The scrapbooking industry as a whole is *CA*-RAZY these people have lost their damn ever loving minds. This is what I have sat back and observed the past few months.
Certain MB owners are WHACKED OUT…when you make the statement you are never wrong…..that my friends just goes to show you how crazy and stupid, if I may add, that you are….Who besides this chick makes statements like that? Seriously. We are human, we make mistakes, everyone does! It just takes a big person to admit that and not claim to be perfect. Get some medicine for your bipolar YOU NEED IT!
If you do not conform to what this woman thinks and believes then YOU are the one that is wrong…ummm yeah..ok…nuff said. This is no way to run a business for sure, unless you are starting your own cult. In the same breath she says I respect everyone’s opinions and thoughts and we encourage you…again… nuff said!
Now, let’s talk about the people who think they are “scrap-lebrities” PUHLEEZE!! You’re only “somebody” in the scrapping world. If you were to go to wal-mart or target it’s not like you are Angelina Jolie or Madonna. You don’t have 100 people wanting your autograph so get over yourselves already. You are NOBODY FAMOUS in the “real” world!
They all think they take this great photography and it’s not great photography it’s great photoshopping. Let’s not mistake the two please because that bugs me. Sure, it takes great skill to manipulate photos in PS and make them look great but then don’t claim to be a great photographer, you’re a great photoshopper. Call it like it is and be proud of that.
People need to remember that they started scrapping for themselves or their families…that statement speaks for itself. You didn’t start scrapping by saying “OH let me scrap for everybody on the internet and so I can be famous and get published a lot” If that is why you started scrapping and someone tells me that I would seriously have to roll my eyes because I doubt I would believe that. This is a creative outlet for most of us to play and have fun. Some of us take this whole paper crafting WAAAAY too seriously. Everyone has their own style of scrapping and if you like it that is all that matters. You do not need validity from anyone else....Sure nice comments about your work are always a plus and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside but just because you don't get a bazillion comments doesn't mean you or your stuff are not awesome.
i personally ,when someone new comments on my blog, link on their name and hop on over to theirs and check them out and read their blog and leave a comment back. i love meeting new people. *so if you are a new reader or a stalker please say hi ;) well after this post you might run...lol or you can secretly agree with me. I get comments every now and then from someone who is pretty well known. I have to say i read her blog and i love her blog. i love to read about her travels, she has the cutest kids and she is even pretty darn cute herself and she is one hellava scrapper. i had never commented before but one particular post i did and low and behold she hopped over to my blog and left me a comment and has even come back and commented...shocked the hell out of me because i was truly thinking she was like the rest of them but she's not and i sure thought that was pretty damn cool. She is very very sweet. Any way I got side tracked so..there is way too much drama in this hobby. That’s right…. it is a HOBBY to most of us and i think that tends to be forgotten by most because they get caught up in the whole " i need to be somebody".
What i am trying to say is be real, be you, be true to yourself and don't sweat the small stuff. You CANNOT and WILL NOT ever please everybody. The only person you have to please is yourself.
This post is my opinions only and how I see it….if you do not agree that is fine too. I respect your opinions and welcome your thoughts on it even if you don’t agree with it. I am a big girl and I wear big girl panties :). But, if anyone feels the need to get disrespectful on MY blog then I would like for you to take a look at that red X in the right hand corner, push it with your mouse and move along.we will return to our regulary scheduled program later this week
and for the record this post does not reflect any of my blog readers that i know about this is what i have observed from hopping around on the message boards and blogs. Over the years it has become worse than it was before..
**stepping down off the soap box now**
