mistieblu
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Post by mistieblu on Feb 14, 2015 16:09:30 GMT
has gone. I have been into scrapbooking for years. I have a ton of paper, supplies, and almost every tool there is. In the past several years, I have watched both scrapbook stores in my area close. I have even watched online stores close (2 Peas, of course, being one of them). I don't even know anyone anymore that likes to scrap. Now when I walk into my "scrap room", I just feel sad. Has anyone else felt like this? If so, does it ever come back? |
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Post by kate on Feb 14, 2015 20:59:59 GMT
I get sad about not having time to scrap, but I still have the desire. Sometimes I go months without touching my stuff, and that leads to guilt... But overall, I'm at peace about it. It has indeed been sad to see mags and LSS go by the wayside, but then I hit Michael's on a good coupon day and have to elbow my way through the papercrafting aisles - that lets me know that there are still some scrappers out there!
If you really don't enjoy it anymore, maybe go through your stuff with the idea of a big purge (either sell or donate). If digging through your pretties doesn't ignite your mojo, then at least you will have thinned your stuff out.
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Post by leeny on Feb 14, 2015 22:58:32 GMT
I go through times of being really excited and then times that scrapping is a chore. I no longer have a space to scrap so my supplies are boxed up in our garage. However I make it a point to go to several crops a year so I can get some time in. My supplies are organized enough that I know where everything is and I can easily pack it. I find that being around others at a crop gets me invigorated. I had to seek out the crops because we don't have any stores in my area that host them.
However, if you feel you are really done, then don't torment yourself by keeping the supplies. Donate them to an organization and feel good about that.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 14, 2015 23:41:59 GMT
I still buy quite a bit. I do scrap a lot too, but not as much as I could. What really inspires me is printing out the pictures before I do any planning so it gets my mojo going. I want pretty pages to put these pictures on.
Trips also get me going. We're taking a trip to Jamaica this March and I have about half of the pages done.
I still have to do 2000-2009. Those pictures have yet to inspire me.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Feb 15, 2015 1:37:14 GMT
Yep. Been there.
About 8 years ago, there were 2 stores less than 20 minutes from my house (one of them was about 5). I used to scrap every Friday at the local store. Within a few years, both stores closed and my closest scrappy pals moved away. I didn't scrap for a looong time.
Then I decided to go thru all my stuff and organize it. That alone really got my juices flowing. I started scrapping again - and went so far as to write it in as a scheduled activity. I wasn't productive every day, but I found the more time I spent in my space w/my goodies, the more my desire came back.
I also find even shopping at the big box stores can get me interested.
Looking at videos of other people's spaces gets me going, too.
A gal I had worked w/a few years ago is also a scrapper and her mom found out about a monthly crop in her neck of the woods. It's over an hour away (for an 8 hr crop), but at least it was something, so I went to a few of those. Try Meet-Up and see if there are any crops in your area you can check out.
And then out of the blue, the gal who ran the local store had dinner in the restaurant where my son works and it prompted her to call me. We hooked up again and have been scrapping at least once a week for more than a year. Go figure!
