September 26, 2008
The Scrapbooking Blues 8
I have finally been catching up with cleaning the house and unpacking after the whole Ike incident/evacuation/deployment/yada yada yada. When I was working in my bedroom I kept looking over to the sitting room where my scrapbooking/sewing studio is. I have a pile of finished scrapbooking pages and a table full of supplies and yet I feel more overwhelmed by what I see than a desire to actually create.
I am not sure what is going on with me but over the past few months I have just had no desire to scrapbook. I don't think I have touched a page in weeks. And there are some days where I am almost ready to just pack up my stuff and sell it but I just can't bring myself to do that. I really do want to finish my scrapbook album for my trip to NYC back in 2006. I need to make lifebooks and albums for Catherine. I really do need to put books together to remember all of our family memories. I need to but I just haven't wanted to.
I love to look at the supplies and all of the newest and latest things that are coming out. Maybe I am overwhelmed by all of the new products? I still have to have my magazine fix so that I can look at all of the artistic layouts that are printed. I feel inspired by what I see but maybe it's making me feel a little less than perfect about what I create? I always take pictures with the thought of using the moment for a future scrapbook page or blogging post. I look at other scrappers' blogs and want to join in their challenges, but I know I never will. I don't have the time. I enjoy getting together with my friends to scrapbook and yet when we do get together, I blab more than make.
I feel like I have walked away long enough and I need to make the decision soon on whether I should keep scrapping or just find another way (like this blog) of keeping my memories alive.
Thoughts? Advice? Encouragement?
Sep 26, 2008 @ 14:28:39
I think you need to try scrapping something different, like maybe doing some baby pages to get your creative juices flowing. Just because you haven’t been in the mood or haven’t had time it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to make a decision one way or another. It is hard when you have a little one running around to carve out time to be creative. Because when you do finally have time you have to shift gears mentally and that is sometimes hard to do. Don’t put pressure on yourself. If you have time and are in the mood, go for it. If not, don’t worry, eventually you will come around. Try not to focus on completing a specific project (i.e. NY album). Scrap what you want to, what you feel like. I get the most burnt out when I have been doing much of the same stuff over and over, like football or scouts. Try doing a mini album. You can knock those out in a short period of time and still feel like you have accomplished something. Make mini albums about events, like a party or the Hurricane Ike evac. Narrow your focus. Break it down into something small and managable, then the task won’t seem so daunting and feel like “I will never get caught up”. You are far too talented a scrapper to throw in the towel girl. You know it is in your heart, you just have alot going on. If you gave it up, I think you would miss it. Maybe not today, but later you will have wished that you had kept it going, even if at a trickles pace.
Hugs, Your Scrappin’ Buddy Heidi
Sep 26, 2008 @ 14:48:07
I get like that quite often, in fact, I rarely scrap at home anymore. But I love cropping, and even though I don’t do 100s of pages at a crop i do make some pages, and more importantly I get inspired. Can you get away for a crop? Or even better a weekend retreat
Sep 26, 2008 @ 15:07:10
Hey lady! Thought I’d stop in and say hello and I see you are wrestling with the same “To Scrap or Not to Scrap” quandry I am! First off, who really has the time with kids to spend the time they want scrapping? Very few. But I think we also all deserve a break every now and then. I have all my stuff in the closet at the moment, but I’m thinking of getting some scrapping friends together to have a “scrapping” party. Maybe this will get my creative juices going again? Either way, we’ll get back to it eventually!
Sep 26, 2008 @ 17:39:14
You do a wonderful job of scrapping.. I wish I did half as well as you..
You can take a break..
Have a Great Weekend..
Hugs..
Sep 26, 2008 @ 17:39:14
You do a wonderful job of scrapping.. I wish I did half as well as you..
You can take a break..
Have a Great Weekend..
Hugs..
Sep 26, 2008 @ 17:39:14
You do a wonderful job of scrapping.. I wish I did half as well as you..
You can take a break..
Have a Great Weekend..
Hugs..
Sep 26, 2008 @ 17:39:14
You do a wonderful job of scrapping.. I wish I did half as well as you..
You can take a break..
Have a Great Weekend..
Hugs..
Sep 26, 2008 @ 19:58:27
I have been feeling the exact same way. I haven’t scrapped a picture in well over 7 months. I have done a few crafty projects with scrapbook papers and supplies, but I usually scrap at least one book a year and I haven’t finished a book in over a year. I have been trying my hand at digital scrapbooking and I do enjoy it. It is much quicker and easier and I finally printed out some of the pages out to put in a book. I will probably switch over completely to digital when we have a child because I have tons of time now and I’m not scrapping, so I’m sure I will never get around to it when I have a child to care for!