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Post by cannmom on Jul 14, 2015 1:54:03 GMT
Does your family have opinions on how you scrap? I have been finishing some interactive mini-albums and my husband was looking at them and said " I don't like these. I like regular pages." LOL These albums are cute as a button with tags, pockets, and tons of just cuteness! I thought it was funny that he had an opinion. Of course, DS chimed in that " they were too hard to look at" .  I just laughed and let them know that I made them for me and didn't really care if they liked them or not.  Just curious if anyone else has some scrap art critics in their midst? Also, to clarify; they usually love everything I do. They aren't anti-scrapping. Just not loving the mini-albums that are interactive. Smaller sized regular layouts are fine. Too funny!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 1:56:00 GMT
I'm sorry he said that.
No. I would not respond well if anyone said that to me. It's really not up for critique.
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Post by kitbop on Jul 14, 2015 2:03:34 GMT
I don't mind when my DH comments on "I like such and such better" because he is such a great supporter of my scrapbooking.
My (15, 16 year old) boys have no opinion, focussing just on events/stories/life/memories, but they love looking through.
My daughter (12) started to give me input this year. She doesn't like white space...asks me to fill in all the spaces...funny, because she is an incredible artist, but doesn't have an eye for design/white space!
My Mom...is the queen of "next time you can choose a different colour. next time you can add more detail here. next time you can..."
She drives me nuts...can't just appreciate, HAS to criticise!
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Post by meridon on Jul 14, 2015 2:11:57 GMT
I don't think anyone but my DH and my kids has ever seen my work. The kids are still young, so they like it because it's about them and DH likes it because it makes me happy. I guess if you know who the critics are, you know who not to waste time on making a gift album or card for!
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Post by alittleintrepid on Jul 14, 2015 3:09:02 GMT
Yeah that! (Why don't I have the Yeah that smilie anymore?)
My kids are smallish still and they love any pages. I impress them with my mediocre crafting skills! I think they prefer pages about themselves as individuals more than family and event stuff. They take the pages as a compliment. I hope they never grow out of it.
DH is just a good guy so he humours me! He likes the family/vacation stuff the best and photos that are a few years old rather than the pics from earlier this month which he still feels is fresh in his mind.
All that said, I wouldn't take your family's critique to heart as they obviously love what you do!
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Post by cannmom on Jul 14, 2015 3:15:34 GMT
He didn't hurt my feelings because I know that he appreciates the layouts I do and loves seeing them. He just does not get mini-albums. I guess the same way I don't understand all his bicycle doo-dads. I really did think it was funny because I know the album is great. Just not his taste.  |
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 14, 2015 12:44:07 GMT
Yep, cannmom, I live with a bunch of opinionated people too. Like you said they're just voicing what they like/dislike and not unappreciative of the work. My DS wants no white space which is his style and that's great; just not mine. DH likes to offer suggestions "this would be cool if you...." usually something obscure or time consuming, so I tell him great idea and he should do it. DD is my go to for should I do X or Z. DS (almost 13) and DD (10) still get the albums off the shelf and look through them (and not just their own anymore). DH wants me to do more digital books. Those he'll take down and look through, but he's afraid to mess up the other albums. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 13:10:25 GMT
None of my family critiques my pages. But then again, my kids are the only ones that really look through my books.
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Post by jloubier on Jul 14, 2015 15:54:58 GMT
NO, no one critiques my work. The only person that even looks at my pages is my mum when she comes over for a visit. She loves to read the journaling, doesn't care about all the work that went into creating the layout. My husband couldn't care less, my kids either. They just know scapbooking is something I enjoy doing but, they themselves, have no interest in it.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 14, 2015 16:52:08 GMT
I know that while my family loves looking at my scrapbooks they pay no attention at all to anything I use on the page. They are only interested in the photos.
My 21 yr old son in particular absolutely loves to look at scrapbooks about him because he often asks or I will see a scrapbook in his room, but he does not make any comment ever about a page or journaling, just that he likes particular photos.
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Post by Elsabelle on Jul 14, 2015 17:19:31 GMT
I've never had any comments like that from my family. My husband is supportive and thinks scrapbooking is great for memory keeping. Once in a while he'll get nostalgic and look through an album or two but I don't think he cares enough to offer opinions. He just wants me to do what makes me happy.
My kids love our albums and are old enough to offer input on which pictures to scrap and which pictures aren't especially memorable to them and worth scrapping.
