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RebeccaH

RebeccaH

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Truly, I swear I USED to know how to scrap. But now, my skillz have clearly up and left me. It's rare that I totally LOVE anything that I make anymore.

If it weren't for scraplifting, I'd have no ideas left in my brain.
 
Oh goodness Rebecca, I think as creative people we have all been there. Lifting is a great way to power through it. What works for me sometimes is to step away from it all. That being said, check out the Journaling challenge hosted by Karen this month. :giggle Maybe a little scrap therapy will do the trick! :D
 
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Are you kidding me?! You're "not totally LOVE" layouts trump my very best OMGOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS PAGE layouts any day.

Just look at this:


That big photo, the stamping, the titlework. You are amazing, even when you're not feeling it.
 
Yeah... I'm going to echo Kellie.. every single page you make rocks my socks Rebecca! I think you're too hard on yourself because I'm one of your biggest fans! I'd totally love if you took Trista suggestion and play my journaling challenge! Venting on a page is so fun! :)
 
dude, you are amazing, you'll always be!!!!!!!! but i can totally relate on this! i am with no new ideas :-(
 
in fact i think i'll be a pocket scrapper from now on!!! those pages are really screaming my name. just LOVE them!
 
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I agree, your pages rock! Maybe give your brain a rest and instead of trying to re-invent the wheel....try a few templates. Let someone else provide the design and you can have some fun just playing with your scrap goodies. Find some paper you love that you haven't used yet. Look at what colors are inspiring you right now.
 
I can totally relate Rebecca! But I echo the other girls, I LOVE your gallery and think you are an amazing scrapper. One thing that helps me when I'm feeling this way is to look back at old pages albums I've made and try to pick out what I like and don't like about them. Hope you're out of this funk soon!
 
thanks girls!! i really was not fishing for compliments, but you totally made me feel loved. :blush

i think a BIG part of my problem is that I feel SOOO behind on my scrapping, and I have about a million things I would LOVE to do... I just feel so much pressure to crank out pages right now to try to accomplish something. Which is sort of making my head spin :dizzy

I'm not talking CT stuff... just projects I would like to do, like DYD from LAST YEAR, or PL from this year, and PL from last year, and my WITL album, which is half done (I've discovered I'm NOT a hybrid girl... that junk takes FOREVER!! *lol*). I would LOVE to get some gift albums done for Christmas, but I'm not sure I'll be able to pull that off either... I just don't even know where to focus or where to begin.
 
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amandaresende said:
in fact i think i'll be a pocket scrapper from now on!!! those pages are really screaming my name. just LOVE them!
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See, I LOVE pocket scrapping, too... when someone else does it. For some reason, when I do it, I don't think it looks right?? :shrug i need therapy! :giggle
 
I've been there!

Feeling like you've totally lost the usual mojo that you always had - it sucks... then I just used templates, scraplifted and do challenges. Badabing! Mojo comes back. LOL. That's from my experience though. I took a super long break from scrapping (2 years?) then when I was ready to come back, THAT happened.

I hope you'll get your mojo back!
 
I know what's going to fix it! Our ART Journal challenges, you have 2 to choose from or do both!
 
Side note: Zakirah!! It's SO great to see you in the forums! I can still remember back in the day (I guess before your 2-year break) when I CT'd for you!! :beat
 
You're pages rock, Rebecca. Sometimes, I just feel like I need to get stuff done - instead of worrying about what looks super cool or trendy, especially this time of year when I want to finish pages for Christmas gift books. Some of those pages might not be my faves, but I know the fam will still love them.
 
theAndrea said:
Hi. my name is theAndrea (hehe) and I'm a scrappin addict

:crazy3 :grouphug
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I think we might need to start this--my husband just informed me that he thinks I need to not scrap for 3 days because he thinks I might be addicted--I think I will do that just to prove that I am not--but really am!!!
 
:( I truly understand.. as I am going through the same spiral at the moment.. I don't do templates... I don't scrap lift... so what do I do?
 
TerriVB said:
I think we might need to start this--my husband just informed me that he thinks I need to not scrap for 3 days because he thinks I might be addicted--I think I will do that just to prove that I am not--but really am!!!
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This made me laugh! My husband once referred to scrapping as "that photo witchcraft you do" :giggle
 
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