It there nothing new and interesting in the scrapbook world?

I have found that people are generally moving away from a blog content. Not only are the readers dropping and moving to social media (and YouTube), but the bloggers themselves aren't posting enough content to keep their readers. Or have stopped blogging. It's a lot of work, so I don't blame them.

I have found PLENTY to inspire me, mostly through Pinterest. I follow manufacturers on Pinterest and Instagram and get all sorts of inspiration there to pin. I also love to look at some of the Kit Club galleries like Hit Kit Club, Studio Calico (sometimes, bc other times the stuff kinda starts to look the same), Gossamer Blue etc. If I want to watch some scrapping I just search on YouTube and let it suggest videos for me to watch. I do like watching (some) process videos, though, so that might not be your cup of tea. I also have enjoyed watching haul videos b/c sometimes seeing product inspires me to use mine. I know that's not for everyone either.

alissa103 - I never thought to follow manufacturers on Pinterest! Thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to check it out.

It's too bad you think bloggers can't take a two week break. I guess we aren't allowed to have families, be busy, be uninspired (like you are) while giving away free content.

Now that I think about it, I'm finding less inspiration recently, too.  I've never been into reading blogs.  I loved the gallery at two peas and still miss it.  Now I find most of my inspiration on Pinterest.  I've had periods of time like this before, and when I do I just go back to what is comfortable or something I pinned that I meant to try or never did.  Although, I will say that I'm not inspired by new supplies as much as I am by what is visually appealing to me such as technique, color combination, or paper/embellishment placement. 

Like many of you, I miss the 2Peas Gallery; it was my primary source for inspiration. I do not participate in social media (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) or follow any scrappers' blogs. I sometimes use sketches, which I've accumulated over the years, & find inspiration outside of the scrapbook industry (e.g. advertisements, art pieces, nature). Best wishes...

I joined a couple of different kit clubs to see which sparked my creativity. Ive stayed with Gossamer Blue and really like the kits they send. I browse Pinterest for inspiration from the big companies and small scrappers and it gives me a good variety. Good luck!

Or check out the gallery here. Heck, post in the gallery here. 

OP-I wonder if it is you? You use the words "I am not interested in..." or "I don't find desirable..." That signals to me that maybe your interest is waning in the scrapbooking world. I have found many bloggers that I like through Pinterest or through other blogs that keep me going back for more. The industry is certainly changing and will just as other hobbies have come and gone.

I can really only comment on shopping because I have never really been a follower of blogs or youtube videos. I used to shop for scrapbook supplies all the time. It was fun and there were so many different options. About two years ago everything started to look the same. I would shop online at my favorite stores and more often than not I couldn't tell the difference between the companies unless I knew which one I clicked on. Oh look, mint and coral and kraft and something "vintage" looking. Again and again and again. Then the same thing with the gold accents. Somewhere along the way I just quit looking.

Today I got an email from A Cherry On Top about a sale. Having just scrapbooked a couple of layouts with a friend on Friday I decided I would take a look and see what was new and maybe replenish some things. Nope. Everything looks the same as it did last year. Same color schemes and themes. And if it is a little bit different, it's ugly. The last time I bought any scrapbook supplies was in September 2014 and here I am and I couldn't find a single thing I wanted to buy. It's depressing. But at least it's saving me money.

I miss the days when everybody was posting to 2peas and scrapbook.com. I still visit the SB.com gallery, but it doesn't seem to be as busy as it used to be.

There are plenty of blogs that I follow on Bloglovin though.  In fact, most of my scrapbooking inspiration comes from blogs now.

I haven't gotten on board with Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook (for Scrapbooking inspiration). It's just too much. It was so much easier when there was a central place to go to.

I have never been a blog follower on any kind of regular basis...if someone posts something I want to read that is relevant I read it, but I don't go out of my way to follow anyone in particular. So I can't help there. i am also not one of the huge Pintrest users, but I do know a lot of people love it. I, personally like You Tube videos, I find those incredibly useful and inspiring. You can find people showing off product (useful if you only shop online and like me loathe the computer generated pictures), showing new techniques, album flip throughs, teaching things, it is GREAT!

