Comments on: the golden mean

By: cropaholics in training: how to start scrapbooking | confessions of a cropaholic | a scrapbooking blog

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:54:44 +0000

[...] Start with now. This was the best piece of advice I got when I started scrapbooking. Don’t try to be a hero and start with your birth pictures. Start with the last special event or your favorite photos of your son or your Project 365 photos. Get started and comfortable with scrapbooking and if you want to go back through old albums, then do that. But don’t get caught up in the trap. [...]

By: tencraftyfingers

tencraftyfingers — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:04 +0000

Very liberating thoughts indeed!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:32:45 +0000

Thanks for the comment Sally. I think we limit ourselves with the fear of “not measuring up”. I know I’m guilty of it! But you’re so right…our kids love whatever we do!

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:46:23 +0000

I’m so glad you said this. I didn’t realize why I can’t scrap 12×12 until I read this. I don’t want to because I can’t make magazine-ready layouts as you put it. So I do chipboard books instead.

Maybe I’ll have the courage to give it a shot. It’s for the kids anyway, and we know they don’t care if it’s a masterpiece. They just like seeing themselves.

By: Susan / PaperCrafter's Corner

Susan / PaperCrafter's Corner — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:32:50 +0000

Ha! I love it! I don’t think I will EVER reach the “golden mean” as you say. I’ll let you know if I do!

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:52:33 +0000

I like to work on whatever suits the mood I’m in. It may be a recent vacation, or something from years ago. It may be paper and glue, or digital. What I love is watching people’s faces when they look through my books, usually randomly put in order, and they realize I would rather do a swimming page covering multiple years instead of by specific event in chronological order.
In the end they are my memories and I enjoy looking at a wide variety of them at a time. It works for me:)

By: sta

sta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:18:06 +0000

I do not work chronologically I do not want my art to be perfect I even cross out and move on when I am journaling. not worried about perfection just love to create my art and love how it makes me feel to accomplish my projects . love art and creating. find my muse thru mistakes too!..