How long to do a page?

[Blossom]

from 20 minutes to a couple of hours. I can start on a LO and pick it up ages later. Maybe change a bit, but mainly it stays the same with additions to it.

[anxela]

Hmmm... Depends. I did a 30MM page once, and really, the adrenaline could have killed me! I've never been so exhausted in my life! Funny, because I don't embellish much, so I should be able to complete my pages pretty fast. But I'd say 2-3 hours. With time spent online at DD in between. And as this is my hobby, I like to take my time and enjoy the process.

[kikimama]

Originally Posted by cstaff

Oh, the file of "in progress"... When it works... it can be quick... maybe an hour... but then... there's "that file"... I periodically purge but still have many that need attention... it's the journey... don't you think?

Hehe, yep, I have that file too.

I tend to take an evening to do a LO. I was much quicker at the start when I only had a few supplies. I think too much choice just slows me down.

I do love the 30 minute challenges though, love having that push to get on with it lol.

It was the same when I paper scrapped, I started with 2 carrier bags of supplies, so it was simple to choose a paper, an embellishment, title alphas. Then as usual I realised it was just as much fun to collect pretty supplies as it was to use them. There are times I feel slightly daunted by how many digi scrapping supplies I now have, which is silly for a hobby.

[Debbyo]

I seem to take forever to do a LO but I love the process.

[DebbieHodge]

3 hours. I keep trying to speed it up, but it always seems to take 3 hours.

[whatnext]

it varies wildly for me. but i DO know that i like to work on a page, leave it, then see if it still loves me the next morning.

in grad school we musicians had a philosophy course that was called, if i remember correctly, The Creative Process. Mozart et al going on about how they created what they created and "where" it all came from. in the end, people could speculate and talk around it, but it ends up being a personal issue, i think. and pretty inexplicable. i can only think of "inspiration" being an entity which is a component of the air we breathe. sometimes it just gets exhaled as plant food (which might explain why plants are so beautiful...)but at other times it gets integrated into our brain cells--and off we go.

snort...creativity. it's like trying to explain God. who really knows?

[sal4gal]

30 minute challenges give me facial ticks and a strong gag reflex!!!! Just put me in a straight jacket, give me a root canal . . . I tried the 30 min ONCE and I am still in weekly psych sessions. Seriously . . . 2 hours is great for me!!

Sallie

[jordyn4]

I've been digiscrapping for a couple years now, and if I sit down knowing what topic I want to cover, I can get one done in about 30-45 minutes. However, on average, it's probably closer to 2 hours, but that's with internet browsing/supply labeling thrown in many days. :-)

I can be a perfectionist, and while digital makes that easier in some ways, it's almost too easy to sit and do and undo for hours trying to get it "just right". I made a spreadsheet of all the layouts I want to finish, and I've come to the realization that I need to pick up the pace. I have two young little boys, and I'm trying to cover as much ground as I can. Sure, some layouts are really special because of the occasion or the story, and I'll take as long as I need, but for others, I'm just going to do them until I'm reasonably satisfied, have my hubby proofread, and then save the JPG copy and move on. Of course, that's easier said than done some days...

[carollee]

Gosh it can take me up to a day to finish some pages, and sometimes an hour, it all depends on what my mood is like - if I'm inspired or not. I generally have one page on the go though at any one time, possibly two if I've gotten bored with what I'm doing.

[sarahbcmc]

I am slower too. It's unusual for me to finish something in less than 2 hours unless I already had the idea in my head (edit photo read to go, sketch of layout, idea of papers and embellies - heck whole lot!!) More common that not I work on something over more than one sitting/day.

I find if I love the photo, the page comes together quicker

[cheska99]

Originally Posted by manda

I am a very slow scrapper. Part of that is because my youngest is still home with me and only 2 years old so she still needs mommy quite a bit. I also tend to analyze things way to much on my pages so I am forever changing them up. If something is not clicking for me I usually take a break and when I come back to it I have a fresh outlook on it. So it usually takes me anywhere from several hours to several days to complete one page!

I don't have the excuse of a child, but it takes me a long time. I just have to consider so many possibilities before I settle on something, especially early on in the process.

