10 Scrapbooking Questions

[LJSDesigns]

I am curious about the following life and scrapping questions.

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
3. What is your favorite color?
4. What color do you scrap with the most?
5. Title or no title on your layout?
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
8. How many photos on your average layout?
9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?

That's it. I'd love to see all of you answer, so that I can learn a little more about what makes the scrapper in you tick.

[AmieN1]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
43, I scrapbooked my dental hygiene school requirements! lol So started in college- but didn't start digital until 2008

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
23-ish years probably

3. What is your favorite color?
Teal/turquoise

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
Prob blue- as it's everyone in my house's favorite

5. Title or no title on your layout?
Almost always a title- but if I can use wordarts for a title I love that

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
Buttons

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
stitching

8. How many photos on your average layout?
Average would prob be 3

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Everything but the kitchen sink I love pretty things & want to use ALL.THE.THINGS

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
Sister does some paper scrapping & I've helped a few other moms I know get started with digiscrapping- but none that are close family or friends. They do joke that they can't wait to see that on a layout when we take pics & events though!

[Kiana]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
47 see math below

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
-- 16yrs so I was around 31yrs old at the time

3. What is your favorite color?
purples and blues

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
pretty much all except oranges

5. Title or no title on your layout?
usually no titles unless using word arts or premade

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
flowers, foliage, butterflies, wordart

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
I would say these could be limited qty or left out: basics like buttons, clips, arrows

8. How many photos on your average layout?
no more than 4

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
depends on my mood

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
nope

[nesser1981]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? 43. Maybe 15, I've always had scrapbooks
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) Digital since summer 2006, paper w/ stickers & funky scissors since 1995/1996 ish.
3. What is your favorite color? Purples/Blues
4. What color do you scrap with the most? More blues than anything or neutral
5. Title or no title on your layout? title
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? flowers
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? reskinned alphabets, I usually pull from my stash of stand alone alphas
8. How many photos on your average layout? 3 or more
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? LOL, whatever you'd call Cindy's. I think it's classic
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? My MIL paper scraps, I had a few of my Air Force friends that have tried digi over the years, but I don't think any of them stuck with it.

[StacyLynn]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
50. I was 24 (same year I gave birth to my first child), but I used to collect photos, tickets, programs, memorabilia and such and put in photo albums way back in high school.

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
26 years paper scrapping... 2009 I started digital, 15 years

3. What is your favorite color?
purple

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
I thought I scrapped pink the most (3 girls) but apparently after peeking in my gallery, I use a lot of browns/tans and wood backgrounds.

5. Title or no title on your layout?
title

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
foliage

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
hmmmmm maybe frames or journaling cards? I don't use those that much anymore.

8. How many photos on your average layout?
1-3

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Lots of layers n clusters

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
I taught all my kids to scrap, but they don't anymore...
My sister in law does paper scrapping occasionally.

[HavaDrPepper]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? 68. Scrapping as we know it today, 43 years old.

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 25 years starting with CM products in 1999. Switched to digital in 2008. However, I was cutting out newspaper articles and putting them into artist books since my teens. I also always put my photos in albums (magnetic... eek!) So in all reality I've been doing some sort of scrapping for over 50 years.

3. What is your favorite color? Purple

4. What color do you scrap with the most? Teal/Blue and autumn colors. I have a thing for autumn kits!

5. Title or no title on your layout? Depends on the layout

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? I've been using flowers and foliage much more in the last few years.

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? Stitching, paint, frames

8. How many photos on your average layout? More than 1

9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Classic with the photos and journaling the focus of the layout.

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? Yes, some of my closest friends I met through scrapbooking. I also found out in 2002 when I cleaned out a closet in the master bedroom that my mother had made a scrapbook of their wedding back in 1954. It was falling apart so I took it apart and put it into a CM album. She also did scrapbooks of my childhood that were falling apart. I also transferred them to CM albums. Sadly, she had passed away before I actually started with CM.

