When I am "in the zone" (you know what I mean, that creative mode when you think everything you touch turns to gold), I can sit for hours and hours at a time creating layouts and pages that I am really happy with. That's when I love Scrapbooking.
But then there's the times where I have something that I want to scrap, when I have a story in my head that I want to tell (scrapbooking is like journalling to me) - but my creativity isn't there. Everything I do looks unacceptable. That's when I despise scrapbooking! I really get frustrated when I am in a creative funk!
I love to give scrapbooks as presents. It takes a lot of time to make them, but the joy on the face of the person who I give it to is definitely worth it. When it's a gift, I am more motivated and excited, and I am usually happy with what I do; but it's when I am scrapbooking for myself that I seem to get these creative/non-creative mood swings. I am wanting to document a few things for myself in scrapbooks - the wedding, our recent move to Houston, but I just haven't had that spark I need to make it perfect.
Here are some pics of the scrapbook that I made to document my move from Australia to California. The pages were so filled with embellishments that the book wouldn't close, so I had to make a box so that everything would keep together. This is one of my favorites.
Here is the front of the box that the pages are tied into. I used ring-binder rings and ribbon to keep all the pages nicely hinged inside:
The whole book is about how unexpected things in life can be, but how beautiful the unexpected can turn out to be.
This page was all about how I never imagined that I would go from living in a beach town in Queensland, Australia, to a big city like Los Angeles:
This page was all about the changes that I went through, and how I was scared, but excited at the same time:
This was the theme of my whole scrapbook summed up quite nicely by God:
Here are some little details:
Anyway, I am really anxious to get on with more. Scrapbooks are so special to me.
8 comments:
Oh my goodness that's positively beautiful.
I don't have the talent for scrap booking at all. Steve's mom does, and I admire it to no end...but for me it's just not there.
But I know what it's like to want so desperately to be able to make something beautiful but all that's coming is crap. It happens in my writing (it's happening right now. Curse you, Chapter 2!) when I have it perfect in my head, but somehow it turns to poo in the sort distance between my mind and fingertips. It's the worst! But sooner or later it'll come as you want it, and those moments are just...amazing. And in writing's case, I can always go back and rework it.
One day I'd love to sit through all your albums and projects. :)
Thanks, Maggi! I actually have a pic of Steve on one of the pages of this scrapbook where I talk about some of the friends I made. I will have to put up a pic of that page too.
I can't wait to read your story when it's done!
You do such amazing and beautiful work! I think my favorite picture is the one that says I Never Imagined. And I love how classy and cool your designs are-not too "cutesy"...they're perfect!
yeah, i can also identify with those creative/non-creative mood swings. sometimes my mind is so filled with words i can't write fast enough, and other times i'm blank.
but i really admire your scrapbooking work - it's something i don't have the patience for!
these look fabulous! you're inspiring me to start a scrapbooking project!
Thank you for your nice words. I enjoy your blog
I love scrapbooking - and I love your pages, you clearly have a talent despite the love/hate push and pull! lovely blog! xxx
I also have a love/hate relationship with scrapbooking! I love the finished project and treasure the scrapbooks that I have done but it's the pulling everything out and getting started that gets me. Also once I'm behind I get overwhelmed! Lovely blog you have!
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