[cheska99]

Originally Posted by whatnext

it varies wildly for me. but i DO know that i like to work on a page, leave it, then see if it still loves me the next morning.

Me, too. I often start a layout one day and finish it the next. Then comes the issue of how often I try to change the little buggers even after I've posted them.

[lindapiersma]

A few months ago when I first began making pages it took FOREVER. But the learning curve was really steep and I had no friends who scrapped digitally. So every Thursday I looked for another tutorial by Cassie along with a extras to mix things up. I'd sit at the computer and say "WOW! WOW! WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT!!" out loud like a dufuss. But it was like magic! I'm sure anyone who heard me thought I had approached the deep end.

My shortest completion time was a page for Cassie's Sat challenge back in Feb. I whipped that puppy out in 3+ hrs or so. However it was a 30 Minute challenge and only needed one photo, one font and not much of anything else!

I've always try to finish a page in one day to preserve my mind. If not, I spend my time in bed at night tweaking it in my mind's eye. But when I'm working a page nothing else gets done. I can't begin to tell you the number of dinners I almost forgot to make. Fortunately my husband will eat just about anything and will watch recorded 24's and Breaking Bad's while I take another hour to 'finish up' so we can look at something we like to watch on TV together.

I'm not a nervous person but b/4 I begin a page I get butterflies. Can't tell if it's just newie excitement or if I'm afraid I'll run into a problem I can't fix. But like someone else mentioned, once I begin, I just love the "creative process" - deciding how to approach a photo, gathering papers, struggling over what to write. And wonder of wonders - no mess to clean up after! Who knew! I'm sure this glow will wear off at some point, but the only thing I regret right now is that life is too darn short!

[casbury]

I try not to let the nagging guilt of avoiding real "make-a-living" work get in the way of digi-scrapping but usually I go back and forth between the two because that darn PSE is right then on my laptop begging me to open it up. It probably takes me anywhere from 2-6 hours to complete a page, because I have so many starts and stops. I do have a few unfinished pages sitting in folders, but not many because I hate that unfinished project guilt...lol, where is all this guilt coming from?

[mungerre]

If I am doing a page without lifting then 2-3 hours. If I am lifting it goes faster I tend to lift a LOT more when my self-imposed deadlines approach.

[kathleen.summers]

Oh gosh, I have no idea. With a 2-year old I can't really just do a one-sitting page. I'm sure when it's all totalled up, it takes me about 3 hours for each page. But I do love the process once I decide what I'm doing.

[hawsumb]

Wow, it really depends for me. I'd say at a minimum an hour. Sometimes it will sit in my "Layouts in Progress" folder for a long time and then - like others mentioned - I'll delete it. It's usually the layouts that I sit on for a long time and then finish quickly that I end up not liking in the long run.

[Starlite9711]

This si such an interesting thread to read through!! I range between 1-4 hours. Currently though....I wish i could just sit down and scrap, enjoy the process and love the final result. The mojo is definitely NOT with me....lol

[Janet1949]

Originally Posted by kathie02

I am all over the place...anywhere from an hour to a day!!

This is sooooo me Kathie, and then at the end of it, Im still not happy and delete the lot!! my problem is journalling, I find it a little embarassing to put mushy words out there!

[echogirl]

Depends...totally on Mr. Mojo and how we've been getting along.
Usually I would say 2 hours is standard.

[Shanah-rhymes with Donna]

I'd say 1-3.5 hours and it tends to be more on the longer than shorter side...and that's MUCH faster than I used to be! Oh well...when it's done it's forever...that's how I look at it!

[virginiap]

FOR-EV-ER!

Honestly, that's how I feel! Much of what people have already said is true for me, too. Having so many choices as I've grown my "stash" is nice, but it also makes it more difficult to weed out and decide on embellishments, etc. I, like Elena, tend to pull a bunch of stuff out to "try it" before I go with something. It doesn't help that I have a bit of a perfectionistic streak! What mugsbigsis said really hit a note with me.... there is a point where I add a certain word or embellishment, and then I know I'm done.

Truth be told-- anywhere from 3-6 hours, I think!

[dorah]

Varies from page to page. I've done pages that have taken as little as 30-45 minutes but I have also done some that have taken days to complete to my satisfaction. On the average I would say probably a couple hours for one page.