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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 23, 2017 17:55:37 GMT
Mine is stress. When I'm stressed out, I can't sit still and focus on any one thing...I need a constant distraction and scrapbooking is too quiet, leaving me all this time for my thoughts to creep up on me and stress me out even further.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 18:17:15 GMT
Same. But ironically it's what calms me down and helps me de-stress. So sometimes I try to power through.
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Post by msliz on Mar 23, 2017 18:36:08 GMT
Stress doesn't get in my way so much because it disappears once I get going.
I'd say, the usual situation that gets in the way is just family interruptions. "Mom?", "Mom?", "Liz?" Who could concentrate?
The emotional state that gets in the way is sadness. If anyone in my life is sick or hurting, I can't get past it. I'd rather just go to bed early.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 23, 2017 18:43:35 GMT
Messy scrap space. It's trashed when i'm done, but to start is has to be clean and organized.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 23, 2017 18:46:58 GMT
Being tired. When I am tired I start making lots of mistakes and am not happy with what I'm doing. The other 'emotion' is feeling under the weather or poorly. It's not like it's a physical something but more feeling out of sorts.
Situations that impede? can't find an item I know I have loud talkers non stop talkers loud cell phone talkers other people's music other people's videos other people's grandkids and kids on speaker phone or even worse, visiting the crop room, especially more than once. husbands on speaker or visiting the crop room incessant machinery like a non stop die cut machine or my table mate this weekend who rolled out 5 gazillion frames with some type of manual die cut machine for the 3 kids in her Sunday school class to make Easter cards. anyone who is still setting eyelets in the crop room with a hammer room too hot people who interrupt to ask for instruction or for me to look at something. kids and grandkids who come to scrap but circulate around the room asking what everything on my table is people who repeat the same tales of woe to any one who is near them or might be within ear shot because they come to socialize
Ok, I know I sound like a bitch who should stay home, but the question is what situations impede my creativity. Those situations impede my creativity.
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Post by dasmith2 on Mar 23, 2017 18:58:09 GMT
Stress, being tired and depression for me. Crafting is a way for me to relax and it actually was recommended by my therapist to have hobbies. I have to be in the right mind set though, if I am stressed out or depressed, scrapbooking for me is a no go. Sometimes I try to organize or put page kits together if I am up to it, when I am feeling better and able to, I do as much as I can, and it really does make me feel better
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Post by iheartpaper on Mar 23, 2017 19:23:12 GMT
Exhaustion stops me from being creative. I can fussy cut or put together a kit if I can't be creative, most of the time. I'm ready to be creative next week. I'm hoping that once I have my staples and drains from surgery removed I'll be able to sit upright and make a page...hopefully I remember how!
Stress would stop me too, I'm sure. Hopefully it all works out and you get to let your mind relax and get creative!
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Post by tanyalynn on Mar 23, 2017 20:10:53 GMT
When I am really upset about something I can't scrapbook, but I tend to make jewelry when I am upset strange I know.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Mar 23, 2017 20:51:43 GMT
All of those things, I would say. I don't care about mess or a long to-do list (they don't impact my creativity at all, in fact, sometime enhance it), but if I have an unresolved negative emotional thing I cannot be creative. That could be tired, angry, sad, worried, etc. Especially if I'm mad at DH.
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 23, 2017 21:09:38 GMT
Exhaustion & colds during the worst part are killer for me. Otherwise, like msliz, it's family interruptions.
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Post by anniefb on Mar 23, 2017 23:46:37 GMT
Not regular stress but if I'm going through some kind of emotional turmoil or am tired to the point of not being able to think j
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Post by mamakoala on Mar 24, 2017 0:05:04 GMT
when my house is messy. i have to clean the house before i create, whcih sometimes means i don't have any time left to...create.
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Post by grammadee on Mar 24, 2017 1:03:19 GMT
I find noise really distracting: could be the radio, TV, or DH on the phone. That's why I do more scrappy things while he is gone out for coffee, in the yard, or off helping his nephew.
