What are the good things about scrapping now?

The main thing for me is that it still makes me happy and it's still a creative outlet that I love so much. ❤️

I miss all the excitement about scrapbooking on various boards, CHA, the magazines, QVC all-day events and the plethora of new products that were constantly coming out but overall I think it's the process of it that truly brings me joy.

I don't have to use a letter stencil and some weird UFO shaped cutter to cut out titles...

I love my Silhouette, and being able to resize anything to any size I want and don't have a bunch of consonants and no vowels after spelling out one title. I am actually trying to phase out my letter sticker supply.

The diversity of size people are using to document. I know some sizes are becoming hard to find but I appreciate there being more options than just 12x12 now.

It still brings me joy. I want to carve out time to craft. Working with my hands and creating and reliving things we did makes me happy.

Tech. A lot of great advancements especially with stamping (stamp platforms and die cuts for the stamped images as well as the markers).

Lines aren't overly cutesy.

More techniques and wide range of layouts now a days to fit what you are looking for as far as inspiration.

I don’t scrapbook anymore, I’m a stamper but I’d say the tool innovation. Out with fussy cutting and in with wafer thin dies to cut out stamped images is my #1.

Definitely the technology. Although I had the 1st silhouette run by some software that I don’t recall the name. Stamps with matching dies are also the bomb.

As I've age, I appreciate having my finished scrapbooks, more than ever.
The memories and the photographs that they hold, are priceless.

Especially if I am feeling like I've haven't done  a lot throughout my life....a look through all of my scrapbooks reminder me otherwise.

I used to feel like I was doing scrapbooking wrong (or at least differently) when I read magazines and visited stores because it seemed like everyone was making pages gushing about how amazing their families were and how much they loved their kids. That's not my style and not my culture (I grew up pretty reserved).

I appreciate that I can find a lot more inspiration from people making pages about different kinds of families, maybe not so happy families, people who don't have kids, as well as people documenting random everyday things. PL was probably the thing that broke that open for me - I have tons of random everyday stories.

I think I also found people who create in my style, or maybe my style developed towards something that wasn't so hard to find. I was not a fan of mainstream country-cutesie stuff that was what I mostly saw in my early days. Digital and hybrid scrapping and PL helped a lot with that too. Being able to find clean modern designs and snarky stuff

Technology now is a huge boon. Digital photography for starters! Not having to manage piles and piles of printed photos. Being able to reprint on demand if a photo got messed up or change the crop or size so easily. What a luxury.

I definitely feel like there is less pressure, there is no right or wrong way to scrapbook.
I like that there is a lot of inspiration on you-tube.
I like that there are a variety of stores to shop online.
I like that there are small stores like color cast designs, shadnee on Etsy, scrappin happy studio etc that carry unique items.

Not feeling like I have to scrap every photo and in chronological order. Not being “behind”.

It was hard for me to see what's "better", so this post helps with that a bit. Great question! I like all the videos for scrap room dreaming and organization online now, the availability of snarky and edgy scrapbook items, and the fact I finally dialed into my style with the help of Shimelle and Victoria Calvin.

Most who remember the "old days" likely find more disposable income & time to craft as the best aspects of papercrafting now. If only we still had all of the LSSs (especially Memories & Archivers locations) for the in-person supply shopping experience (i.e. perusing entire walls bursting with a rainbow of Bazzill cardstock, aisles filled with multiple racks of patterned papers, pegs full of embellishments & tools, etc.) & the plethora & diversity of companies, styles, & creativity in the industry from its heyday!

Like many of you, I appreciate that we still have this hobby (dedication) to enjoy. Although I truly miss the lss, we do have many online options that do a great job of stocking so many supplies. It's also easier to access inspiration for l/o-s on the internet on many different sites.
And even though I miss the old 2Peas site/store, it's wonderful to have this board to stay connected to what's going on and to enjoy everyone's posts & comments. You all are awesome.