scrappyesq
Pearl Clutcher
You have always been a part of the heist. You're only mad now because you don't like your cut.
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Jun 26, 2014 19:29:07 GMT
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Post by scrappyesq on Nov 9, 2020 17:00:37 GMT
I lost interest after hour 7. I’m not the most patient when it comes to watching videos. From what I did see, it was ok, perhaps worth $5, but not nearly as good as the WITL prep day. I don’t mind the different narrating styles - I think there’s a lot of dead air to fill - it just depends on my mood. I am not capable of just sitting and watching a crafting video, I have to be doing something else too, so it’s easy for me to tune out somewhat if I am annoyed or bored. Maybe that’s why high energy hosts don’t bother me. see that’s probably it with me too. Which is why I guess I like Tazhi it’s like there’s someone over there chatting while I work on my stuff. This is exactly how I felt. I only completed one project that was shown, and that was Ali’s foiled page 1. I really wasn’t interested in the actual projects that Tahzi and Krystal worked on. But I loved having them chatter in the background. It got my creative juices going.
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Post by amp on Nov 9, 2020 20:26:29 GMT
see that’s probably it with me too. Which is why I guess I like Tazhi it’s like there’s someone over there chatting while I work on my stuff. This is exactly how I felt. I only completed one project that was shown, and that was Ali’s foiled page 1. I really wasn’t interested in the actual projects that Tahzi and Krystal worked on. But I loved having them chatter in the background. It got my creative juices going. Ditto!
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Post by vsimone on Nov 9, 2020 21:38:35 GMT
I made Krystal's wrapping paper page and worked on some other pages as I listened, and I've gone back to a couple of the segments to watch them again. I love the fold-out house booklet but don't know if I have the stamina to make it. I think it's hard to come up with new content for the second year. Ali wouldn't want to repeat all the advice given last year in regard to how to set yourself up for success etc, but maybe that's what people joining in for the first time want. Therefore it was good to have new people talking about repeated stories, organisation and so on. I think I would have preferred Ali doing a split screen with a guest for some of the sessions, just so that we saw her more often. I liked the idea of the chatty hours but didn't like the projects. I did my own thing which worked out well - I ended up making four pages for the day. Well worth $5 and I loved being able to tell my hubby I was unavailable for the entire day
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azcrafty
Pearl Clutcher
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Jun 28, 2019 20:24:21 GMT
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Post by azcrafty on Nov 9, 2020 22:05:06 GMT
This is my first year doing DD and I did purchased this class, got some ideas , but now I wonder if I should purchase last years?
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dawnnikol
Prolific Pea
'A life without books is a life not lived.' Jay Kristoff
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Sept 21, 2015 18:39:25 GMT
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Post by dawnnikol on Nov 9, 2020 22:33:53 GMT
If I purchase it now, is there a location to just see the projects they made and not listen to the talking? LOL!
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Post by kimba on Nov 9, 2020 22:58:19 GMT
This is my first year doing DD and I did purchased this class, got some ideas , but now I wonder if I should purchase last years? I would definitely go buy 2019 DD prep day. Only 5 bucks, it was done in an entirely different manner. There are many more page ideas.
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Oct 6, 2024 21:19:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2020 2:13:02 GMT
I loved being able to tell my hubby I was unavailable for the entire day (me tooooooo)
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cbscrapper
Pearl Clutcher
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Sept 5, 2015 18:24:10 GMT
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Post by cbscrapper on Nov 10, 2020 4:28:51 GMT
I usually don’t mind the chattiness of a FB live (that’s free), but I like more polished for paid content.
On the topic of FB lives, the thing that drives me batty is when the Host spends the first 10 minutes saying hello to everyone who is named in the chat. Get on with it already!
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auntmimi
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Jun 22, 2018 18:55:37 GMT
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Post by auntmimi on Nov 10, 2020 14:29:58 GMT
I would definitely go buy 2019 DD prep day. Only 5 bucks, it was done in an entirely different manner. There are many more page ideas. I had pages and pages of notes/ideas from last year's event. It's definitely worth the $5.
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Post by janamke on Nov 10, 2020 18:28:26 GMT
This is my first year doing DD and I did purchased this class, got some ideas , but now I wonder if I should purchase last years? Definitely worth it! I’d buy 2019 for sure. Do those that did the 2020 prep day what are the downloads/cut files like? Any good?
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Post by Margie on Nov 11, 2020 6:12:41 GMT
This year's product play was a disappointment to me but, for $5 I can't complain too much. Here are my thoughts on things that stood out the most to me:
I liked: Ali's Minc'd transparent pocket page and her triangle tree at the end Krystal's pocket page with the word "Hope" cutout and filled with fringed pattern papers Pam Baldwin's 4-room popup was my favorite Tazhi's photo slider (although it was a 13-minute video that included her showing several mistakes, so I need to go back and weed out the do's from the don't's
Disliked: Tim Holtz's "lesson" was more like a 15-minute commercial for his products
While I really enjoy both Tazhi and Krystal's YouTube process videos, I don't think this Product Play format lived up to last year's. Maybe if they'd each had their own lessons, I would have felt like I'd gotten more out of it.
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Post by hop2 on Nov 11, 2020 12:45:54 GMT
Well worth $5 and I loved being able to tell my hubby I was unavailable for the entire day That alone is well worth $5 lol
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Oct 6, 2024 21:19:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2020 14:12:45 GMT
This is my first year doing DD and I did purchased this class, got some ideas , but now I wonder if I should purchase last years? Definitely worth it! I’d buy 2019 for sure. Do those that did the 2020 prep day what are the downloads/cut files like? Any good? You know, the usual cut files - one is "around here" in ali's writing But there are block letter cut files too. And several digital patterned papers.
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