scrapbooking or any other kind of paper crafting. That allowed the mess to continue to sit and in some cases grow, as I threw stuff up there and walked away.

Anyway, so I have a huge stash and hoarding tendencies. I fortunately also have a huge space, so it's not been a big issue. I didn't buy much of anything in the second half of 2020 or for most of 2021, which is good. Even up to about May 2022, I didn't buy much in 2022, also good.

Then I fell in again. Soooo, I have made quite a number of purchases. I discovered the hot foil machine at my local scrapbook store a few weeks ago during one of their clearance sales. I had heard a little about it from YT videos the prior few weeks so it was on my radar. Then I went to the clearance sale, and there it was. I cashed in the points I had been saving for probably at least 4 or 5 years and bought it, with enough left over to buy a bunch of accessories as well. I have added other accessories and hot foil plates to my new collection since then.

Things are back under control upstairs now. I still have a few areas to straighten up, but I can work up there and not be overwhelmed by the mess now. Ideally, I like a full but functional, organized and reasonably tidy studio. That's a delicate balance, though. Easily tipped into chaos.

I am sure I have pet peeves. I can't think of any that haven't already been mentioned. Wait, yes I can. I have been a consumer in this industry, as I said, since 1994. I have been "adjacent" to people who run or ran industry-related businesses. I have a really good understanding of how it evolved, since I was there and saw it, and occasionally was involved in it. It does irritate me when relative newcomers come in and make comments that are completely inaccurate about an industry history that they were not part of, to make themselves sound like authorities. That is extremely irritating to me for some reason. I have a hard time not correcting the misinformation, though I count it as a win if I just roll my eyes and move on. There is one person in particular I am thinking of, though I won't name her because she otherwise seems like a lovely person. She has been mentioned on the thread already.

Another pet peeve that is not really a thing anymore, I don't think: The way Bella Boulevard didn't take out the centers of their Os and Es and such. Every single time I look at their stuff, I then look to see if they are still doing that. I know there have been changes because of the owner's illness and I do like their stuff overall but I cannot abide those filled-in Os and Ps and little Es and on and on.

All right. That is enough from me. Thanks again for the fun read!

I've just went through 2 cups of coffee reading this - you all are so entertaining and so lovely. Thank you sleepingbooty for starting this thread.

ScrappinMyLife, it's hard to understand the way some people think; how could they have removed those pages from your sb? Why wouldn't they have just asked if you could send them a copy? So sorry that happened to you.

Lilacgal, oh yes! That elephant pp from BG! I used it to make covered wooden letters for my great-gr dau's name. I did like quite a few of BG's papers.

Chendra, I was never a fan of the ever-present brushstroke script either. Maybe in small doses.

Jenna, loved the "storytelling" about your cat!

Artbabe, my supplies are not put away in pretty, coordinated furniture either. I try to organize and label but I still have a bit of a scavenger hunt now & then.

Seveerb, The "finger wiggles" are kind of off-putting. Don't know why, maybe because they look dismembered? But I'm a complete sucker for a cat in a video.

Wordfish, I love Bella Blvd. but that was sort of an odd design choice to leave the chads in the letters. But I bought 'em all the same.

A few things I don't care for:
1. felt on l/o's
2. puffy stickers - I can't really say why I don't like them (I love the foam Thickers); they just feel weird to me.
3. the color purple - so hard for me to use.

Whose account got deleted? They had some interesting comments on here, I don't want them to leave.

Thanks, I didn't know that was her. I don't think she went out in a blaze of glory (or a flounce) so hope she comes back.

Edited to say I rarely go to the NSBR side and when I do I am usually rebuffed with extreme prejudice (kidding I love that George Costanza quote, more like I get few replies there) so if something happened on NSBR I probably missed it.

The pages were removed at a Family gathering. I brought a scrapbook to show, and it is passed around with whomever looking at it.
I know who did it, but can't prove it, and that person likely went and sat in the living room alone to look at it, decided they wanted certain photos, so they probably discreetly slid the page out, rolled it up and put it in their purse. Typical narcissist behavior on their part.

I didn't know the pages were missing, until the next time I was looking at it or show off the album. Backtracking to when I last showed off the scrapbook, helped me figure out who it was. They will deny it, if confronted about it.

Lesson learned.

If I go with a friend, I am happy to chat. But I will admit here, that the one weekend crop that I went to and ended up alone (my co-scrapper couldn't make it at the last minute) and I got to work uninterrupted with my headphones in was pure bliss.

I'm sunnycamom 😁 long story short, I was attacked personally and hurt by a few peas so I bounced. An IRL friend told me crap was being said and lies spread so I created a new account but it took admin 5 or so days to accept my account (there is at least a 48 hr wait now) so I could clear the air and defend myself.