terrip32
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Post by terrip32 on Aug 7, 2015 19:43:56 GMT
Already? I haven't even started back to school shopping..
Not only is she selling a kit but there will be 5 guest designers with their own mini kits. I hope I don't like them or I will give in and buy them.
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Post by catseatcheese on Aug 7, 2015 20:00:00 GMT
I did not get it last year because we had a huge move across the ocean during November (I was afraid I would end up never getting it). Anyhow, I was thinking that if I like the kit this year I would splurge on it but I am worried about international shipping time and whether or not it will arrive BEFORE December. Anyone else have experience with it?
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Post by abr79 on Aug 7, 2015 20:28:12 GMT
I'm excited. I've been waiting for her to release info. December and Christmas is my absolute favorite month/holiday and DD is my absolute favorite project. I am already saving for her kit. I am worried about the mini kits...she says the main kit will stand on its own...but, still. Not sure about this direction. I am curious about the class she's doing, too. I'm a sucker for anything Christmas. catseatcheese I'm domestic so I didn't have any issues and I don't do any preassembling with my album, so having it before Dec. 1 is not a requirement for me. Plus, I always work a week behind anyway. But, I know last year there was a major issue with the albums delaying the kits being shipped mid-November. And, keep.in mind, SC handles all the logistics for Ali. So, it could be an issue for.internationals. :/ Hope that helps a bit!!
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Post by alittleintrepid on Aug 7, 2015 20:44:27 GMT
I can't even look at the Hallowe'en candy that has started to show up in local store! I'll probably be ready to consider a December Daily as soon as they are all sold out!
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 7, 2015 20:54:59 GMT
December Daily!!! Ack! It's way too soon. I'm sticking my fingers in my ears and humming "lalalalalalalalala".
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 7, 2015 20:56:42 GMT
December Daily!!! Ack! It's way too soon. I'm sticking my fingers in my ears and humming "lalalalalalalalala".
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Post by laila2207 on Aug 7, 2015 21:04:29 GMT
I LOVE December Daily, but I ordered from SC two years ago (I think it was 2 years ago), and I did´t receive it before december 1. If I´m to get DD done I have to get it early november, or I´ll never get it done. Any one know of others than SC/Ali Edwards who make DD kits?
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Post by abr79 on Aug 7, 2015 21:55:00 GMT
I LOVE December Daily, but I ordered from SC two years ago (I think it was 2 years ago), and I did´t receive it before december 1. If I´m to get DD done I have to get it early november, or I´ll never get it done. Any one know of others than SC/Ali Edwards who make DD kits? gossamer blue had one. October Afternoon. I think Scraptastic had one. I bet a ton of other places will as well they wont call it "December Daily" (since that's a tm) but I bet there will be a lot as it seems to be a cash cow.
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Post by mdith4him on Aug 7, 2015 22:37:41 GMT
I got that email, too, and looked at the site briefly this afternoon. I LOVE December Daily, but it feels early to me, too, to be thinking about it!! I'll definitely be buying the main kit and I'm really curious to know how big and how expensive the mini kit add-ons will be. I'm sure I'll be tempted enough to pick up at least one extra...but I also like keeping DD as simple as I can (otherwise, it won't get done!!).
I wonder if SC is promoting things this early to avoid the shipping fiasco from last year. I feel like preorders/orders didn't happen until October last year? Am I remembering right?
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Post by carolynhasacat on Aug 7, 2015 23:17:28 GMT
I saw it but couldn't get excited about it. I didn't love the kit last year, so I'm weary about ordering again this year. I'll be watching, but can really see myself doing something completely different this year.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 7, 2015 23:32:39 GMT
December Daily!!! Ack! It's way too soon. I'm sticking my fingers in my ears and humming "lalalalalalalalala". ^^^ shouldn't you be humming 'fa la la la la' instead??? ha!! I crack myself up sometimes... but probably not anyone else, lol!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 0:31:40 GMT
I love DD but I suspect the Aussie dollar is going to make the kit too expensive this year which is a shame. I'm usually happy to do my own thing but the class has caught my attention!
