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Post by Citygirl on Feb 20, 2020 21:19:01 GMT
I don’t need any of it but I like it. I will likely get the stamp set. I’ve been doing the Thursday3 this year and have been looking for a TN to put it in.
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Post by mom on Feb 21, 2020 2:30:49 GMT
While I think its a nice idea, I think this would be have been better started in January for those who wanted to do on a monthly basis. I have no use for it though - this is how I do PL a lot now that my kids are semi-grown. I feel like all these 'new' projects this year are just little seedlings for money makers in the coming future.
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Post by cbscrapper on Feb 21, 2020 5:34:59 GMT
I like the concept, but I rolled my eyes pretty hard when I saw she was coming out with a notebook...for $10! Too BH for me.
ETA: this has a very similar feel to me as Shimelle’s “Learn Something New Everyday” class that she runs live wach September.
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Post by caspad on Feb 21, 2020 16:33:45 GMT
ETA: this has a very similar feel to me as Shimelle’s “Learn Something New Everyday” class that she runs live wach September. it wouldn't be the first time Ali took an idea of Shimelle's and turned it into her own content and took credit for it
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 19:42:42 GMT
ETA: this has a very similar feel to me as Shimelle’s “Learn Something New Everyday” class that she runs live wach September. it wouldn't be the first time Ali took an idea of Shimelle's and turned it into her own content and took credit for it I’m not sure she’d have anything to sell at all if she wasn’t copying someone. Her kits and products have always reminded me so much of 7 Gypsies 97% Complete range of stickers, stamps, journaling spots etc - which she used to use almost exclusively before coming out with her own versions. I’ve always wondered how 7 Gypsies felt about her products.
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Post by mich5481 on Feb 22, 2020 3:35:55 GMT
ETA: this has a very similar feel to me as Shimelle’s “Learn Something New Everyday” class that she runs live wach September. it wouldn't be the first time Ali took an idea of Shimelle's and turned it into her own content and took credit for it Having just gotten one of Shimelle's lines at Tuesday Morning, I'd laugh to see AE's take on unicorns and mermaids! 😂 I'd settle for copying Shimelle or KP's color palette choices - I got burned out by all of the yellows, oranges, and reds!
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Post by mamakven on Feb 22, 2020 5:08:19 GMT
I'll be the dissenting vote here and say that I think its a cool idea. I come from the perspective of having severe PTSD, which among other things has caused me to live in a state of dissociation most of the time, so in therapy i've been working on mindfulness. I think that while its "life" or "life passing me by" for me, i'm just lucky enough to be aware of how my life is escaping me. i'm guessing everyone does a certain degree of dissociating so if (and this is a big IF) she is approaching this from a mindfulness perspective, then i think that would be a positive thing. Am I going to buy it? probably not. My budget is ridiculous, and just her introducing the product has given me the idea to try to replicate it myself. So that's my opinion, fwiw. Becca
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Post by Citygirl on Feb 28, 2020 19:21:01 GMT
Anyone doing DITL next week along with Ali?
We will be on vacation and it’s also my daughters birthday, so not a typical day but I kinda want to do it anyway. I didn’t buy the kit yet but I’m thinking the bright colors would work well for that day.
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Post by pancakes on Feb 28, 2020 19:27:25 GMT
Anyone doing DITL next week along with Ali? We will be on vacation and it’s also my daughters birthday, so not a typical day but I kinda want to do it anyway. I didn’t buy the kit yet but I’m thinking the bright colors would work well for that day. I am hoping to do it. I didn't buy the kit -- I still have a super old one from 2016 I never used.
