It sounds funny, I know, but I am out of style. Scrapbooking style, that is. I haven't really scrapbooked much for the better part of a year. During that time I didn't really shop for scrapbook stuff or stay up to date with new products, etc. I have recently realized that I am way behind. It seems the digital revolution has occurred and I am not a part of it. A whole new style has emerged along with this digital influence and I am just now attempting to figure it all out.
Why is it when you are lagging behind it seems like everyone else is way ahead? It feels like everyone I know who scrapbooks (yes, that is a verb) gets this whole new style, understands all this digital stuff and already owns the downloadable images, brushes, etc. I don't even own them, nevermind know how to use them! Adobe what? Don't even get me started on Photoshop. It is the most NON-user friendly program I have ever attempted to use. I need a tutorial... more like a college course, actually. How come everyone else seems to know the program already? Do they read Photoshop for Dummies or do they just catch on quicker than me (I wouldn't be surprised). The good news is, I have the book on hold at the library, so maybe I will be figuring it out soon. Or, maybe I will just end up more confused???
So when Amy asked me to post some photos of my recent scrapbooking, I felt embarassed! Not just because she is so talented, but also because I know that my style is pretty pathetic. I guess I just have to give myself props for even scrapbooking at all, right? Baby steps. Despite my reluctance, I am posting my pages just to prove that I am doing something. I don't have a scanner so they are not in good digital form, but oh well. Also need to add journaling to the soccer one (in the red block) and the "girl" one at the right top.
Hopefully I will have some more exciting pages to post in the future. I am getting very motivated since I just received my May Creating Keepsakes (I know, I am still behind, but just one month) and I have been checking out all the good stuff on Two Peas.
8 comments:
First of all Robyn I don't know what you are talking about. I think these layouts are fabulous. I love them all and am very impressed you have been able to do so much. Especially with a baby.
I hear you about the scrapbooking changes and feeling behind. Though I have played around with digital creations, it has been a long time since I've gone into a scrapbook store and purchased something. I need to as I still have a $50 gift certificate to Paper Creations. I think I am afraid to because I am always draw to the same things instead of branching out. I get so overwelmed that I buy the safe thing. Arg.
Anyway when it came to doing things digitally I just pretty much taught myself. I mean I was semi-familiar with photoshop (the layers palette & tools etc. and what they did), but it wasn't until I got my digital camera for Christmas '04 that I started researching everything I could. That's when it all changed for me. I realized the power I had to manipulate and create art. I bought paint brushes and digital art and started to play around. That is how I learn best...playing. I really like it. I enjoy the power of the undo button. However, digital doesn't beat paper and supplies...I enjoy getting my hands dirty to much, but it has been really fun to play around with. It is a complicated program, but learnable. My advice...get a good book and mess around. That's what I was told.
Beautiful colors in your new blog! Remind me of Restoration Hardware Store (my current favorite). Don't feel bad! I have no idea how to do a Scrapbook page, old or new they are so perplexing to me! You are steps ahead of me! Good luck with the new technology!
Robyn, your pages are all great, and I'm so impressed that you're scrapbooking and getting so much done. I haven't done anything in a long, long time.
As for the digital revolution, Amy is the only person I know who has dabbled with it and understands it. So you're not out of touch or behind the times. I'm clueless about all of that, don't own any of the digital download stuff, and can't do anything in Photoshop by myself (Randy does it while I sit next to him and nod.)
Keep posting your pages, they look great!
Great pages Robyn! And, it may not be any consulation, but I have not caught on to the digital trend and mostly don't want to! Love the feel of paper in my hands! And maybe the 2nd grader in me is still alive because even glue still has a happy feel! :)
Thanks you guys, for all of your positive comments. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who doesn't get all of this stuff!
Me no understand Adobe, too.
I think your pages are darling! I feel out of the loop, too. I read the mags, I buy the stuff, but I haven't scrapbooked for ages. I know nothing about PhotoShop yet -- I am feeling very intimidated. I don't understand what brushes are yet either. Fear not, you're not the only one who's behind! I love to see what you're creating.
Robyn, your "off" or "rusty" days at scrapbooking far surpass most people's "great" days. You are just good at it. As far as the digital thing. I see digital pages in magazines and I think they are great, but when it comes down to it, I really am a tactile person. I like the "real" embellishments and paper and staples and paint, etc. my pages. If everything went digital in scrapbooking, what would our scrapbooks look like? Magazines? One dimentional pages? Would we have them printed in magazine form? I guess that would save space on the bookshelf.
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