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Post by crystalb on May 2, 2017 14:36:10 GMT
We all have them. We all do something that is "wrong". Or like something a lot that is not "trendy" or something that is "shocking" to others. What is yours? What do you do /like that is not "normal"?
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Post by crystalb on May 2, 2017 14:39:08 GMT
For me it is using sharpie pens/ultra fine tip sharpies almost exclusively for my journaling. I also only use ATG, which is apparently not the norm with my local croppers LOL!
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 2, 2017 14:52:50 GMT
I don't care about acid/lignin free. It's not even a consideration at any time in my scrapping. I also use sharpies which i love.
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Post by dasmith2 on May 2, 2017 14:54:27 GMT
For me it is using sharpie pens/ultra fine tip sharpies almost exclusively for my journaling. I also only use ATG, which is apparently not the norm with my local croppers LOL! I probably have every single color ultra fine sharpie- or close to. I love that I can journal on anything and it won't smudge!
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Post by dasmith2 on May 2, 2017 14:55:47 GMT
And I love my ATG but I kinda wish it was a little bit more repositionable for the moments when I change my mind!! lol
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Post by crystalb on May 2, 2017 14:58:21 GMT
This weekend I was also "out" with my 1-3 photo pages instead of double pages with tons of photos (I do those too!) just not this weekend.
Oh here is a BIG ONE!
You ready???
I HATE MAKING CARDS! Hate it! I can't stand it and refuse to do it except for close close family/friends. I think it is because I have seen my homemade spent so many flipping hours on cards in the trash! So yeah I hate making them now! I admire and love those that others do but it is not for me. Shew I feel better LOL!
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Post by crystalb on May 2, 2017 14:59:37 GMT
and WOOHOOO! I just made chatterbox!!!!
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Post by sueg on May 2, 2017 15:02:45 GMT
This weekend I was also "out" with my 1-3 photo pages instead of double pages with tons of photos (I do those too!) just not this weekend. Funny - I feel the other way, that I am 'out' because I prefer double page spreads with loads of photos, and only make a few single page, 1-3 photo LOs. I also hate making cards, and rarely do so. I don't see the point, when I can buy them for a couple of bucks. I did make all my Christmas cards one year, and it just sucked all the joy out of Christmas preparations - I'd rather be baking cookies and Christmas cake.
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Post by mikklynn on May 2, 2017 15:07:02 GMT
I don't care if I use every last letter in a pack of Thickers or a sticker sheet. When the most often used letters are gone, I throw it away without guilt.
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Post by grammadee on May 2, 2017 15:10:13 GMT
I can't colour with pens or crayons. At least not with proper shading. Never could, even in elementary school. And I really don't enjoy it. Hasn't stopped me from purchasing a ton of various styles of brush markers and pens and watercolour pencils and other media. From time to time I see a tutorial, think "how hard can this be?" and try it again. Nope. Still hate it. Still not good results.
I don't worry too much about what is on trend and what isn't in scrapbooking or in my life. In scrapbooking, I try new things all the time. If I like a colour or a product or a technique I keep using it.
As for Sharpies, I use them--and other fine pens--not only for journaling, but for outlining photos and matts and sometimes letter stickers and other elements on my pages to give each definition. Quicker and less messy than inking edges.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 15:17:42 GMT
And I love my ATG but I kinda wish it was a little bit more repositionable for the moments when I change my mind!! lol I use elmers reposition able glue on every layout.
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Post by KikiPea on May 2, 2017 15:27:38 GMT
I think people find it shocking that I DON'T use an ATG. No interest in having one.
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Post by KikiPea on May 2, 2017 15:27:56 GMT
I don't care about acid/lignin free. It's not even a consideration at any time in my scrapping. I also use sharpies which i love.
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Post by dasmith2 on May 2, 2017 15:27:59 GMT
This weekend I was also "out" with my 1-3 photo pages instead of double pages with tons of photos (I do those too!) just not this weekend. Oh here is a BIG ONE! You ready??? I HATE MAKING CARDS! Hate it! I can't stand it and refuse to do it except for close close family/friends. I think it is because I have seen my homemade spent so many flipping hours on cards in the trash! So yeah I hate making them now! I admire and love those that others do but it is not for me. Shew I feel better LOL! I think we're twins, I don't make cards - I tried before didn't like it. Don't care for them at all!!!!
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Post by Peamac on May 2, 2017 15:29:37 GMT
My main source of adhesive is the 25cent glue sticks that are on sale at Walmart every fall.
