i'm giving up ...

Do you scrapbook? Michelle does, and she is VERY good at it. Her layout where she created page-friendly yarn balls was fantastic. Danielle does, and she has some of the cutest, most fun kits available. Her fabric covered buttons kit kills me! Kara does, and her work is so, so lovely. Not to mention she has some pretty necklaces in her shop right now...they are sort of scrapbook-ish, but on a chain.

I need to tell you something. I have no interest at all in this medium.



I'm not sure why, exactly. In a lot of ways there's a similarity between graphic design (at least in some forms) and scrapbooking. You know, the laying things out to please the eye, and to make sense, and to organize. But I can't do it. I can admire pages that other people do, but I just don't get it.



I've tried making "digital collage sheets" and a few other things like this, but they don't sell very well. I have a sneaky feeling that it's because I'm trying to make something that I just don't understand. I try and do collage journaling with the elements, but again, it doesn't work. It's like I'm a fraud when it comes to this...



So, I think I'm giving up on this type of item. At least for now. Better to put my time and energy into the things that love. Things like stitching, and making, and perhaps still a bit of printing.

Whew! I feel better getting that off of my chest!