artbabe
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Post by artbabe on May 1, 2021 0:51:32 GMT
What are the current trends? I haven’t seen any owls, sloths, cacti, or llamas lately. No mustaches or chandeliers. Are we finally getting away from random icons or am I just missing the new batch?
I’m seeing some cheetah/leopard print lately. And the ubiquitous gnomes. What other trends are you seeing?
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craftymom101
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Post by craftymom101 on May 1, 2021 1:51:10 GMT
Rainbows seem to be everywhere right, as well as butterflies. Most of the new AC collections are full of bright colors, which I love.
I’ve noticed a lot of collections have moved away from the truly obscure motifs and/or random animals. I think a new collection has a zebra print on pink, which is odd, but I’m hoping the collections with 12-15 random motifs are a thing of the past.
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on May 1, 2021 1:58:55 GMT
Those wonky rainbows and I’ve seen a few pineapples.
Not sure what else.
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msliz
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Post by msliz on May 1, 2021 2:06:51 GMT
Still lots of butterflies, but that's never a bad thing in my book!
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camcas
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Post by camcas on May 1, 2021 10:33:22 GMT
Still lots of pink......
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Post by amp on May 1, 2021 14:00:26 GMT
I don't think that trend will ever die...manufacturers think women are all about pink. I was looking to buy tools the other day, and they had a set of tools for women. They were the same as the tools for men, but they were pink. REALLY? I'm a girly girl, love dresses and jewelry, but what is most important to me about a tool is that it works. And I don't overpay for it.  |
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Post by myboysnme on May 1, 2021 14:17:56 GMT
I have seen a few papers with masks on them. I got a piece of Christmas paper and the reindeer had masks on. I also saw a card with a masked stick figure and it said "I miss your face."
Agree on the wonky rainbows but they don't seem new, just prolonged.
Will be interested to see what trends you all notice.
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Post by cmpeter on May 1, 2021 14:51:12 GMT
Gnomes and rainbows
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on May 2, 2021 0:13:08 GMT
Yes! The rainbows. Always drawn the same way.
I think butterflies and birds have been around all through the past 20 years but I remember a year when owls were on everything.
There are a lot of tigers/leopards/Jaguars, but since I love big cats and my school mascot is a Jaguar, I’m down with it.
The only thing that is hitting me over the head right now are the darn gnomes. I don’t hate them but I have no use for them.
I do think the color schemes are getting more diverse. I still wish there were more unisex kid lines (So. Much. Pink.)
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Post by Ryann on May 3, 2021 1:37:32 GMT
Hand stitching with embroidery floss. I'm seeing (and I'm doing it, too) a lot! I love the dimension and texture it gives. Really, really eye catching, too! Paige Evans has some jaw-dropping scrapbook layouts using this technique.
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on May 3, 2021 2:31:23 GMT
Gnomes, rainbows, lemons, bees
Sloths seem on the downward trend, but are still around. Coffee is still everywhere.
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JRock
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Post by JRock on May 3, 2021 15:43:09 GMT
Are gemstones and succulents still a thing? I feel like I see them a lot in more planner focused products but there's so much overlap...
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Post by peasandthanku on May 3, 2021 15:57:11 GMT
Bees, yellow, grey seem to be the thing right now
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Post by Ryann on May 3, 2021 17:06:33 GMT
Bees, yellow, grey seem to be the thing right now Considering that yellow & gray are the Pantone colors this year, it's not surprising to see bees surging in popularity given their association to those colors. I had the same thought when I saw the new Simple Stories lemon collection - they are jumping on the Pantone trend wagon.  |
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on May 3, 2021 17:08:01 GMT
Gnomes, rainbows, lots of florals (especially fussy cuttable papers), and I think bees might be the new butterflies.
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Post by Restless Spirit on May 3, 2021 17:25:03 GMT
Card maker here. Bees and succulents. Lemons seem to be on the rise, too
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Post by jediannie on May 3, 2021 17:56:29 GMT
I do think the color schemes are getting more diverse. I still wish there were more unisex kid lines (So. Much. Pink.) Agreed, it still has a ways to go but it's nice to it starting to happen. And yes to the too much pink. Hand stitching with embroidery floss. I am loving the embroidery floss stitching everywhere! I definitely want to try this out. And as much as I like rainbows, I'm over it and would like to see other designs.  |
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Post by hockeyfan06 on May 3, 2021 18:05:55 GMT
I'm seeing a lot of bees, lemons and geometric shapes associated with succulents.
