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SOS. Please tell me most of you went through this. I just started stamping in June and it's all I can think about and do. When I'm not working, eating or sleeping, I think about stamping. And many times, I'm thinking of stamping when I'm doing the above! My sister says this is normal and should calm down. I hope so, cause I seem to have developed a bad case of Stampin' Fever!
Denise
p.s. thanks so much for all your answers to my questions!
Girl, I know the feeling. The only problem is I wish I could stamp and scrap as much as I thought about it. I have spent so much money on Scrapbooking/Stamping I don't even want to think about it and Lord knows my husband never needs to find out !!! lol
I just can't stop. When something new comes out I have to have it.
Amen!! I dream of card making and sometimes come up with my best ideas while I'm sleeping!! It's part of the passion and the love of creating. Enjoy it!!
Hugs, Joanne
I think it's normal -- whatever "normal" really is. I find that there are times too, when I go to bed that I cannot get to sleep because I come up with ideas for color combinations and techniques for cards. I'll toss and turn for awhile and try to get to sleep, but sleep will not come unless I get up and try to make the card -- then I can go back to bed and sleep.
Yeah, I don't think it's ever going to end...especially now that you've found this site. There is so much to look at and admire here, you'll never stop thinking about it. I hope you didn't want your brain for anything else! ;)
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I have been that way for three years, and it hasn't let up. I think about stamping and scrapping every waking minute. I sometimes think I am nuts too! I like to think of it as a creative genius itching to get out. Have some fun!
It doesn't, I'm working on 11 years. I'm known to grab my DH's napkin to draw a color combo at a restaurant because I saw it on someone's shirt. I sit on public transportation and scribble down layouts and other random thoughts. Enjoy it! As many of us say, it is cheaper than therapy.
It doesn't, I'm working on 11 years. I'm known to grab my DH's napkin to draw a color combo at a restaurant because I saw it on someone's shirt. I sit on public transportation and scribble down layouts and other random thoughts. Enjoy it! As many of us say, it is cheaper than therapy.
LOL Sammy.. I had to comment here. I'm sooooooo like this, too! I saw a girl once with a little japanese dress on and ran home to make a card to match!
I don't know about cheaper than therapy though.. I pay my therapist far less a week than I spend on stamps and stamping supplies... but then if I cut down on my spending, I might not need the therapist..... oh the viscious cirle of life!
But I agree started 4 years ago become a demo 2 weeks after my show and have been stamping ever since. It gets really bad after the new catalog if release. My DH and I laugh that I sit in the living room stamping with my addiction and he sits in the dining room on the computer (texas holdem) with his additction and we converse while doing both. (My addiction cost more though HMMMMMM...will just keep that between us, wont we ladies)
Do you lay awake at night *trying* to sleep, and a layout pops into your head? And then you wonder which background would work better- paisley or floral?
.................Then- you figure you can try both, and switch around the layout a bit for each one, adding a different element to each to make it original.
But what- ribbon?............hardware? Can I use those new punches then if I use my ne hardware?..............NEW brads?.................NEW Ribbon Originals?
what about that fabulous american crafts ribbon you bought?....................will that work?
Maybe.............You may have to change the color a bit now to work that ribbon in. Still needs something....glitter?..........sponging?? distressing???
-----So you can see where this is heading!:rolleyes:
Glad to hear you are enjoying your new hobby, Denise! When I am having problems sleeping at night I unwind by thinking about my stamps and different ways to use them.
one day i was stamping with a group of friends. my one friend said 'why are you staring at my sweatshirt?' and i said 'because it would make a great card!' we all laughed, but i sat there and made it into a card. and my petalprints notecards were born. Gallery at Splitcoaststampers
later i thought 'i could at least have complimented her on her sweatshirt first'.
-amused-
in my case, it never really ends.. it just gets put under the heading "Temporarily Put on Hold", with the sub-heading "Due to Lack of Funds". LOL
I call it an addiction. I've been addicted for about 2 1/2 years. I saw a stamp today that said "I, __________________, am addicted to rubber stamps. You fill the name in the blank. So I think I'm one of many.
__________________ --- Brenda
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent - Eleanor Roosevelt ;)
Me too! At work and thinking about stamping! Funny story...I just got into stamping in June and as such, life is different now. I have been neglecting my garden and recently noticed 2 potted mini roses half eaten by some kind of caterpillar. I was so mad at myself for letting this happen and blamed my addiction with the stamping. So for 1 night, I fumed and fretted over this; I was actually 'angry at my hobby'!!! Woke up the next day and got a gorgeous card sent to me via e-mail, made by my stamper, sister, Jane. It was so cute...I was instantly transported back into my stamping dreamworld and I forgave myself for neglecting the garden. It does have a hold on me.
