PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Dec 28, 2020 19:33:08 GMT
As a spinoff of this thread, what are your favorites this year? For example: Product Paper collection Embellishment Manufacturer/brand Tool Stamp/set Ink brand/color Adhesive Technique Inspiration Purchase Storage solution Please share your favorites. TIA. |
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Post by coloradocropper on Dec 28, 2020 22:32:54 GMT
I just discovered Cocoa Vanilla this year. I wish I could go back and buy their older collections. I've also been having fun with watercolor and making my own backgrounds (which is funny because I have a ton of cardstock and patterned paper. Oh well!
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Post by scrappyem on Dec 29, 2020 2:24:57 GMT
Fun thread! I fell in love (and purchased) a bunch of the fall collections this year. Some of my favorites were AC's Story Teller, Simple Story Cozy Days, and the digital collection Fall Vibes by Mandy Ford (ETSY). I'm trying really hard not to hoard them as I catch up on the last few months. My favorite tools were the WRMK paper punch where you can change the size of the holes and the WRMK punch hole reinforces so I can make my own tags. The other game-changer for me after having to move my work office into my studio was getting two large monitors. I got them for WFH, but they've been awesome for scrapbooking.
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Post by marg on Dec 29, 2020 2:42:28 GMT
My favourite die set of the year was Honey Bee's Fall Bouquet - it actually came out in 2019 but wasn't on my radar until this August. It is so gorgeous and I just keep making cards with it.
Runner up for dies: Tim Holtz's Colorized line with Sizzix. They are incredible.
My favourite stamp set was Lawn Fawn's Let's Go Nuts. The squirrels are just too cute and its really fun to arrange them all.
M favourite tool is the Tim Holtz retractable craft pick - I use it for everything.
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 29, 2020 3:40:57 GMT
A lot of the products listed are not relevant to me because I do digital scrapping. Just out of interest, I had a look on my laptop top see what kits I'd bought this year, so I could at least mention my current favourite designers: Favourite Designers (Kits)Kim B Designs - The Digital Press Anita Designs - The Digital Press Dunia Designs - the Digital Press Humble & Create - The Digital Press Nini Goes Digi - The Digital Press Rachel Etrog Designs - The Digital Press Laura Passage - The Digital Press Joyce Paul - The Digital Press Designed by Soco - The Lilypad Just Jaimee - The Lilypad Lynne Grieveson - The Lilypad Mommyish - The Lilypad Becca Bonneville - The Lilypad Favourite Designers (Photoshop Styles & Actions)Sahin Designs - The Lilypad Mommyish - The Lilypad NBK Designs - The Lilypad My favourite new Styles and Actions are Etched Wood, Stitching, Paper Tears, Thickers, Glossy Epoxy, Gesso, Paint Splatter, Metallic Paint, and of course the Drop Shadows that I use on pretty much every element on every single layout. Favourite Brushes: Mixed Media - Just Jaimee Paint Splatter - Sahin Designs Holiday Magic - Karla Noel Templates: Anita Designs Lynne Grieveson Fiddle Dee Dee Layerworks by Studio Double D Project Life products: Ready To Go Pocket Pages & Pocket Cards by Just Jaimee Oooops, that's a lot of favourites!  |
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Post by hop2 on Dec 29, 2020 4:05:41 GMT
Off the top of my head:
Paper collection - case of the blahs. I think it might have been 2019 but I didn’t get to it until 2020
Embellishment- die cuts
Manufacturer/brand pinkfresh there’s always a few of their papers that inspire me
Inspiration - peas it’s always peas.
