tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post5845664050260133023..comments2024-03-28T11:15:14.995-06:00Comments on Jen Gallacher: Hoarding to Scrapbooking: Making the TransitionJen Gallacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05452006234817305845noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-4309545317130732482013-07-07T04:40:07.072-06:002013-07-07T04:40:07.072-06:00"Slap that sucker on a layout and let go.&quo..."Slap that sucker on a layout and let go." <br />yep, definitely...Стоклиhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028936480977064395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-5043124685483022672013-05-11T09:47:38.337-06:002013-05-11T09:47:38.337-06:00I might rival you for Shopper of the Year! I have ...I might rival you for Shopper of the Year! I have put myself on a limit now though. I need to use, use, use! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree, we need to let go and just love doing and creating because we love it. Lisa Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572034034844026065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-42704200519650476932013-05-10T10:45:16.012-06:002013-05-10T10:45:16.012-06:00Love this post, it so speaks to the hoarder in me ...Love this post, it so speaks to the hoarder in me to stop hanging on to the too pretty to scrap paper and just use it! Thanks!Katy Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938664460135509979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-12744635729951703522013-05-10T08:55:58.578-06:002013-05-10T08:55:58.578-06:00I am pretty sure I have some paper designed by Pic...I am pretty sure I have some paper designed by Picasso :) (j/k) Thanks for the article very helpful. Scrapbooking is my destress hobby so always good to be reminded of that.Arlettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180395090359661258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-14149292091752860792013-05-10T06:48:11.884-06:002013-05-10T06:48:11.884-06:00Great post with scrapbook wisdom - creativity wisd...Great post with scrapbook wisdom - creativity wisdom really! I think the most important thing is to be sure that you are enjoying what you choose to do... whatever it may be. tfs!lindahttp://www.backtopaper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-84462016363311362122013-05-09T19:46:42.076-06:002013-05-09T19:46:42.076-06:00Fun, funny and oh, so true! Thanks for keeping it ...Fun, funny and oh, so true! Thanks for keeping it real (and real amusing!) This is something that everyone with lots of stuff needs to hear everyone once in a while! TFS!!!!!Ruth Ghttp://paperandmusings.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-91953411754202678372013-05-09T19:05:33.268-06:002013-05-09T19:05:33.268-06:00I love the comment about the Picasso! I keep savi...I love the comment about the Picasso! I keep saving things for that one project that may come up, but I know that there will always be prettier paper!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742886537294406994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-77250025599840196162013-05-09T18:01:48.579-06:002013-05-09T18:01:48.579-06:00Oh wow, this post really hit a chord. I have actua...Oh wow, this post really hit a chord. I have actually started worrying that I will die with all this scrapbook "stuff" crammed into closets, drawers, bins, boxes, shelving, the garage, the attic, the family room entertainment center...you get the picture. The thought of my family having to deal with all of this when I'm gone is embarrassing. I have been trying to limit my purchases for at least 5 years but the problem is that I don't use it up fast enough. You made some excellent points and I am going to read them all over again. Then I'm going up to my craft room, pulling out some old stash and USING it!! Karenladdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392815855900173356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-58037463420799518302013-05-09T17:46:27.741-06:002013-05-09T17:46:27.741-06:00You freaking rock!!!! you are so right. i just had...You freaking rock!!!! you are so right. i just had this conversation with myself the other day and came to the conclusion that I don't use stuff because I am "saving it for the perfect layout" Well ya know...they are all perfect in one way or another because my children's lives are documented. I am determined to use up old supplies. I even used an old Doodlebug heart eyelet today for a card. Baby steps. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013206265841619931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-11202936690780195402013-05-09T16:36:26.485-06:002013-05-09T16:36:26.485-06:00Love it! All true and needed to be said! :)Love it! All true and needed to be said! :)Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221802377760565634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-61660524996982358992013-05-09T15:58:02.757-06:002013-05-09T15:58:02.757-06:00Funny...I am just taking a break from decluttering...Funny...I am just taking a break from decluttering my stash, long overdue! I reacted in two ways to your initial point about taking a pause to consider whether or not you really enjoy this hobby. We as women do tend to belabor everything we do out of a sense of duty, and it sucks the joy right out of life! Creativity should be freeing and renewing, and if it isn't, it should get packed up and sent to the curb. BUT, I am very glad that I didn't abandon this hobby completely, as I did begin to feel burdened by it, beginning several years ago, when I fell prey to comparing my work with things I would see in print and online. Isn't that such a nasty thing? And it surely did knock all the wind out of my sails. It took time and age to help me find my voice again, to be able to appreciate that art is self expression and not imitation. So, anyway, I am glad that I didn't jump ship entirely, just took a long break. Love your blog and style, Jen.