Oh, good, I'm not alone! And about the garden thing....I didn't plant one flower this year and I usually do at least a few in the back and my flower boxes in the front! Oh well. At least I've been able to bless others with RAKs. I think it's funny when I go past a house and think, "Creamy Caramel with Brocade Blue shutters."
It's nice to know I'm not alone! Reading your post and everyone's replies has made me feel much better...lol! Hang in there.....you'll at least learn to balance the stamping addiction with everyday life (at least that's what I've been told...lol).
__________________ Robin
aka Maggie's Mom for 12 years, John's Mom for 6 or Paul's wife for 15.
I'be been thinking on why this stamping is so addicting. I've come up with a couple of theories. Firstly, yes, stamping is fun. But so are lots of other things in life that are fun, but you don't tend to see the enthusiam (read addiction) as you do here. So I asked myself, why are all these people so addicted to this creative activity.
How about the fact that it is instant gratification? We live in a fast paced world and with one quick stamp, wa la, you have an image. And something that is beautiful, even if you haven't gotten to work on it. Granted, some cards take hrs to do. But that brings me to my second theory.
I think many of us lack a creative outlet in life. Many of us don't draw, or paint, or write. We don't lose ourselves in the creative process. Our left brains (the creative side) is not stimulated. All of a sudden , WHAM , our left brain is hit with all this creative thinking. Serotonin and other neurotransmitters (I'm a pharmacist) levels are raised and we feel calm, happy, content. (Just like an anti-depressant drug...which would probably be cheaper than stamping!). So we get a 'rush', even if it is making a card, thinking about making one, picking out stamps, looking at a catty.
I've got a few other theories, but I'll leave it at that. I just find this whole thing fascinating. Never have I seen such intensity and passion (i've heard about it) with this art form and I find only my sister who stamps can understand what it is all about.
After the creative process has ended you get to give someone something that you have made especially for them. They know that someone thinks enough of them to take the time and love to make them feel special.
I like that my daughter can help make the cards. We sent a get well card to my MIL and she stamped the sheep from On The Farm and one of them was all crooked and silly looking, it made the card look perfect, and Grandma knew her Granddaughter helped to make it.
I also like that I can make a card at the last minute that says exactly what I want it to. If I don't have the right stamp I can print it off the computer. Last night I made a card for a friend whose mom was just admitted to the hospital. I definitely wouldn't have had time last night with two young chilldren to go off to the store and find the perfect card for her.
I guess for me it is the creative outlet, and the personal touch.
__________________ Kristina Wife, Mommy, Stamper, Nurse Laura 6yo Jack 5yo, James 4/20/08 Megan arrived 3/16/09
I started in November of last year. I just had my stamp party this month and after cutting and mounting the ten new sets, I brought them to the shelf and counted a whopping 29 sets. My little "hiding" area is full now - with room for two sets left. This doesn't count the numerous single stamps I have. I know exactly what you mean - yesterday I was watching the Today show, and I looked at David Gregory's outfit - navy blue blazer with a pink and white striped tie. I thought to myself, I would have never of thought of putting those colors together - and it inspired me to make a card. I guess I spend so much time here due to all the creativity and inspiration. Both are good, so stop worrying!
Thanks for your post - it really validated what I have been feeling! I'm a first grade teacher, so I have a lot of free time being off of school.
I have taken it so far that I want to go out and buy a laptop, so I can lay in bed at night and read all these crazy fun loving gals and their comments......
Man I wish my CUSTOMERS were fired up like this. Most of my customers have kind of a take it or leave it attitude about stamping. They can leave their stamps in the closet for months, or get a brand new mini catalog and not have to order something out of it immediately. I have to say that I just DON'T GET IT! From the time I made my first card, I was totally hooked and I signed up the next day - that was almost 3 years ago and I still live stamping all day every day. I just need to find a group of women just like ME!
I was wondering if there might be a S.A. (stampers anonomus sp) see now I can't spell anymore either, it's on the stamps for me. I can't control it!! I am like a magnet to paper, and stamps, and I HAVE to have any new color, that is just a MUST. Now that I'm on this site all the time, I've gained weight to, because I don't want a meal, I just usually have a glass of iced tea, chips, or cookies- you know the healthy stuff, LOL!!!!
when will this madness end??
