Digital Scrapbook Pocket Pages: July 2020

Flashing back to our summer in Oregon for these digital pocket pages from July of this year. I've been thinking a bit about repetition in life, versus novelty. Sometimes there's a pressure to try new things, when really doing the same old thing is great. I mean, I don't drink a different beverage every morning. I drink tea because I like it the best. No one questions this kind of repetition in life. But when it comes to other areas, I feel like there's often a pressure to keep trying something new. Which can be great if you're stuck in a rut or need a new view. But I've been doing these pocket pages for five years now, which may seem boring, but in fact I think it's actually becoming more fun. I've got a rhythm going now and I know what I like to do and how I like to do it. I know what products to look for that I'll actually use, and then I can actually use them easily. And I really love looking at these pages when the project is completed at the end of the year.

Routines and repetition are definitely a sweet song to my personality. Are you similar? Have you embraced your crafting favorites? Or are you a novelty seeker, always looking around the corner for something new to try? Let me know in the comments!

These pocket pages use the Wild Summer digital scrapbook kit by Mari Koegelenberg. What I'm looking for when I buy products from other stores is interesting (floral) papers and lots of generic labels in the elements pack. These are my two non-negotiables I use when browsing around for digital scrapbooking products. It's easy to be distracted by pretty colors, so it's good to have some sort of knowledge to rely on so I'm not buying something that will end up being useless to me.

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I must have made these pages after a big sale at the Digital Press because this spread also uses a digital scrapbook kit from there, this one is Everyday You by Humble & Create. Another thing I look for in a kit is white papers. They are both nice to print at home for my hybrid projects, and I like using them in my digital projects as well. This kit also follows my rules of interesting (floral) papers and lots of labels.

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This digital scrapbook pocket page spread uses the August Stories by Rachel Etrog. And you'll see again I've purchased a kit with fun papers, lots of labels and a generic theme. All of these kits I've used here for my pocket pages, I'll also use to print at home for my hybrid scrapbooking projects.

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For this final spread in this post I'm using the Nesting digital scrapbooking kit by Jessica, available here at DigitalScrapbook.com. There are certainly enough baby photos around on these two pages to make the baby theme from the kit applicable, but as usually I'm mostly interested in the generic items. So even if you don't have any babies around, you can definitely make use of this sweet bundle from Jessica.

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Thanks for looking! And don't forget to tell me if you're a routine or novelty seeker in your crafting life!

(I also want to finish my post today by just briefly highlighting our great collection of psd files -- which most stores / designers aren't willing to share! -- Make sure to take a look.)

Recent Comments

Linda2 Dlr
Linda2 Dlr Mon, 11/16/2020 - 12:20

Sure thing. It's nice to take the time to reflect on these sorts of things. I used to compare my scrapbooking style to others too often and got caught up in the getting layouts published by the scrapbooking publications nonsense at the time. It was fun to be pushed to try new and different things but at the expense of finishing up projects or staying on top of the gazillion photos I was taking. Now, I just embrace how I do things and let go of some notions I had about what scrapbooking "should be." hahaha Thanks for the post!

Marisa Lerin
Marisa Lerin Mon, 11/16/2020 - 06:46

Thanks for all your thoughts Linda!

Linda2 Dlr
Linda2 Dlr Fri, 11/13/2020 - 18:44

And I LOVE your pocket pages in this post. Despite the idea of uniform pockets - you make them so much more creative than I imagine they could be. It was fun to try a pocket layout challenge...a "novel" idea for me. ;-)

Linda2 Dlr
Linda2 Dlr Fri, 11/13/2020 - 18:42

I guess that I don't deviate much from my traditional way of scrapbooking with 10x10 pages. But I do like delving into things that are relatively different from my style like painted or multi media styles with distressed or grunge looks. And while I find it immensely easier to line up multiple photos in blocks or rectangles, sometimes I like to get a little less uniform. But yea, I think that I embrace my way of doing things (traditionally) but at times, like to go out into the digital scrapbooking world of blogs and galleries to get new and creative ideas and try them out.

Multimedia kits like from Melo stretch my creativity and once I start using those pieces, I get more and more comfortable and I get into a groove. So, several layouts will have that look. But in the end, when I have a lot of photos to scrapbook, it's far easier for me to go back to my traditional style.

When we did that challenge to create layouts based on advertisements, it stretched me a little then as well. My style is not usually so clean and simple. But I appreciate the artistry in that kind of design. It was a bit of an effort to restrain myself from putting more elements on the layout but when the text and photos are already balanced on the page, it's easier to leave it alone.

I do like novel (for me) ideas for layouts - found many on blogs and galleries and it's always fun to experiment. That's what I like about scrapbooking - nothing is wrong, just different. But given the gazillion photos I want to scrapbook, I can't take the time to play around as much as I used to since I do want to have some finished projects in the end. hahaha

Tina Shaw
Tina Shaw Fri, 11/13/2020 - 06:34

Your peoples are always so willing to take photos! :P These are so sweet!!!