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 8, 2015 1:18:41 GMT
crimsoncat05, Water just came out of my nose. I should no know better than to drink while reading.
ETA: correcting misspellings.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Aug 8, 2015 1:52:12 GMT
It looks like we have to wait until the end of the month to see the main kit and it doesn't say when they ship.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 8, 2015 2:09:21 GMT
I don't do a DD but I did buy the 2013 it on sale last year to do some Christmas layouts and spreads. Still have quite a few things left so don't think I can justify another one this year!
The concept of main and mini kits is an interesting one. I'll certainly be interested to see who the other designers are.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 2:09:27 GMT
Sorry to say, but there have been issues with the DD kits, every year, for the past several years. After my last fiasco with a DD thru them, I'd never, ever buy one again.
I like AE, but not SC. There are plenty of other companies that come out with kits that are wonderful.
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Post by abr79 on Aug 8, 2015 11:55:31 GMT
Sorry to say, but there have been issues with the DD kits, every year, for the past several years. After my last fiasco with a DD thru them, I'd never, ever buy one again. I like AE, but not SC. There are plenty of other companies that come out with kits that are wonderful. I've heard (and read) about some of those fiascos. Sounds like the DD kit is always cursed. Last year, I ordered my DD kit late so the shipping issues didn't effect me. Plus, I don't do any prepping of album beforehand and I don't work on it daily, so waiting wasn't a problem for me. Plus, by the time I ordered, I think everything was in their warehouse. But, I don't know if I'll be preordering come 9/3 at this point unless they have a detailed list of what will be included. SC is notorious for preorder issues and getting people locked in and then switching things up. I agree that there are lots of other December kits but Ali's just always works with my style! I just need to mentally prepare myself that IF I purchase one through her that there WILL be some kind of issue. Knowledge is the key. LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 13:54:54 GMT
I hope for all of you ordering it, that this will be the year it all goes smoothly!
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scrappyesq
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Post by scrappyesq on Aug 8, 2015 14:25:04 GMT
Sorry to say, but there have been issues with the DD kits, every year, for the past several years. After my last fiasco with a DD thru them, I'd never, ever buy one again. I like AE, but not SC. There are plenty of other companies that come out with kits that are wonderful.
ARRRRRGH!! I wish Ali didn't hitch her wagon to the losers at SC. I was the dummy who ordered DD kits from SC two years in a row thinking that shipping and other issues would turn out ok. They didn't. There are a lot of beautiful kits out there but there is just something about the way she does her DD every year that I absolutely love. I didn't get last years kit because I knew I wasnt going to do one but with Kelley Purkey as one of the guest designers of a mini-kit I might be eating crow.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 14:30:54 GMT
Sorry to say, but there have been issues with the DD kits, every year, for the past several years. After my last fiasco with a DD thru them, I'd never, ever buy one again. I like AE, but not SC. There are plenty of other companies that come out with kits that are wonderful.
ARRRRRGH!! I wish Ali didn't hitch her wagon to the losers at SC. I was the dummy who ordered DD kits from SC two years in a row thinking that shipping and other issues would turn out ok. They didn't. There are a lot of beautiful kits out there but there is just something about the way she does her DD every year that I absolutely love. I didn't get last years kit because I knew I wasnt going to do one but with Kelley Purkey as one of the guest designers of a mini-kit I might be eating crow. Maybe it'll go smoothly this year? The freight strike last year really was out of their control, I'll give them that. Since you really like AE's style, I think if you go in with "expecting the worst but hoping for the best" it'll work out.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 8, 2015 18:43:01 GMT
I love the idea of December Daily and have (mostly) completed two of them that I just love. *IF* I was interested in even thinking about it at the moment, I would be cracking out the supplies I've been hoarding and work on the two albums I'm currently behind on right now (2013 & 2014). I have everything I need including photos (taken but not printed) and journaling (jotted down on my iPad) so I really have no excuse other than my studio is still a mess from recent construction and I have been working on that.
