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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1659)
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2007 23:35
I have been scrapping for 6 years and LOVE it. My cousin doesn't scrapbook but I would so love to get her to scrap with me. She says it's too expensive, which is nuts because i'm a poor girl and can't afford to buy much, it's just that i've been buying for a long time (and occasionally too much too). Anyway, I'm wondering what I can do to get her into this. I thought about bringing her with me to the LSS to their monthly crop. I'm not sure if she would go or not. I really want her to try this. See, her husband passed away a year ago and she had two daughters (preteen and teen) and they have so many pictures that would tell the story of their dad. I wish she would get into this just to get those stories on paper so they never forget the different parts of him they each have, their stories, all that stuff!!
So would you talk her into a crop, or a beginner class or what? any suggestions?
thanks for the help.
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wvugrad
Vogue SISter (3374)
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2007 23:36
Why don't you make her a scrapbook- maybe one of her husband or of her daughters. Once she sees how impactful and emotional it can be she might want to give it a try.
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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1659)
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2007 23:53
she's seen all my scrapbooks and loves them. i'm not sure why she won't just jump in and do it lol
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laure
Stylin' SIS (166)
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2007 23:59
Maybe she could try hybrid scrapbooking. It will be cheaper than tradi. It depends on her level of confidence with computers but that's an option.
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pascrapgal
Favorite SISter (9316)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 00:02
I bought a bunch of those BG little matchbook kits and I'm going to have some teens from church and some other friends over to make 'em together. I just told them to bring 10-14 pictures 3x3 or so and we would go from there. You just punch the little pieces of the matchbook kit out of the (beautiful) papers, add 2 brads and, voila! A mini book! I'm going to teach them a few basic techniques like sanding, inking, stamping (like flourishes). These kits are so adorable, quick to put together and FUN - how could they not get hooked? (Uh, yes, I DO have ulterior motives...)
Start small!
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Sonja
Favorite SISter (5587)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 06:48
Maybe show her layouts by other people and how many different styles there are, maybe one will click for her.
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Lucy
Favorite SISter (10145)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 07:03
Make a basket full of goodies and give it to her!
I bet she'll give a try!
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carolm
Fashion Plate (338)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 07:12
the other part to this is that the more you hassle someone to do it the more they will resist.
I think you may just have to accept the fact she might not want to do it.
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nola1972
Fashion Plate (283)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 08:12
Make a basket full of goodies and give it to her!
I bet she'll give a try
(even if she won't use it her kids could!)
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Dayami
Style Maven (662)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 09:03
Take her to the best Scrapbook store in your area on a Saturday morning (or when busy) and let her see all the enthusiasm scrapbookers have about this awesome hobby. ;)
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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1659)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 10:21
well she isn't very computer savvy so hybrid won't work for her. she just got DSL yesterday and has had dialup all this time and hates it. so that's out.
She loves looking at my magazines too and always shows me the pages she likes. she loves the stores i've been in too. the one here that i've been to the most, she's been in several times and looks and looks, but that's all.
I've only mentioned it to her a few times, but her girls bug her about it all the time. they really want to scrapbook. i think she's afraid she won't know what to do and she says she isn't all that creative. but she is - she just doesnt' realize it. she's great at putting things together in her house - home decor - so she's got it in her.
i'm wondering if i just invite her to come with me to a crop and tell her she just needs pictures and she can use all my tools, if she'll do it.
i was also thinking that once we get all unpacked and settled, i'd invite them over and work with the girls to do some project. we've done an altered clipboard together but their mom wasn't with us when we did it. she did help them pick stuff out though. and we did a 12x12 layout to hang in their room and she helped pick out the stuff for that too, but wanted to let the girls do the designing. so maybe if i just pull out some stuff for the girls, maybe she'll decide to play along.
i just hate the idea of all these memories of them with their dad may get overlooked and forgotten as time goes by. it would be great for them to be able to share it with their own kids (who they both already want to name after their dad).
thanks for all the suggestions. hopefully something will work at least for her to let the girls get to scrapping. :)
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MaryGeiger
Style Addict (1260)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 11:05
Why don't you offer to help her make a scrapbook. Talk to her about how important you feel it is to perserve the memories of their father for her daughters. It is a big step, especially with photos of someone you could never replace. I think if you offer to help her do an album for her daughters it would not be as overwhelming. If you can maybe do a weekend thing where you both work together doing the album than your there to help her.
I know my friend swore she would never scrapbook and I just kept making things and always showing them to her. Finally one day I invited her over to scrapbook with me. I was surprised she came and by the end of the day she was loving it. She was just afraid of not doing things right and also being around others at crops might be too overwhelming at first.
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MyArtfulSoul
CosmoGirl SISter (75)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 11:08
How about a small kit like Basic Grey with a note explaining to her just what you told us. Tell her if not for her then to leave the memories for her daughter. I also like the idea of making a mini for her if you don't want to invest in the kit right away.
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Greta Adams
Big SIS (4442)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 11:17
lisa i personally think you take her to the LSS let her browse maybe she will buy. int he meantime i think that the idea of you making her a "gift basket" of usefull stuff that you have alot of or that you don't necessarily use anymore is a great way to go...if nothing else at least the daughters can scrap. She'll pick it up...
i collected scrappy supplies fora whole year before i did my first page. It's very intimidating at first....just keep after her but not in a pushy way if ya know what i mean
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lisatanner
SISter Elle (1659)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 13:58
thanks girls - all the suggestions are great. i need to feel her out a little about going to a crop and see what she says. and i think my lss has a newbie class coming up!! we'll see! thanks again! i appreciate it so much!