You may just be going thru a dry spell. If you really still have the desire deep down, your mojo will come back. And if in a few months of trying to get it there, it doesn't come back, maybe like a pp said, it's just run it's course. And that's OK, too. Don't give up hope, though. It may come back around stronger than ever - it did for me!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 15, 2015 2:29:33 GMT
I still love it, but for myriad reasons I haven't been able to do much of anything for a long time (as in, several YEARS long). Every once in a while I could get to a weekend retreat or crop, but other than projects for work (no photos, no journaling), I wasn't getting many of my own photos scrapped on any regular basis. It is so frustrating to want to do something and for whatever reason not be able to!  I finally was able to get my studio built out over the last few months and I'm in the middle of a huge mess trying to get things sorted out and organized right now, but it won't be long before I have things put together enough to actually go down and scrap when the mood strikes. I also plan to host some Saturday/weekend crops at my house for me and my scrapping friends once it's not so totally chaotic down there.  That's the thing that helps me the most, being able to scrap with my friends and feed off of each other's creativity and excitement over getting things done and I'm really looking forward to that. |
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 15, 2015 2:30:06 GMT
I just got a package in the mail from Crafty Steals today. I get several emails a day from these discount places that have great product at a great price. Just seeing the daily deals helps me get in the mood.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Feb 15, 2015 3:33:19 GMT
has gone. I have been into scrapbooking for years. I have a ton of paper, supplies, and almost every tool there is. In the past several years, I have watched both scrapbook stores in my area close. I have even watched online stores close (2 Peas, of course, being one of them). I don't even know anyone anymore that likes to scrap. Now when I walk into my "scrap room", I just feel sad. Has anyone else felt like this? If so, does it ever come back? ^^^ can you pinpoint exactly *what* about it has caused you to lose your enthusiasm? Do you feel like you don't have time? Do you feel like you don't have topics you *want* to document on SB pages? Do you feel like you have too much stuff and it's overwhelming you? Have you lost your creative mojo? Is it because no one you know scrapbooks and you don't like doing it by yourself? etc. etc. Once you figure out exactly what's causing you to not be enthusiastic about it, you can figure out how to counteract it-- maybe you can re-organize your supplies, maybe you can purge the ones you no longer love, maybe you can take your camera out and find some interesting photo subjects, if you lost your creative mojo maybe you could take an online class or use sketches to jumpstart a page, etc. If none of this sounds appealing to you, then by all means, take a break from it. I've read from plenty of blog posts from scrappers, and know from my *own* experience,, that my creativity ebbs and flows. The longest break I've taken was a little over two years. I don't scrap every day, or even every week; maybe only once or twice a month, and then in longer spans twice a year when I travel to a 3-day crop at a hotel. I just don't have the time or the creative inspiration more often than that. There's nothing wrong with taking a break from it-- Put your supplies away, or shut the door on your scrapping room, etc. and just leave it be for a while. ETA: and if after that, you think you've lost your enthusiasm for it altogether, there is NOTHING wrong with that at all. I have tried (and dropped) many different crafts and hobbies over the last 45 years. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Feb 15, 2015 4:58:35 GMT
I have been thinking this same thing lately. Today was the first time since Nov I went into my scrap cave and made anything and even today it was forced on me because I needed Vday cards. I have no idea what's wrong with me...I know I'm under a lot of stress so maybe that has a lot to do with it. DH and I don't really get to travel or do anything fun/interesting so I'm always like "what am I scrapping for? What do I have to scrap, I do nothing" it' kinda sucks. I hope you find your mojo soon and send some my way  |
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Post by doglover on Feb 15, 2015 13:19:02 GMT
I joined a meetup.com scrap group and through them have found a whole network of scrappers and scrap events in my area.
My my lss closed last year, but apparently scrapbooking is alive and well where I live.
I would definitely suggest trying trying to find a meetup group. If there isn't one locally, you might want to start one.
I think ink lss are going out of business because people stocked up and aren't buying as much. From what I see, plenty of people are still scrapbooking.
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 15, 2015 13:47:20 GMT
Sometimes I sit down at my desk and have absolutely no idea what to do with the photos that are glaring up at me. Other times I have so many ideas I don't know where to start. On the occasions where I feel less motivated, I usually make a couple of cards, or I'll sew something... just doing something a little different will almost always get the juices flowing again.
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mistieblu
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Post by mistieblu on Feb 16, 2015 12:38:50 GMT
Thank you to everyone that responded. I love everything about scrapbooking including the people. Every one of your comments has helped me so much. I am going to take something from all of you and I am already getting a little excited at that thought. Thanks again for responding back. I think the thing I was missing most was the connection with scrappers like you!
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 16, 2015 22:36:21 GMT
For the first time EVER, I left a crop 3 whole hours before it ended on Saturday. I cropped Fri night for 4 hours, and then 8 hours on Sunday, and I just lost my mojo. It scared me, because I have dedicated my spare time to my hobby and I am not ready to give it up.
Fortunately I do have a retreat this weekend and I plan to scrap nonstop. But I really fear losing my love of scrapping.
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That's the thing that helps me the most, being able to scrap with my friends and feed off of each other's creativity and excitement over getting things done and I'm really looking forward to that.
