I've been trying to organize my craft room the past couple days, and the question that has been on my mind has been WHAT HAPPENED???
I used to think about scrapbooking all the time. I used to actually scrapbook on a regular basis. You could walk into my craft room at any given time, and there would be a layout in process. I used to make cute cards, and be part of a card club. I used to see a cute ad in a magazine, or a cute decoration, and be inspired to make a scrapbook page like it. I used to look at scrap-sites all the time on the computer, and be inspired.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Well....I've come up with a few things. We moved...I'm no longer in an organized space. Card club got overwhelming for several people, and we ended it. Grieving. Life. More grieving. Football. I got a bit burned out with teaching classes. I'm no longer doing it for a job.
It makes me sad. I need to get back to WHY I loved it in the first place.
This morning I was looking at some VERY old layouts I have. I think they were in a book I had published by Pixie Press way back when. They made me smile. A LOT. I read the journaling, looked at the pictures of my kids when they were so tiny. My mind has forgotten those little things they used to do, or the chubby bellies they used to have. I'm so thankful I have these layouts, and memories captured. I miss those days of having babies.
It made me want to scrapbook again. It made me sad that I have missed all these months....years even of layouts that could have every event captured that my kids have been through. Instead...they are digital pictures on my computer with NO story. No thoughts. That makes me sad.
This week, I WILL organize this scrap space. I WILL get back to what I once loved. I WILL create a scrapbook page.
Here are a couple reasons I smiled this morning. These are so old...one is about 7 years ago. I still love them though. I miss those days. I don't want to miss any more. Oh, just a side note...I don't have the pictures to these anymore! If I hadn't made the layouts...they would be gone.
Sydney & Abbey:
Bayley & Abbey: (it says "how does one go through life without a brother?)
Sydney: (oh....I love that chubby little girl...this is only half of a two page spread)
Curt, Bayley, & Sydney: (they went camping while I was away teaching at a CKU)
I didn't crop these...if you want to see them closer, you can click on the picture.
I miss scrapbooking. I'm feeling inspired once again. If only I could snap my fingers and have everything out of those darn boxes, and organized!
I am for sure up to some challenges, thats a great idea. I want to see yor space when you get it together.
Posted by: annette | February 24, 2009 at 09:22 AM
no no... keep complaining! Thats what you are supposed to do and we are here to listen and support! I completely understand it's hard to scrap and be inspired with an unorganized space!!! I had a fabulous space back home and when it was clean & organized, I think I felt the more creative.. in the mess that I made in my organized scraproom. ;) You have to read/listen to me complain about having to rent a 1970's porn house with NO space for a scraproom/space! ;) lol!
AND I really like your challenge idea!
Posted by: Account Deleted | February 24, 2009 at 08:58 AM
Maybe since we are ALL so unispired to scrapbook, we need to come up with some sort of challenge for eachother!! Then it would make us do it...and it would be fun. We could post the pages all on the same day.
Keri...I should quit complaining about the space I have to organize! You are right...I should just be glad I have a space at all. :)
Donna...that is a very good idea!! My blog could really help me figure out what things I've missed. Thanks!!
Posted by: candice | February 24, 2009 at 07:44 AM
Funny, I was just digging through boxes of all my old CDs of the books I created for Junkitz and I looked at some of those old layouts. Seems so long ago.
You DO have your blog that has been like a scrapbook so there are memories that you've written down...just in a different way. Maybe you could go back to some old blog entries and use them as inspiration to do some layouts!
Posted by: donnapiranha | February 24, 2009 at 07:32 AM
I so know how you feel on this! I am so right where you and so burnt out! We have an event coming up in 3 weeks and it is taking everything out of me to just get my pages designed for it. Hard to be creative when your heart just isn't in it and its just work! Hoping to find that joy I used to have in it someday again!
Posted by: Heather | February 24, 2009 at 12:59 AM
I haven't created a page in months and months! I like looking at my old layouts too, I need to start again too. I know I will enjoy it if I can just get started.
BACHELOR TONIGHT!!! ;)
Posted by: Kristi Smith | February 23, 2009 at 03:39 PM
i'm so jealous that you have a space to organize. ;) I can't wait to see what you come up with once you are organized and scrapping again. I'm actually keeping the table a mess this week to work on a project. AFter the valentines, and candy thingys for my niece and nephew.. I want to keep it out to stay inspired. lol!
Posted by: Account Deleted | February 23, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Oh my gosh. There he goes making us think you have a perfect life again. sheesh.
Ok back to my regularly scheduled comment...
I totally know how you feel. I have just started getting the urge to do it again "for myself" more. I'm even doing the dreaded birthday and Christmas pages because I know that's what the kids love the best! Feels good...
Posted by: Debbie | February 23, 2009 at 03:10 PM
I am glad you are getting the bug to do it and you are going to do it for the fun of it. No deadlines or stress. The scrapbooks we have are amazing and the first thing I would grab if our house caught on fire. Need to crank out a few digital books as well to fill the gaps. Love u.
Posted by: skinny | February 23, 2009 at 02:54 PM
I know just how you feel it's been the same with me. Now that I have moved me scrap space upstairs out of the basement. I am starting to think about it more I even did a page!!
Posted by: annette | February 23, 2009 at 10:23 AM