[jacinda]

1. How old are you?
51

2. How long have you been scrapping.
About 20 years

3. What is your favorite color?
Navy Blue

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
Blue and green

5. Title or no title on your layout?
Always a title

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
Leaves/greenery

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
Mixed media/paint splatters etc

8. How many photos on your average layout?
Used to be multiple. These days more often 1-2

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Clean, photo focused

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
No

[LeeAndra]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? I'm 44 and I've been scrapping since I was 23...
2. How long have you been scrapping?... which is 21 years!
3. What is your favorite color? Pink!
4. What color do you scrap with the most? I'm the only human girl in this house so sadly, not pink. Probably some boring neutral brown or white.
5. Title or no title on your layout? If I can use a wordart piece as a title, great. Otherwise, no. There are no titles left in me after 21 years!
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Mixed media for my background!
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? String. I just can't get it to look or sit right on my pages.
8. How many photos on your average layout? Depends. My favorite pages are moment pages which are usually only 1 or 2. The event pages are 4-6.
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Nowadays, pretty simple. I'm living my life more fully than I ever have so when I sit down to scrap, I scrap a page in 30 minutes(ish) so I can get back to living!
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? I got my mom into paper scrapping about 10 years ago.

[nietis]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
Going to be 40 this year. I started scrapbooking at 24, I think.
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
I've scrapped for 16 years, I started in November 2008.
3. What is your favorite color?
Blue.
4. What color do you scrap with the most?
I just browsed my gallery really quickly and it seems that I use brown a lot.
5. Title or no title on your layout?
Always title.
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
Patterned paper.
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
Flower.
8. How many photos on your average layout?
I'll say plenty. If I scrap without template, I usually do 1 photo layout, but if it's a template, I tend to pick one with a lot of photos on it.
9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Layers & clusters heavy.
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
No.

[MamaBee]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
48... I started scrapbooking when I was 30, unless you count yearbook editor two years in a row in high school then it would be 16.

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
I did paper when I first started, but it wasn't until my son was born that I switched to do more digital... so 17 years.

3. What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is navy or dark teal.

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
I don't know if I have a certain color that is most - I know pink is the least.

5. Title or no title on your layout?
99% of my layouts have titles

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
leaves... or branches, something with greens. I find it hard to use flowers without them. and Scatters... love scatters and if they are in the kit, I will use them.

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
Depends on my mood, but usually odd 3D objects.

8. How many photos on your average layout?
I don't think I have an average... it's as many photos as I need to tell the story. I usually start with the number of photos and find a template with that number. We do need more one photo templates. lol.

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Everything but the kitchen sink? is that a style? lol. Again, it depends on my mood... I love a good artsy page, too. I struggle with clean version with tiny photos/elements and lots of whitespace.

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
My mom does a lot of shutterfly scrapbooks and my aunt also digitally scrapbooks. I have a few IRL friends that scrapbook, but it's traditional paper based.

[LJSDesigns]

It is so interesting to read all your different answers, but I have to say it is sad that most of us don't have any people in our circles who digi scrap. I too have tried to teach my sister, aunts, cousins and none of them were interested.

[rach3975]

It's interesting to learn more about everyone!

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? 49, and I started at 29 when my oldest child was a few months old
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 20 years, all digital
3. What is your favorite color? Purple
4. What color do you scrap with the most? Blue, but I have to stop myself from using woodgrains and similar neutrals on every layout.
5. Title or no title on your layout? I never make titles or think of something creative, but I always use word art or a word strip and just call that the title.
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Solid papers and foliage
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? Alphabets and frames (I love the idea of frames, but they're never the right size and shape.)
8. How many photos on your average layout? I'm all over the place. My favorite LOs to scrap are 1-3 photos, but I also do a lot of LOs with more.
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Traditional/classic with a focus on the photos and stories
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? I know a couple of people who paper scrap, but as their kids have gotten older they've cut back a lot or stopped. I have, too, but it's a combination of older kids and more time and energy spent on work.

