what's one thing you wish you were better at?

photoshop & photo editing without the help of presets and actions. It would be helpful if I had the desire to sit down and learn too. But I want to be able to do it magically!
 
I'm with Val.. I'm in the middle of an emotional breakdown so my list would have been long, too :unsure:

Scrappy wise... creative page layout ideas w/o a template for sure.
 
I want to be a more productive and focused scrapper. First I'd need to learn to scrap faster. I swear I'm the slowest scrapper on the planet. (Not surprisingly, that's my speed setting for non-scrappy things, too. If I could have one superpower, I would strongly consider super speed.)

Second, I need to learn to call a layout done when it's good enough rather than fiddling with it way too long trying to perfect it. That's especially true since I never succeed in perfecting them; I just put the, "Oh, good enough. I'm DONE." moment off for a couple of hours.
 
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Definitely better at using Photoshop. I'm a former Photoshop Elements user and le-learning everything is a struggle for me.
 
I wish I was better at actually scrapping. Not a better scrapper, but that I actually made pages at all. I haven't really scrapped in years. :(


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Definitely be a faster scrapper but not change my style to accomplish the goal. I like my pages, I just wish it didn't take so long.
 
Composition and shadowing, particularly. But really could be happy with improvement in all scrappy areas. Maybe confidence would also be a good thing for me to work on...
 
I wish when I sat down to start a page new ideas, especially for composition, would come flooding to me... I always seem to start the design of a page the same way... by the time I'm finished it has usually morphed into something I'm happy with it but it often takes a long time to complete.

And shadowing...
 
scrapping without templates... seems like i got no clue where to start without templates... :blink:
and journaling... everytime i journal, seems like a kiddie try to make a sentence *facepalm* :eek:
 
-Using templates - Never been a strong suit for me. I can't seem to make them my "own". If I make a page I like with one, it usually takes me a while to play around with it and get it just right.
-Adding more realism to my pages - lighting, texture,... I just want to get that "oohh ahh" feeling I get looking at beautiful paper pages. I have supplies but nothing I make outside of the computer looks all that great.
-Time management - My scrap time is limited and I move slow..any improvement would be good..lol!
 
I have no desire to scrap without a template; the fun part for me is clipping papers & adding photos, not designing the layout.

I would like to get better at details. I mostly scrap with Cindy's templates, but even trying to fill all the embellishment spots stresses me out, especially if I'm doing a boy page and can't pile on flowers. I really admire scrappers who use elements in unexpected ways, & pocket scrappers who put the finishing touches on their pages that really make them stand out.
 
rach3975 said:
I want to be a more productive and focused scrapper. First I'd need to learn to scrap faster. I swear I'm the slowest scrapper on the planet. (Not surprisingly, that's my speed setting for non-scrappy things, too. If I could have one superpower, I would strongly consider super speed.)

Second, I need to learn to call a layout done when it's good enough rather than fiddling with it way too long trying to perfect it. That's especially true since I never succeed in perfecting them; I just put the, "Oh, good enough. I'm DONE." moment off for a couple of hours.
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I'm with you on the focused and more productive. I need better time management skills.
 
YepBrook said:
Simple, clean layouts. I am terrible at them.
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This. I'm terrible at them as well. Also, I'm suuuuuuper sloooooooww. My perfectionism really gets in the way of me scrapping as much as I would like.
 
Ummm...nothing...

Am I great at everything, no. Am I happy with 95% of what I make, yes. Honestly no one has ever looked through my books and said, 'hmmm, you could have done ____ better.' The stories are told; no one knows which pages are the crappy ones except me; moving on...
(Even in the books from 2008 where let's face it...almost all the pages now look crappy...)
 
Just thought of a few more

Clustering
Making better use of the limited scrap time I have (seriously its every few months atm)
Using styles other than shadows
 
I have plenty of room to grow with my scrapping but the thing I wish I did better is taking photos. I rarely ever do it. Instead I rely on my family to provide pics for me.
 
Honestly, I'm in a good place with my abilities. I like my pages and think I do a dang good job on them. I don't really look at them anymore and see areas I'm unhappy in general with or as lacking. I'm not saying every page is awesome and perfect, but I don't look at them as strikes against my ability to make a page that I am happy with.
 
What I need to improve most is taking good sharp photos. Trying to find a decent photo is what takes the most time for me.
 
Lyd said:
This. I'm terrible at them as well. Also, I'm suuuuuuper sloooooooww. My perfectionism really gets in the way of me scrapping as much as I would like.
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Well your perfectionism is helping you make amazing layouts lately, I've been noticing! I keep thinking, "WOW that's stunning!" only to not be surprised it's by you.
 
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