tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post114668256315409505..comments2024-01-18T03:37:05.392-05:00Comments on • CLEW'S BLUES •: All So Simpleclewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160166319971765227noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146753628241015542006-05-04T10:40:00.000-04:002006-05-04T10:40:00.000-04:00It's true. They will love it merely because you t...It's true. They will love it merely because you took the time to make somethign so incredibly personal for them. And while I totally relate to the whole "never being satisfied with what I do, overachiever.." biz, sometimes you do have to take a step back and realize that while it's not perfect to you - it's perfect to them. It's perfect because you made it. :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146745275282249712006-05-04T08:21:00.000-04:002006-05-04T08:21:00.000-04:00See now I'm the opposite....the holiday and other ...See now I'm the opposite....the holiday and other "themed" pictures are the easy ones for me. I struggle SO much with the "everyday" pictures. I've never thought deeply into it though until I just read your post. So now I'm thinking it is because I try too hard instead of just trying to do something simple. I try to get to detailed and use too many colors or too many embellishments on one page.<BR/><BR/>I'm just not much of a creative person and I easily get frustrated and there have been times where I get SO frustrated at an all day scrap that I've just packed up all my crap and left hours before it was over. <BR/><BR/>I can tell just by reading this post that you have pages that should be in those scrapbook magazines. I have a friend that has a wonderful talent for scrapbooking and her pages are beautiful!!chesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146734782585145852006-05-04T05:26:00.000-04:002006-05-04T05:26:00.000-04:00I completely agree! I have a hard time scrapping ...I completely agree! I have a hard time scrapping holidays because it is all the same stuff. I notice when people look through my kids books, they stop and take more time to look at the "other" pages. I can be more creative with the pages that are just random, like, my son's first haircut, my daughter's first sucker, bubble baths, playing in the sand, helping daddy move dirt with his own mini wheel barrow, losing teeth. <BR/><BR/>Scrapbooks are special...they aren't just pictures in a photo album, it is a keepsake for your child to enjoy when he/she gets older...a wonderful memory book that they can share with their kids.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534420799222985914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146717441250113262006-05-04T00:37:00.000-04:002006-05-04T00:37:00.000-04:00I remember when my girls were really little - espe...I remember when my girls were really little - especially when it was just me and my first - I hated when the moments passed because I knew I wouldn't remember them all. I wanted to capture all of who they were on camera in some way fearing that if I did not, I would loose something of them. <BR/><BR/>Time has surprised me :) I have not even thought of those things in a very long time :) Perhaps, in a few years, when you can look back at your incredible work, you will wonder then why you worried so now, and then you will see the simplicity more clearly. <BR/><BR/>Your desire to bring to life on paper the beauty of the life lived is almost insatiable . . . wanting to create it as it was . . . wanting to depict the perfect-ness in the uninhibited, in the surprise, in the innocent, in the unplanned. <BR/><BR/>I believe that when you are able to look back at your work someday down the road, you will find that you really did fulfil your desires even more than you could have imagined :) What a beautiful and cherrished gift you are creating - a reflection of a beautiful and cherrished heart :)Amehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358641966141610513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146717193302612262006-05-04T00:33:00.000-04:002006-05-04T00:33:00.000-04:00I so get the holiday vs. everyday moments thing! ...I so get the holiday vs. everyday moments thing! I realized several years ago that I had all of these holiday photos, yet no pictures of some of the people who were my best friends throughout my life, and the places I spent most of my time, because I didn't spend Christmas with those friends and didn't go to those places for holidays.<BR/><BR/>I take more "everyday" photos now. I don't even carry a camera to Disneyland anymore (thus the few cell phone shots instead). I want to capture the "real" moments in life, because they are precious.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600646161985648267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146714540773542342006-05-03T23:49:00.000-04:002006-05-03T23:49:00.000-04:00The key to a good scrapbooking is the "keep it sim...The key to a good scrapbooking is the "keep it simple" plan. Like not letting the extra stuff outshine the actual photo. Ok, someone else told me that. I have no idea what I am talking about!<BR/><BR/>I'm probably telling you something you already know. Darnit, I wish you lived closer! We have so much in common. I'm new to the whole scrapbooking thing and I have avoided it because of the Cheesiness factor. I cringe at those books that are out there to show you how to arrange you scrapbook pages. Maybe I just feel that's too personal to have someone else to dictate a theme.<BR/><BR/>My advice, get a really good camera and get to capturing all the shine of which catches your eye.echotighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216749958463671834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146702519111680352006-05-03T20:28:00.000-04:002006-05-03T20:28:00.000-04:00I have to say it I just do. A simple solution fro...I have to say it I just do. A simple solution from your Hub, men are simple and we have a way of uncomplicating things for our women. I think that you are doing great and I have not even seen the scrapbooks. <BR/><BR/>Just remember and I think your husband was thinking this way, It is the thought that counts. In addition they will see all of the effort that you put in and treasure them all the more for it.<BR/><BR/>GBY,<BR/><BR/>IHS, CraigA-Real-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867400732118900669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146695258585125542006-05-03T18:27:00.000-04:002006-05-03T18:27:00.000-04:00Very nice write-up... I'd ove to see some of the p...Very nice write-up... I'd ove to see some of the pics of your scrapbooks.. . .Bougie Black Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506775720375703221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146688541324868612006-05-03T16:35:00.000-04:002006-05-03T16:35:00.000-04:00You typed "Bear with me I do have a point", but I ...You typed "Bear with me I do have a point", but I read "Bear with me I do love to paint"<BR/><BR/>I was trying to figure out when you were gonna work paint into this post. <BR/><BR/>Darn allergies!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474426124497486683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146685364185849912006-05-03T15:42:00.000-04:002006-05-03T15:42:00.000-04:00I think I piggy-backed here via Atilla's blog. I l...I think I piggy-backed here via Atilla's blog. I love your place and think I'll stick around, if you don't mind.<BR/><BR/>This post is beautifully written and the artist in me can relate. In addition to everything you said about working within themes and life being the little stuff that happens in moments of "being," Halloween is just the least artistic holiday on the planet. Orange and black looks okay on a Cheetos bag, a halloween card or maybe even a football jersey, but in a scrapbook or the fabric of a couch? Blech. I'm sure you aren't the only one disappointed in a halloween layout. <BR/><BR/>But where you've gone with it in your writing is simply wonderful.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456231110149686584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146684398927262282006-05-03T15:26:00.000-04:002006-05-03T15:26:00.000-04:00"Honey, it doesn’t really matter if you don’t thin..."Honey, it doesn’t really matter if you don’t think they’re perfect. What matters is they will love them. And they will."<BR/><BR/>I've said this same thing to my sister when she's stressing over the albums she is doing for her daughter. And it is so true!Itchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305967172691173119noreply@blogger.com