I am not a patient crafter. I tend towards laziness in making things, though it probably contributes to the stress I feel when things don't turn out right. I should remedy that sometime :)
I would often create a scrapbook page that took several hours. Several hours for one stinkin' page! I had to choose the pictures. Then I had to choose a layout. Next I had to cut and crop my pictures. I had to choose embellishments, and try to make it cute. I would agonize forever over what I was putting on- and most of the time I ended up not being all that satisfied with it.
Digital scrapbooking significantly cuts down the time it takes to create a page, if you are at least mildly computer savvy. Still, sometimes, I have a page like this one.
I just could not figure out what I wanted to do with this page. I changed backgrounds three times. I tried all sorts of embellishments. I played with my drop shadows. When all is said and done, it took me over an hour. (Thank goodness for nap/quiet time!)
I'm still not sure this is my finished product- so I'll just call it my for-now draft.
I do enjoy the embellishments. I love the fish tags, though they turned out a little weird since the graphic was "crop-protected". Never seen that before! And, the stitching actually has leaves attached to it, but I cropped them off. I really wanted that stitching, but not the leaves.
Tip: Don't get stuck using a whole "kit" together- sometimes embellishments from other kits, or things you've found by themselves, work better for your page than what is included in a kit.
Thanks for looking!