Master's Monday: Challenge Yourself - Trixie Scraps Designs

When you first started scrapping, I’m sure you felt a little overwhelmed and possibly unsure of where to start. I know that when I started I was comparing my work with all the ‘masters’ in the industry and always felt my work just wasn’t very good. I’ve since learned that everyone has their own styles and your style will come with time.

For me, that style is multiple photos and journaling on almost every single layout I do. I also like to scrap chronologically, which is something not a whole lot of scrappers do these days.

Our goal for this Masters Monday is for each of you to challenge yourselves. What aspect of scrapbooking is something that you absolutely love, but you are unsure or scared to do? For me, there’s a few.

Number one has always been going out of my comfort zone and scrapping non-chronologically. Since joining Trixie CT, this has been something I’ve been able to overcome somewhat. (I’m still adamantly scrapping old photos chronologically.) Here’s just a couple examples:

The real challenge for me that I took on this week, however, is scrapping without photos! I’ve seen a lot of people who are able to accomplish this and I’m always amazed. I’m such a visual person that scrapping without photos seems like it’s breaking a major rule of scrapbooking. (It’s not and there’s no real rules in scrapbooking.)

So I’ve been thinking about this layout for a few days. I wanted to know exactly where I was going to go with this layout before I even began. Then I got to work and made sure I included all I wanted to include. It was super hard to resist the urge to put a photo in there somewhere, but I think it works great without it and I’m glad I challenged myself.

Now go get out of your comfort zone and try something you’ve always been scared to try. Then come share your work with us in the gallery. I’m anxious to see what you guys are afraid to try.