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489098409540824114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-14866541989292213922013-05-09T15:41:44.624-06:002013-05-09T15:41:44.624-06:00Well said! I am guilty of hoarding and of not mak...Well said! I am guilty of hoarding and of not making time for the hobby I love. <br /><br />I think more people need to hear that it is ok to let go, quit following the so-called 'rules', and 'imperfect, but done' is good enough.Rebecca Khttp://picturestoscrapbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-29474722062831506952013-05-09T11:49:15.328-06:002013-05-09T11:49:15.328-06:00I love this. It's very true. I am on a no shop...I love this. It's very true. I am on a no shopping spree this whole year. Myself and a scrappy friend up in Canada are doing it together. :) We decided we need to quit shopping and use what we have. It has been fun to look at our supplies in new and creative ways to make them work. I don't have so much like some we see on the youtube videos. But, I have enough and it has been sitting around not getting used as much as it should. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895535159666065770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-7690422614975535072013-05-09T11:38:51.560-06:002013-05-09T11:38:51.560-06:00Love this post! I have been honest with myself ab...Love this post! I have been honest with myself about what product I will and will not use. Tastes change, so if I have something I bought years ago, I either use it now, or donate it. So what if I spent $$$ on it? ScrappinLitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878632316122804402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-21401037692212161932013-05-09T10:53:45.484-06:002013-05-09T10:53:45.484-06:00Such a great article. Loved every bit of it! I t...Such a great article. Loved every bit of it! I think I sometime sunconsciously fit into the catagory of saving pretty papers and never cutting into them (or perhaps the real problem is just buying more than I could ever have the time to work with and then having trouble parting with them unused). I keep telling myself I need to take a year off from buying paper since I have a small store in my craft room, but there are just too many tempting lines to really follow through with that... ;)Mendi Yoshikawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396469038857530166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-90134198314393022202013-05-09T10:50:32.539-06:002013-05-09T10:50:32.539-06:00Great post. Just what I needed this morning thank ...Great post. Just what I needed this morning thank you!Jen Demmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302723793022818833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-8122811342745903632013-05-09T10:01:49.399-06:002013-05-09T10:01:49.399-06:00Enjoyed this post!Enjoyed this post!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036541230341632126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-84707261918301603102013-05-09T09:00:17.547-06:002013-05-09T09:00:17.547-06:00Thanks Jen....I have been in a creative funk for a...Thanks Jen....I have been in a creative funk for about a month after buying alot of stuff. I felt that if I wasn't using these recent purchases every time I sat down to make something, I was wasting... Your post frees me up to get back to why I love cardmaking in the first place.. making.the people who get my cards smile!Karen P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-28496909393540200692013-05-09T07:14:37.337-06:002013-05-09T07:14:37.337-06:00What a great post and great advice!What a great post and great advice!nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038566927094548324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-77378369841231465702013-05-09T06:37:39.897-06:002013-05-09T06:37:39.897-06:00What great advise! Thanks.What great advise! Thanks.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838884695820825340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-11416025221107423742013-05-09T06:28:28.014-06:002013-05-09T06:28:28.014-06:00Great viewpoint and one I think many scrappers sho...Great viewpoint and one I think many scrappers should read. When I see all the "haul" videos on YouTube, I think: wow, they are good shoppers, but I would love to see more of their videos on what they made with all that stuff! Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163558386595878384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-947518930316268592013-05-09T05:29:04.887-06:002013-05-09T05:29:04.887-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-80818951150237689332013-05-09T05:14:55.150-06:002013-05-09T05:14:55.150-06:00You really rocked with this honest and straight-to...You really rocked with this honest and straight-to-the-point article!!Bi Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733786990685133982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-9520422151688558172013-05-09T05:14:09.672-06:002013-05-09T05:14:09.672-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bi Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733786990685133982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30876563.post-70538010382348170232013-05-09T05:11:12.322-06:002013-05-09T05:11:12.322-06:00I like your style, Jen!I like your style, Jen!Kirsty.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871986166387685593noreply@blogger.com