Ryann
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Post by Ryann on Mar 9, 2024 18:16:50 GMT
I watched on and off yesterday while I was working. I liked that it was just one continuous live. I'm still on the fence about Carissa's bundle.  I like what Natasha is doing with the rub-ons. We got that paper and rub-ons at crop & create last year. It was one of my favorite kits. Do you remember which C&C event it was - spring or fall? |
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Mar 9, 2024 18:35:00 GMT
I watched on and off yesterday while I was working. I liked that it was just one continuous live. I'm still on the fence about Carissa's bundle. I like what Natasha is doing with the rub-ons. We got that paper and rub-ons at crop & create last year. It was one of my favorite kits. Do you remember which C&C event it was - spring or fall? It was from the Sep 2023 Fall event. They also have more coordinating products in the Joyful line...I have some of those in my cart too. I blame kmage! I had no idea this event existed until she posted  |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 9, 2024 18:52:04 GMT
I’ve been watching off and on.
I wasn’t impressed with Ralph’s card. He didn’t really design much. He just stuck cutouts to a white card. It’s like he was doing it on the fly.
Natashas’s card was a bit busy but I like her style. I also liked her demo on rub ons since I haven’t used them in years.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2024 20:23:14 GMT
I ended up not doing the homework for Jana’s class. Now that I’ve seen the completed layout I’ll use my stash to complete the homework and follow along with the replay later.
I would have liked to craft along but I’ve learned from experience I rarely add pictures to any layouts I’ve created sight unseen.
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Post by joblackford on Mar 9, 2024 21:47:29 GMT
We had a discussion about him on the cardmaking side. I checked his IG account and I was blown away that he has 776K followers. Here are some of the popular creators IG followers YanaS- 37.1K JenniferM- 116K Tim Holtz-181K In my eyes these people bring new ideas, creations. So the question is why is Ralph so popular when he is just making simple cards or at least I haven't seen anything that blows me away. I'm happy that he is successful, I just don't understand it. I wonder if his age and gender makes the difference 🤔 That's bonkers. I am at a loss as to why he has so many followers. But it makes sense why SB.Com reached out to him, if they think he can bring a new demographic to their market. I was whining during the video (he's been cardmaking for about an hour and a half and it's just not exciting) and DH made a good point. Our DS was in theater and if 100 kids auditioned and 90 of them were girls, only the very very best girls got a part. But those 10 boys? They were sure to get something. DS (who was good, I am not saying he wasn't) almost always got a lead. Sometimes he was 1 of only 3 guys to audition. Ralph seems nice enough. He's someone I have seen here and there online but not really paid much attention to. There was a YT video about how he "quit his cushy tech job to make cards" 7 months ago but I didn't watch it. Then I saw recently that he was unboxing his own collection with Hero Arts! My first reaction was WTF? He must be doing something "right" in terms of self promotion. Even Simon Hurley (who probably got more attention than he deserved in terms of pure talent because he was young and male) busted his butt making videos for several years before he got his own line. I'm guessing Tyndall might've gotten TikTok famous first? I don't have anything against these guys, I get it. And in the end if they bring new voices and perspectives to the craft and introduce new people to the joys of our hobbies, that's great  But so far I haven't seem an awful lot to get excited about. |
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kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Mar 9, 2024 23:33:26 GMT
I did watch some today and yesterday. I did like Jana's layouts. I might try something like that.
