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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 28, 2023 11:43:57 GMT
I also have an extra stamp set from Paper Person's "Merry Measure" kit if ANYONE WANTS IT FOR FREE. If no Pea claims it, I'll put it with the purge stuff... after I actually get to it, of course.  Iss it still available? I've been dying to get my hands on physical Paper Person stuff! Happy to Paypal you for it.  |
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Post by lg on Jun 28, 2023 11:48:54 GMT
I also have an extra stamp set from Paper Person's "Merry Measure" kit if ANYONE WANTS IT FOR FREE. If no Pea claims it, I'll put it with the purge stuff... after I actually get to it, of course. Iss it still available? I've been dying to get my hands on physical Paper Person stuff! Happy to Paypal you for it. But sleepingbooty for the low low price of $70 shipping for your $200+ order you CAN get physical paper person items… unless sold out 😇 😉🤭🤗 |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 28, 2023 11:51:40 GMT
I think I may have gotten a great Christmas deal. I bought the All You Need is Christmas kit in French from Craftelier for 16.50€ (18 US dollars) and after checking the contents online (of course, I placed the order before I took a good look at it  ), I think I may have gotten myself all of this for that price (if so, I feel like I just robbed them): If anyone's interested in this kit (available in Spanish and French), I will gladly give an update when the order arrives to let you know how filled my kit was. I think this could be a superb deal especially fellow EU scrappers who won't even need to worry about VAT collection from customs. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 28, 2023 11:59:39 GMT
Iss it still available? I've been dying to get my hands on physical Paper Person stuff! Happy to Paypal you for it. But sleepingbooty for the low low price of $70 shipping for your $200+ order you CAN get physical paper person items… unless sold out 😇 😉🤭🤗 Oooh, that sounds... eh... well...   I can't believe I'm about to admit this but I did actually go check PP's shop FAQ again, lg. My inner voice (from financial hell, clearly) was like: "Guuurl, you can treat yo'self this year. Maybe just get ALL the kits? And a couple add-on stamp sets! Go loca, chica. Just the one time." Alas for my inner demon, it's still a big fat nope for any orders from the EU and UK ("Due to the reforms for VAT taxes we no longer ship to UK or EU locations"). *deep sigh* Well, ont the upside, crazy spending crisis averted! |
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Post by lg on Jun 28, 2023 12:08:45 GMT
But sleepingbooty for the low low price of $70 shipping for your $200+ order you CAN get physical paper person items… unless sold out 😇 😉🤭🤗 Oooh, that sounds... eh... well... I can't believe I'm about to admit this but I did actually go check PP's shop FAQ again, lg. My inner voice (from financial hell, clearly) was like: "Guuurl, you can treat yo'self this year. Maybe just get ALL the kits? And a couple add-on stamp sets! Go loca, chica. Just the one time." Alas for my inner demon, it's still a big fat nope for any orders from the EU and UK ("Due to the reforms for VAT taxes we no longer ship to UK or EU locations"). *deep sigh* Well, ont the upside, crazy spending crisis averted! Giiirrrrrlllll we be peas from the same pod! I’ve done that soooo many times but I refuse to pay double for shipping than for goods so I never actually click “buy now”. At least you can rest knowing the site stopped you from making bad choices, I have to rely on my conscience 🤭 |
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Post by blemon on Jun 28, 2023 12:25:44 GMT
sleepingbooty - that's a lovely album and a great price. If you can formulate a plan for it, I would go for it I agree! |
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Post by blemon on Jun 28, 2023 12:27:54 GMT
Last year's DD was so rushed and terrible because we'd been at Disney World in November (I know, my problems are not problems) and I hate it. I might try to pick it up and fix it. I think I need to purge quite a few things that I've been holding onto, too. I'm not usually "less is more", but might be time to try. I also have an extra stamp set from Paper Person's "Merry Measure" kit if ANYONE WANTS IT FOR FREE. If no Pea claims it, I'll put it with the purge stuff... after I actually get to it, of course. Is this the one with the darker colors? I’m interested in that. |
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 28, 2023 14:12:50 GMT
Iss it still available? I've been dying to get my hands on physical Paper Person stuff! Happy to Paypal you for it. It's yours. PM your info and I'll drop it in the mail, no paypal necessary. I'm just glad someone will love it. |
