tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post7800575822480823548..comments2024-01-30T08:09:06.040-06:00Comments on Without Filters: From Where I ScrapMAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03371984482816998297noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-48512772611131342592009-06-05T23:29:19.770-05:002009-06-05T23:29:19.770-05:00I worked for my LSS, and it closed when the owner ...I worked for my LSS, and it closed when the owner refused to embrace anything digital. She'd get annoyed when people would bring their cameras in for me to answer questions, annoyed if they wanted to know how to do things in Photoshop, and would not entertain embracing the digital side. I think it's these attitudes that will kill the LSS. True, one can source product from around the Jennwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058690307851087073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-78327540475555660412009-06-03T13:52:20.947-05:002009-06-03T13:52:20.947-05:00I found many years ago that my online friends were...I found many years ago that my online friends were much more into discussing scrapbooking with me that my real life scrapbooking friends were. I got labeled some unkind things (like obsessive) because I had an activity I enjoyed and liked to share. Sometimes it can be difficult to share the love! That said, I still feel that scrapbooking is important and has true value. It's still a Fun Mama - Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482181499301423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-41425698562695415292009-05-17T02:02:00.000-05:002009-05-17T02:02:00.000-05:00Well said Monica.
-elin-Well said Monica.<br />-elin-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-36890841760943284402009-05-16T19:37:00.000-05:002009-05-16T19:37:00.000-05:00Excellent post! I had a recent discussion with fri...Excellent post! I had a recent discussion with friends about how I think we have made scrapbooking overwhelming to the majority of people and they agreed (too many tools, large elaborate layouts, etc). Then I told them about Stacy's LOM class and her ideas for photo album scrapbooking and suggested we all get together over the summer to make a small photo album scrapbook. They loved the idea. <brmarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932619082863473491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-8940294590644174952009-05-15T12:05:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:05:00.000-05:00wow -- lots of thoughts here . . . i love your lin...wow -- lots of thoughts here . . . i love your line about sbooking being about life -- our lives. so true . . . "write" on. :)Ruth Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691244229499772525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-55434269135451011582009-05-15T11:24:00.000-05:002009-05-15T11:24:00.000-05:00Great post Monica! I love my online community (at ...Great post Monica! I love my online community (at BPS especially). I don't have any scrappy friends and don't go to crops or retreats. I do support my LSS that are in the city. I have ordered online, but the really good 'stores' are in the US and now the Canadian dollar sucks so that those orders have stopped.<br />TracyBzzStudioBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14066232585348919792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-50803878732656809352009-05-15T10:29:00.000-05:002009-05-15T10:29:00.000-05:00My favorite idea about scrapping these days is "pe...My favorite idea about scrapping these days is "perspective". That's where "Simple" comes in. Make albums that are simple and not too complicated. I wrote about this on my current blog post actually. <br /><br />Teresa McFayden<br />http://teresamcfayden.typepad.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-38489684592705690562009-05-15T03:03:00.000-05:002009-05-15T03:03:00.000-05:00this problem is an international one. i have a sma...this problem is an international one. i have a small scrapbooking shop in south africa, and everything you said applies here too.<br /><br />my focus has never been to 'steal' my competitior's clients, but to grow the passion and so the consumerbase and the industry.<br /><br />i find what kim said about clients not spending much money but loving to have a place to hang out, is true for my shop. jacki janse van rensburghttp://www.scrappintimes.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-80883489827151610402009-05-14T21:50:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:50:00.000-05:00Certainly something to ponder on.Certainly something to ponder on.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534663357025091326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-82586616424614525302009-05-14T21:43:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:43:00.000-05:00You are one smart cookie! This industry will not ...You are one smart cookie! This industry will not survive without the support of customers. Often times, scrappers look at their LSS's as more of a community center. They don't spend much there but are furious when it closes because they've lost their place to "hang out". The only way scrapbooking will keep from being just another aisle in Michaels or Hobby Lobby is for scrappers to not only Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572858082950100600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-90712570085217426492009-05-14T21:25:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:25:00.000-05:00amazing post and i completely agree. my local scra...amazing post and i completely agree. my local scrapbook store is closing its doors and focusing more on kits and events. glad those are staying but so sad about the store being closed. <br />thanks for sharing your thoughts. very well put.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-69642487436944037922009-05-14T21:08:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:08:00.000-05:00seriously great thoughts- I completely agree about...seriously great thoughts- I completely agree about bridge between lss and online<br />way to think!<br />thanks for sharingwendy smedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502831479315086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-35130450629821544402009-05-14T21:06:00.000-05:002009-05-14T21:06:00.000-05:00Wonderful, wonderful post! I couldn't have said i...Wonderful, wonderful post! I couldn't have said it better, myself! <br /><br />Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your thoughts on this wonderful industry!thekreativelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511037706309003864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-41746079593481745432009-05-14T20:40:00.000-05:002009-05-14T20:40:00.000-05:00Awesome post! I started scrapbooking for more of a...Awesome post! I started scrapbooking for more of a creative outlet. But now, it is becoming a way to tell my stories so my daughter will know more than the basics about her family. For me, finding LOM has allowed me to find my "place" in scrapbooking. Finally, people who get the idea that there is a story that needs to be told, not just what happened in the photo. And that story is the depth of Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940528024512436433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359449080032371847.post-68411640326355275432009-05-14T18:22:00.000-05:002009-05-14T18:22:00.000-05:00That was a really good post! I hope we can get to...That was a really good post! I hope we can get together when I come to Texas this summer.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212454004456092488noreply@blogger.com