bklyngal62
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Post by bklyngal62 on Jul 1, 2014 12:14:09 GMT
I sometimes get caught up in the comparison trap... My stuff is never as good as what I see from design teams. Before I saw the stuff they produce, I thought I was pretty hot stuff. Now sometimes, I just feel defeated. But I'm learning to appreciate my own style now. Same here. |
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pamp
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Post by pamp on Jul 3, 2014 16:03:35 GMT
I have always loved scrapping.I am always happy when I scrap.I love what designers bring to the table.I also love enjoying and getting new product and ideas from others.My philosophy is relax and enjoy the memories and the journey.Use the craft for your "art"!!!!!!!
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Post by triplettkarla on Jul 3, 2014 16:18:33 GMT
I remember being in my first CM class and just fell in love with the idea. It was so fun to do. I cut my pictures found boards such as dmarie, 2 peas was just starting and had hardly any members. CM starting telling me i could'nt do this or that so moved on to Bumpy, and was gathering information and 2peas was the place to go for the first and the best. Found lss's and remember my first CK magazine in my hand looking forward to the next and got on CK boards such a fun time and found crops and worked at scrapbook stores so knowing the product was just fun it's funny to go a crop with my friends and we are naming all the products everyone is using and a couple of friends can care less lol but love em. I lost a lot this last year and trying to tell the story I don't need anything but just tell the story so going through my pictures and my stash i get motivated there.
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anniebeth24
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jul 3, 2014 16:34:00 GMT
Hanging out online was starting to make me feel sort of inadequate and unhappy with my work. Then I went to a large crop with "real" scrappers. Made the realization that not everyone is a design team scrapper, not everyone is buying the fancy stuff. Helped me to be satisfied with me.
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Post by pastlifepea on Jul 3, 2014 17:21:30 GMT
I've never felt inadequate about what I've done as I feel like I am doing it for myself and not a bunch of other people. I like seeing what other people are doing and don't mind that there are both professionals and other amateurs that are better at it than I am. I even love the very first things I did back in 1998 and 1999 that of course are horribly dated with (gasp!) shape cut photos and deco scissor cut borders that would make current scrapbookers cringe.
My unhappiness with trying to work comes more from having TOO much stuff spread out all over the place. It seems like as soon as I've finished a project I come across something that would have been perfect for it but I had forgotten I even had.
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jschow
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Post by jschow on Jul 3, 2014 20:26:58 GMT
I remember getting caught up in comparison too. It's a dangerous road to follow. I went down that path for quite a while, always comparing myself to others. I feel like I was scrapbooking for the wrong reasons then. I wanted to use all of the newest items and I wanted to get the most comments or likes on my pages and I wanted the recognition. I think it's a process that many, if not all, of us go through in our "scrapbooking life". Now, don't get me wrong, I still love sharing my layouts and I still love it when someone comments on it or likes it, but I'M NOT OBSESSED with people liking it. I'm the only one who has to like it. And I've refocused on what matters to me - telling my stories. Writing down the stories matters to me more than anything else. I think, like Tracie said, you have to ask yourself why you're doing this. And the answers may be different for all of us. Some might love the artistic outlet. Some do it because they like cutting paper. Again, I do it because I want to tell my stories. AND YOU'RE ALLOWED TO LET YOUR REASONS CHANGE. And you're allowed to quit, if it's not something you enjoy anymore.
I love this hobby and I don't think I'll ever give it up. Once I remove expectations, I'm free to just love the process.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Jul 4, 2014 2:19:02 GMT
No, I was always interested in the designers and bought books as some of my first purchases (Ali, Stacy Julian, Elsie, etc.). I do feel sometimes like I have too many choices, though. I, too, got more done when there was less stuff to wade through to make a decision what to put on a LO.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 2:52:41 GMT
Fun question Tracie! I'd have to say that I've been happy with it ALL thru-out the years.  I'm just as amazed today when I finish a l/o that I really like as I was when I first started. Over the years I've become more comfortable knowing that my work is not going to be as fabulous as the sb wizards, but I love looking at everyone's work and getting an idea here & there. Now, having said that, I believe that I got more l/o's completed in less time since there were less products to choose from and not as many distractions as there are now. But I think it's all been good, except for (like a few others have mentioned) money that I spent on things that I wasn't crazy about or just couldn't fit into my style. Spend and learn.....Maria |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 8:07:26 GMT
I was much happier not knowing names of products or which brand did this line or that. I became a paper snob, an embellishment junky and overall hoarder. Not a good thing. I stopped caring and now I just buy what I like whomever it is by or colour etc. I will always order way too many Prima embellishments but I am ok with that. Life is good |
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Jul 4, 2014 14:40:02 GMT
I guess I just don't care what anyone else is doing, whether it be a so-called famous designer or the lady next door. I just don't care. I've never been competitive or into comparisons or wanting to do what "everyone" else is doing. In fact, I'm the opposite -- if other people are doing it, then I don't want to!
