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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 20, 2022 22:14:43 GMT
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Jul 20, 2022 23:28:20 GMT
There's some good stuff in this Nutcracker kit. We usually go to at least one production each year and I like to document that plus my daughter does ballet and usually has one dance from the Nutcracker at her studio. I just don't see paying $13 when I just want a couple of the papers.
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Post by mom on Jul 21, 2022 1:32:27 GMT
I like the Nutcracker paper, but that's all. Definitely wouldn't buy a whole kit.
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ComplicatedLady
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Jul 21, 2022 4:39:52 GMT
I really like the colors in the Graphic 45 collection. I don’t need it and I find that style very hard to use, but I love that blue.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jul 21, 2022 9:43:04 GMT
None of these most recently shared lines appeal to me, but I've decided I really like cute/whimsical critters, and a non-traditional colour scheme.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 21, 2022 18:10:39 GMT
Very pretty colors, but I don't feel like I have the right photos to use their lines for scrapbooking. Maybe a mini album that is just for fun.
I would love a couple of those papers for winter photos. That blue is lovely!
ETA: I ordered some of the Elf line from scrapbook.com. I rarely buy the latest releases but I learned when it's something licensed, buy more than you think! (RIP EK Success Coca-Cola line). I'm very excited. I have a photo of my son wearing an elf hat and he looks like an angry elf. He also had a 'smiling is my favorite' ugly Christmas sweatshirt. And it's my second favorite Christmas movie.
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Post by joblackford on Jul 21, 2022 21:34:14 GMT
ooh, that's pretty... I love the blue. And I have a chair that looks quite a bit like that blue wingback. If I spend much more time watching Vicki P's art journal pages I might convince myself that I need some Stamperia.
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Jul 22, 2022 1:40:00 GMT
Does anyone know if ACOT will get the Elf paper?
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Matt at ACOT
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Post by Matt at ACOT on Jul 22, 2022 3:36:05 GMT
Does anyone know if ACOT will get the Elf paper? Yes, I'm hoping next week for the papers! Stickers/embellishments not until mid-August.
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Jul 22, 2022 13:24:27 GMT
Yes, I'm hoping next week for the papers! Stickers/embellishments not until mid-August. Thanks! I will be putting them in my cart as soon as they arrive.
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Post by JavaJones on Jul 22, 2022 14:32:46 GMT
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Post by JavaJones on Jul 22, 2022 14:34:25 GMT
Yes, I'm hoping next week for the papers! Stickers/embellishments not until mid-August. Thanks! I will be putting them in my cart as soon as they arrive. I picked up the sticker book from Scrapbook.com. I thought it was the best deal, all the stickers are different and cover a lot of phrases and key scenes from the movie. I was not keen on the papers…
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Jul 22, 2022 14:48:58 GMT
I like some of the papers but luckily I don't need any of the extras.
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Post by artbabe on Jul 22, 2022 15:41:35 GMT
I'm a sucker for forest animals so I love the Stamperia stuff with animals on it. And they have a stoat (ermine)! I've never seen one in any collection before. I've never been fortunate to see a wild one in person but they definitely live in my area. So all of the stuff with a stoat on it is jumping into my cart.
I do like Stamperia stuff. Sometimes it is tricky to work with but it is so pretty!
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Post by marg on Jul 22, 2022 16:53:16 GMT
I'm a sucker for forest animals so I love the Stamperia stuff with animals on it. And they have a stoat (ermine)! I've never seen one in any collection before. I've never been fortunate to see a wild one in person but they definitely live in my area. So all of the stuff with a stoat on it is jumping into my cart. I do like Stamperia stuff. Sometimes it is tricky to work with but it is so pretty! I only know ermines from the royal robes that have the black tales in them, that's what makes the black-looking dots in the white fur. I've never seen one in person, either. I'd love to see some pages made with Stamperia, they are new to me. It looks challenging to work with. I'll have to go check out their website.
