artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Sept 30, 2022 15:11:31 GMT
So what is big now? We've survived llamas and sloths- what is trending at the moment?
What color palettes are big now? Is Christmas still pink and turquoise? Does Halloween still use purple?
My scrapbooks are basically a 20 year museum of trends. I don't scrap in order so a serendipity square and fiber layout can be right beside a sloth and enamel dot one.
So what is new?
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Post by scrapcat on Sept 30, 2022 15:21:46 GMT
I'm so glad you posted this because I was wondering about mushrooms...
I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories....
So anyone into mushrooms?
Once in a while I will scroll thru sb.com's new products and coming soon sections to get a feel for trends.
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Post by alleyscrap on Sept 30, 2022 17:58:12 GMT
I'm so glad you posted this because I was wondering about mushrooms... I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories.... So anyone into mushrooms? Once in a while I will scroll thru sb.com's new products and coming soon sections to get a feel for trends. Me! I have always LOVED mushrooms (they’re related to my career) and I have noticed an increase in mushroom icons in the last few years also. I’m in my mid-20s and I definitely have noticed that the 70s/psychedelic look is very “in” right now, especially among the younger generation and with that comes more mushroom icons. Im partial to the classic mushroom icons that are in a lot of Fall collections but I love that they are becoming more prevalent. Just the other day I decided what I really want in my craft stash is a whole sheet of little mushroom puffy stickers. I would probably just hoard them. Another trend I’ve noticed lately are hedgehog icons. I used to only see them in Fall collections too but it seems lately they are more common. Maggie Holmes Garden Party for example had cute hedgehogs and that was a very spring themed collection. I actually had a pet hedgehog for the past 4 years who was my little sidekick and showed up a lot in my albums. I loved finding hedgehog icons to use to scrap him. He passed a few months ago and I have been hoarding anything hedgie related for a memorial album. I know a lot of people don’t care for the random animal icons and I agree with that on most accounts. However, I come across uncommon animals in my daily life more often than the average person due to my job so I love when there are REALLY random, not trendy animals. For example, I think the badger in Garden Party is amazing and I’m looking forward to the random skunk and hedgehogs in Crate Paper’s Christmas collection this year. That being said, I have never been able to use a tiger or sloth or any of the trendy animal icons we have seen in the past. Let’s bring in some raccoons or maybe a goat here or there. I wish all the bigger brands didn’t pick one “trendy” animal to feature in everything and then use it to death in every collection for the next few years. The animal kingdom is diverse and I want the stickers to prove it. |
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 30, 2022 18:54:12 GMT
That being said, I have never been able to use a tiger or sloth or any of the trendy animal icons we have seen in the past. Let’s bring in some raccoons or maybe a goat here or there. I wish all the bigger brands didn’t pick one “trendy” animal to feature in everything and then use it to death in every collection for the next few years. The animal kingdom is diverse and I want the stickers to prove it. I love sloths! I may have bought three or four sticker sets from Dollar Tree. I have a child with sloth like qualities at times.  |
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Post by honeypea on Sept 30, 2022 19:18:35 GMT
I wonder if we’ll see a wave of rabbits, since it will be the next Lunar animal.
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Sept 30, 2022 20:30:16 GMT
I wonder if we’ll see a wave of rabbits, since it will be the next Lunar animal. I hope so! |
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Sept 30, 2022 20:31:09 GMT
I feel like mixed media is big on YouTubers who scrapbook.
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Post by Night Owl on Sept 30, 2022 20:35:16 GMT
I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms Maybe it is due to the Boho style being popular now? There were a lot of rainbows for awhile but maybe that has died down. |
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Post by kitbop on Sept 30, 2022 21:30:23 GMT
So anyone into mushrooms? I fell in love with the mushrooms Vicky B put into a couple of her collections. They get lumped in with leaves - they can be generic if you are scrapping the outdoors. The last 2 years, I feel that scrapbooking has become LESS trendy. And I am so happy about that. I think it's related to the difficulty with production/shipping in the world and so the community has started going back into their stash and rediscovering old trends they liked. Or maybe it's just me growing comfortable with my style and saying, "nah, I'm good" when new trends don't appeal! |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 1, 2022 2:13:21 GMT
I think some groups of products are leaning towards boho, mixed media.
Lace patterns, floral patterns, whimsical, eccentric patterns, splashes-swirls-swipes of multi colors, etc...