I also like having my stash. I've found it much easier and faster to make layouts when I have the stuff to create than when I don't.
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Post by melanell on Jul 4, 2014 14:59:31 GMT
No, because the papers are so much better now than before. I was scrapping with copy paper with designs on it that I bought by the sheet at Office Max, LOL!  |
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jul 4, 2014 23:21:56 GMT
No, I'm happier now when I get started on something and just "know" what would make it perfect, I usually have a die that will work. Or a stamp or whatever. I don't have to stop until I have the money to get said die or supply! And then have to wait weeks, months or years before I can get it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 1:41:08 GMT
When I quit teaching, I quit caring about all that stuff. I don't think any of it matters.
I do what I like/want...and that makes me very happy.
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jul 5, 2014 4:46:50 GMT
No, I like the learning and exploration too much. I do not have that much intuitive talent, so I liked the journey of learning how different mechanics affected the overall look. I am also somwwhat of a data junkie, so it is just natural to me to pick up on manufacturers and the corresponding products and lines.
At the same time, I am perfectly happy pulling things out of my stash and using them regardless of their age or trend factor.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Jul 5, 2014 6:48:56 GMT
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jul 5, 2014 12:12:16 GMT
I like the way my scrapping has evolved after watching how others make a layout. I never use $20.00 worth of supplies on one layout so mine never look heavily embellished like some of the pros but THAT'S OKAY! I like my "style" (anything goes) and am happy with what I create.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 15:56:42 GMT
I like to see the work of others for inspiration, but it doesn't matter to me if it is someone "famous" or not. I pretty much either like something or I don't!
But I do hear what you're saying about "less knowledge" leading to "more bliss!" Sometimes we get too hard on ourselves, when it probably should all be about personal satisfaction -- or whatever reason you choose to scrapbook for -- family, design team possibilities, blogging, artistic release, etc.
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Thunder Rd
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Post by Thunder Rd on Jul 5, 2014 20:15:49 GMT
I really just meant that I remember being oblivious to anything other than my picture and stickers and it was easier to just stick stuff on a page! LOL I agree quite a bit with your OP too. My ScrapLife was simpler then and, far less stressful. I have truckloads of awesome stuff (truthfully, enough for two scraprooms) but that aspect greatly appeals to the child in me that adores the sorting and organizing - the "playing" with toys, if you will. When it comes to actually creating something I literally have to 'shop my stash' and set up to work in an entirely different room because the toys are too distracting for me!! Ridiculous, I know. Believe me girls, I know; |
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Post by Prenticekid on Jul 5, 2014 21:45:43 GMT
I've always been fine with doing whatever I'm doing at the moment. I've also always been fine with leaving stuff on the table that either didn't interest me or was above my skills or, more often than not, was something I just didn't want to put the time and effort into. I've always loved seeing others work, not to compare, but just to see what is out there and what everyone is doing. I can talk just as much about techniques I don't do as I can those I do because I love to look at it all and figure it out even if it doesn't make its way onto my page. Frankly, I don't want my scrapbooks to look like everyone else's so the sheer amount of available product has never caused me anxiety.
I really don't think most people are doing the cutting edge stuff anyway - from what I see at crops as opposed to here, anyway. LOL I'm always amazed at the vast differences in scrapbooking you see at the crops that I go too and I would date most scrapbooking that I see around 2007, maybe even 2004. Then in between those scrappers, you have Ms. Creative Memories, Mrs. Cricut Expression, Miss Have to Have the New Stuff this Minute and Miss Never Has Used Anything But Cardstock and Adhesive.
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I'm just as amazed today when I finish a l/o that I really like as I was when I first started. Over the years I've become more comfortable knowing that my work is not going to be as fabulous as the sb wizards, but I love looking at everyone's work and getting an idea here & there. 
