all5ofme
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Post by all5ofme on Aug 30, 2017 13:44:52 GMT
Can we talk about scrapbookers who have scaled back and those who have left or are leaving scrapbooking? Here are some of my thoughts.. I am curious to know what are yours and who did you like that has left our scrapbooking community?
Noell Hyman - Left due to health issues. Finished up her videos for her membership. I do so miss her podcasts! Will she continue to scrapbook for herself and family?
Laine Ehmann - Left, but not sure why. Someone else has taken on her LOAD.
The Pink Camera Podcast - Lisa and Sandra. No longer podcasting or doing YouTube process videos. Lisa is into painting now and Sandra...I'm not sure other than becoming a WDW fanatic. Do they still scrapbook?
Katie Scott - No longer doing YouTube process videos. Left into the world of Poshmark, but no idea what she is doing now. Does she still document memories?
Stacy Julian - Does she do anything with scrapbooking anymore?
Elsie B. - Used to be big into scrapbooking, but now does other things. Not really sure what else besides the Get To Work Planner.
Tracie Claiborne - Said she is leaving scrapbooking, but then did a little backtracking with pocket pages. I think she has worn out her welcome and has fleeced all she is able to fleece and people are losing interest. Plus she won't have the 'homeschool my daughter' excuse much longer and I am sure any real man would not be happy with a wife who stays at home, sleeps half they day away and cannot be bothered to cook, spending a lot of money eating out, while he is earnig their living. You would think sucking all that information from other successful crafters on Live Inspired, she would be a rock star, but there is no drive or self-discipline there. Won't miss this one. Scrapbook faker and hypocrite.
Then you have those who do, but venture into other areas also with different products.... Becky Higgins, Ali Edwards, Amy Tangerine and Heidi Swapp. Project Life cards have jumped the shark a long time ago, Ali's stuff is pricey and I think Amy has always done things other than just crafting. It has to be hard to make a living just crafting so you have to find ways to supplement. There are also YouTubers who are trying to make a living by crafting like Inkie Quill and Victoria Marie and I give them props. It has to be stressful to have an unsteady income. Victoria just went back to work part time.
I truly believe once you turn a hobby you love into a job, it then becomes a job and some of that luster and shine disappears.
Who did you once enjoy that went away and do you think they will ever come back to the world of scrapbooking?
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 30, 2017 13:49:41 GMT
Jenni Bowlin-- Karen Burniston
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Post by Linda on Aug 30, 2017 14:44:56 GMT
I truly believe once you turn a hobby you love into a job, it then becomes a job and some of that luster and shine disappears. I've never really been one to follow scrapbook stars but I do agree fullheartedly with this quote
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hutchfan
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Post by hutchfan on Aug 30, 2017 14:57:43 GMT
Lots of scrappers that I loved no longer do it or if they do it is usually only as guest spot for somebody. Jenni Bowlin- she now travels selling antiques. Marcy Penner- she just does her planners and a few pages here and there in a Travel Notebook. She stated she will no longer be scrapping or doing PL. I have whole list of people that I miss seeing pages from. Vee Jennings Faye Morrow Bell Renee Camacho I miss the ladies from the Autumn Leaves books- I know Heidi Swapp still makes stuff but her pages from back in the day were so unique. And Jennifer McQuire pages were amazing too, I miss her making layouts. You very rarely see Teresa Collins make pages or albums anymore. There are many more that I miss too.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 30, 2017 15:13:01 GMT
I don't really care about or miss professional scrapbookers. I do miss my friends and meeting up on Friday nights or Saturdays at a LSS.
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Post by pennyscraps on Aug 30, 2017 15:20:52 GMT
{ETA: I don't know why my quote above won't include "Stacy Julian - Does she do anything with scrapbooking anymore?"} I've been an SJ fan for a long time. After Simple Stories went under, she battled a long personal health situation. I think she is finally coming out from under that. She is launching a line next year through Close To My Heart. Google search for her new line revealed this blog post which includes a shot of a screen at the CTMH conference. karenpedersen.blogspot.com/2017/07/close-to-my-heart-convention-2017.html Blog post says it will debut in 2018. I trolled back through several of SJ's latest blog post...she stated back in May on her birthday that one of her goals was "to stage a graceful re-entry into the scrapbook industry so she can share more of what she loves." You can follow her in Instagram.
