Scrappy Mothercutters

Tuesday, October 23. 2007

Scrappy Mothercutters

Excuse the title, I'm tired as hell, and yet, I am curious.

Yesterday, Zabet and I were trollin' around the craft store, looking at supplies for a fabulous, soon-to-be announced prize. We walked down the scrapbook aisle and were floored by its cuteness. And by floored, I mean because we were laughing so hard we thought we might vomit. It's all so . . . cute, that premade stuff.

We laughed for a bit, but then we thought about it. "Is this really all there is?" We asked in wonderment. "Is no one scrapping in dark and dangerous ways?" and, more awesomely, "Has anyone ever scrapbooked that time they were depressed?"

And (please don't tell anyone that we aren't all-knowing) we didn't know the answer.

So, intrepid crafters, where are your dark scrapbooks? Where are the books that show your pain? Your suffering? Your inner circle of secret warriors? The one showing that time you stalked some random dude for six months?

Also, why don't I own one of those fancy dancy computerized cutters that look so friggin' cool?

Posted by Renée Rigdon in renee_speaks at 08:33 | Comments (8)

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I'm not going to show anybody my angst journals, they're all for me. But I used to represent some scrapbooking lines, and I've still got some good stuff. Not cutesy at all. Want it? I've even used some of it to put together a small book about all of my dead grandparents. Oh, and there's always Asta Arts. She does some great stamps. A lot of tattoo art.

#1 Sarah (Link) on 2007-10-23 10:39

Gotta say, Mothra has really come through for dark crafting. I'm stocking up on her bat garland and food labels. I found 'em while shopping for my sister's poisonous plant collection (for school!):
http://www.marthastewartcrafts.com/detail.php?p=32462&pa=MScom32462Sept07
http://www.marthastewartcrafts.com/detail.php?p=32411

#2 heather on 2007-10-23 11:08

Oooh, I KNOW! Isn't it awful? Tons of Halloween goodies to chose from and the only good stuff comes from the Great Satan Herself.

Of course, I'm waiting until Halloween passes to run back to the local Big Box Craft Store and see if I can score some deeply discounted invitations from Her line.

#2.1 Zabet on 2007-10-23 12:21

My friends and I have had this same conversation several times over. Some of the more organized in my group have started making their own stuff which is rather uncute. I keep thinking about it, and I keep buying anything that I can find (art stores are usually better sources then craft stores), but all of my photos are still precariously balanced in large and unstable boxes and there doesn't seem to be anything to cause this to change in the near or mid future.

#3 Laelia on 2007-10-24 04:25

Thought of anticraft - http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/10/stationery-with-bite.html

#4 ellie (Link) on 2007-10-24 08:50

I've never scrapbooked, never had a desire to, and burned all my old angsty journals when I moved out of Hell House.

#5 Kim (Link) on 2007-10-24 09:45

This reminds me of an episode of Dead Like Me when George as Millie unwittingly joins the scrapbooking club at her day job. She creates a beautifully dark book with old photos of people long since dead and her handling of it is wonderful. The group, however, treat her book as a "beginner's mistake" photo album and pat her on the head. I feel her pain; it's not cute enough and it's just too "artsy" for some. bleh

Stamps are a good place to look for non-cutesy decorations. There are some great flourishes, plants, figures, textures, and whatnot available now. The black and white xmas decor trend is also really helpful. Go check out the ornaments, wrapping paper, ribbons, anything really.

#6 bitessa (Link) on 2007-10-25 13:55

I understand how you feel there! I really dislike all the cutesy frill crap at craft stores. I did find the "rockstar" mat stacks and such which has pretty neat skulls paper.

#7 Veriria (Link) on 2007-10-29 23:45

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