I think since American Crafts has taken over as sort of an umbrella company for a lot of smaller companies there is a sameness to a lot of lines. Sometimes that is okay, but at times things need a freshening up. I am actually incredibly lucky and actually have a real brick and mortar LSS within walking distance from my house. Crazy, I know. I don't go there all that often anymore, however because the owner buys a lot of stuff like Imaginesence and that just isn't my style. I shopped around and tried a number of kits here and there, and eventually I decided Studio Calico was for me. I resisted for a long time, but they just make things I feel are interesting and different and even if their kits aren't maybe the most product for the money I LOVE their community and I actually USE my kits immediately and use them up. I also love Freckled Fawn they sell kits as well as fun and interesting embellishments that are different than a lot of other companies. I haven't purchased anything from ashley at things that Shine(I promise I will soon!) but I have considered it a bunch of times. She has adorable and unique embellishments.

I think it really depends on what kind of style you like, what companies/styles in the past appealed to you. Waht can you pull from your stash now and say "I still LOVE this!"...if you can give me some ideas perhaps I could help steer you in the right direction. Do you like clean and simple? Mixed media? Floral and romantic...prima style? Shabby chic? vintage? Super Graphic?

Huh. I am definitely in the minority here because I am loving so much of the scrapbook styles right now. Every new line that comes out I think "oh crap, I have to have that!"

As for inspiration, I love instagram. I follow so many scrapbookers, manufacturers, designers, etc. I love all the different styles and inspiration that I can find on instagram. then of course there is Pinterest, which is inspiration crack. Great ideas everywhere I turn! I just need to get off the darn phone and go scrap!

This exactly. And even when there were more manufacturers out there, the handful of stores around here that were left all carried the exact same things! How dumb is that? I've never understood why so many stores would stick to filling all their shelves with products that all have the same look. I can use vintage in about 2% of what I'm currently wanting to scrap.

I have a little kid and I'm constantly looking for fun bright colors, cute designs and kid themes and the only place I can find any of that is online. I can't be the only person in the world raising a preschooler! For example, last weekend I was off with my friends for the weekend and we hit a couple stores along our route. I was specifically looking for preschool themed things (nothing new and what was in the stores was pretty ugly), swimming lesson stuff (nothing at ALL), birthday for little girls specifically (found a little, but not much). I just don't get it! I think I spent most of my money on dies for small stuff I don't want to goof around firing up my laptop and cutter for.

In contrast, in the digital scrapping world there is so much variety out there you can almost always find something for anything imaginable. I'm glad I have an impressive stash of traditional supplies, because what's available in the stores currently is just plain sad.

I do follow a few bloggers for my favorite companies and find some inspiration there, as well as some from Pinterest and some from the online magazines although I don't get around to looking at them as often as the other sources. I'm so sad that all of the scrapping magazines have imploded. It was always so fun to get a fresh batch of inspiration delivered straight to my door every month.

Maybe you might be interested in CREATE magazine, which we publish free every other month. The May issue (319 pages and hundreds of projects) just came out yesterday, and there are 13 past issues available on our website.

We have several reasons for publishing the magazine -- as a "thanks" to people for shopping with us, to help fill the gap since there are no more print magazines, and to show how valuable our sketches can be as both an inspiration and a time-saver.


In addition to projects by our 36-member CREATE team, we feature a manufacturer each issue with fun facts about the company and projects by THEIR design team. The May issue features both Paper House and My Favorite Things. Past manufacturers include Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, Carta Bella, Heidi Swapp, Teresa Collins, Doodlebug, Authentique, Jillibean Soup, Pink Paislee, Fancy Pants, Sizzix, and BoBunny.

Here's a link if you want to check them out.

CREATE magazine