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Post by Ryann on Jul 22, 2022 16:54:54 GMT
(ETA: Most of) Vicki Boutin's christmas collection just hit SB.com if anyone is ready to buy!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 22, 2022 18:05:23 GMT
Just got home and saw the IG post for Pinkfresh Studio's new Christmas collection! It's generic which I gather won't please anyone but... from experience, a generic Pinkfresh Christmas collection works really well and integrates regular Christmas hoards super well. So, I'm giving this one a timid thumbs up. Just because I had great fun over multiple years using their generic December Days collection. I know this will be a good investment for me even if it's not very exciting to look at just now. Here's Happy Holidays:
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 22, 2022 18:17:21 GMT
For my fellow stoat lovers, Robert E. Fuller from the Dodo stoat rescue video fame (Whisper & Stuart) has a video on how stoats turn white during winter with incredible original footage: Incidentally, I have a white stoat in my 2021 DD! Ubi, the mascot of Le Grand-Bornan ski station, made it into my album because she was dancing and getting the crowd going for that leg of the Biathlon World Cuo like no other biathlon mascot does... That's my white stoat story of the day. #stoatsareMustelidaefortheNSBRfolks
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Post by cbscrapper on Jul 22, 2022 18:28:20 GMT
I also am underwhelmed. I hope Geralyn comes out with a printable this year.
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Post by jenna on Jul 22, 2022 18:29:54 GMT
I mentioned it in the PF thread but the collection is booooooooooring. If you have literally any year of Elle's Studio Document December kits this would go well with them tho. Happy for my wallet.. Lord knows I need literally nothing except page protectors this year
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 22, 2022 18:37:35 GMT
Nutcracker lovers, rejoice! Violet Studio is releasing a special collection that is absolutely darling. With fun, modern embellishments like shaker stickers. While the paper is sold in a pad, you can simply a sticker set to add some accents using a generic paper from your stash to stay on budget. The Advent calendar kit would make a great gift for the little ballerina in your life... This is The Nutcracker:
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jul 23, 2022 0:41:50 GMT
I'm yet another one who was underwhelmed by the Pinkfresh line. I usually like their fresher feel compared to the super traditional lines from the likes of EP but there is nothing in this collection that really speaks to me.
I do, however, think that nutcracker line is utterly adorable.
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Post by scrappyem on Jul 23, 2022 1:10:06 GMT
Count me in the underwhelmed group on the Pinkfresh. I like some bits and pieces but was hoping I'd like it a little more. I don't love all the blue or the big patterns. That star paper is cute and looks very usable. The nutcracker line is adorable but not my jam. I may end up leaning harder on digitals this year since I haven't loved anything so far. I'm kinda hoping Traci Reed (or someone) will do another snarky Christmas collection like she did a couple of years ago. I had a lot of fun with that one.
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Post by marg on Jul 23, 2022 12:58:30 GMT
I really love that Violet Studio Nutcracker collection, but I've never been to the Nutcracker and it wouldn't fit my Christmas photos. But maybe I'll have to go this year just so I can buy the paper lol.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 23, 2022 13:54:17 GMT
So as I was looking at the Pink Fresh release for Christmas I was like oh yeah I have last years. I have some BUT I mostly have Cocoa Vanilla. Many papers are similar and the colors are so alike that the 2 lines could easily be used together. Last years Cocoa Vanilla: This years Pink Fresh:
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 23, 2022 13:55:17 GMT
The candy canes, branches, stars, polkadot, plaids...very similar.
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Post by cbscrapper on Jul 23, 2022 14:12:03 GMT
The Pinkfresh has too many papers with borders, which are really plain and also unusable for a 6x8 album.
I hope Cocoa Vanilla comes out with a collection I love!
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Post by blemon on Jul 23, 2022 14:54:31 GMT
I really love that Violet Studio Nutcracker collection, but I've never been to the Nutcracker and it wouldn't fit my Christmas photos. But maybe I'll have to go this year just so I can buy the paper lol. This is pretty much how I DD. Me: I need that paper but I won't use it. Ok, what can I go to so that I will be able to use the paper on my layout that day?
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Post by artbabe on Jul 23, 2022 14:58:03 GMT
Sorry I hijacked this thread with stoat love. I totally thought of the NSBR thread, sleepingbooty. 😂 And because I’m an art teacher: a painting by Leonardo da Vinci with a very evil looking ermine: And now back to non-mustelidae topics… I agree with most of you: the Pinkfresh line is very boring but the Nutcracker one is adorable. Unfortunately I haven't been to the Nutcracker in 20 years and I don't think I can talk the teenage boys into it. Death Cab For Cutie and Jimmy Eat World is more their jam. But that paper is so adorable!
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 23, 2022 19:25:58 GMT
I'm liking a lot of the blue papers for winter photos especially Holly Jolly. I like the Deck the Halls paper the most. It isn't a must buy right away for me though.
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