What do you struggle to do on a layout?

I have the same problem about putting things on photos. No I don't mind if I can place the adhesive for the embellishment off the photo and just allow the edge of said embellishment to overlap the photo, but as far as putting stickers, text etc directly on the photo, I can not do that. But I am also one who started off scrapping by not adhering my photos at all, I used photo corners of some form so that the photo could be removed.

I struggle with misting/splating a page after the embellishments/photos are on the page. I have developed my own system for this as I lay everything on the layout without adhering anything, once I get it laid out, I pick the items up then spray/spalt and then put it all back together. That is the only way I can participate in this trend.

I guess writing on the layout after I'm finished. I mean I don't have a problem coming up with the journaling itself, it's just that I will love a layout & then after I put my handwriting all over it, I'm not that into it anymore.

It's not a big deal to me, my eyes always just go straight to my handwriting.

This is an awesome subject for a thread...because it applies to everyone, including me! (Most threads in the scrapping section don't since I don't buy stuff for scrapping).
Like Scrapincin, I have problems with journaling. I do journal, but do best with the "who what where when" type of writing. When it gets philosophical, I always sound so sappy. Either that, or like I'm pontificating, or lecturing, or trying too hard.

I also have problems printing my layouts. (I'm digital), so most of my layouts are only living on my computer, on my blog, and sometimes on FB. They're not in albums. But at least, I don't have to worry about finding a place to store all of my albums!

I struggle with embellishing...picking out pieces that work and where to place them so it looks intentional and not the hot mess that usually happens. I go through spurts where I sort of practice and it starts to come more easily but I lose it as soon as I take a break.

Embellishing for me too. I almost never use my own handwritting...hate it. I make most titles and Journaling by computer on vellum and attach with brads.

Always with the journaling. I'm trying to use my own handwriting, but I don't like the look of it. 

I find that really helps too! But I also think a lot of people stop too early and just write the basics of who what when, etc. It's the stuff beyond that that's really interesting to me. Like, when the layout is done and someone looks at the page and you start talking about "the funny thing about this was - " and a whole different story comes out! I did a Jill Sprott journaling class way back and she drafted all of her journaling on scrap paper to allow herself a chance to go beyond the surface stuff and get to the meat of the story.  


I struggle with... almost everything lately! I struggle with using things that are not literally true. I made a page about a hike but I couldn't just use generic topographical map paper, which was the inspiration for the page - I had to print my own using the actual map of the place I went to. I don't like to use ticket shaped embellishments if I have the actual ticket to something (and no, I don't like to have a cutesie ticket shaped something as well, especially if it doesn't resemble the actual ticket). I'm not very good at enthusing or gushing, and when I do it's about weird things like TV shows, and then I feel like I need to hide those pages because normal people don't gush about fictional people's fictional lives that could be canceled at a moment's notice.      

I really struggle with stamping on my scrapbook pages! I have a great stamp collection for card making, I just can't figure out how to make it work for scrapbook pages.

I CANNOT stamp!  It always looks like crap.

For me it would be editing, uploading and/or printing the photos so I have something to scrap in the first place! I wish I could just use the pictures as-is, but I.just.can't. They always seem to need to be resized, brightened, cropped, ugh. I don't want to spend all that time and money on a layout and then use substandard photos on it when I know they could be improved with a few minutes of tweaking.

I bought a Selphy so I could print some of them at home (and I have used it for some layouts) but it drives me nuts to have some pics on a layout printed on the glossy Selphy paper and some on the luster finish paper (that I actually prefer) printed at Costco.

You should check out Crafty Jen Schow's series on stamping in scrapbooking. I want to try every one of these ideas!! 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjxCY-QHKk&list=PLctG1yXj5GrCxQFKZkeEhuhgzFIpKcW2e

Her videos are awesome!!! I may or may not be guilty of staying up an hour past my bedtime last night to watch the first two episodes.

Also, is it silly to admit that I felt slightly honored when you replied to my comment? I just started lurking on Scrap Gals over the weekend and began listening to the latest podcast a couple of days ago.

Embellishing! I am a linear, clean and simple scrapper and struggle to place embellishments.

As for journaling, I often will put it on the back, if I don't feel it fits in well with the layout on the front. I love to find old photos with notes about the picture on the back that my grandma wrote. I always include the details on the back too...person, date, time and place. I think of those recent photos of Billy the Kid that were discovered and want to make sure that in a couple hundred years when someone finds my books in an attic, they have all the details. :-)