My New Amorphous Goals

When the new year started, I knew I wanted to work on more daily life layouts and also that I wanted to stop being the world's worst journaler. What exactly I want this to look like is unclear, and how I'm going to accomplish it is also still unclear. I feel like there is something I'm reaching towards, but I'm not sure what it is. So, I've been steadily working towards this unidentifiable point by 1) making layouts using recent photos and 2) "journaling" lists in a notebook. I'm pleased that I've accomplished something, even though I still feel a bit like I'm working towards something in the dark.

Ironically, despite my lack of direction, I have much more motivation to work on layouts (I have a pretty extreme layout fever going on right now) than I do to work on any designing. I've more or less decided at this point to just give into the fever and hope that the layout making (particularly working with other designers work) will reinvigorate my own designing. So, while I'm in the amorphous region, you can expect from me lots of random design work and more layouts. In that vein, I've decided to face my fears and try a live event. Please come and help me figure this out.

And here are a few layouts I've made.

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Recent Comments

Pichi Sockenbart Mon, 07/06/2015 - 01:38

I like the black and white chevron. Looks good!

Marie Hargis Sun, 05/04/2014 - 23:37

I am loving these layouts, especially the one with the tea cup and the other with the paper coffee or tea. I am both a hot tea and coffee drinker, mostly because I love the taste and I prefer hot drinks to cold ones. Thank you so much for sharing your layouts with us here on your blog.

Meg Bertapelle Mon, 02/24/2014 - 09:48

love these!!! totally awesome :) keep 'em coming! :)

Jess Townsend Sun, 02/23/2014 - 04:58

Love the new layouts!

Mersija (Mer-see-ya) Simon Sat, 02/22/2014 - 08:08

I feel amorphous right know also,lol,i looked the word up cause i had no idea what it meant.At first i thought,maybe it has to do with the atmosphere,lol,and then i thought Marisa made up a new word.hehehehehe
I guess only smart people use this word,i'll most likely forget it asap and never use it in my vocabulary,hehehehehe,buuuut,if i ever see it again,i'll think about you.
I really wish i could get inspired and make layouts,i just have soooooo much going on that's one of my least important things to do right know.I also need improvement in journaling Marisa.

Eve Care Sat, 02/22/2014 - 03:17

I'd really like to get some layouts posted however I'm still so new to the digi scrapbooking (even though I have been working with graphics for awhile now) that I'm still on a learning curve and it takes me awhile to do just 1 layout. The challenges seem to really spark the creativity within me though and it helps get my initiative in gear, so I'm hoping to post more soon. Thank you for all the inspiration, maybe daily Life is something I could give a whirl! :)

Catherine Nonaka Fri, 02/21/2014 - 16:32

I'm a bit in the same boat at the moment... would rather make pages than design anything! Love your layouts!! And thanks for teaching me a new word, I just had to go look up amorphous, lol.

Kathy Tate Reynolds Fri, 02/21/2014 - 13:11

These are great layouts! Let the fever BURN! *heart*

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About Me

Hi There! I’m Marisa Lerin and you’ll see me around at DigitalScrapbook.com a lot. I started this site in 2010 soon after I discovered a new love in digital scrapbooking. DigitalScrapbook.com has gone through some significant changes since that time and it’s grown into this lovely community site you are seeing now. I am daily surprised by the turn of life’s events that has led me down this path. If you're new to the site, welcome! Here are a few tidbits about me that I hope will help you get to know me better!

I’m originally from Minnesota, USA, but spent a good chunk of my childhood living abroad (in Bolivia and Hong Kong). I returned to Minnesota to attend university, got married and then moved overseas again (Korea, then Jordan and 1 year of traveling). My designs are heavily influenced by these many nomadic years. I am currently back in the USA, now living in the great state of Oregon!

I have no official training for what I’m doing, since I decided very wisely (haha) to study physics in university. I am always learning new things about digital scrapbooking, and this community has been immensely helpful for that!

If I manage to stop digital scrapbooking you will probably find me watching TV, reading or baking. I also enjoy writing for the blog here at DigitalScrapbook.com where I talk about whatever happens to be catching my fancy at the moment.