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 28, 2023 14:13:37 GMT
Is this the one with the darker colors? I’m interested in that. It was this one:  |
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Post by blemon on Jun 28, 2023 15:37:29 GMT
Thanks! That is the one I bought. But I've had my eye on the darker one and couldn't pull the trigger even with the big discount earlier. I think I need to wait until I get my color scheme for the year. The problem is that I really liked the patterns but not the colors. I might get the digitals and brighten them up. |
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 28, 2023 23:38:55 GMT
Beginning July 1st, the Hallmark Channel will air Christmas movies back-to-back daily from 10 AM to 10 PM. You can vote for your favourites through the weekly polls on the Hallmark Movie Checklist app. Two brand new Christmas movies will air during the month. I need this! I've been listening to light and fluffy beachy audiobooks this summer; this fits! We were finally able to get some additional services for my son this summer and I've had a bit of free time. I'm slowly letting him be away from home more. I get major anxiety. I've been casually scrapping. I can't say what I'm going to do for Christmas.  |
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Jun 29, 2023 0:58:37 GMT
My fiance already bought our first Christmas gift of the year: a Sphero coding robot for our youngest who attended Robotics camp earlier this summer. I rarely buy anything before October so I'm impressed!  I have a couple of older Christmas albums that are complete but in weird sizes that I'm not sure I can find online (so that they can be printed). Last year's is done and printed and sitting on the shelf. Digital kits won't come out until late October at the earliest so I don't have anything to prep or buy at the moment. I am eagerly looking forward to this coming Christmas, however. My kids' dad has a 90 Day Fiance situation going and says he'll be out of the country the last two weeks of December so I'm hoping he goes through with that plan so the kids can be with us that whole time. It's been hard to fit in all the things we used to do for Christmas when I only have them 2 or 3 weekends from Thanksgiving through the new year so having 14ish whole days in a row would be the best gift I could receive this year. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 29, 2023 10:08:28 GMT
Iss it still available? I've been dying to get my hands on physical Paper Person stuff! Happy to Paypal you for it. PM your info and I'll drop it in the mail, no paypal necessary. I'm just glad someone will love it. * Makeba by Jain plays*  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 29, 2023 10:22:03 GMT
I am working on finishing the remaining layouts for Christmas 2022. I include pretty much all of Dec since almost everything is holiday related. I scrap separately for 2 dgds and a few pages for each of my 2 boys. [...] I think I am within 10 layouts of finishing maybe? Nothing for Christmas 2023 except collecting ever more Christmas product Kudos to you for scrapping for multiple people! Do you assign different "vibes" to each person's album? Do you get different Christmas collections for each? And a big yes on the collecting ever more Christmas products! "It's a solid plan, why change?", I figure. 😂 I am trying to complete a folio I put together for my December 2022 London/Edinburgh trip. I keep setting it aside as it is hard for me to scrap Christmas in summer, but I want to get it done as my digital book is still in progress. The one thing that was exciting me about it was I purchased some pieces of the Ciao Bella London's Calling collection, which has a wintery scenes and will work well with our WB Harry Potter visit too. Go scrapcat, go! You got this. You can do a folio in summer! 📣 I love sneaking in non-Christmassy elements into DD. It's like adding another secret layer of scrappy fun into the project. 👍 I hope you share your folio progress with us (and the WB HP Studio Tour, of course.) A few items from Vicki Boutin’s peppermint kisses line may have arrived at my house today 😊 OOOOH, the first bits of brand new, shiny Christmas stuff! So exciting. 💃 Last year's DD was so rushed and terrible because we'd been at Disney World in November (I know, my problems are not problems) and I hate it. I might try to pick it up and fix it. I think I need to purge quite a few things that I've been holding onto, too. I'm not usually "less is more", but might be time to try. I mean, there are worse reasons for rushing DD... 😄 Any clear ideas why you hate your DD? Technique, product selection, cutting corners for journaling, etc.? Projects gone wrong, especially those we usually nail, teach us a lot about ourselves. Will you be taking the whole thing apart or saving as much as possible by reworking/adding/removing each spread? It'll be interesting to hear your process as you go back and fix. From hating to loving, there's quite a gap. Super proud of you for tackling it! DD is no small project. 🙌 |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 29, 2023 10:34:07 GMT