I haven't ever bought a kit for it, I like doing my own thing and having a different look for each page depending on what we do/did that day. The frustrations others have posted about with the kits make me not want to bother with trying to order one.
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Post by needtime2scrap on Aug 8, 2015 19:22:39 GMT
I do one every year but have yet to order AE's kit. By the time it gets to Canada, well let's say its not always timely. Plus I always see so much cute Christmas stuff anyways that I make my own kit. This year I've already grabbed an album from Homesense (like Marshals) for $12.99 and Stampin' Up! Had some new Hello December PL cards and accessories kit that I'm going to use.
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Post by gigi333 on Aug 8, 2015 19:29:05 GMT
I'm considering it
I did it myself last year but I might get the kit this year
What kind of price was the international shipping last year?
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Post by meridon on Aug 9, 2015 0:27:06 GMT
I LOVE December Daily, but I ordered from SC two years ago (I think it was 2 years ago), and I did´t receive it before december 1. If I´m to get DD done I have to get it early november, or I´ll never get it done. Any one know of others than SC/Ali Edwards who make DD kits? You might also consider Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas. She has sold kits for this in the past. Not sure if she will this year or not. I haven't seen anything about it on her blog.
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Post by mdith4him on Aug 9, 2015 1:36:38 GMT
Shimelle's JYC is a lot of fun, too! I did that last year (in addition to DD). Mine was super simple--just a notebook with journaling, but some people go all out and do layouts for each prompt. JYC is a bit different than DD as it's more prompt based and sometimes focuses on memories associated with the season, rather than the day-to-day focus of DD. I found it was a nice compliment to my DD album.
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Post by CarolineO'Sullivan on Aug 9, 2015 2:07:28 GMT
I am so torn, I do not sub from SC but I have loved both of my DD over the past 2 years using the kits they sold. Just not sure I want to go down the road of all the drama but I did still love the end result. Maybe the reason they promoting so early is so that they can get them all out to us early, the class in Nov makes me think they want to get it to us for then to start working on the class prepping etc..
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crazyrn
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Post by crazyrn on Aug 9, 2015 4:25:38 GMT
I got the kit last year, it came late. I didn't like the album, it was orange. Then I got the flu and was sick for over a week in December so I never had time to document or work on the album. So.... I should use last year's kit but I'll probably cave and buy the new one. And then I won't complete it again. Ugh. I'm hopeless.
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Post by chances on Aug 9, 2015 6:03:12 GMT
Do you buy the kit based off of sneaks or do you see the whole thing? I think buying sight unseen is what has stopped me in the past. Not to mention the never ending screw ups.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 14:02:11 GMT
I got the kit last year, it came late. I didn't like the album, it was orange. Then I got the flu and was sick for over a week in December so I never had time to document or work on the album. So.... I should use last year's kit but I'll probably cave and buy the new one. And then I won't complete it again. Ugh. I'm hopeless. I forgot the album was orange last year--so it wasn't just the freight issue. Also, the year prior, wasn't there stuff printed upside down? I can't quite remember if it was the outside of the album, or inserts?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 14:17:52 GMT
I got the kit last year, it came late. I didn't like the album, it was orange. Then I got the flu and was sick for over a week in December so I never had time to document or work on the album. So.... I should use last year's kit but I'll probably cave and buy the new one. And then I won't complete it again. Ugh. I'm hopeless. I forgot the album was orange last year--so it wasn't just the freight issue. Also, the year prior, wasn't there stuff printed upside down? I can't quite remember if it was the outside of the album, or inserts? The embossed stars on the album were upsidedown. The year before that it was the "exclusive" stamp set that wasn't so exclusive. I have faith that this year will be better. Ali is definitely aware of what's going on with SC. I don't need any more Christmas/DD stash. I could make a DD album for the next ten years. But with that said, if Kelly Purkey's kit is going to be anything like I'm imagining I'm buying it!
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