Who said, "Scrapbook designs? Not ME!"?

[NRiceDesigns]

I was reminiscing about posts a few months ago when some of "us" thought scrapbooking was "not for ME!" However, I think that several have discovered the same thing I did 2 yrs. ago - Scrapbooking in this century is as different from your parent's scrapbooking as night & day.

One of the first things I remember when viewing the galleries shortly after joining the forum was the "scrapbook pages" / "memory pages" that were called a montage, collage or just plain design.

Whatever we call it, I love preserving memories for family & friends.

I was wondering how many of you have done a 180 in the art of preserving memories (aka designing scrapbook pages).

[Robyn]

Yes Nita............count me in, I've done a 180. :D

[Bayla]

Nita,

Me too. Are they going to make the scrapbooking contest a yearly thing? If so I can't wait!!!:) (Still don't feel confident enough to join the scrapbooking exchange, designing my own papers & embellishments though...)

Bayla

[Tracy Lee]

Um...yeah.

I'm at about a 120 degree turn at the moment, about to complete a 180!

I had thought "scrapbooking" was ...well...not cool:o

I have loved, however, making little collages for friends over the past year; and l just discovered digi scrapping, and find that it's what I sort of have been doing, and been loving!!

Ah, well.

We can't all be cool. Just the Scrappers can be!:D

[Berengaria]

Tracy: I've had the same experience. I thought scrapbooking was not for me and I had been doing a little of it all along and called it Montage or Composite when I did something for a card or friend. I still think a good picture can stand on its own but a little cropping and a simple frame are all that's needed. The more I read this forum and see all the beautiful pictures the more I want to experiment.

Berengaria .

[AngelicKim]

I first thought that there was no way I could do a scrapbook kit. It looked like alot of hard work. But I have done two now, not great ones but I did it. I love doing montages/collages and the scrapbooking is pretty much the same. So, I guess I have done a 360 on how I feel about scrapbooking. Didn't want anything to do with it but it has helped me think more creatively.

[Wendy]

Guess that I just have to be the odd one out :o ... I like making the kits but I don't like putting scrapbook pages together :D :D

Wendy

[NMarti]

180 about 3 times around now! :D When I stopped trying to conform to someone else's idea of scrapbooking it started to "work" for me.

[Tracy Lee]

I see we all understand!

I'm neither confident nor skilled enough to attempt a kit - but I love putting things together - both for myself to practice, and for friends.

Wendy - you are not the odd one out, I think. Rather, you've surpassed me/us - and now you kindly produce actions and tutuorials to help us continue our journey.:p

[NRiceDesigns]

180 about 3 times around now! :D When I stopped trying to conform to someone else's idea of scrapbooking it started to "work" for me.

Nancy, that's the beauty of Memory Making - we're all unique & our friends & families are as well. We don't have to conform to someone else's idea of memory making (scrapbooking).

I love beautiful photography that makes a statement on its own. However, sometimes I've seen simple snapshots done by amateurs that evoke such a strong emotion that I just have to add my thoughts (journaling). We've seen on some of the scrapbook forums & galleries how a particular photo and/or kit can be incorporated into hundreds of unique designs because everyone visualizes it with their personal photograph in a different layout (whether it be a 12x12 page or a greeting card).

I'm at the bottom of the rung with design & most of my designs are used with personalized greeting cards, but I enjoy preserving memories as a scrapbook page & I hope someday I will become good at it because I want to leave memories that will last long after I am gone.

[NMarti]

Nita
The problem I'm having now is I'm making so many wonderful pages for my kids that they are now saying "she has more" or "her's are nicer". :rolleyes: Guess I'm just gonna have to do identical pages for each of them then the problem will be solved. :D

Bigger problem is I want to print them for me but they keep asking for their own copy too. Double printing is getting expensive! :eek: I've told them if they want a copy it will be 8x8 or they can pay for the larger size.

[NRiceDesigns]

Bigger problem is I want to print them for me but they keep asking for their own copy too. Double printing is getting expensive! :eek: I've told them if they want a copy it will be 8x8 or they can pay for the larger size.

You might just have to burn CD's or DVD's for them & let them play as screensavers. Then they can have them printed out later to save Mommy some dough! :D Your LO's are always beautiful Nancy. Wish you were my Mommy so you could turn all my photos into beautiful memories!!