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allou
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Post by allou on Mar 10, 2024 0:45:11 GMT
That's bonkers. I am at a loss as to why he has so many followers. But it makes sense why SB.Com reached out to him, if they think he can bring a new demographic to their market. I was whining during the video (he's been cardmaking for about an hour and a half and it's just not exciting) and DH made a good point. Our DS was in theater and if 100 kids auditioned and 90 of them were girls, only the very very best girls got a part. But those 10 boys? They were sure to get something. DS (who was good, I am not saying he wasn't) almost always got a lead. Sometimes he was 1 of only 3 guys to audition. Ralph seems nice enough. He's someone I have seen here and there online but not really paid much attention to. There was a YT video about how he "quit his cushy tech job to make cards" 7 months ago but I didn't watch it. Then I saw recently that he was unboxing his own collection with Hero Arts! My first reaction was WTF? He must be doing something "right" in terms of self promotion. Even Simon Hurley (who probably got more attention than he deserved in terms of pure talent because he was young and male) busted his butt making videos for several years before he got his own line. I'm guessing Tyndall might've gotten TikTok famous first? I don't have anything against these guys, I get it. And in the end if they bring new voices and perspectives to the craft and introduce new people to the joys of our hobbies, that's great But so far I haven't seem an awful lot to get excited about. I don’t mean to be controversial or make false claims - but I doubt his followers are real. If you go into his followers and scroll down there are a lot of accounts who follow him that have 1 post or no posts or just look very dodgy. They don’t look like card makers that’s for sure. It’s easy to buy followers - and given that he has only made 148 posts it’s highly unlikely that follower number could be true. Ok I’ll go hide now… eik! |
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Post by craftmepink on Mar 10, 2024 1:09:07 GMT
Lol, we just had this conversation about Ralph in the card making forum. He's TikTok famous and lots of his videos over there went viral. Many people on TikTok never knew that it took so long to make a homemade card and his ASMR videos are quite popular over there. I follow him and he seems like a nice person.
One of my friend, who is not at all into card making, follows him and is amazed at all the gadgets that goes into making a small card.
But I get why it may irk people that he has so many followers and gained popularity so quickly when someone like Jennifer McGuire, who's an expert in the card making world and so talented, has less followers and took years and years to get the following.
I'm kind of glad he's attracting another demographic. It will hopefully help keep card making alive and not end up a dying art form. It's always good to have fresh faces sometimes.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 10, 2024 1:26:03 GMT
I’m watching Meghann Andrew. Finally a scrapbook layout. I do like her layout and will probably try something similar.
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Mar 10, 2024 4:33:58 GMT
That's bonkers. I am at a loss as to why he has so many followers. But it makes sense why SB.Com reached out to him, if they think he can bring a new demographic to their market. I was whining during the video (he's been cardmaking for about an hour and a half and it's just not exciting) and DH made a good point. Our DS was in theater and if 100 kids auditioned and 90 of them were girls, only the very very best girls got a part. But those 10 boys? They were sure to get something. DS (who was good, I am not saying he wasn't) almost always got a lead. Sometimes he was 1 of only 3 guys to audition. Ralph seems nice enough. He's someone I have seen here and there online but not really paid much attention to. There was a YT video about how he "quit his cushy tech job to make cards" 7 months ago but I didn't watch it. Then I saw recently that he was unboxing his own collection with Hero Arts! My first reaction was WTF? He must be doing something "right" in terms of self promotion. Even Simon Hurley (who probably got more attention than he deserved in terms of pure talent because he was young and male) busted his butt making videos for several years before he got his own line. I'm guessing Tyndall might've gotten TikTok famous first? I don't have anything against these guys, I get it. And in the end if they bring new voices and perspectives to the craft and introduce new people to the joys of our hobbies, that's great But so far I haven't seem an awful lot to get excited about. Oh man! I just want the two dancers on that center stage stamp! |
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Post by kmage on Mar 11, 2024 2:51:23 GMT
Oh man! I just want the two dancers on that center stage stamp! I have so many speech and theater pics to scrap...I am very tempted just for the sentiments! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2024 7:31:14 GMT
Catching up on what I missed with the replay.
Re: Ralph Tyndall. He was pretty honest about being new(ish) to the card making space. I’d classify him more as a card maker than a teacher (as of today). The cards he made for SBC Fest are simpler than ones I’ve seen on his social media. I’ve seen moving elements, textures, pop-ups, dimension, and inking on the cards in his social media videos.
I’d say his success is a product of:
- Proficient video editing skills allowing cards with several techniques to be shared in bite size length videos perfect for social media viewing
- A following that admires or relates to someone giving up the daily grind for more enjoyable endeavors post pandemic (timing is a factor here too).
- Good marketing skills ➡️ substantial following ➡️ sponsorship ➡️ product launch
I also remember Cody mentioning how much they like reaching out to newer makers several times during the livestream. I’m guessing someone determined it was best to make a simple card for his first foray into teaching. This meant he couldn’t edit the videos as much as he does for social media. A teaching video with lots of talking doesn’t lend itself well to many editing cuts the way a video with a voiceover or no speaking would.
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But so far I haven't seem an awful lot to get excited about.