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Post by dasmith2 on May 2, 2017 15:29:52 GMT
I think people find it shocking that I DON'T use an ATG. No interest in having one. I use other glues for little letters etc... I mostly use one for cost effectiveness. I was going through so many tape runners otherwise. It has some drawbacks, I'll admit
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Post by dasmith2 on May 2, 2017 15:32:05 GMT
I hate having to buy albums, page protectors and adhesive when I could spend that money on fun embellies instead!
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Post by miominmio on May 2, 2017 15:42:50 GMT
I like eyelets.. There! I said it!
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Post by loco coco on May 2, 2017 15:49:43 GMT
I mat every photo in my album, I like texture but Im lazy so I normally rip a few scrap pieces to make a jagged edge and tuck them under my mat.
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Post by hutchfan on May 2, 2017 15:53:02 GMT
Secretly I own enough Christmas scrapping supplies to last me and many others for the rest of our lives. And oh I would love to be Tim Holtz's best friend!
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Post by 950nancy on May 2, 2017 16:52:45 GMT
I own so many tools. I love to try out new trends, and then after I have used them once, I oftentimes forget I have them.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on May 2, 2017 16:53:20 GMT
Most of my shopping is because of the thrill of the deal. Sometimes I'll buy something that is a bargain that I don't particularly know what to do with just because it's the only one there and I get a kick out of being the last one to get something. I love to own scrappy things, especially when I know others paid more for it than I did...it somehow makes me feel justified in buying it only to let it sit in my stash.
Along the same lines...I'm MAJORLY cheap. I loathe paying full price for anything. I started acquiring things for my stash when steals.com was truly a deal (none of this 20% off new release nonsense) and I've not been able to let go of that mentality. I ask for things that don't go on sale (like PTI, The Ton, etc) often for birthdays and other holidays because I would never pay full price to buy it for myself and my husband doesn't even look at pricing...let alone take into consideration that shipping might cost almost as much as the already full price item. If I ask for something that I know I can get on sale and find my husband paid a lot more than I would have for the same item, it bugs me...so I stopped asking for things I can get for a better price.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 2, 2017 16:57:29 GMT
only about 1/3 of my scrapbook layouts are actually IN albums! I like making the pages and layouts, I just don't like arranging them in the albums... so they're in a couple of huge 12x12 Iris boxes. I know I need to do it, I just don't want to.
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Post by pancakes on May 2, 2017 17:01:47 GMT
It's not something I do...but something I think about. I hate how everyone scraps children all the time, whether they're their own or simply related. There are more things to life than children. Where are your stories?
Sorry if that was harsh.
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Post by crystalb on May 2, 2017 17:08:18 GMT
It's not something I do...but something I think about. I hate how everyone scraps children all the time, whether they're their own or simply related. There are more things to life than children. Where are your stories? Sorry if that was harsh. No apologies needed. I am working on a 6X8 album of ME right now and it is rather strange since I have only scrapped my kids/dog/family stuff for so long. I finally figured out it was time to pout MY stories down so they will remember me sometime too but 12X12 was too daunting so I settled on this smaller size and it works. I am also making sure i get in more photos finally ! Save
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Post by 950nancy on May 2, 2017 17:11:34 GMT
only about 1/3 of my scrapbook layouts are actually IN albums! I like making the pages and layouts, I just don't like arranging them in the albums... so they're in a couple of huge 12x12 Iris boxes. I know I need to do it, I just don't want to. I will do this for the year. When I finish the year though I HAVE to put them in an album. Isn't that the best part of scrapping?
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Post by woodysbetty on May 2, 2017 17:15:28 GMT
I absolutely cannot cut anything with scissors.....if it's a line it's crooked, if its something needing to cut around the edges I will hack off some part of it. I am completely scissor challenged!! Always have been - so didn't I pick a strange hobby!! LOL!!!
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Post by grammadee on May 2, 2017 17:50:41 GMT
Secretly I own enough Christmas scrapping supplies to last me and many others for the rest of our lives. Me too. But that won't stop me from buying more when the new crop comes out
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Post by justjac on May 2, 2017 18:00:22 GMT
I rarely use the two very expensive cutting machines that I own. I don't have a designated space where it is convenient to work with them and my laptop. Instead I use Thickers or manually die cut or purchased titles.
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Post by cmpeter on May 2, 2017 18:46:35 GMT
My pages are all in albums but my albums are a hot mess. I don't scrap chronologically. So one album could have layouts of my grandparents as teens, my teens as babies and last months Disney pages.
I also buy tons of Disney papers and embellishments but never use them because the red/black/yellow doesn't coordinate with my photos.
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