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Post by myboysnme on Aug 30, 2017 15:36:17 GMT
Good question! My first thought was Michelle Gerbrandt from Memory Makers. What happened to her? Where did she go? What about the girl from Junkitz?
I also miss having an LSS with a big crop space and regular crops. I liked stopping in after work to see what I wanted.
Surprised to see Tracie on the list as to me she is still too much one of us and not one of them, as much as she purports to be.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 30, 2017 15:40:05 GMT
{ETA: I don't know why my quote above won't include "Stacy Julian - Does she do anything with scrapbooking anymore?"} I've been an SJ fan for a long time. After Simple Stories went under, she battled a long personal health situation. I think she is finally coming out from under that. She is launching a line next year through Close To My Heart. Google search for her new line revealed this blog post which includes a shot of a screen at the CTMH conference. karenpedersen.blogspot.com/2017/07/close-to-my-heart-convention-2017.html Blog post says it will debut in 2018. I trolled back through several of SJ's latest blog post...she stated back in May on her birthday that one of her goals was "to stage a graceful re-entry into the scrapbook industry so she can share more of what she loves." You can follow her in Instagram. That made me laugh. I believe you accidentally hit on a new meaning. I miss the shows that were on television. Now it is only about selling stuff. Show me great pages and I'll buy it without you hawking it.
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hutchfan
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Post by hutchfan on Aug 30, 2017 16:30:20 GMT
Good question! My first thought was Michelle Gerbrandt from Memory Makers. What happened to her? Where did she go? What about the girl from Junkitz? I also miss having an LSS with a big crop space and regular crops. I liked stopping in after work to see what I wanted. Surprised to see Tracie on the list as to me she is still too much one of us and not one of them, as much as she purports to be. There was another Michelle at Memory Makers I believe it was that magazine, I am thinking her name was Michelle Minkin(not sure of the last name), I loved her layouts. I have searched but can't find anything about her.
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Post by lemonella on Aug 30, 2017 17:08:00 GMT
Marcy Penner- she just does her planners and a few pages here and there in a Travel Notebook. She stated she will no longer be scrapping or doing PL. Just curious where she stated this? I thought she was still designing for SC, but she hardly posts anything scrap-related anymore.
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Post by scrappyesq on Aug 30, 2017 17:28:02 GMT
There were lots of people whose work I enjoyed seeing back in the day. They crafted for the love of crafting, and I have no problem saying that I followed them. For whatever reason there is such a negative connotation to being a fan and admiring people's work which results in lots of people saying they didn't follow scrap celebrities like it is a badge of honor. To me that comes from the notion that people who did start out as just crafters started to shill products because they thought it would make them a lot of money. That kind of make money attitude left a bad taste in people's mouths, I suppose.
Personally I loved Cindy Liebel, Stephanie Howell, Davinie Fiero and Keisha Campbell. I wish scrapbooking still had so many crafty devotees!!
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Post by grammadee on Aug 30, 2017 18:05:13 GMT
I truly believe once you turn a hobby you love into a job, it then becomes a job and some of that luster and shine disappears. I've never really been one to follow scrapbook stars but I do agree fullheartedly with this quote I agree too, but I think there is more to it. I think it is harder and harder to make a living by being a designer or especially running a small sb company. American Crafts has undercut prices and either eaten up smaller brands or driven them out of business. Lots of "ordinary people" have left scrapbooking because their lives have moved on or their finances have cratered. Seems like a lot of the people who have stayed around to purchase sb items want the cheapest alternative rather than paying for the artistic design. The LSS's are gone b/c the manufacturers are marketing through big block orders to on-line stores or directly to the consumer. Each step in the process to keep a LSS open costs some money: wholesaler, transportation, store owner & employees. Our LSS has quit ordering dies b/c people are ordering knock-offs from Alexiexpress, rather than paying her enough to support name brand manufacturers and designers. Even the home business model companies are being forced to change b/c of economic pressures. CTMH has cut the number of offerings, and I noticed that SU! prices have gone up--not sure if that is just in Canada b/c of our low dollar value, or if it is b/c fewer customers means higher per unit cost of manufacture. There is still lots of inspiration out there, just harder to find, at least for me. Message boards with attached Galleries are morphing into something different, like private fb groups. Technology keeps changing, and someone who once hosted a blog or a YouTube channel may now be on fb live or IG or some other platform. Not sure what the answer is, or even if there is one. Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents. For myself, I just plan to continue putting pages together and sharing them with whomever is interested. I love new product and thankfully still have enough cash available to purchase them. Reality is I could probably scrap for ten years with all the stash I have accumulated: would just need glue, albums, and page protectors. I hope I am not the last scrapbooker standing...