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 1, 2022 2:28:54 GMT
Well, whatever the new trends are, the digital world will probably be a few months behind. I was loving all of the rainbows that were suddenly appearing in digital collections right about the time the rest of you were sick of them haha! And do you know how long it took for digital designers to start putting "stickers" in their collections? I did sooooooooo many layouts using dimensional flowers and I now want to go back and replace with floral stickers. Is Christmas still pink and turquoise? I certainly hope so!  I bought a new teal coloured tree last year, and I will be using it again this year, so I need teal/turquoise/mint and pink Christmas kits. |
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Post by lg on Oct 1, 2022 3:06:35 GMT
The new trend I’ve noticed is ditching albums with crappy quality and moving towards make your own albums with binder rings and old hardcover books… especially when I’m watching peoples Halloween album plans! There are at least three creators who are using this as their base this year.
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 1, 2022 4:05:51 GMT
The new trend I’ve noticed is ditching albums with crappy quality and moving towards make your own albums with binder rings and old hardcover books… especially when I’m watching peoples Halloween album plans! There are at least three creators who are using this as their base this year. I have noticed this as well! Lots of IG people I follow are using old children's books. Even for DITL and WITL albums. Really cool. |
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Post by Embri on Oct 1, 2022 6:45:40 GMT
Hm, hard to say. I don't follow trendy releases, and my tastes run eclectic.
It always surprises me when I look at AliEx shops and sort by Orders to see what their most popular items are. It's rarely something I'd look twice at! Florals and lacy things are seemingly perennial.
There have been a lot of slimline options recently, now that I think about it.
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Post by artbabe on Oct 1, 2022 15:40:14 GMT
I know a lot of people don’t care for the random animal icons and I agree with that on most accounts. However, I come across uncommon animals in my daily life more often than the average person due to my job so I love when there are REALLY random, not trendy animals. For example, I think the badger in Garden Party is amazing and I’m looking forward to the random skunk and hedgehogs in Crate Paper’s Christmas collection this year. That being said, I have never been able to use a tiger or sloth or any of the trendy animal icons we have seen in the past. Let’s bring in some raccoons or maybe a goat here or there. I wish all the bigger brands didn’t pick one “trendy” animal to feature in everything and then use it to death in every collection for the next few years. The animal kingdom is diverse and I want the stickers to prove it. Yes! I was thrilled when one collection included a stoat. I think it was on the Christmas thread but there ended up being a whole string of posts about forest animals. I agree- I love it when there is a wide selection of animals. I was thrilled when Steven Duncan's zoo line included an orangutan, a mandrill, and a lemur. So many zoo papers forget there are other animals beside lions, elephants, and giraffes. I am always on the lookout for goat products. I think one of the reasons that there doesn't seem to be an animal at the moment is that AC got rid of Shimelle, Amy Tangerine, and Dear Lizzy. Those lines usually included the animal of the moment. I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories.... So anyone into mushrooms? I love mushrooms. I have been super excited that they have been showing up in scrapbook products. I particularly like the realistic ones that were in a couple Simply Vintage lines. So are we finally done with gnomes? |
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 2, 2022 15:26:06 GMT
There have been a lot of slimline options recently, now that I think about it. I like the slimline stamps scrapbook.com has come out with. Since I primarily scrap with divided sheet protectors, they are perfect for stamping on a 3x4 journal card. You could do more than one card at a time.
Also the scene builder dies like grass and clouds. Build a scene on a 4x6 or 3x4 card.
I rarely make cards (like greeting cards) though and I've also had better luck finding the far less popular items on Aliexpress like medical dies and stamps.  |
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Post by KikiPea on Oct 2, 2022 17:26:33 GMT
I know a lot of people don’t care for the random animal icons and I agree with that on most accounts. However, I come across uncommon animals in my daily life more often than the average person due to my job so I love when there are REALLY random, not trendy animals. For example, I think the badger in Garden Party is amazing and I’m looking forward to the random skunk and hedgehogs in Crate Paper’s Christmas collection this year. That being said, I have never been able to use a tiger or sloth or any of the trendy animal icons we have seen in the past. Let’s bring in some raccoons or maybe a goat here or there. I wish all the bigger brands didn’t pick one “trendy” animal to feature in everything and then use it to death in every collection for the next few years. The animal kingdom is diverse and I want the stickers to prove it. Yes! I was thrilled when one collection included a stoat. I think it was on the Christmas thread but there ended up being a whole string of posts about forest animals. I agree- I love it when there is a wide selection of animals. I was thrilled when Steven Duncan's zoo line included an orangutan, a mandrill, and a lemur. So many zoo papers forget there are other animals beside lions, elephants, and giraffes. I am always on the lookout for goat products. I think one of the reasons that there doesn't seem to be an animal at the moment is that AC got rid of Shimelle, Amy Tangerine, and Dear Lizzy. Those lines usually included the animal of the moment. I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories.... So anyone into mushrooms? I love mushrooms. I have been super excited that they have been showing up in scrapbook products. I particularly like the realistic ones that were in a couple Simply Vintage lines. So are we finally done with gnomes? You should check out the new 49 and Market collection that has mushrooms. www.scrapbook.com/store/fam-cm-36721.html |
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Post by kate on Oct 2, 2022 21:31:18 GMT
I'm guessing the mushrooms are related to the gnomes (and I don't think we're over them - Spellbinders had them for their September 2022 stamp/die!)