Purchase- my tonic table tidy from my LSS I also got bar magnets to be able to store metal things along the rim
Storage solution the paper sorter from container store I have several now my best use is for die storage ‘drawers’ I turned them backwards and lined them with magnets. All my dues are at my fingertips when I work.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2020 4:15:03 GMT
As a spinoff of this thread, what are your favorites this year? For example: Product Paper collection Embellishment Manufacturer/brand Tool Stamp/set Ink brand/color Adhesive Technique Inspiration Purchase Storage solution Please share your favorites. TIA. Fun thread! Product-Distress Oxide inks, got into them in a huge way Paper collection
-Photo Play Gnomes Christmas, Vicki Boutin Storyteller, not sure what line but some Mintay Embellishment
-I've been trying to use my inks and stamps more and do more diy embellishments. That said, I did scoop up a ton of the MME embellishment packs at TM back in January or so... Manufacturer/brand
Hmmmm..... Tool
-Ever since I hung my dies on the wall (covered a thin piece of wood with the magnetic vent covers and hung it) and can see them instead of digging for them, I have been using my cuttlebug so much more! Stamp/set
-I LOVE my Gina K Natural Silhouette set, ginakdesigns.com/product/clear-stamps-natural-silhouettes/?v=7516fd43adaa, the Unity Buffalo stamp set www.unitystampco.com/aging-graze-fully/, and my birthday present stamp set, the Stampin Up Bee set. www.ebay.com/itm/Stampin-Up-HONEY-BEE-Stamp-Set-DETAILED-BEE-Dies-12-sheets-Golden-Honey-DSP/393073886914?hash=item5b850786c2:g:9bEAAOSwSXdf6lm8 The Stampin up set was my birthday present for 2020. Ink brand/color -Distress, the Speckled Egg. Love it! Adhesive
-ATG all the way Technique
-Using cheap makeup brushes (the toothbrush kind) to blend ink and make backgrounds Inspiration
-Shimelle! Just cut that paper girl! Purchase
-Too much from TM. Storage solution-Fridge bins from Aldi for 4.99 to hold the project life cards that I like to alter |
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Dec 29, 2020 5:26:46 GMT
Yes- pinkfresh
Case of the Blahs was also one of my faves.
And I purchased all the pinkfresh mini ink cubes and love them
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Post by peachiceteas on Dec 29, 2020 10:27:19 GMT
I didn't purchase any Case of The Blahs but it felt like a standout collection this year!
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Dec 31, 2020 17:58:44 GMT
Thanks for your responses & alerting me to some new products. Please feel free to continuing sharing your favorites.
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, & happy new year!
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Post by pinklady on Dec 31, 2020 18:18:35 GMT
I think The Greetery hit it out of the park with most of their releases this year. The Pinwheel Party bundle and the Shiplap builder die set are in my 2020 favorite crafty things.
Ink blending with the toothbrush style make up brushes was my go to this year.
I’m also a huge fan of the Pink Fresh Studio Lea Ornate lowercase stamps and dies.
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Post by scrappyem on Jan 2, 2021 14:13:57 GMT
AussieMeg Thanks for sharing your digital favs! I'm hybrid and it's fun to see some digital I wasn't familiar with!
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 2, 2021 15:35:46 GMT
Product Paper collection Embellishment Manufacturer/brand Tool Stamp/set Ink brand/color Adhesive Technique Inspiration Purchase Storage solution My favorite product and I guess technique and maybe a few other categories is finding rolls and sheets of foam adhesive and using it to pop all kinds of things. I really love that 3D look on my pages. My favorite product was Prima Sugar Cookie. I love Prima and the soft pink and cute images just scream DGD Christmas to me. I'm also in lovee with Doodlepops by Doodlebug As always my favorite adhesive is my herma dotto, and I got a nice stash of it for Christmas. Inspiration is right here with justjac, AussieMeg, dig-it-al and so many others who post their work. I just named a few off hand that popped into my mind. Storage I think is my fabric bins I invested in this year to help with organization Product - is and always will be my elusive 8.5x11 3ring albums by WRMK or whoever makes them (AC, HL, etc). KikiPea sent me one this year and I am forever thankful. I'm not a stamp, die, ink person so nothing there. I adore die cuts but I order them from other people. Purchase - $1 clearance stickers at Michaels - I spent probably $400 on them. Second place is my paper from Scrapyourtrip.com and from Scrapbookcustoms. Love their theme papers. They make me very happy. |
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Post by artbabe on Jan 2, 2021 15:50:29 GMT
I can't find the year on some of these collections but I think these are all from 2020. I scrapped with all of these in 2020, at least.
Collections:
Vicki Boutin - Storyteller. I actually love most of Boutin's collections but I ended up buying two pieces each of that one. Gorgeous. I love every page I make with Vicki Boutine.
Vicki Boutin - Let's Wander. Is this one from 2020? I made a ton of pages with it this year. One of the best vacation themed collections I've found. The colors are so pretty.
Simple Stories Vintage - Great Escape. Again, I love almost all of the Simple Stories Vintage line (except the heritage line) but I absolutely love the Great Escape collection. I went back and ordered more of it after I used it on a few pages because it is just amazingly gorgeous. The mushroom paper is to die for.
I also loved Simple Stories Vintage- Coastal. I made a ton of pages with that- so pretty.