Giiirrrrrlllll we be peas from the same pod! I’ve done that soooo many times but I refuse to pay double for shipping than for goods so I never actually click “buy now”. At least you can rest knowing the site stopped you from making bad choices, I have to rely on my conscience 🤭 International martyrs of the scrapbook-verse, unite! The pain, the suffering, the lack of coupons, the shipping costs, the VAT collection! All that just to get a paper fix... 💀  That is the one I bought. But I've had my eye on the darker one and couldn't pull the trigger even with the big discount earlier. I think I need to wait until I get my color scheme for the year. I was feeling real bad about snagging it first for a minute there! *phew* I wonder what Kelly will come up with this year... And Liz for AE! I need this! I've been listening to light and fluffy beachy audiobooks this summer; this fits! We were finally able to get some additional services for my son this summer and I've had a bit of free time. I'm slowly letting him be away from home more. I get major anxiety. I've been casually scrapping. I can't say what I'm going to do for Christmas. I'm glad you're finally able to get a little bit of free time. No matter how much you love someone, you also need some time to just be yourself, no diversions or focus going elsewhere. I hope he's having a blast exploring the world. Bring on the cheesy Hallmark movies and crafting! ❤️🎥🎄 I am eagerly looking forward to this coming Christmas, however. My kids' dad has a 90 Day Fiance situation going and says he'll be out of the country the last two weeks of December so I'm hoping he goes through with that plan so the kids can be with us that whole time. It's been hard to fit in all the things we used to do for Christmas when I only have them 2 or 3 weekends from Thanksgiving through the new year so having 14ish whole days in a row would be the best gift I could receive this year. Not me currently catching up on the latest season of 90DF while reading this post... 😳 My universes are colliding! I could absolutely do with a scrapbooking ex-wife on the next 90DF season, just sayin'. 🍿🤣 Fingers crossed he's out of town/the country and leaves you with a blank Christmas season to enjoy your kiddos! 🤞 |
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Post by honeypea on Jun 29, 2023 14:10:34 GMT
I mean, there are worse reasons for rushing DD... 😄 Any clear ideas why you hate your DD? Technique, product selection, cutting corners for journaling, etc.? Projects gone wrong, especially those we usually nail, teach us a lot about ourselves. Will you be taking the whole thing apart or saving as much as possible by reworking/adding/removing each spread? It'll be interesting to hear your process as you go back and fix. From hating to loving, there's quite a gap. Super proud of you for tackling it! DD is no small project. 🙌 ^^^ c&p from sleepingbooty This wasn’t directed to me, but I really appreciated these thoughts. I feel really “meh” about my DD from last year, and I’m not sure why, but it’s affected my motivation to do another this year. I actually like the final product itself, it’s cute. The pages are just lovely. And we had a happy Christmas season, and I loved that it’s captured this way. But I did not enjoy actually working on DD last year, never felt the spark. Mojo never came. I just forced myself to go through the motions to get it done. It wasn’t a joy. 🫤 I was so relieved when it was finally done….which was mid January. |
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Post by blemon on Jun 29, 2023 18:24:43 GMT
OMG. Can't wait. That floral from last year was incredible. But her style will not mesh at all with the crazy stuff I just bought from the Paige Evans line. I'm going pink again. I know not everyone likes it but it's so my jam. Mojo never came. I just forced myself to go through the motions to get it done. This was me in 2020. I was all fake-it-til-you-make-it. Then I made it but I wasn't feeling it (except for when I made an elf computer layout). But now I look back on it and love the album. We did our best that year to have a fun christmas for our kid. And I love that I have that crazy time documented. |
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Post by lg on Jun 30, 2023 0:43:41 GMT
(whispering)… don’t tell the kids but my in laws are picking up their two new puppies this weekend so we will have two furry friends across the road to celebrate Christmas with this year… need all the puppy Christmas papers!