[HeideC]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? I started as a kid - so about 45 years ago

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 45 years off and on

3. What is your favorite color? I have several and are usually shades of a primary color

4. What color do you scrap with the most? I love scrapping with a black back ground so colors pop

5. Title or no title on your layout? Depends on what it is that I’m scrapping
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Flowers and I love daisys

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? Unrealistic looking string, ribbons etc. I hate extra curly looking things. They don’t look normal on a page to me

8. How many photos on your average layout? 4

9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Eceletic but since I started as a paper scrapper I lean in that direction

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? No

[aussiegirl]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? I started paper scrapping when I was in High School, but digiscrapping in 2006 when my youngest was born (digital camera, meant digital layouts)
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 34 years? All in paper and digital. Digital 17 years! WOW! I had no clue it was that long! That's crazy!
3. What is your favorite color? Green and Teal
4. What color do you scrap with the most? Green, yellow, teal
5. Title or no title on your layout? Depends on the layout or space. Usually a title though.
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? greenery and flowers- especially sunflowers or daisies
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? metal charms. Sometimes I can work them into my page, but other times they go unused.
8. How many photos on your average layout? 5 to 10
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Full! I struggle to do single photo layouts. I would much rather fill the page with photos, papers, and elements and be done with that memory to move onto something else!
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? One of my good friends was the one who introduced me to digital scrapbooking. And I met my Best Friend through a scrapbook site (she was scrapping photos from Yellowstone and we had a trip planned. We started talking, and developed a friendship! We have even taken 2 trips together). I have quite a few facebook friends who do or have digiscrapped in the past and I have gotten to know them from different sites. Some are still scraping and others have moved on to other things. No family members are digi scrappers though!

[LauraOD]

This has been interesting to read. Here are my answers:

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?

I am 57. I started scrapbooking when I was 35 and my daughter was 3.

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)

I scrapped from 2003 to 2014 then stopped for 7 years. I came back to it in 2021. During the 7 year break I got rid of about 97% of the old paper and cardmaking supplies. This second run I am digital only/mostly. I am also a journaler/planner and do some hybrid here and there.

3. What is your favorite color?

Brown with green a close second.

4. What color do you scrap with the most?

Brown but really it depends on the photos.

5. Title or no title on your layout?

Yes title. I love alphas.

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?

I love a neutral base. Like a cream or beige cardstock with a little texture.

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?

flowers

8. How many photos on your average layout?

I am all over the place with this.

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?

Paper inspired. Everything I save on Pinterest is from like Studio Calico 2012

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?

I have 2 local friends who paper scrap. I met them about 20 years ago. We were in a kit club that had an active message board. We realized we live near each other and our Michaels had a crop night so we would get together there. We didn't buy anything at Michaels just brought our kit club kits and used those. Hah!

[liriel]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? Soon to be 51 and 35
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 16
3. What is your favorite color? Emerald Green
4. What color do you scrap with the most? Blue/Green/Purple
5. Title or no title on your layout? Title
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Alpha
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? Washi Tape
8. How many photos on your average layout? 4
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Mostly Clean and simple (halfway between a Cindy template and a Janet Phillips Template )
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? No

[3BluEyedBabi]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
I'm 44. I have been scrapbooking of some sort for as long as I can remember. Does anyone remember the Lisa Frank stickers? I was obsessed with them when I was a kid!

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
Probably since I first discovered stickers when I was in Kindergarten, so 39 years. I only started digital when my son was a year old in 2008, so 16 years for digital.

3. What is your favorite color?
teal

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
Probably shades of blue.

5. Title or no title on your layout?
I prefer titles.

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
pretty flowers

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
Chunky frames, I just can't make them look right on a page.

8. How many photos on your average layout?
I'd guess 3.

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
I guess traditional. I am not good with the art journal pages.

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
Nope

[JillW]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? 64 in July ... I started scrapping in 2006, so I was 46. WOW! That makes me feel OLD!
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 18 years of scrapping.
3. What is your favorite color? Pink
4. What color do you scrap with the most? I am drawn to anything with pink ... but also love to scrap with nature kits filled with greens and browns.
5. Title or no title on your layout? Most of the time, a title
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Definitely foliage and flowers. Multiple kinds of foliage is better yet.
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? I have a hard time fitting flairs in to clusters I create.
8. How many photos on your average layout? Three
9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Lots of clusters. I enjoy creating pages that are full of photos and clusters, but even when I create a page of mainly white space, I still like to add a cluster or two.
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? Not currently, but I have been asked to help a few friends learn, but those plans have not came to fruition yet.