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Post by alissa103 on Jul 14, 2015 19:11:57 GMT
DH never says he doesn't like a particular page, but I can read him, so I can tell  it doesn't bother me, because those are usually the pages *I* really like. he does comment on other pages like "oh I really like this one" or whatever. I think he prefers the traditional 12x12 scrapped pages and not the pocket pages. I do a mix of both. My pocket pages are plainer (I do them bc they're a fast way to tell a small story or add more pics into an album), so that's probably why. DS is three and he loves it all! Lol! He loves to point out himself... and he's in most of the photos |
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Post by Mary W on Jul 14, 2015 20:45:52 GMT
Nobody ever criticizes them. Dh will sometimes come in and sit in my room while I'm working, and I'll ask his opinion on paper or embellishments. Sometimes I like his opinion, sometimes I don't! My granddaughters love to look at my albums, especially if they're in the pictures. My younger granddaughter, who is 6, takes her time and looks at the pictures, reads the journaling, and actually looks at the layout. She'll be the one who appreciates them the most!
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Post by papersilly on Jul 14, 2015 21:00:14 GMT
crafting is kind of a private thing to me. that's odd considering a have an online shop and have sold hundred of my albums through that shop. but as far as sharing with family, I only really allow my sister look through my stuff because she "gets" it. everyone else, not so much. the men don't understand it and the other women in my life don't craft so it's all lost to them anyway. I do it for my own personal fun. I list my stuff and when it sells, that's opinion enough for me  |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 15, 2015 1:56:46 GMT
No one looks at my albums. They really are just for me.
I think it would bore my family to tears if I tried to show them the albums.
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Post by meganliane on Jul 15, 2015 4:35:26 GMT
I had something similar happen when my dad looked at a mini album I did for our vacation last year. It had some tags and elements not in page protectors. (It was a WeRMemory Keepers 4x4 album). He asked why they were there and just looked at me funny when I explained...
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 15, 2015 4:36:43 GMT
DH only rarely looks at my completed pages. He has said the ones he's seen are nice but he doesn't generally have a lot to say about them. He doesn't generally have much to say about anything though so I don't take it personally. Now DD on the other hand, she LOVES looking at the pages with her pics on them and she always says she likes what I've done. But she's five, so there's that, LOL. She would keep the albums in her room if I'd let her.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 17:37:07 GMT
I got so tired of hearing the comment "I wish I had time to scrapbook, I'm just so busy". I don't tell people I scrapbook when I'm asked if I have a hobby. In the past, my husband had mentioned a couple of times about the cost of things. Then I reminded him of his more expensive interests and I shut that down.  |
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Post by oaksong on Jul 18, 2015 23:29:48 GMT
My DH and kids are all big fans of my work. Other than that, not many people have looked through my scrapbooks. I showed one to DM one time, and as she was looking through, she kept remarking how she need to go through her pictures from this trip or that event (she's a bit of a narcissist.) Not a single comment about my layouts or photos. Needless to say, I haven't shown her any more scrapbooks.
I would be really ticked if a non-scrapbooker criticized my layouts. What do they know about it? Just shut up and look at the pages. Your negative opinion is not welcome! If it were another crafter or designer, that would be completely different, but even then, who looks at someone else's work and feels the need to give a critique? It's someone else's artistic expression, so be supportive.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 18, 2015 23:35:53 GMT
I got so tired of hearing the comment "I wish I had time to scrapbook, I'm just so busy". I don't tell people I scrapbook when I'm asked if I have a hobby. In the past, my husband had mentioned a couple of times about the cost of things. Then I reminded him of his more expensive interests and I shut that down. I hate that comment. Insinuating you (collective we) have no life. Bugs the shit out of me. We need to come up w/some snarky comeback. I've tried things like, "Everyone has the time for a hobby. Do you work out? Read? Color? Garden? It's the same thing. You make time for that and I make time for this." Too long. Too wordy. Need something short & snide. Let's work on that. |
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Post by quinmm14 on Jul 19, 2015 17:00:04 GMT
^^^^ To this I'd *like* to tell people it keeps me from throat punching people who make comments about my hobby.
But I won't say it out loud.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 19, 2015 19:55:17 GMT
My family and friends don't say a lot but I'm sure that quietly they think I'm a bit odd to be so into crafting |
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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 19, 2015 20:14:22 GMT
It's nice he noticed the difference, he's paying attention. I don't mind family members liking one type over another, everyone has preferences. actually, i don't mind them making suggestions either.
I don't like a certain woman at crops sharing opinions on what would be "better", I'm there for fun, not competition. If I want to take a class, I'll go to one with an expert.
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I just laughed and let them know that I made them for me and didn't really care if they liked them or not. 
it doesn't bother me, because those are usually the pages *I* really like. he does comment on other pages like "oh I really like this one" or whatever. 