Simple Stories - Bro & Co. This is one of the most useful lines I've ever used for my nephews' pages. It had papers and embellishments that are perfect for teenage boys, and there aren't a lot of collections out there that are teen boy themed.
Carta Bella - By the Sea. We go to Rehoboth Beach almost every year and it is nice to find an ocean collection that isn't tropical. The colors are so pretty and I love the whales.
Carta Bella - Zoo Adventure. I haven't used this one yet but I'm really excited to use it. I love the variety of designs and I love Stephen Duncan's aesthetic.
Carta Bella - Family Night. Another Stephen Duncan one that hits it out of the park. This is really useful for scrapping my nephews' photos. I've made several pages with this one.
Shimelle - Never Grow Up. I hate that American Crafts dropped Shimelle. It doesn't make any sense to me. Her papers are so cute and so useable if you scrap kids. Was Field Trip from 2020, too? That one was amazing.
Reminisce - Rock Star. I scrapbook a guitar player so I'm always looking for lines like this.
Cocoa Vanilla - Legendary. I love this line. This is another line where I scrapped a bunch of pages with it and then went back and bought some more. So perfect for scrapping boys.
Heidi Swapp - Art Walk. I usually don't like Heidi Swapp's aesthetic but this line was gorgeous and the papers were so useful.
I bought a lot from Not Just For Boys kit club this year. I thought they started so strong but I'm disappointed they stopped releasing as many kits as they did in the beginning.
Aussiemeg, I don't do digital scrapbooking but I'd like to try it in 2021. That list will be so useful for me- I really like your pages.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jan 3, 2021 1:12:44 GMT
I've had a year of buying lots of new stuff but also digging back into my stash for some old favourites like BasicGrey and Cosmo Cricket, both of which got plenty of love this year. I've been using my stamps a lot more, and made an impulse purchase of a travel themed IACB stamp set from SC earlier this year which has proven to be a much better investment than I expected. My new favourite ink is Speckled Egg distress oxide, it's just the perfect shade and I'm so glad I bought it, I honestly feel like I could get rid of several similarly coloured inks from my stash and I probably wouldn't know they were gone.
I also moved my thickers/larger alphas into a couple of bins this year, which has meant I can flip through them much more easily. It's helping me use sets that I might have passed over in the past because they were difficult to see and put away.
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Post by julie5 on Jan 3, 2021 2:42:00 GMT
I pretty much stuck to cocoa daisy all year. I do love JustJaimee and bought most of her digital Kits at the lily pad. I also recently discovered studio tekturek. The only place I’ve been able to find their stuff is at paper issues. paperissuesstore.myshopify.com/collections/studio-tekturek |
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Post by happyscrappydo on Jan 3, 2021 3:08:49 GMT
I loved Bloom Street collection by Paige Evans and used a lot of it in the spring during lockdown. It made it more colorful. I also started subbing to Cocoa Daisy this year and bought a lot of their past items from Facebook groups. I used their 2019 gnome collection for my December daily this year and loved it.
Also, I got Cricut Maker last Christmas and 2020 was the year I used it a lot. I love cutting with it from homemade masks in the spring to 12 Days of December free cut files that I learned about from this board.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 4, 2021 19:35:57 GMT
I found a new company called Mintay (from Poland) that has gorgeous papers. I also found the Martha Stewart circle cutter (that most people seem to hate) and LOVE it. I can cut 11.75 inch circles in about 4 seconds.
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Post by bluecrafterperson on Jan 4, 2021 20:42:05 GMT
I loved Bloom Street collection by Paige Evans and used a lot of it in the spring during lockdown. It made it more colorful. I also started subbing to Cocoa Daisy this year and bought a lot of their past items from Facebook groups. I used their 2019 gnome collection for my December daily this year and loved it. Also, I got Cricut Maker last Christmas and 2020 was the year I used it a lot. I love cutting with it from homemade masks in the spring to 12 Days of December free cut files that I learned about from this board. Just a few weeks ago I discovered the Bloom Street collection. I had to buy a bunch of it. Check out this free Christmas Tree Cut File that Paige Evans created and used Bloom Street paper in. If you need any more Bloom Street paper, Cheap Scrapbook Stuff has a lot of it and for a good price. I am working on making the Christmas tree to fit on an 8x8 page but have decided to go with bright Doodlebug papers. (I am in no way connected to the people and companies mentioned.) |
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