Emotionally, I have trouble focusing on creativity when I am sad or worried or angry or tired. It all works best when I am relaxed.
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Post by leeny on Mar 24, 2017 2:35:28 GMT
Worrying about being perfect. Do I have just the right tools, supplies, photos, etc. It is hard to get started, but once I can get past that I am ok.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Mar 24, 2017 9:36:07 GMT
So much affects my creativity unfortunately which is a shame because when I first stated I was in a bad place and scrapbooking gave me something to take my mind off everything I was going through. The biggest factor that stops me now is a messy house and a disorganised space, being tired, depressed and stressed is also creativity zapping. I have just come from a very stressful and busy couple of years and my house is a mess so you can imagine how much crafting I am doing currently, lots of ideas swirling around though.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Mar 24, 2017 10:16:08 GMT
Feeling sad, overly stressed, financially broke/upset, or just generally down all impede my ability to scrap.
Also, when I'm exhausted.
I'm a happy scrapper. I can't even be bothered to try to scrap when I'm not in a good mood, or all of my "creations" will come out all wrong anyway.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 24, 2017 12:28:02 GMT
Stress doesn't get in my way so much because it disappears once I get going. I'd say, the usual situation that gets in the way is just family interruptions. "Mom?", "Mom?", "Liz?" Who could concentrate? The emotional state that gets in the way is sadness. If anyone in my life is sick or hurting, I can't get past it. I'd rather just go to bed early. I agree, the constant interruptions drive me nuts. It's just me and DH at home, but it still seems like the phone rings nonstop when I want to sit down and scrap. I usually don't answer if I am home alone!
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Post by pas2 on Mar 24, 2017 12:42:33 GMT
My husband being home! I can't even get cleaning done when he is home.
Being sad or tired is my next deterrent. I didn't scrap for 5 years after the passing of both of my parents. It's taken me an entire year just to go through my stash, pinterest, and youtube videos to get my interest back.
Last is the season, I mainly scrap in the winter, especially around Christmas time when I feel most creative. Spring and Fall I am out doing yard work. Summer I hide in the cool house so I start scrapping again.
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Post by dasmith2 on Mar 24, 2017 13:09:05 GMT
When I am really upset about something I can't scrapbook, but I tend to make jewelry when I am upset strange I know. Not strange at all, sometimes when I'm not in the mood to scrapbook, I play with my beads and make earrings.. it all depends on my mood lol
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Post by nicolep on Mar 24, 2017 13:42:10 GMT
Stress, being tired and depression for me. Crafting is a way for me to relax and it actually was recommended by my therapist to have hobbies. I have to be in the right mind set though, if I am stressed out or depressed, scrapbooking for me is a no go. Sometimes I try to organize or put page kits together if I am up to it, when I am feeling better and able to, I do as much as I can, and it really does make me feel better This is me. If I am stressed or depressed I always attempt to scrapbook but instead I end up fiddling around with papers or whatever. Like you, it does make me feel better too. There's just something about being around all the papers, photos and supplies that make me feel uplifted! Sounds kind of off but it's true for me.
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Post by Elsabelle on Mar 24, 2017 16:03:50 GMT
This is definitely something that interrupts my flow. Also stress. I can't focus on anything when I'm stressed and I just look at my supplies and blank out. I wish I could use scrapping to help me deal with negative emotions but it doesn't work for me. I don't have to feel great to scrap - just not awful. I also have a hard time getting anything done at a crop. I can still have fun and chat and help my friends who are beginners, but I know I won't be productive with my own scrapping. The introvert in me needs to be alone to be creative.
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Post by cbscrapper on Mar 24, 2017 16:38:22 GMT
When I'm tired it's hard to scrap. I end up scrolling pinterest, fb and message boards instead.
