December Daily 2021 MEGAAA thread

I bought a large amount of product about 3 years ago, everything they had from two collections.  My biggest complaint is the paper/printing they use. Designs aren't crisp and while it's tolerable for the 12x12, the journal cards were so bad I ended up throwing them away.  I think the paper they use has absolutely no coating or finish to it, it almost seems like copy paper in that aspect.  I went back and took a look at a couple of layouts I did with the papers and I'm still seeing the same issue.

I also purchased all of Geralyn's travel release with them, same issue.  On 6x6, where the designs were shrunk down, because the ink isn't crisp, some of the design faded away in the process...think old SC documenter kits before they switched printers.  The final straw was when I pulled out the travel album I made and all the little rectangular tab stickers fell off.  They had separated from the backing.

It's a pity because I really love some of their designs, but I don't want to feel like I got burned again, so I have to say no.
Has anyone else noticed these issues?  Or am I just being too picky?

One more thing, if the collection you purchased was with KP printing, it might not have the same issues.  I'd be all over KP printing with Pinkfresh designs in a heartbeat.

I generally do not have issues with PF papers or paper ephemera, those are mostly the items I buy from them. I was not particularly fond of the fabric bows or stitched stars in the past so do not buy those any longer. I am staying away from puffy stickers from any company now. The PF paper is definitely different and designs are on a lighter scale, but I have never thought of them being poor quality. I like their every year Holiday releases but have learned they don’t go with anything else I use so if I ever decide to use one of their collection, it has to be all in, the whole album using their products and so far it has never happened as my DDs are 6x8 with a lot of cards.

I typically do not buy ES but looked at their Holiday release and OMG! Everything is simply beautiful and a lot of items are usable. I think the collection is great for a beginner and a mature DD wolf. I consider myself a latter one so always am looking for a crazy new embellishment to boost my creativity and to add to my album but this collection is just so usable and I think the album would be very pretty using it. I loved the star stamp and I think it’s more versatile than upcoming Ali set featuring star fish stars. Do items typically sell out quickly? I will wait for a few more reveals to decide if I want to add some basics to my stash. But overall I loved several items and I thought ALI choice of add ons was big:)

Re: Pinkfresh quality--I have only started buying Pinkfresh for the past 2 years or so, and have been very happy with the quality of their papers (very thick compared to most other companies), die cuts, cardstock stickers, and puffy stickers/alphas. I have not had any issues with the printing being off, fading, etc. I buy primarily from ACOT and the Pinkfresh website.

I e been very happy with Pinkfresh quality. The only issues I’ve had with it that I can recall is a couple of the stickers from the line KP designed were colored so dark that the words were nearly unreadable. A dark green ticket shape was one.

I bought the Wonder paper stack, Cookies and Milk cardstock stickers, Heart and Star puffy stickers, Christmas Die Cuts dies (the pictured example looked super cute), and the Holiday Puffy word stickers. I think the items are all super usable and will mix and match well with existing DD supplies (and any future purchases). I was tempted by the star label stamp set, but I already have the ES basic label stamp set and dies, and figure I can just add tiny stars to those as needed/desired

Not sure if I should post this here, or in a separate thread, because y'all are COMMITTED to December Daily! I am on the fence, but want to commit to documenting the holiday season in a more purposeful way this year, and hopefully use that to focus on the happy aspects.

What do you include your albums? Is it a daily log of activities, or more like Shimelle's JYC? Some sort of hybrid? I am trying to land on an approach early so I can start to plan/think. I also need to decide if I am going to do December pocket pages/layouts, plus an album, or try to put it all in my annual album. I think having some idea on content will help to drive that decision.

I ordered a kit from Vicki Boutin with her Warm Wishes Collection. It comes with a virtual class of layouts and an album, but I will likely just watch the videos for entertainment, take the ideas I want, and then get creative with the supplies. Right now I am planning on combining it with some vintage Basic Grey holiday collections, and some embellishments from other manufacturers.

The only thing that went straight into my cart were the Star Journaling Tags/Cards. I am strongly eying the star labels and star numbers though!

Is anyone else imagining the Elle Studio Collection and the Pinkfresh collection used together? I am not sure about the pinks together but I could see the rest working together nicely.

I already ordered the Button Farm's Simple Stories album kit so I probably shouldn't even be looking at other stuff. It doesn't help that my craft is still packed from our move three weeks ago so I can't review what I already have and say, "Nah, I don't need anything." LOL. I am thinking of doing the kit to document a past Christmas though.

I'm starting to lose interest in Ali's DD release. How long will it be before she gives info? The "next few weeks" started last week.

Ali released her December Daily products on September 3rd last year which was a Thursday.
If I remember correctly she previewed the whole collection the day before which would have been the 2nd with occasional sneaks all the way up to the 2nd.
Edit-I went and looked at her blog she previewed the collection on the 1st of September last year.

Sounds like it would be this week for the release then, but with her being gone for a week, they're pushing it to next week?  I wouldn't think starting over Labor Day weekend (U.S.) would be the best plan since they usually have ordering issues, but who knows?  

They are releasing key dates tomorrow it says on the DD Facebook site.

part of me thinks I'm back on board x.x