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Post by julie5 on Feb 28, 2020 19:49:37 GMT
I'll be the dissenting vote here and say that I think its a cool idea. I come from the perspective of having severe PTSD, which among other things has caused me to live in a state of dissociation most of the time, so in therapy i've been working on mindfulness. I think that while its "life" or "life passing me by" for me, i'm just lucky enough to be aware of how my life is escaping me. i'm guessing everyone does a certain degree of dissociating so if (and this is a big IF) she is approaching this from a mindfulness perspective, then i think that would be a positive thing. Am I going to buy it? probably not. My budget is ridiculous, and just her introducing the product has given me the idea to try to replicate it myself. So that's my opinion, fwiw. Becca I agree that not every idea needs to have a product line attached to it. And I suffer from disassociation too. From past and more recent past events. I have to work every day to be mindful of my happy life. I’m currently trying to teach my teen the same thing. Scrapbooking is huge therapy for me, to remember the good stuff. <3
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Post by mamakven on Feb 28, 2020 20:34:01 GMT
I'll be the dissenting vote here and say that I think its a cool idea. I come from the perspective of having severe PTSD, which among other things has caused me to live in a state of dissociation most of the time, so in therapy i've been working on mindfulness. I think that while its "life" or "life passing me by" for me, i'm just lucky enough to be aware of how my life is escaping me. i'm guessing everyone does a certain degree of dissociating so if (and this is a big IF) she is approaching this from a mindfulness perspective, then i think that would be a positive thing. Am I going to buy it? probably not. My budget is ridiculous, and just her introducing the product has given me the idea to try to replicate it myself. So that's my opinion, fwiw. Becca I agree that not every idea needs to have a product line attached to it. And I suffer from disassociation too. From past and more recent past events. I have to work every day to be mindful of my happy life. I’m currently trying to teach my teen the same thing. Scrapbooking is huge therapy for me, to remember the good stuff. <3 Julie, we have SO MUCH in common. i think we totally need to be best friends Becca
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Post by lasteve1 on Mar 2, 2020 17:13:04 GMT
So Ali announced last week that she's doing a "stamp week" this week focusing on stamping techniques, etc. She just shared on instagram stories that this means a blog post every day in the morning, except today's will be up later because she's writing it this morning. I'm pretty excited that she is doing themed blog post weeks like this and I hope it continues. She's really been busy with the ideas lately... it seems like taking time off for the surgery was just what she needed to get her old energy back (although maybe next time she can just take a break without the surgery)! Between regular releases, pieces of us, art of noticing, stamping week and DITL this Thursday, she has been really busy with providing all sorts of inspiration. It is great!
With the stamping week she is also running a stamp sale and is offering the stamp sub for $5 with the code TRYSTORYSTAMP. It doesn't look like you need to sign up for any length of time, but I'm not sure... the fine print just says it's for the first month of a new subscription but that could be m2m right? I already subscribe so I'm not using it, but I love the story stamps so I wanted to share this in case anyone missed the email and is on the fence about signing up.
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Post by cbscrapper on Mar 2, 2020 18:33:53 GMT
I used the code to sign up for M2M and it worked - I also picked up some addons with free shipping!
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Post by mich5481 on Mar 2, 2020 19:28:32 GMT
I got it with the M2M option too. Just need to cancel in a couple of days so I'm not charged for March's stamp.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Mar 2, 2020 19:31:07 GMT
Thanks for the share, lasteve1 . I'll check out her posts about stamping throughout the week.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 2, 2020 23:52:53 GMT
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Post by hop2 on Mar 3, 2020 16:30:59 GMT
Between this & the pieces of me - both without specific product releases ( yet related to & examples using products have been shown ) - both with TONS of community encouragement to do it however you are creatively moved to do it. It has been very inspiring creatively for me. I have seen examples of how to use what I already have and there are a couple of things on my wishlist as a result. But I don’t feel scared away or intimidated but an expensive product release. I think it’s a real positive business decision to draw people in, and I’m happy to be seeing all of the inspiration!
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 3, 2020 17:42:27 GMT
Was the stamp designer for this month someone other than Ali? The writing looks way different than usual.
I'm probably going to sign up and get a few stamps from the shop as well since the price is better than a revisited sale and the sale price is better than it looks since the subscription price is a minimum $19.99 (yeah, I get you don't get the class content, but I've never used it when using prior $5 codes...the only time I've subbed to the story kits). I just have to do it on a secondary account to not confuse it with my SBTM sub. Pricey still, but I need some retail therapy and there are lots of recent stamps (and a few older ones) that I've been wanting.
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Post by lasteve1 on Mar 3, 2020 18:05:48 GMT
Was the stamp designer for this month someone other than Ali? The writing looks way different than usual. I'm probably going to sign up and get a few stamps from the shop as well since the price is better than a revisited sale and the sale price is better than it looks since the subscription price is a minimum $19.99 (yeah, I get you don't get the class content, but I've never used it when using prior $5 codes...the only time I've subbed to the story kits). I just have to do it on a secondary account to not confuse it with my SBTM sub. Pricey still, but I need some retail therapy and there are lots of recent stamps (and a few older ones) that I've been wanting. Ali changed her writing up a little while ago now that she's using an ipad and apple pencil. She had started using a different brush that makes the letters wider in some places, but it's been showing up quite a bit over the past few months.
That said, Ali has mentioned in the past that the inhouse designers at studio calico/inked help with some of the designs. I doubt they do the handwriting but they might've done the icon or typed portions.
