How do you feel about your scrapping in 2022?

I am extremely unhappy with my progress this year. I did hundreds of layouts, literally, but I took 5 times as many photos as were scrapped.
I used to be extremely productive as a scrapper but this year at crops I had a whole lot of sit and stare time. I have even more unorganized product and that impacts my productivity in several ways.

I don't think I can be happy with my progress unless I am somewhat current. I mean like 6 months behind instead of years.

I moved my scrap space twice this past year and it didn't help my productivity or my organization.

My space was in my bedroom using part of my closet, but first there weren't any available outlets and the lighting was horrible. Second it was  under the heat pump which was blowing in my face constantly. So I moved to the other side of the room under the window, except I was penned in between my table and my bed, and it just didn't work. So, I moved downstairs to a corner of our den/family room (closer to the computer!) and while I have plenty of tables, cupboards and desks, I don't feel like it's very organized and I'm consttantly digging for things... it's a work in progress.

Once I get things set up better to how I work, maybe things will improve...

I reorganised my scrap space this year which makes it even easier to reach everything BUT I also bought (or DH bought for me) a bunch of stuff so my empty spaces aren't empty anymore. MOST of the new items aren't consumable (stencils, dies, stamps, ink pads (yes they are but not so much)) but I did acquire more PP and more cardstock and not so much on embellishments if you ignore my Pinkfresh box.

I have done a good job of using older stash which I'm happy about. I've tried new things - took Shimelle's stamping and stencilling class and a 4x6 sketch class -never done classes before and learnt new skills.

I've made a lot of layouts and cards but I've also had some stretches where creativity has deserted me. I don't think I accomplished as much as I had hoped as far as keeping up with current photos OR with scrapping my backlog but I think I always underestimate how many photos that involves. Didn't help that this year has several trips to scrap and DS finally sent me photos from the last few years. I AM almost caught up on photo printing so that's a win.

Next year? I want to finish catching up on photo printing - I think there's 3 trips that I've never printed (2 to DC and 1 to Atlanta). I really want to get at LEAST two trip albums done next year - there are quite a few that need scrapping. Get caught up on 2020-current in my album and my big kids album. And hopefully fill in some spaces in older albums.

Less shopping - hoping to stick mostly to adhesive, albums, page protectors, and cardstock (ONLY if I run of a colour). I want to use my Cricut and dies and stamps and stencils and embossing folders more - make my own embellishments if I don't have something that works rather than shopping for them.

I am very happy that I consistently scrapbooked throughout the year, and I kept track of buying so I was much more mindful of my purchases, focusing just on what I really loved and getting satisfaction out of using some older supplies.

That said, most of what I was scrapbooking was 2021! I have a beautiful full PL album for that year supplemented by layouts of lots of special activities and moments. I have done NOTHING for 2022, except some photo printing. I need to decide what I am going to do for 2022. I love my 2021 album so much it was my intention to do the same thing for this year, but given that 2023 is just around the corner I need to decide if I am going to abandon going back and doing the PL spreads and just focus on making my layouts and putting them in chronologically. My photo taking in 2022 was also lacking, so I am hoping for better luck next year.

I did organize my small space a bit better and now have a really nice little spot to work. Next year I want to scrapbook more when I have time at home, keep focused on my PL spreads each month, remember to take photos, and keep up with the stash diving and tracking what I buy.

I love scrapbooking now, just as much as I did when I started 26 years ago.

2022
Still years behind. I am very okay with that. It will get done, when it gets done.

Got quite a few pages done in 2022.

Re-organized my scrapbook stuff and workspace area.

Wish I could have bought more product, but finances are still limited. I was able to get a few things thanks to gift cards, and I did splurge on an ebay Daisy D;s purchase.
I have enough in my stash, that I don't necessarily need more, I just want more . I passed on some newer products, because it was the responsible thing to do. 

Scrapbooking is not just my hobby, it's my therapy.

I am happy about it. 2022 was my return to scrapbooking after a super long hiatus- like 15 years or so! Maybe less. In 2021 I did a memory planner as I wanted to get a little crafty and record my year but didn’t know if I really wanted to “scrapbook” again. I recorded my whole year of 2021 in a memory planner and then decided to return to scraping via pocket pages, project life style, for 2022. For 2022 I kept current the whole year with my project life. I also started a couple other small projects but didn’t get too far but that’s ok, as PL is my focus and I’m getting getting my scrap footing again. I am also doing my first December Daily right now!

