Have you ever noticed that a lot of designers basically...

I think each of us after awhile develops a signature style. I do like to mix it up, but my style would be 2 page layouts with more than just 2 or 3 photos. I like to scrap events or themes so I never just have one photo to put on a page. I like to flip through my albums and see my different techniques and designs, so my layouts don't really look the same.

Feel better soon, Tracie!

Though I've seen some changes over time, basically my pages have a similar style. I scrap with 4x6 photos, and only have a few basic ways of arranging them. Embellishments will either be on a diagonal or in 3 groups. Every once in a while I will purposely play around and try something new. It's nice to have a bit of variety.

Hope you feel better soon Tracie!

Maybe the key to 'success' is learning to embrace my own style and stop trying to do something different every time. Good point!

Hope you are better!
Things rings true for me. I think it makes me able to do a lot of pages in a short period of time. If I want to shake things up, I have to turn to scraplifting.

Tracie, sorry you're under the weather - hope you're up-and-at'-'em today!  
My "style" has changed so much over the years, depending on current supplies or what scrapbookers I followed on 2Peas.  I used to do a lot more tearing of paper, not so much anymore. Some of my earlier work (way earlier) looked more linear, now I'm trying not to do that; I like things just a little (or a lot) off-kilter, just like in Life.    Maria

Yes, the garden girls on two peas definitely had signature styles. I could look through the video home pages and guess who made the video just by looking at the layout. I don't think my style is nearly as evident in general, but in a short period of time it is. For example, in the past six months, all of my layouts have had a lot of layering. But that's not necessarily as true a year ago--some layouts looked like that, but not all.

Yes, I definitely have a style I use over and over again.

You are so right about videos. I love them. I have a Roku so I can watch you tube videos on my big tv. It's so neat. I too have noticed how so many designers have a "look" for which they are known. I have nothing of the sort. One day I like super simple and graphic and the next day I love vintage, artsy layers. Scrapbooking layouts gives me a chance to try things so maybe that's my style...anything goes:)


Glad you're feeling better Tracie!

I definitely know what you mean! I am drawn to certain designers and I can pick their style out over others. I think most people have a style, I know I for sure do!

Not only do I think scrapbookers have a signature style, I think some designers are TOO married to their style. There are only so many "white background/1 small photo layered cluster" LOs I can take.

That's why I've come to admire some designers more than others: people like Kelli Crowe, Lisa Dickinson, Geraldine Sy, Nicole Magouirk, who change things up so much from layout to layout and yet I can still identify their style. Who use shape and colour and die cuts in ways I'd never imagine!

I too have some "recipe" style LOs (3 4x6 photos only fit 2 ways on the page after all ) and it's always quicker to scrap those recipes because there are fewer creative choices. It just doesn't stretch me as much.

And I agree with Shimelle that you can re-use the designs as long as they aren't side by side in your album, because the details and colours will change. But I think I get stagnant creatively when I do that too much!

Kirsten

i too have a signature style....linear, 4x6 photos, inking of the edges, matting, embellies and a lot of layering. However, I do like to try new things so I'll incorporate new with my style. I started using sketches in the last year and that helps me with design