I was asked today why did we start a scraplift challenge because it’s difficult and not encouraging creativity... 
I decided to carry on the discussion here and not by email for once!
First I think it’s not difficult: you get inspiration from a layout and you work with it as a model: you might end up with a different - a completely different layout sometimes - scraplifting doesn’t mean you have to do exactly the same page!
“Change the theme, the kit, use different papers and elements. Above all else put “you” into the LO, make it yours” Shelli said 
I think scraplifting does help a lot to be creative, especially if you’re just starting digital scrap, but even when you’ve been scrapbooking for years, it’s still a great thing to do, it often helps to have something to start with, like an example? a guide? And I know scrappers who ONLY scraplift and the work is awesome.
Do you scraplift? Do you think it’s not being creative to scraplift???
Here is the layout that was scraplifted at DAC in September:
And here are a few layouts created after that one above:
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I find all the pages here (and the others) very creative, don’t you think they are all different, very personal, and they all had the same model yet each scrapper followed her own ideas???
I don’t want to make funny comparisons here so I won’t talk about how some great painters started their career… but artists generally start after others’ work, that is how they develope their personal style, I find it so natural that scrappers scraplift
(IMHO)
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September 28th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
I couldn’t agree with you more. Many people get their great ideas from other peoples great ideas and adapt them into their own sense of style. Also, scraplifting is great for new scrappers (gives them direction & sense of safety) and also it is great for experienced scrappers like me(sometimes that lifted layout is just right for some photos you had in mind and can also help you save some time, or you just want to venture into a new style that your not comfie with) I think it’s wonderful that we can share layouts, ideas and inspirations with each other.
One thing I especially love using scraplifts for is making birthday cards, especially because sometimes I get stuck wondering how to do something different from the year before. Of course you put your own unique flair into it (some journaling, turn the layout, add some embelishments) - to give it your special touch.
Looking at the layouts above, they all are special in their own way. Love ‘em!