I don't mind any of these right now until I get sick of seeing them everywhere...like those wonky rainbows. lol
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Post by quietgirl on May 3, 2021 18:12:59 GMT
Bees, yellow, grey seem to be the thing right now My girlfriend crocheted a scarf for another friend of hers using yellow and grey yarn. It was so pretty. Its a neat combination. |
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Post by breetheflea on May 3, 2021 18:23:32 GMT
Mushrooms and watermelon. Thankfully not in the same lines!
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Post by 950nancy on May 3, 2021 20:23:01 GMT
Gnomes, rainbows and large die cuts backed with patterned paper
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Post by Skellinton on May 3, 2021 23:04:24 GMT
Mushrooms and watermelon. Thankfully not in the same lines! Don’t give Amy Tan any ideas! |
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Post by cupcakepeddler on May 4, 2021 3:24:21 GMT
Card maker here. Bees and succulents. Lemons seem to be on the rise, too A quick visit to a LSS that I don't get to very often proved that this is very true, they have a lot of brands that I never see anywhere else and there was a lot of lemons and bees around. They also had a lot of lines with toadstools and fairies, pastels seemed to be everywhere too. |
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on May 4, 2021 5:37:49 GMT
Lemons is another good one. There’ve been a few collections recently with lemons.
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mich5481
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Post by mich5481 on May 4, 2021 10:57:32 GMT
I don't think that trend will ever die...manufacturers think women are all about pink. I was looking to buy tools the other day, and they had a set of tools for women. They were the same as the tools for men, but they were pink. REALLY? I'm a girly girl, love dresses and jewelry, but what is most important to me about a tool is that it works. And I don't overpay for it. Pink tools have their uses - a lot of men I know won't use pink tools, which means the women in their lives don't have to worry about missing tools because the men "forget to put them back" when they are finished using them. That being said, my older brother wanted to take my old school pink cutterbee utility tool. He's a general contractor and his reasoning was that it wouldn't get lost on the job site AND the guys he worked with wouldn't borrow (and then walk off) with it. |
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Post by ecvnj58 on May 4, 2021 12:55:22 GMT
I feel like in winter/spring scrapbooking the bad stuff was a big trend. I don’t know if that happens every winter but also every kit I get had at least one release.
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Post by azcrafty on May 4, 2021 20:36:14 GMT
Embroidering on paper...Spellbinders monthly kit had a die last month and this month with it. After I purchased $25 worth of embroidery floss I'm happy to see more dies in this style. Hoping for a HAPPY die🤞. Here a card I made last month http://instagram.com/p/COLN7mzpBDQ |
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Post by amp on May 8, 2021 0:32:13 GMT
Embroidering on paper...Spellbinders monthly kit had a die last month and this month with it. After I purchased $25 worth of embroidery floss I'm happy to see more dies in this style. Hoping for a HAPPY die🤞. Here a card I made last month http://instagr.am/p/COLN7mzpBDQ That is beautiful! If I ever receive a card like that I'm going to frame it.  |
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Post by AussieMeg on May 8, 2021 4:08:52 GMT
I'm sensing some wonky rainbow hate here.  Oh well, I like them, and I have lots of them in kits I've bought recently, so.......  Current trends I've seen in digital lines: rainbows (ha!) lemons flower stickers pot plants coffee I think the COVID themed stuff is finally starting to die off |
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Post by Neisey on May 8, 2021 12:44:05 GMT
Embroidering on paper...Spellbinders monthly kit had a die last month and this month with it. After I purchased $25 worth of embroidery floss I'm happy to see more dies in this style. Hoping for a HAPPY die🤞. Here a card I made last month http://instagr.am/p/COLN7mzpBDQ Beautiful! |
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Oh well, I like them, and I have lots of them in kits I've bought recently, so....... 