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 30, 2023 7:03:38 GMT
This wasn’t directed to me, but I really appreciated these thoughts. I feel really “meh” about my DD from last year, and I’m not sure why, but it’s affected my motivation to do another this year. I actually like the final product itself, it’s cute. The pages are just lovely. And we had a happy Christmas season, and I loved that it’s captured this way. But I did not enjoy actually working on DD last year, never felt the spark. Mojo never came. I just forced myself to go through the motions to get it done. It wasn’t a joy. 🫤 I was so relieved when it was finally done….which was mid January. Maybe this is a good time to try something different? Maybe fewer stories, or a different type of album, or find a way to lift your favourite DD project? I know I struggle to put my final pages together and usually feel meh about it in the moment, but I always get excited in the lead up to Christmas. If you want to do another album this year I hope you find a way to make it joyful to create. |
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 30, 2023 10:24:48 GMT
I mean, there are worse reasons for rushing DD... 😄 Any clear ideas why you hate your DD? Technique, product selection, cutting corners for journaling, etc.? Projects gone wrong, especially those we usually nail, teach us a lot about ourselves. Will you be taking the whole thing apart or saving as much as possible by reworking/adding/removing each spread? It'll be interesting to hear your process as you go back and fix. From hating to loving, there's quite a gap. Super proud of you for tackling it! DD is no small project. 🙌 To be honest, after I put the 25th in, I slammed it shut and called it terrible. I pulled it out to check what made me feel so ick about it and I'm not really sure. I think at the time I just felt really rushed and the comparison game was getting to me. I usually try to use some fun techniques throughout since it's my favorite, but I just kinda felt like phoning it in. Going back through it, I did not have those same feelings. I see places I could add something, if I really wanted, but otherwise, I think it's good. My life was not the same that December as it is others and I'm sure that's reflected, but not necessarily in a bad way. The DD purging has been done and now I can try to decide if I really want Paige's album or if I'll wait to see what else is released in August. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 30, 2023 10:59:21 GMT
I feel really “meh” about my DD from last year, and I’m not sure why, but it’s affected my motivation to do another this year. I actually like the final product itself, it’s cute. The pages are just lovely. And we had a happy Christmas season, and I loved that it’s captured this way. But I did not enjoy actually working on DD last year, never felt the spark. Mojo never came. I just forced myself to go through the motions to get it done. It wasn’t a joy. 🫤 *scrappy hug from across the pond* DD is obviously always a little stressful and you do get to a point of being over it as the month carries on but it's still meant to be a fun, exciting project. I'm so sorry it was such a PITA for you last year. Like Chinagirl828 said, I hope you can figure out what the cracks in your configuration were so you can fix it and partake in the DD fever this year. Maybe it was just a matter of where you were in life right then, maybe it's pairing down the amount of pages or different product. Selfishly, I hope you're not in need of a break from the project because we love having you around here but I'd totally get it and support you if that were the case. December is busy and draining enough as it is. OMG. Can't wait. That floral from last year was incredible. But her style will not mesh at all with the crazy stuff I just bought from the Paige Evans line. I'm going pink again. I know not everyone likes it but it's so my jam. Come on. Come on. You know her 2021 kit would work with that Paige Evans line... (May have been contemplating the mix myself. 😏) (whispering)… don’t tell the kids but my in laws are picking up their two new puppies this weekend so we will have two furry friends across the road to celebrate Christmas with this year… need all the puppy Christmas papers! Oh. My. Dog. 😍 If you can find a pad of DCWV's Christmas Pals on super clearance somewhere, you'd be in luck. It has dog and cat-themed papers. There was a cute dachshund-themed PP in Mix and a-Mingle last year. So many cute photos ahead! To be honest, after I put the 25th in, I slammed it shut and called it terrible. I pulled it out to check what made me feel so ick about it and I'm not really sure. I think at the time I just felt really rushed and the comparison game was getting to me. I usually try to use some fun techniques throughout since it's my favorite, but I just kinda felt like phoning it in. Going back through it, I did not have those same feelings. I see places I could add something, if I really wanted, but otherwise, I think it's good. Yay! That's wonderful news. And it happens so often that we look back far more negatively on something than it actually was/is because the memory of it is tinted by the state of mind we were in back then. I'm just so glad you like your album in the end. All your focus can now go towards your 2023 project. 😉 (That Paige Evans album is so tempting, I agree.) |
