Have you ever completely hated a layout in progress?

Yes. And then I e kept going with it and hated the final page. Go ahead and chuck it and start over! You’ll feel better!

Yep - and then I start over too and make it better. What’s the point of finishing it if you are going to hate looking at it later. .

4 "hates" and a "dread" seems like enough! Chuck it!!

Would you date a guy you couldn't stand from the second you met him? Get rid of the paper line and start over.

I first try to walk away for awhile, maybe work on something else. Sometimes when I come back it all looks different to me, or maybe I come back with an idea that will totally turn the page around.

If I still hate it after walking away a couple of times, I would just start over.

You absolutely have my permission to chuck.

That said, I have to make those decisions on a case-by-case basis. In scrapbooking, it takes me SO LONG to get a plan together that my philosophy is, "a finished page is better than photos in a box." I have some LOs that I don't like, but the photos and journaling are there, so I figure I'm ahead of the game.

In card making (which is my primary craft), though, I have to chuck. I ended up with a whole box of finished cards that I disliked enough that I realized I would never send them out. Now, I chuck before finishing if the project leaves me cold.

YES! Start over! I keep the "discards" around and try to use some as scraps or layers, but I feel an intense relief when I let go of something that's not working. The more you force it, the less it works!

I’m glad you decided to start again. I don’t like my albums filled with things that make me unhappy to look at so i’m fine with tossing the supplies and starting again.

I agree, start over. I dont mind starting over, actually.

Yes. I have an ongoing donation box in my craft room, where I collect full sheets of papers, colors of cardstock, paper scraps, embellishments, tools, & other supplies that I'll never use; once full, I donate the items & start refilling the box. Happy scrapping!

i think you jinxed me, because i tried to make a page last night and got so frustrated i had to pull it apart and i definitely chucked it! and then i was so irritated i just said to hell with scrapping, and went and did something else. i'm going to try again, hopefully with better results!