For purchasing I went way overboard. Way. Part was being excited about buying all the scrappy things again and put was actually needing some things. But 2023 will be the year of slowing my purchase roll and being more mindful of knowing how much I already have and making a budget fie myself.

For next year I’d like to buy less as I already said, continue to keep up with PL, finish this 2022 DD album , and do more in the other small projects I had started.

I had a lot of fun this year.

I started out scrapping our Disney trips in 9X12. In the past I had only done a yearly travel album and a DD. But this year I had more time (yay graduation). I needed to relax and play with paper and I did.

I did a travel album of our trip and WITL. I also did October Daily and I loved it. Now I'm doing DD. It's going very slowly but I hope to pick up the pace a bit next week when I can take a day off of work.

I won't do WITL next year unless the products slay me. It's a LOT of work and I was not feeling it by the end.

I hope to pick up the Disney scrapping again next year, if just to finish the year I was working on. I think I had just one more day to finish (but that's like 10 layouts maybe). I also never scrapped a Hollywood studios day from a different trip. Mainly because I don't have a lot of harry potter-ish supplies and I don't want to buy anything licensed.

I don't want to burn out. I want to read more books and I'm hoping I can make that happen.

But I'm so happy that I started to play a bit more than ever before. I bought stencils and paste. I mastered my silhouette (for the most part). I learned some new tricks. I hosted two swaps. I got my DD stuff organized. I did more stamping.

It's been good and I owe so much to the Peas who know everything and are so generous to share your knowledge.

I had my worst year of scrapping since I started. We moved a little over a year ago and my room is all set up, but now it is two flights downstairs as opposed to right on the same level as my bedroom. Also, I really do love my new house and yard and I have spent a lot more time getting the house the way I want it including an entire kitchen renovation as well as upgrades to property. I have also found that I have many new animal friends that I want to photograph, both of my sons got married and I've been a little busier than normal. Pretty much all good things are keeping me busy. That being said, I need to get 2021 finished and a good start on 2022.

Here is one of the reasons I spend more time outside. His name is Ron. He got some birdseed one time while I was filling my feeder and has become a frequent visitor. He's super chill and once he realizes that I'm not going to feed him, he gets closer and really seems to want you to know he is hungry. Then he brings his ladies back with him and tries again. Here he is with my DIL.

I am the slowest scrapbooker ever, so I didn't get enough pages done.

Seriously, I don't know how YouTube scrappers get so much done! Yesterday I spent 6+ hours working on a complex (for me) double 6x8 spread for my December Daily. Today was better, but I still spent 2 hours on a fairly simple double page...even while repeating to myself Ali's mantra: "Progress not Perfection."

That's perfectly fine.  I can take hours on a page as well.  A lot of mine is elapsed time because I lay out the product one day, then come back to it and start putting things together.  Then I may step away for the day to see what is missing.  My YouTube videos may be interpreted as though I do it all at once but that is seldom the case.  If people look closely, they will see I'm wearing different shirts in different parts because it was filmed on different days.

I’m happy to have gotten my stash more organized. And I am happy with the layouts I created; I like the way they look and feel I did the photos justice. However, I didn’t succeed at completing a layout a week which was my goal.

I’m trying not to guilt myself over it and just let things be.

I feel really good about most of the year. January through September were very good, then life intruded in October with vacations, holidays, etc and I have only completed 6 layouts in the last 2 months. Hopefully, after the holidays, I can get back into my scraproom on a regular basis.

I didn't spend nearly as much time as I wanted to scrapbooking.

On the plus side, I have my own space! I moved and it was a must have.

On the down side, I have had no time in 2022. DH passed away in February, I moved in May, my grandson moved in with me in September. I'm hoping to get more happy time in my scraproom. I need to make it a priority.

Scrapping is something I do for fun, so whenever I get to play with paper I am happy.

Was able to spend time with all my kids and all but one of my dgk's this year and I have the photos to prove it . Lots of photos scrapped, and more waiting to get onto pages. The dgk's still ask when I come, "Did you bring your scrapbooks?" so it is still fun to scrap their pages, thinking of their reactions when they see them.

Have way too much scrappy stuff, but keep buying when I see something that looks like fun.

In 2023 I hope to continue livin' the dream...