Scrapronicity: Hi, I'm Jodi and I'm addicted to kits!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Hi, I'm Jodi and I'm addicted to kits!

When I first started scrapbooking I HAD to do everything on my own. 12x12 albums, nothing "mini" and I never even considered buying a kit. Well, I still love to scrap BUT the amount of time I have has changed. Not to mention the fact that kits have come a long way. So now, in addition to my paper, rub-on, ink and embellishment addictions, I can't stop buying kits! OK, in my defense, I do pick and choose carefully. For the most part I gravitate to the CK Kit of the Month (despite the insanity over there, they do have some great stuff) and once in a while a QVC TSV. My "to-do list of projects is enormous and triple the size of what I listed. I'm also embarrassed to admit that I rarely finish the CKC projects from the conventions...even though I often love my classes. I still have a few from two years ago! Oh well, I do love being surrounded by my scrappy things and I at least the thought of getting something finished. I'm hoping this blog pushes me to stop obsessing and helps me to get something done. Probably not, but it's worth a try!

(so many kits/unfinished projects...so little time)

4 comments:

ScrapMomOf2 said...: I decided to stop by to see this blog too. Oh my goodness, are we the same person? I love the KOTM and I totally love QVC scrapbooking stuff! I have so much, and yet, I still buy more. I've given up trying to figure out WHY I do that!!; January 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Angela said...: This is so me. I have tons of kits and projects to do. I keep thinking today will be the day I get one done. But something always distracts me. Glad I'm not alone.; January 13, 2009 at 9:19 PM
klester said...: You know that we share the same addiction to sb kits and stuff....but I think you might be slightly more out of control than me!! LOL! I'm having a blast reading your blog, my friend.....! :) Kim

Ps I'm glad Nutmeg is back in one piece now!; January 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM
ElleSquared said...: Stopped by from another blog. I have tons of unfinished projects too, and now I've added Project 365to the mix. I must be a glutton for punishment. However, look at it this way. If we ever "finished" all of our projects, we wouldn't have a hobby anymore. Now where's the fun in that? Also, on a slightly unrelated note, I saw your flip flop album in your pictures off to the side, and I must know all about it? What is it, where did you get it, and how are you doing it? If there's anything I love even close to scrapbooking, it's flip flops. How neat to combine the two!; January 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM

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Why Scrapronicity?

"Synchronicity" can be described as the coincidental occurrence of events. When I was a kid I saved everything that had meaning to me in a blue shoebox...ticket stubs, candy wrappers, empty tubes of Lipsmackers. I even have a response to a letter I wrote to one of the Iranian hostages in the 80's. All of these things found their way inside this box. In 1982, when I was twelve, I was given a large, blank scrapbook and it in I taped (eww, TAPE!) the $2 bill given to me by my grandma, a deflated balloon from summer camp, playbills, school play tickets, etc. In 1987 and 1988 I traveled to Spain and saved every metro ticket, wrapper, chip bag, brochure, etc. and placed it all in a book. Every momento I had ever kept was dated with a description. It wasn't until 2001 when I had my daughter that my hard-core scrapping addiction began. I realized that year that I may not have concentrated on paper and embellishments in the past, but I WAS a scrapper all along! This hobby that I love so much, the creative outlet it gives me, the thrill I get when a project is finished, actually began in a blue shoebox when I was just a child. While I know this doesn't truly describe what synchronicity is, the name "Synchronicity" for me (aside from paying homage to my favorite group, The Police) really hits the eyelet right on it's colorful head!