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Post by hutchfan on Aug 30, 2017 18:17:23 GMT
Marcy Penner- she just does her planners and a few pages here and there in a Travel Notebook. She stated she will no longer be scrapping or doing PL. Just curious where she stated this? I thought she was still designing for SC, but she hardly posts anything scrap-related anymore. On her blog she stated that she was doing one last class with SC before she hung up her hat. And I can't remember where else but I read it that other than the occasional TN pages she was pretty sure she was done with traditional pages.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 19:55:05 GMT
Just curious where she stated this? I thought she was still designing for SC, but she hardly posts anything scrap-related anymore. On her blog she stated that she was doing one last class with SC before she hung up her hat. And I can't remember where else but I read it that other than the occasional TN pages she was pretty sure she was done with traditional pages. I'm bummed to hear that. I like her style a lot even though I'm not sure I've ever done a mostly white color scheme layout. Love how classic her style was, though. I wasn't into the planner/TN craze when she heavily moved that direction, so guess it isn't a surprise.
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Post by lurkingsince2001 on Aug 30, 2017 20:23:13 GMT
Is Jill Sprott still around? Her work with multiple photos was a refreshing change/
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Post by pennyscraps on Aug 30, 2017 20:32:35 GMT
Is Jill Sprott still around? Her work with multiple photos was a refreshing change/ Yes. Jill Sprott's Blog
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Post by Linda on Aug 30, 2017 21:03:52 GMT
For whatever reason there is such a negative connotation to being a fan and admiring people's work which results in lots of people saying they didn't follow scrap celebrities like it is a badge of honor. I can't speak for others, but I'm just not one to follow celebrities in general - not actors, not musicians, not clothing designers, not scrapbookers - I just can't match names to work or style. it may just be me, I don't have a good memory and I don't think in pictures/images. I scrapbook because it helps me remember the past in a way my memory doesn't - DH can quote what someone said 25 years ago word for word and can remember every single detail....I can look through scrapbooks from 5 years ago and realise that I have NO memory of some events.
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Post by Linda on Aug 30, 2017 21:12:04 GMT
I've never really been one to follow scrapbook stars but I do agree fullheartedly with this quote I agree too, but I think there is more to it. I think it is harder and harder to make a living by being a designer or especially running a small sb company. American Crafts has undercut prices and either eaten up smaller brands or driven them out of business. Lots of "ordinary people" have left scrapbooking because their lives have moved on or their finances have cratered. Seems like a lot of the people who have stayed around to purchase sb items want the cheapest alternative rather than paying for the artistic design. The LSS's are gone b/c the manufacturers are marketing through big block orders to on-line stores or directly to the consumer. Each step in the process to keep a LSS open costs some money: wholesaler, transportation, store owner & employees. Our LSS has quit ordering dies b/c people are ordering knock-offs from Alexiexpress, rather than paying her enough to support name brand manufacturers and designers. Even the home business model companies are being forced to change b/c of economic pressures. CTMH has cut the number of offerings, and I noticed that SU! prices have gone up--not sure if that is just in Canada b/c of our low dollar value, or if it is b/c fewer customers means higher per unit cost of manufacture. There is still lots of inspiration out there, just harder to find, at least for me. Message boards with attached Galleries are morphing into something different, like private fb groups. Technology keeps changing, and someone who once hosted a blog or a YouTube channel may now be on fb live or IG or some other platform. Not sure what the answer is, or even if there is one. Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents. For myself, I just plan to continue putting pages together and sharing them with whomever is interested. I love new product and thankfully still have enough cash available to purchase them. Reality is I could probably scrap for ten years with all the stash I have accumulated: would just need glue, albums, and page protectors. I hope I am not the last scrapbooker standing... I agree - the boom of scrapbooking has come and gone - the economic downturn (10 years ago-ish) was the beginning of the end - people had to tighten their belts as jobs disappeared and paycheques shrunk - and as we all know, luxuries like hobbies are the first to be cut. While the economy eventually recovered, scrapbooking really didn't - I think like many hobbies - there will always be people who enjoy it and companies who manufacture the supplies but it's no longer the 'in' thing. I plan to keep scrapbooking - but as a fairly simple scrapper, I'm not one of those doing my bit to support the industry - at least 90% of what I buy is cardstock or paper - I don't buy a ton of product
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Post by sarahbee on Aug 30, 2017 21:23:04 GMT
Interesting thoughts contributed so far! I do miss Jenni Bowlin...I loved her products.
