How excited are you about scrapbooking compared...?

I voted 'same', but I completely agree with you.  The scrapping world has definitely changed.  My passion is still there, but the lack of stores, crops & retreats, publications, fun stuff in the stores that still carry it and even friends that share my hobby makes me very sad.

I'm still scrapping pics from when my sons (ages 21 & 18) were 8 & 5, so I have lots to play with.  Part of me is hoping I'll never get caught up because like mom, there will be WAY less photos and I think my enthusiasm will wane.  I don't ever want that to happen!!

Less because my kids are older, the "feeling" around scrapbooking when I started (conventions, 2peas, tons of new product) has become more muted and less exciting, and because I have fallen in love with stamping and card-making--in fact, I DO feel that same sense of excitement that I felt for scrapbooking for card-making now. I fall asleep thinking of designs, i obsess over new stamps, i LOVE collecting (aka hoarding) 6x6 paper and love learning new techniques. I think about colors and inking and design a LOT.

And for the first time since I was a papercrafter, I have my own dedicated space to craft. It's nothing like the rooms you see online--I think of it more as a messy art studio than a pristine "crafter's space).It's just a converted 3rd space in our garage, but it's 90% just for me. DH put up a wall, we painted it, and polished the floor. The laundry is there, as well as DH's tools...and the A/C is a huge issue in the summer (gets boiling in Florida) but DH has promised we'll find a solution before this summer begins.

Regardless of all the negatives, having my own space makes me feel SO blessed. I lived in NYC all my life, and I had a craft armoire and scrapped in the living room...so this is a wonderful change. And finding stamping has made me feel re-invigorated and thrilled.

I have been following Cathy Z on instagram, and it's like we're on a parallel journey--she is a simple scrapper, clean graphic lines, as am I. SHe just started card-making and stamping, and just got her first set of Zig Clean Brush markers, as did I. She is learning new techniques, and lo and behold, I am learning basically the same things as she is. So it's fun to read about her excitement as she learns this new fun craft, because I feel exactly the same way.

I agree with a lot of you. I love scrapping. LOVE it. But 1) I have much less time for it and 2) my kids are older and less changey.

I still have so much to catch up on, so am ready to revisit my scrap room when it gets a little warmer out (it's in the cold, cold basement)

Love reading these answers. I made a mistake and accidentally voted that I am less excited. I cannot seem to figure out how to change it. Anyhow, truthfully I am about the same or even a little more excited. This past week I made a mini album for a friend having a baby (I made the album where she can add her photos and journaling) and a couple of cards. I hadn´t created in a while because we moved a few weeks ago. It felt so good. Afterwards I really cleaned the scraproom and finished organizing it and feel ready to get going again. I forget how good it feels to get in there and make. I just love it.