Why do you have to order on a different account? Are you just worried you will mix up the two subs and accidentally cancel the wrong one?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 3, 2020 18:09:02 GMT
Was the stamp designer for this month someone other than Ali? The writing looks way different than usual. I'm probably going to sign up and get a few stamps from the shop as well since the price is better than a revisited sale and the sale price is better than it looks since the subscription price is a minimum $19.99 (yeah, I get you don't get the class content, but I've never used it when using prior $5 codes...the only time I've subbed to the story kits). I just have to do it on a secondary account to not confuse it with my SBTM sub. Pricey still, but I need some retail therapy and there are lots of recent stamps (and a few older ones) that I've been wanting. Ali changed her writing up a little while ago now that she's using an ipad and apple pencil. She had started using a different brush that makes the letters wider in some places, but it's been showing up quite a bit over the past few months.
That said, Ali has mentioned in the past that the inhouse designers at studio calico/inked help with some of the designs. I doubt they do the handwriting but they might've done the icon or typed portions.
Why do you have to order on a different account? Are you just worried you will mix up the two subs and accidentally cancel the wrong one?
That and because I budget my kits into my monthly spending which is a separate account...splurges like this (I have 5 of the sale stamps in my cart, too) find their way into our primary budget and I don't want to have to change the card on file...I will remember to cancel, but I am less likely to remember to change the card details back.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 3, 2020 19:48:45 GMT
So I ordered and my order ended up larger than I wanted it to be, but I liked the stamps and was in the mood for some retail therapy. I sent a message immediately asking to cancel but stated I still wanted the current kit stamp...not sure if that is too fast, but I don't know how close it is to the deadline (fine print just says I will incur a fee if I cancel between the 10th and 15th). Hopefully all goes well...it says if I skip that I skip March and get April's, but I don't even know if the current stamp is Feb or March and of course the pages all just say 'this month' and the stamps are numbered. Not even the youtube reveal says what the current kit is. I'm hoping it's February but I can't be sure since the SBTM is named a month ahead.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 3, 2020 20:26:09 GMT
And they cancelled without even reading my question...so I guess I didn't need to wait. I always feel bad doing it before the item ships, but this time not so much since I bought a lot of other things as well.
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Post by janesays on Mar 4, 2020 1:37:47 GMT
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get that cute stamp set for $5 so I ordered it. I chose the month to month sub. I don’t plan on keeping it but you never know!
Im about to catch up on her blog posts/videos for stamping week. I’m looking forward to it and hoping to be inspired as some of you have said! I was actually digging around in my stamp collection this evening and I have way too many. I need to weed through these because as I was looking, I started to feel like I could get stuck in my creative process because there’s just too many choices. I scrolled through her blog post looking for the stamp code and noticed the phrase “make your stamps work for you”. Well, my stamps are definitely not working for me and they need to be organized badly. I’m looking forward to her ideas and tips on both of these points.
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Post by pancakes on Mar 5, 2020 0:54:43 GMT
I think it’s odd that Ali still hasn’t put up today’s content yet. I know they didn’t promise a new post or video every morning but it seems very late.
Edit: And there it is! Speak of the devil.
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Post by mrsshampoo on Mar 5, 2020 1:01:51 GMT
I added stamps to my cart. Ali’s posts are actually inspiring me and making me want to purchase. I should be in the freezer, though. Decisions!
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Post by andreasmom on Mar 5, 2020 2:43:45 GMT
I need those big numbers stamps in my life. Anyone wanting to sell? I passed on DD because I had last year’s, but i really love the font. Worst case scenario, does anyone know what font they are?
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Post by mom on Mar 5, 2020 3:16:46 GMT
I need those big numbers stamps in my life. Anyone wanting to sell? I passed on DD because I had last year’s, but i really love the font. Worst case scenario, does anyone know what font they are? I just saw these for sale at a good price. Scroll down til you see them. www.facebook.com/groups/434473913412665/
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Post by hutchfan on Mar 5, 2020 3:40:27 GMT
andreasmom Kerri Bradford has very similar stamps called Outnumbered (one) XL they are out of stock right now but she will probably get more as they are popular.
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Post by andreasmom on Mar 5, 2020 4:06:38 GMT
Thank you mom and hutchfan. Will look into those two options
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Post by nicolep on Mar 5, 2020 4:19:53 GMT
I need those big numbers stamps in my life. Anyone wanting to sell? I passed on DD because I had last year’s, but i really love the font. Worst case scenario, does anyone know what font they are? If you're not in a hurry, there's a very similar stamp on AliExpress. a.aliexpress.com/_dY6IEij
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