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Post by blemon on Jun 30, 2023 14:13:54 GMT
now I can try to decide if I really want Paige's album or if I'll wait to see what else is released in August. Same! I love Paige's album and bought a lot of the line but I'm waiting until I see what else is coming. Last year I used the floral album from AE and I don't think it's going to look good on the shelf next to it. Last year there was a Vicki Boutin one that I liked. I may try to find that if nothing else comes up too. I'm not into the Simple Stories one I saw (although I will pick up the Cranberry snap album because it's gorgeous -- I love those for Travel Albums). Come on. Come on. You know her 2021 kit would work with that Paige Evans line... (May have been contemplating the mix myself. 😏) Interesting! I would not have thought to put those together but you're right. I'm not going to buy anything old until I see the new stuff though. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jun 30, 2023 15:24:41 GMT
Tagging Chinagirl828 because I know the struggle for Southern Hemi scrappers is real (and this is on the softer-coloured side of things so maybe right down your alley): did you ever hear of Lora Bailora's Norte y Sur Christmas line from 2020? It had both Northern and Southern Hemi paper pads and embellishments. Just noticed there were still some summer Christmas die-cut packs left in store here.  |
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 30, 2023 23:09:34 GMT
agging Chinagirl828 because I know the struggle for Southern Hemi scrappers is real (and this is on the softer-coloured side of things so maybe right down your alley): did you ever hear of Lora Bailora's Norte y Sur Christmas line from 2020? It had both Northern and Southern Hemi paper pads and embellishments. Just noticed there were still some summer Christmas die-cut packs left in store here. I looked at these last year I think, after you shared images of some of her albums and I was trying to convince myself international postage for albums was a justifiable expense. I love the colours in this, you are right that it's totally up my alley, and I adore that reindeer in the car. *heads back over to Lora Bailora's site to see if shipping will kill me* |
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 30, 2023 23:26:44 GMT
Tagging Chinagirl828 because I know the struggle for Southern Hemi scrappers is real (and this is on the softer-coloured side of things so maybe right down your alley): did you ever hear of Lora Bailora's Norte y Sur Christmas line from 2020? It had both Northern and Southern Hemi paper pads and embellishments. Just noticed there were still some summer Christmas die-cut packs left in store here. Those are adorable!
ETA: Need to make a plan for the Hallmark movies. Finally finished Lizzo's Big Girls show on Amazon Prime. Need to finish up Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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Post by Ren on Jul 1, 2023 3:03:39 GMT
Whoo hoo! Time to resurface! I have three albums to try and finish. No buying anything until I’ve started making a dent in them 😂
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 1, 2023 21:00:25 GMT
Happy 1st of July, December documenters!
How's everyone doing? Who's ready to start going through their stash? Who's pre-ordering and shopping DD goodies? Who's already started on their Christmas projects? And who's got the Hallmark Channel already playing in the background?
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Post by Linda on Jul 1, 2023 21:20:12 GMT
How's everyone doing? Who's ready to start going through their stash? Who's pre-ordering and shopping DD goodies? Who's already started on their Christmas projects? And who's got the Hallmark Channel already playing in the background I finished up 2000 in my photo project which was my June goal (2000-2019 done) so I'm rewarding myself with some scrappy time. I pulled out the Big Kids album (DD22 and DS31 live together) and have done the first page for December 2022 in it. I will be happy if I can get all of December 2022 done this month for them...I think it'll be about 8 layouts so not too bad. |
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Post by joblackford on Jul 1, 2023 22:58:31 GMT
Happy Christmas in July! Thanks for the reminder to put Hallmark on even though I'm currently scrapping spring in China 1999. I did a quick flip through of my finished 2022 Christmas album, sped up 2x. I held up the page referencing our Jello salad fascination from last year's thread. The narrative/chronology got pretty challenging when our trip got canceled - I put some pictures from the family that did go on the day I wished they would've happened (the Blue Lagoon on the solstice) and a couple of other photos from their trip later after explaining the schedule as planned vs as reality turned out. I'm pretty happy with it! My favorite page is the "have a nice day" that I altered slightly so it reads "have an ice day" for after the ice storm (which I still can't believe we had!)  Christmas album 2022 by jo.blackford, on Flickr |
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Post by sarahsprettypapers on Jul 1, 2023 23:04:09 GMT
I have watched one Hallmark Christmas movie today! And that is a far as I have gotten so far. 😁
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), I think I may have gotten myself all of this for that price (if so, I feel like I just robbed them):