[SeattleSheri]

1. How long have you been scrapping? Since 2008
2. What is your favorite color? Turquoise, followed by red
3. What color do you scrap with the most? I pretty much scrap with all colors, though having three boys, I find it harder to scrap with kits that feature pink
4. Title or no title on your layout? It depends on the page
5. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Variety!
6. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? I really can't think of anything!
7. How many photos on your average layout? 1-2
8. How would you describe your scrapping style? Cluster
9. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? No

[lorigaud]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? 59, and I was 40 when I started digital scrapping, just after getting a digital camera for my birthday.

2. How long have you been scrapping? I was paper scrapping first and started that just after my oldest was born, so probably about 27 years.

3. What is your favorite color? Blue

4. What color do you scrap with the most? I don't think that there is one particular color that stands out.

5. Title or no title on your layout? Almost always at least a word art title

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? A variety of flowers, even for my more masculine pages.

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? I don't typically use frames.

8. How many photos on your average layout? Most often I create LO's with several photos, but I also like pages with just 1 or 2.....

9. How would you describe your scrapping style? Probably traditional - I like a lot of stuff on my pages with multiple clusters and plenty of photos and journaling.

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? I have a group of friends who used to get together for scrapbooking when we all did paper, but I don't know anyone else who creates digital pages.

[allyanne]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking? I am 48, and I started when I was 25

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.) 23 years!

3. What is your favorite color? This changes, but right now I think it's green.

4. What color do you scrap with the most? I don't know that I have one, but I do know that I prefer deep/bright/saturated colors and struggle with pastels, soft colors, or monochromatic colors

5. Title or no title on your layout? Almost always a title

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit? Lots of different kinds of foliage, bonus if there is a wispy grass or vine!

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without? tabs in many colors, heavy-looking fasteners, some stamps

8. How many photos on your average layout? a million

9. How would you describe your scrapping style? "All the Things" style. Is that a style?

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap? Not really. I've had friends dabble in the hobby, but no one has taken a deep dive as I have, haha

[Txcorey]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
I'm 51 now. I think I started paper scrapping when I was about 30 or so.

2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
About 20ish years.

3. What is your favorite color?
Pink, but I don't scrap with it often.

4. What color do you scrap with the most?
Probably blue because I do a lot of outdoor layouts.

5. Title or no title on your layout?
I usually like a title on my layout, or at least a pocket card with some sort of sentiment on it.

6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
Foliage & Flowers

7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
I don't use clips very often.

8. How many photos on your average layout?
Probably 3-6. I still do a lot of pocket scrapping and 99% of the time do double page layouts. However, I also like to use big photos, so for a 2 page spread it could be anywhere from 5-12 or so photos.

9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Clustery with quite a few photos.

10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
No. Most don't even understand it!

[LJSDesigns]

Still reading these and finding out interesting things.

[littlekiwi]

1. How old are you? How old were you when you started scrapbooking?
36, nearly 37. I started card making & paper scrapping when I was 11 and went to Digi at 17 or 18 I think while doing a web design course at high school.
2. How long have you been scrapping. (I know I could probably figure it out from the question above, but that is math and math is ugh for me.)
On and off for about 25/26 years - I would go through large chunks of time due to life commitments (university/college study, working and ill health) where I either didn't scrap much or didn't scrap at all.
3. What is your favorite color?
Growing up it was solidly pink and purple, now probably red but any kind of bright bold jewel colour usually.
4. What color do you scrap with the most?
Bright bold colours mostly, I'm not a fan of a lot of browns, weird shades of greens or yellow (I always seem to struggle with recolouring stuff to yellow)
5. Title or no title on your layout?
Title...usually a word art even though I am a "certified alpha hoarder"
6. What is one thing that you need in every scrapbook kit?
Hmm, can't narrow it down to one thing. In no particular order...paint or gesso, stitching, staples, patterned papers
7. What is something that seems to be in every kit that you could do without?
Buttons or clips of any kind....probably clips as I've never mastered the art of attaching them to other papers/elements
8. How many photos on your average layout?
1-2
9. How would you describe your scrapping style?
Simple but artsy
10. Do any of your real life family or friends also scrap?
They used to. My mum and one of my friends did. I think my friend still does card making but my mum has stopped....I'm sure if she didn't have Long COVID she might still scrap but for her the fatigue is too much to do anything other than eat, sleep and work.