alone...alone...and I like it

I've only been scrapping for a few years. I've never been to a RL crop or even tried a Zoom crop. I think they would be very distracting, I would be looking at everyone's else stuff and asking questions. I can scrap with a YT video on, I like that because I can pause or stop a section.

Same. And with as little time that I have now to scrap, I need to make the most of it. Also, I think I'm more creative when I'm alone with my thoughts.

I enjoy cardmaking/scrapping with 1 or 2 people-so long as I have lots of room. My friend will set up 3 tables in her basement so we can each spread out. One table is for cutting machine,etc. Works for me a few times a year.

I've come to like cropping by myself at home or in a hotel or cabin while dh goes fishing. No pressure or distractions.

I prefer scrapbooking alone. I get more done.
My work style and method is "back and forth", meaning I work on it for a bit, then I don't, repeat back and forth.

25-ish years ago, when I first started, I attended a few crops....

At someone home, which was always fun and social, but I spent more time eating appetizers and desserts (everyone brought a contribution) and admiring the others scrapbook layouts.

At a store, not as fun. I went to a few. It was cliquey.
On one occasion, I arrived first and the owner said sit wherever you want, no assigned seating. I sat at table. Didn't know it was a a cliques favorite table. When the clique arrived they acted like bitches carry on about someone took their table, and made passive aggressive comments all evening. It was like being in 7th grade.
If they would have asked nicely, I would have moved because it didn't matter to me where I sat as long as I had a spot. But from the start they were rude and acting like "how dare I sit in THEIR spot". If someone acts like that, no way am I voluntarily moving.
I remember it like it was yesterday, because it is one of my "defining moments" in life of how to not act and behave. In a group setting try to include those around me, especially those who are by themselves. Simple courtesy and kindness goes a long way.
I haven't been to a crop since that night.

I don’t mind scrapping alone and get so much more done.
I only had a couple local friends that scrapbooked and we would go to retreats. They have since abandoned the hobby. Sometimes I miss that but I just don’t have the time or energy to seek out and find new scrappy friends.

I scrapbooked at home for several years but with two small kids it became too difficult. I go to crops as a single and now there are so many more people who do this. Sometimes they stick all the singles together sometimes they don’t. I find those people just want to get to work like myself so it works out. Having an uninterrupted weekend is like medicine….I really miss it in the summertime.

I’m not sure if it’s my job or the pandemic or this exhausting stage of my life but I do feel more anti-social than in years past 😂

lcomfy, I am so with you. Sometimes it's just nice to shut the rest of the world out and do something I really enjoy.

I don't think you are anti-social, most likely you know what's most productive for you.

I go to 3 weekend crops a year now and that is about perfect to get my social time in. Fortunately, I have known a couple of the gals for many years, so I look forward to catching up with them and we mostly know each other's routines and they kind of expect that I may spend a few hours a day with my AirPods in watching something on my ipad. And I do enjoy meeting new people that still scrapbook at these events. I also find I get distracted in different ways at home (endlessly organizing my craft crap!) that I avoid at a crop.

Generally, though, I much prefer being at home to the very noisy, crowded crops I attended early on. Although, I don't do anything that has that "girl's weekend" feel anymore, compared to back then either.

Same here.

And like the OP, I am easily distracted. I get far more done in my craft room, all alone.

I can’t even play music, let alone videos. I was helping my DD make HTV t-shirts on Saturday. Since we were making Disney shirts for her upcoming trip, she put on Disney songs. I had to ask her to do without the music. It was too distracting, and I was afraid of making mistakes. I need quiet.

Even the online crops here are too distracting for me.

I am going to be the lone socialite I guess, lol!! (That is a huge joke, with the exception of scrapbooking I am totally introverted)

That said, I miss the Archiver's (and another store called Binding Memories) crops so much. Maybe it was just our Archiver's, but every weekend it was like a scrapbook party, everyone was welcome and we all had so much fun. These were back in the days before I had a scrap room and literally bought supplies on the fly to make my pages right in front of me. I felt like I was extra creative because of all the creative energy around me and people were so supportive.

Sometimes I sit in my scrapbook room feeling like I have all this cool stuff and no one to share it with.
(re reading this and it sounds pretty depressive lol...I did not mean it that way. I just wish more people I knew IRL liked scrapbooking! ) 

Same for me! I have a dedicated scraproom but I really get so much done when I attend the 5-day retreat I go to twice a year even with all the socializing. I just went to one two weeks ago & I got 65 pages done! I find that I am very productive when I am away from the distractions of home.

I've never tried an online crop. Not sure if I would like that....

I haven't been to a day crop in a few years but I used to enjoy going and working on a smallish project.

me! i craft alone and i love it.  the only other person i have crafted with is my cousin.  i really enjoyed those times. we were very productive but it was also fun to have someone to chat with.  i don't think i could craft with more than one other person though. too much chaos and i don't think i would be as productive.  

i like crafting alone because i have a dedicated room with all of my supplies.  i have a tv and can do little house chores here and there while i'm waiting for glue to dry or if i need a craft break.  

I definitely enjoy doing both, however, I thrive when creating with others who love this hobby just as much. My favorite is scrapping with my two scrappy pals. Next month we have a girls trip to Missouri where we will scrap with 300 others at the We Create event that Scrapbook Generation is putting on. I can hardly wait!

I have never been to a crop, and other than the obligatory CM parties in the very early days, or making Christmas cards with my sister I've never scrapped with other people. I'm definitely an introvert, which plays into it, but I also like having my entire stash and the flexibility to jump between projects as the inspiration strikes me.