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Post by Embri on Oct 2, 2022 21:57:17 GMT
I rarely make cards (like greeting cards) though and I've also had better luck finding the far less popular items on Aliexpress like medical dies and stamps. Oh definitely. AliEx is my go-to for cutting dies. Besides being the only affordable international option, there's just so much variety! The things I want do not tend to be popular, with some exceptions. I like unusual animals and layering dies, even if they're impossibly fiddly by most people's standards. I couldn't care less about yet another realistic flower silhouette or lacy edge or Christmas/Easter/Halloween/Birthday themed anything. Full up on floral, leaf and grass motifs.
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Post by craftymom101 on Oct 4, 2022 23:44:14 GMT
I'm so glad you posted this because I was wondering about mushrooms... I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories.... So anyone into mushrooms? Once in a while I will scroll thru sb.com's new products and coming soon sections to get a feel for trends. My SO and I forage for mushrooms and I have a lot of mushroom pictures to scrapbook… I’m all about the mushroom motif! |
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Post by papersilly on Oct 5, 2022 16:52:54 GMT
I'm so glad you posted this because I was wondering about mushrooms... I was at a upscale craft/vintage market and noticed a lot of mushrooms in decor, jewelry, textiles, etc. So I searched on scrapbook.com and noticed some mushrooms in new lines from Paper Rose, Dress my Craft, Simple Stories.... So anyone into mushrooms? Once in a while I will scroll thru sb.com's new products and coming soon sections to get a feel for trends. i am really starting to like mushrooms. i just bought a set of dies with a mushroom in it. i also finished a halloween vignette with black mushroom accents. |
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 5, 2022 22:09:13 GMT
Kreative Kreations just posted a new Reminisce father collection. Now I love Reminisce for the most part, especially their photorealistic papers. But this new collection is stereotypical mustaches, ties, and all that father drivel that is so tired and non representative of fathers since 1940.
Very unhappy Reminisce. Missed opportunity to start a new trend in father/guy/masculine themes.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 5, 2022 22:44:25 GMT
Is this a trend? During lockdown there were some collections honouring first responders. There was a Reminisce line Emergency Room with several medical icons. In the last year, I have picked up a Reminisce line featuring firefighters. Last week I picked up some of the papers from P13 You Can be ANYTHING, and this morning we checked out First Responders collection from echo park. |
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Post by krcrafts on Oct 6, 2022 2:53:09 GMT
The new trend I’ve noticed is ditching albums with crappy quality and moving towards make your own albums with binder rings and old hardcover books… especially when I’m watching peoples Halloween album plans! There are at least three creators who are using this as their base this year. Would you mind sharing the creators? I would love to check that out. Sounds intriguing. |
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Post by honeypea on Oct 20, 2022 2:35:05 GMT
The new trend I’ve noticed is ditching albums with crappy quality and moving towards make your own albums with binder rings and old hardcover books… especially when I’m watching peoples Halloween album plans! There are at least three creators who are using this as their base this year. Would you mind sharing the creators? I would love to check that out. Sounds intriguing. Here’s one Laura W did. youtu.be/UiKOHzzQFcg |
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Post by wordfish on Oct 21, 2022 11:02:44 GMT
The new trend I’ve noticed is ditching albums with crappy quality and moving towards make your own albums with binder rings and old hardcover books… especially when I’m watching peoples Halloween album plans! There are at least three creators who are using this as their base this year. Would you mind sharing the creators? I would love to check that out. Sounds intriguing. I am very interested in this, also. I see there's a Laura W video. Any others? I find this idea very cool. |
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 21, 2022 15:51:16 GMT
I used to pass by the mushrooms, but now if they are realistic looking (49th and Market), I am happy to grab them. I have a few that are cutesy looking, but not really into them as much. They do remind me of the 70's.
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Post by ecvnj58 on Oct 21, 2022 15:55:12 GMT
krcrafts, krystal idunate is doing one and leilani. I’m doing one for Christmas using Ali’s journal pages.
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Post by krcrafts on Oct 21, 2022 16:15:46 GMT
honeypea ecvnj58 Thank you so much for the names! What a unique way to make an album. I might just make one myself.😊
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I bought a new teal coloured tree last year, and I will be using it again this year, so I need teal/turquoise/mint and pink Christmas kits. 