I agree that the economic downturn contributed to a slump in scrapbooking, but I also think that the rise of social media, digital photography, and smartphones (which more or less happened around the same time as the recession) were and are a huge...yuge!...reason that people no longer do as much physical memory keeping. Much easier and cheaper to just either keep it all on your hard drive/phone/Facebook page or just make a Shutterfly photo book when you'd like physical copies. Not that there is anything wrong with that, just saying that I think that's where a lot of the downturn has stemmed from.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 30, 2017 21:28:25 GMT
i never cared about SB "celebs". i like Tim Holtz's products though and his demos are entertaining to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 21:42:43 GMT
I don't really care about or miss professional scrapbookers. I do miss my friends and meeting up on Friday nights or Saturdays at a LSS.
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Post by pennyscraps on Aug 30, 2017 21:53:44 GMT
Interesting thoughts contributed so far! I do miss Jenni Bowlin...I loved her products. I agree that the economic downturn contributed to a slump in scrapbooking, but I also think that the rise of social media, digital photography, and smartphones (which more or less happened around the same time as the recession) were and are a huge...yuge!...reason that people no longer do as much physical memory keeping. Jenni Bowlin has a lot of digital content out on SnapClickSupply.com. I don't know so much as it's the economic downturn, as it's the rise of social media and the millennials who don't have a desire for "things", including prints of anything...Carta Bella, Simple Stories, PhotoPlay, Illustrated Faith are all companies that have started after the 2008 mortgage bust and have thrived...Yes, companies riddled with debt or with poor cash flow could not ride out the economic downturn (think OA), but healthy companies have withstood that bubble bursting. Heck, SG has built a thriving, big online store since the bust. I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just think it's more the generational shift than anything, and that is affecting every industry that is non-experiential.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 30, 2017 22:33:34 GMT
I just think it's more the generational shift than anything, and that is affecting every industry that is non-experiential. I agree that part of the change of the scrapbook industry has to do with taking into account the millenials. This generation is starting to get mortgages, get married, have babies and does not seem very interested in doing a lot of hands-on crafting for memory-keeping. Considering the student debt the younger folks are carrying in the US and the surge of democratisation of easy and cheaper travel, it looks like the historical core basis of scrapbooking is going to lose a big percentage of its average public. Photo books are enoough. Younger women are likely not going to stay at home with their children for longer stretches of time either. The simplification of memory-keeping is a necessary shift. I say this as a millenial with a tiny stash and around half of my memory-keeping done in simple photo books, not scrapbooks. However, that doesn't explain the current situation. There's much more to it. When you can buy a similar die on AliExpress for literally 10% (shipping included) of the in-store US price (which is even higher for us international scrapbookers), there's too big a difference in pricing and something needs to be done to bring the expensive price tags down. In just the span of a few years, I've seen prices for certain items double where I live. I can't purchase a set of chipboard stickers when they're 10€ (US$11). That's far too much. I don't have this kind of budget for filling up albums with photos. American Crafts own most of the market nowadays and they're not afraid to use this monopole to increase their profit margins. But it's driving some of us younger folks away after having only started scrapbooking a few years back. A reality check is needed for the scrapbook industry. ETA: sorry for going slightly off-topic, all5ofme .