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krissie
Favorite SISter (6057)
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2007 14:13
I would invite her to a crop and offer to share the supplies that I had. If it is a crop at a LSS she can buy items as she scraps and get a little taste of it. Scrapping is pretty addictive, but starting out it can be expensive because of all the tools options and beginners may not know what they really want and are more apt to bying tools they may not use.....like I did! I started scrapping with friends who had way more tools than I did and I was able to see different things and it helped me to better decide what I wanted. But invite her to a crop or even to your house for a chick flick and some scrapping and again, offer to let her use your goodies. HTH!
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kerry lynn
Favorite SISter (6465)
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2007 01:15
Start small!
i agree. maybe you could just invite her over for a simple crop with just you. then she could see what you do and get some one-on-one help. just help her make a simple page, or the matchbook album is another great idea!
xo
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Neen
Fashion Plate (434)
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# Posted: 18 Jun 2007 03:51
I would gift her a kit ;)
Kits have evil scrap powers...
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wilgeshouse
Stylin' SIS (101)
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# Posted: 18 Jun 2007 09:21
it's hard to "jumpstart" someone into scrapping if they seem hesitant. i have two people that i had got to start scrapping but in reality they don't have the same drive to preserve their memories and the small stash they did buy {thanks to me taking them to scrappy stores} just sits unused. i feel bad....like i forced them but i really didn't. they got caught up in the moment and i didn't realize that if i wasn't going to be holding their hands they wouldn't continue scrapping. lol
ya win some, ya lose some. ;)
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michelle raMirez
Vogue SISter (3562)
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# Posted: 18 Jun 2007 09:59
i got my sister into it for my nephews 18th birthday.
people always say "well where do i start? i have so many pictures."
i love using old photos and so we took one from each of his 18 birthdays and made a mini.
she was able to use alot of pictures and make a very meaningful book without much work.
after finishing it she was thrilled.
she is not an avid scrapper but loves doing minis for special occasions.
maybe make a pile of some things you are wanting to get rid of and some new goodies and let her play.
free stuff is always fun!!
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kellybean
SISter Elle (1522)
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# Posted: 18 Jun 2007 10:46
Take advantage of the sales, Hobby Lobby (paper is half off this week), Michaels. Show her how she can use office supplies, or cardboard.
Maybe purchase a magazine subscription to Simple Scrapbooks for her, or get her a good Basic Scrapbooking Book (give her your old ones!)
Once she realizes she doesnt need alot to start, and it doesnt cost much (in comparison to other hobbies) she may have a change of heart.
I agree with the other posters, invite her daughters to scrap.
I would give her a blank journal to record memories and then if she does start to scrap the journaling is done!
good luck!
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Artreverie
Fashion Plate (429)
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# Posted: 17 Sep 2007 18:08
I would put together a little "project saavy" kit for her-a few papers, embellies..etc.. share your tools, tell her to bring (say...10 pics)...Maybe even mail her a cute invite to your own little "let's get scrappy"...And get her allpumped up...Having new stuff in front of her to prompt her may helo her get past the barrier of its too expensive...
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redhotam
CosmoGirl SISter (56)
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# Posted: 18 Sep 2007 13:13
I think having a kit would be a good thing for someone new... everything is coordinated and it's totally not overwhelming. Those are the big problems for me sometimes...
-Ann Marie
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scrapprincess2002
Model SISter (2651)
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2007 09:54 - Edited by: scrapprincess2002
I would buy her a few things like cutter adhesive pkg of cs few pretty selectios of pp and embellies you know the basics and put them in a plastic case they have on sale at hl this week and then she is ready to go to the crop but the trick is call her the day of ask her is she is busy when she says no then bang ok will be by to pick you up and then she is there well sometimes we have to be a "little " sneaky with friends!
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scrappermeli
Fashion Plate (454)
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2008 19:27
I would put together a little "project saavy" kit for her-a few papers, embellies..etc.. share your tools, tell her to bring (say...10 pics)...Maybe even mail her a cute invite to your own little "let's get scrappy"...And get her allpumped up...Having new stuff in front of her to prompt her may helo her get past the barrier of its too expensive...
This is an AWESOME idea. I think I will go out and look from some recruits myself!!!! ;)
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theleahsaur
SISter Elle (1654)
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2008 20:37
it's also true that scrapbooking just isn't "it" for some people. my mom is a very creative and crafty lady, and she loves my scrapbooks, loves to look at the stuff i make, but she just really isn't into scrapbooking herself. as much as we love it, it's for us hard to realize that it just doesn't do it for some people.
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tracinicole
Favorite SISter (16356)
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2008 20:46
My friend was insisting I try scrapbooking. For years, literally. In all honesty, I kept thinking it was dumb, I just didn't get it. In my defense, I had only seen CM style with the pictures and a couple stickers, which is fine, just not my style. I had to go to a LSS and see all the patterned paper before I understood. I could not get the patterned paper out of my head! I wanted every single piece! I had never seen the patterned paper in the scrapbooks before then. OMG!
I agree though. SOme people just don't feel the scrappin' thing.
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20monkey05
Stylin' SIS (113)
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# Posted: 2 Mar 2008 23:20
How I got one of my friends to start scrapping and my mom is I just would invite them over while I was scrapping and just chat away nexted thing I know they were asking question and now they are hooked!
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mrsdd02
Style Addict (1412)
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# Posted: 2 Mar 2008 23:33
I will be happy to donate a stash to her to get her started, but I'd like to know she will actually use it.
Please PM me with your address and I will be happy to get her started.
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AngelaSpangela
Style Addict (1039)
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# Posted: 16 Mar 2008 22:46
Make a basic album for her to put pictures and journal in. That might get her into it.
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