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Post by refugeepea on Jul 23, 2022 19:30:11 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... Much better than the reminisce line! I wouldn't mind a couple of papers. Those colors are gorgeous.
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Ryann
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Post by Ryann on Jul 24, 2022 0:13:15 GMT
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Post by joblackford on Jul 24, 2022 3:38:37 GMT
I'm back looking at this thread because I used up all of my Christmas paper (again). The Echo Park/Carta Bella paper pads I bought were really easy to turn into cards.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jul 24, 2022 6:13:28 GMT
I don't love this one either, the colours are just too bright to really appeal to me, and again it's pretty heavy on wintery embellishments, although the grey kitty in the die cut pack is super cute.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 24, 2022 13:36:05 GMT
I’m finally caught up on this thread. After searching, searching, searching for that festive skunk, I finally figured out y’all were talking about the festive chipmunk.
I like the photo play line with blues back on page 2 or 3. That blue and red Graphic 45 paper feels very scandi and calls to me, but I have no idea how I would use it.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 24, 2022 19:20:08 GMT
I’m finally caught up on this thread. After searching, searching, searching for that festive skunk, I finally figured out y’all were talking about the festive chipmunk. The Crate Paper line has a chipmunk and a skunk (and more critters). You can see him/her on the photo of the ephemera content Matt at ACOT posted on ACOT for us. Top row, second from the left with the red bow and letter.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 24, 2022 19:24:18 GMT
Embedding some photos from the new Rosie's Studio collection, Sprinkled With Cheer, Ryann shared with us just a few posts above (thank you, Ryann!) for visual continuity:
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 24, 2022 20:49:22 GMT
I like several of the stickers from that set. Too much pink for me (and I love pink) but lots of fun embellishment items!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 25, 2022 5:16:29 GMT
sleepingbooty thanks for the 🦨 update. I was only looking at the pictures here, never followed the link. Now I’m seriously intrigued. I mean, screw tigers and llamas, 🦨 are where it’s at. I could write stories of my neighborhood adventures and the ever present skunky-stench as DS and I try to figure out if it’s animal or herbal, and then jazz it up with a sticker!!!
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Post by blemon on Jul 25, 2022 13:19:56 GMT
The Ali sneak has done me in. Super Scandi. And the little gifts!
I can’t get a link to work but it’s in a Facebook post about the live tomorrow.
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Post by jenna on Jul 25, 2022 14:28:26 GMT
Not a fan of the orange-red but it looks good so far! Those stars remind me of one of the decorating videos sleepingbooty posted last year.
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Post by JavaJones on Jul 25, 2022 14:32:10 GMT
The Ali sneak has done me in. Super Scandi. And the little gifts! I can’t get a link to work but it’s in a Facebook post about the live tomorrow. What sneak?! Since I don’t like the new Pinkfresh holiday collection, am hoping that I like what AE puts out this year.
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Post by JavaJones on Jul 25, 2022 14:36:16 GMT
Thanks for posting the photo, jennaI like the icons, not keen on orangey red……
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 25, 2022 14:47:56 GMT
Eh, not a fan of the super dark forest green and orange red.
I won't be doing DD this year but will just add pages to my albums as I previously have.
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Post by blemon on Jul 25, 2022 15:14:10 GMT
Does anyone remember the coral album debacle of a few years ago?
There were two album choices: cream linen and red linen. On my screen the read looked really orange/coral so I bought the white one.
Well in real life the albums were very orange/coral -- not much red at all, like the color in the sneak. Everyone was so angry about it.
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Post by blemon on Jul 25, 2022 15:15:24 GMT
not keen on orangey red…… You can definitely tell how orange it is since the Santas are wearing red hats.
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Post by infochick on Jul 25, 2022 17:03:23 GMT
I like the embellishments here. I think that they might also work with Mix & A-Mingle from Simple Stories. I am not sure if I need the paper, but I like these. Especially the puffy stickers.
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Post by dawnnikol on Jul 25, 2022 17:09:46 GMT
I'll have to agree with others about the colors... not for me. Between the wanna-be-red-orange, the super dark green, and more AE handwriting, it'll be an easy pass for me.
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Ryann
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Post by Ryann on Jul 25, 2022 17:18:31 GMT
The AE color palette is not great. The leaping deer and dimensional stars are nice.
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Post by artbabe on Jul 25, 2022 17:49:46 GMT
sleepingbooty thanks for the 🦨 update. I was only looking at the pictures here, never followed the link. Now I’m seriously intrigued. I mean, screw tigers and llamas, 🦨 are where it’s at. I could write stories of my neighborhood adventures and the ever present skunky-stench as DS and I try to figure out if it’s animal or herbal, and then jazz it up with a sticker!!! Oh, I need the skunk! I've never seen one in a paper line, either. I love my forest creatures. The "animal or herbal" cracked me up.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 25, 2022 17:51:20 GMT
Our 2022 DD thread is up, ladies! You're invited to the ball, please bring all your snark about the first official DD sneak...
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Post by tampascrapper on Jul 26, 2022 1:53:28 GMT
I love this for Christmas cards! I’ve never heard of the company. Have you ordered from there before?
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Post by Ryann on Jul 26, 2022 2:20:32 GMT
I love this for Christmas cards! I’ve never heard of the company. Have you ordered from there before? I have not. I first heard of them maybe 3-4 years ago.
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Post by joblackford on Jul 27, 2022 0:13:59 GMT
This weekend I found a nice typo in one of the old Echo Park papers I was chopping up. Luckily didn't plan to use the a-side anyway. "Hark the herald angles sing!" a little mathematician's Christmas carol? Hark! by jo.blackford, on Flickr
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Jul 27, 2022 12:12:08 GMT
angles sing!" a little mathematician's Christmas carol?
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Post by lynn0117 on Jul 27, 2022 21:59:18 GMT
Scrapbook dot com has a velvety green and a red 9x12 and 6x8 album coming out. It looks so beautiful! 😍
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Post by jenna on Jul 28, 2022 16:14:57 GMT
Scrapbook dot com has a velvety green and a red 9x12 and 6x8 album coming out. It looks so beautiful! 😍 That green is to die for! AHHHH! I wish they came out with a 6x12 size. All I want is a 6x12 that doesn't cost an arm and a leg from Inked
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Post by cbscrapper on Jul 30, 2022 4:46:01 GMT
Does anyone remember the coral album debacle of a few years ago? There were two album choices: cream linen and red linen. On my screen the read looked really orange/coral so I bought the white one. Well in real life the albums were very orange/coral -- not much red at all, like the color in the sneak. Everyone was so angry about it. Oh yes! They insisted it was a “warm red.” Mine was more of a lighter peach. They did offer to send the off-white albums to those who were really unhappy with the “red” one, so I got that one. I’m still thinking I should spray paint the coral/peach one and real red.
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