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Post by hutchfan on Aug 30, 2017 23:06:54 GMT
I also thought of Sande Kreiger- her pages and albums with 7 Gypsies were always amazing!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 31, 2017 1:43:32 GMT
I think ordinary people are still scrapbooking. We're talking about people who do it publicly for pay (or more likely product). Scrapping for yourself is one thing. You can take a break when you're not feeling inspired. Tell the stories you want to tell using the products you want to use. Once it becomes a business, things become a little less fun. Now you're scrapping to please others and doing it on their timeline with their products and directed subjects. You're having to keep a blog, Instagram, make process videos on top of producing layouts. I know I couldn't do it.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 31, 2017 2:28:57 GMT
I honestly have a hard time remembering the names of famous scrappers. Katie Scott though! I need to do some searching and save some of her pages. I remember liking what she did. I'm also a very simple scrapper, so I didn't seek out published people. What I like usually does not make someone famous. I have always liked Cathy Z and Jody W??? something. She has three daughters, one had cancer, and her peaname was something Winks. That's how I remember things. In fragments.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 4:10:30 GMT
Scrappy Jedi.
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Post by teacherlisa on Aug 31, 2017 4:31:21 GMT
I miss lots mentioned plus Rebecca Sower, Lisa Brown Caveney,Erin Terrell gosh I am sure I will think of more as soon as I hit post lol
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2017 7:48:20 GMT
I didn't know Jenni was out of scrapbooking. I loved her lines. Whatever she is going on too I know it will be beautiful. Jenni I will miss you. Thank you for all the beautiful things you gave us. I think scrapbooking is transitioning. Let's face it scrapbooking has been a bit old fashion and out of reach for most people the past few years. Even when the over embellished pages were out it was still something that was pretty but not trendy. A girlfriend told me one time that rich girls scrapbook because they can afford all those things to put on their pages. Real people couldn't afford it. It was like looking at couture clothes. Very pretty but your shopping at Ross in reality. I know some of you reading that are screaming "That is not true!" It is kind of true. I am a frugal scrapbooker but even us frugal scrapbooker's have some of those things in our room that were not frugal to buy but where are they now in our scrapbooking realm. Xyron Printer I am looking at you. I think Project Life changed up scrapbooking, even though Project Life is not a new concept. I know when scrapbooking was at it's peak a few years back I didn't like it very much. I wanted to put my photo's in books and call it a day. I felt like I had to scrapbook. So many of us have known each other for so many years. You all know I had three jobs then- gaming illustrator, storm chaser, freelance work for companies doing their computer security. I had a sick child too with a lot of problems. I was so tired and stressed I hardly could take photo's let alone do a LO. I write all of this because I think this is the new normal for a lot of people. When Project Life came out I started to love scrapbooking again. I did it my style. I loved Midori's came in fashion again and journaling. I think Smash Booking also sparked a different form of keeping memories. All these things became less expensive and more attainable to new memory keepers. I think Generational's do want to keep memories more than ever. They don't want a large 12x12 scrapbook taking up their space. I told my husband a couple of days ago that Instagram is the new scrapbook albums. You can upload your pictures on Instagram, if you want to print one out you can get out your cute little printer and go. Then you can put your picture in your Midori, or journal. It is so much fun now and so relaxing. I know I love it. I don't have to pull out most of my room to make a page. I am back to scissors and tape again. I feel more creative. The new trendy Memory keepers are into the cute new printed die cuts on the market, especially from the Etsy sellers. We love our dies from Ebay & AliExpress. I loved the concept of thin rule dies. I am not spending $20-$50 on a set of dies. I bought a couple of expensive sets and they didn't cut right. I do hope the former "stars" in this industry enjoy their journey's in their new chapters of their lives. I will be ornery and hope a few find their karma. I don't think anybody is disappearing. It is just changing. I look forward to the new "stars" Even though I hope they drop that star thing. I know it really does bug me and makes me growl, lol. I would like to see ladies who want to be proud of their work and their accomplishments. I am tired of look at me accolades.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 31, 2017 18:04:08 GMT
There are always people who like physical product. Scrapbooking goes through periods of popularity but never disappears. It was around before the age of photographs and will still be around long after we're gone. even without commercial scrapbook product, people still scrapbook. there are no rules or limits on scrapbooking. It's not confined to the very narrow definition of 12x12 albums. Project Life, Smashbooks, travelers notebooks, traditional layouts, they are all scrapbooking.
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