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WHY do you scrap? What is Your Motivation?-PP 3/4

I scrap because I like looking at the pages I've made. I like seeing the pictures I took (occasionally I take a really nice photo), I like re-living the memories.
 
Ohhhh, I loved reading through this thread. Thanks for sharing. I've jotted several notes cause my brain wanted to go off and daydream deep thoughts about some of the neato comments.

Way back years ago when I first tried digiscrapping, I couldn't have really answered the question. As a never leave the house type, I had no photos (and no family lol). . . so I was one of those who used loads of flickr photos via Creative Commons. I did challenges to learn, sharing only for the aid feedback gave. Even though I didn't fit in at all, the community just rocked. One lady pm'd me and said my use of Flickr drove her batty and thanked me. I kinda gawked in confusion till her follow up message talked about someone she knew who had no family or chance to grab photos. Evidently my oddity helped get her friend hooked in scrapping. Wheee.

Since I've been away, evidently this thing called Art Journaling has popped up. I'm still not real sure about it but, gasp, it fits really well. As @Sharon Evans said ".... I scrap to express myself to no-one but myself, I scrap to fulfill a very basic need to create something beautiful (and scrapping's a lot quicker than quilting!). I'm very happy if my scrapping occasionally gives pleasure to others, but I can't claim it to be anything but a completely selfish past time. It's for me - it's all for me!..." I'm so gonna add that quote to a page today :)

I do still use Flickr photos mostly. Been trying to figure out how I can connect this with my love of Second Life in game "photography." Also, prior to this year, the only RL items I used creative wise were sewing stuff and coloring books. The many wonderful videos on AJ have me dragging them out, sending pages to UPS to print and ordering a bulk of glue from Amazon, lol.
 
I started out digital scrapping because needed a creative outlet that wasn't messy with a baby around. : giggle Before that, I was a paper scrapper and stamper recording memories with DH. As time has gone on, it's become a creative love affair, a learning experience, and a way to record memories all at the same time. I've loosed up my own old scrapping "requirements" for myself, and really enjoy the process even more now.

I've loved reading why you all scrap. It's pretty cool that we all have our own reasons, have so many stories to share, , create art, and a wonderful community to boot!
 
What absolutely wonderful posts!!! WOW, 28 CT groups!! Are you crazy, girlfriend??? I just gave up the 5 I was on because I couldn't handle the stress that I HAD to scrapbook. Although I always felt honored to have been chosen to be on a CT, especially the ones where I CT's for the site itself, I finally realized that this is NOT why I scrap. I scrap for ME, when I choose to scrap, when I want to scrap, when I feel like scrapping. I hated the feeling of waking up in the morning and the first thing that would hit me is the fact that I HAD to have this layout or that layout done and enabled THAT day!!! i felt like I didn't own my time, that it belonged to someone else. I guess that is because I worked all my life for bosses, and now that I am retired, I want my time to be MINE!! Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed my CT time and am still the best of friends with the designers I CT'd for but like I said, I scrap for me! I scrap to record things that I want my future generations to know about.
I started paper scrapping in 2003 after my husband passed away because I wanted to record our life together. In 2008, I was introduced to digi scrapping and never looked back. I love the NO MESS concept! I do not print out pages. I have thousands of layouts and they become the property of my oldest daughter. They are all in safe places, on the computer, on discs, on EHDs etc etc etc and am now thinking of Cloud or one of those other places. She loves all the layouts and I told her that it would be her or her other siblings responsibility to print and make books of whatever layouts they want. I scrap, the rest is up to them!! So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!! :yup
 
Wow such interesting responses from everyone. I started when my then 3 year old son became disabled. I wanted to preserve the before the now and the journey we have been forced to take. I love telling stories. Must be the teacher in me. I love being creative and when my husband is away with work I can happily scrap the evenings away. I love learning new skills and challenging my rather simplistic style. In saying all of that I Art Journal as well and have completed 4 AJC with Tangie. I love that it challenges me to reflect and respond.

Tamara
 
it's as simple as I LOVE IT! It's the creative outlet I crave . . . . . it's my me time!
 
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