Also, I can't scrap when I'm upset, mostly just when DH has been a jerk. Fortunately that doesn't happen much, but I am tired a lot during the week after a long day of work.
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Post by msliz on Mar 24, 2017 17:23:24 GMT
Last is the season, I mainly scrap in the winter, especially around Christmas time when I feel most creative. Spring and Fall I am out doing yard work. Summer I hide in the cool house so I start scrapping again. I'm going to have to put everything away soon too, when the temperatures go up just a little more, and just hope for rainy days when I can pull it all out again for an afternoon. Yard work, like you. Summer will give me more scrapping opportunities since my youngest won't have any school related activities to take up my time.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 24, 2017 17:30:39 GMT
myboysnme I hear ya — I don't craft to hang out with people. I craft to get away from them.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 24, 2017 17:34:55 GMT
So much affects my creativity unfortunately which is a shame because when I first stated I was in a bad place and scrapbooking gave me something to take my mind off everything I was going through. The biggest factor that stops me now is a messy house and a disorganised space, being tired, depressed and stressed is also creativity zapping. I have just come from a very stressful and busy couple of years and my house is a mess so you can imagine how much crafting I am doing currently, lots of ideas swirling around though. I hear you! That is why I only scrap at crops, and why my list of creativity zappers is so long!
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 24, 2017 19:23:00 GMT
When I'm tired it's hard to scrap. I end up scrolling pinterest, fb and message boards instead. Also, I can't scrap when I'm upset, mostly just when DH has been a jerk. Fortunately that doesn't happen much, but I am tired a lot during the week after a long day of work. I can scrap when I'm in a bad mood, but I guess it depends on the reason for or type of bad mood. For instance, if my kids have really gotten on my nerves, broken something, or I'm just having a bad day (one where nothing seems to go right...like spilling things constantly, messing things up constantly, etc), scrapbooking is a HUGE help. I sometimes will even scrapbook a photo of the child causing me the grief just so I can think on it being temporary and put the incident or behavior into a greater context and it often helps curb my anger and frustration. But when I'm anxious or stressed, especially financially, I just can't even think about scrapping. I can't focus on the things in front of me that are important (except driving because that's not something you can do passively) so there's no way I can focus on my hobby. I have the same kind of stress and anxiety when my husband and I are fighting as I do when the cause is financial and can't be creative then, either, so I totally get it. Sadness is another one. I was doing so well working on my 2014 PL and was getting caught up (this was in late 2015) and set my album down for about 3 months because I didn't want to skip the page that was next...but the next page included my father's death. I didn't want to sit and be sad...just like when I'm stressed out, I can't focus...my mind wanders about why I'm sad and if I try and force it, I often end up messing something up because I wasn't paying full attention. I need to feel inspired. Inspiration can come from seeing something that someone made with supplies that I have but haven't used, it can come from just touching things in my stash, it can come from just being on a roll and wanting to keep that going. Even if I have all the time in the world, if I feel uninspired, I don't want to make anything. I find most of my inspiration comes late at night when I should be in bed. It's taken a lot of effort to find myself wanting to be creative while my younger 2 nap before it's time to pick my oldest up from school, but even then it's usually sitting for 5-10 minutes and then doing something else for a while before going back to it.
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Post by teacherlisa on Mar 25, 2017 23:03:14 GMT
Im good unless the house is messy or the to do list still has something pressing.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 25, 2017 23:05:24 GMT
Stress; mainly with family. That's why I don't like to scrap bad/sad things. I relive the stressful moments over and over in my head.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 25, 2017 23:10:11 GMT
When I am really upset about something I can't scrapbook, but I tend to make jewelry when I am upset strange I know. I don't think it's strange. I have an emotional attachment to scrapping. There are some sad pages I want to scrap like deceased relatives, but I have to prepare myself. I wouldn't feel that way about jewelry.
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Post by scrapnnana on Mar 27, 2017 15:40:52 GMT
Stress, noise, and fatigue are my creativity killers.
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