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Post by artbabe on Mar 19, 2024 13:54:40 GMT
What icons, in embellishments and paper, always end up in your cart?
For me:
Vintage post cards (travel and beach lines- sometimes that is the only paper I buy in a whole collection.)
Music notes
Zeppelins (But not air balloons - I'm a Led Zeppelin nut)
Black cats (Most cat icons are cutesy. Halloween black cat lines are the only ones that have realistic looking cats.)
Deer
Rabbits (I buy so many Easter papers and I don't scrap Easter much. I just have a weakness for rabbits. Everything is improved with a bunny.)
Record players
Guitars
If I see any of those, 99% of the time I buy them.
What icons immediately get your attention? Have you ever bought an embellishment pack because there were just a couple images in it you had to have? I'll admit to that- I bought a whole pack (at a discount, but still...) because it had a zeppelin.
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Post by Linda on Mar 19, 2024 14:20:04 GMT
I'm not sure about ALWAYS but squirrels, hedgehogs, deer (realistic), manatees always catch my eye and I definitely consider purchasing (ok - I've never NOT bought the manatee)
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Post by pinklady on Mar 19, 2024 14:36:30 GMT
Butterflies get me EVERY TIME!
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Post by kitbop on Mar 19, 2024 15:30:17 GMT
Cameras get me every time! Sunshines used to pull me in, so I bought a few stamps and dies that would fill that need so I don't have to buy a sticker sheet for one measly sun. I mean - a sun is a round item you can tuck in or layer and still know it's a sun no matter how much is showing. But I still adore any pp covered in suns.  |
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Post by Ryann on Mar 19, 2024 17:31:13 GMT
Musical notes/vinyl records/cassette tapes or rock n roll/concert imagery (but not “school band” type stuff). I scrapbook the ticket stubs for concerts I’ve been to. There are a lot so when I see stuff that works I buy it. Some of my favorite layouts I’ve made have been these pages.
For a while I was buying roller skate icons but they’ve become somewhat common so don’t anymore. DW loves to roller skate and recently got her own pair of skates. I’m not fond of scrapbooking super themed but putting a roller skate onto those layouts feels good.
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 19, 2024 17:55:05 GMT
Like kitbop, camera icons always get my attention. I fussy cut them for embellishments. |
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Post by blemon on Mar 19, 2024 18:14:06 GMT
I find it really hard to resist a swan.
Are there any in my life? Any around me? Any within driving distance?
No (well, maybe if they migrate but even then I don't think they come near here).
Why?
I don't know.
I finally stopped buying every map paper. Still struggling not to buy taxis (again, why did I buy them in the first place?).
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Post by kmage on Mar 19, 2024 18:23:34 GMT
Both beach and outdoors icons...buffalo, canoes, paddles, (not kayaks) tropical flowers...I broke down and bought a whole pack of the Pinkfresh buffalo paper when I saw it as I never wanted to run out. 25 sheets, but gave one to a friend lol. I think I have 16 left?
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Post by craftymom101 on Mar 19, 2024 18:30:28 GMT
I always buy woodgrain paper. It works so well for a majority of my photos (outdoors/men/boys/teens/beach vacations/mountain vacations), and the lighter woodgrain makes a great background.
I have a hard time saying no to butterflies, outdoor/nature collections, travel collections, alpha Thickers, masculine papers and embellishments... so many things! This is why my stash is out of control!
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Post by papersilly on Mar 19, 2024 21:39:27 GMT
vintage or travel themed stuff.
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 19, 2024 21:58:05 GMT
Travel themed
Bikes with flowers
cameras
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Post by lg on Mar 19, 2024 23:17:45 GMT
Musical notes/vinyl records/cassette tapes or rock n roll/concert imagery (but not “school band” type stuff). I scrapbook the ticket stubs for concerts I’ve been to. There are a lot so when I see stuff that works I buy it. Some of my favorite layouts I’ve made have been these pages. For a while I was buying roller skate icons but they’ve become somewhat common so don’t anymore. DW loves to roller skate and recently got her own pair of skates. I’m not fond of scrapbooking super themed but putting a roller skate onto those layouts feels good. Are you my twin??? This is me to a tee!!! Also adding game controllers though as that’s all my son does so I have a lot of game achievement photos to scrap 😂 |
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 19, 2024 23:51:19 GMT
Realistic or cute forest creatures.
Also a corgi. I have an insane amount of corgi stickers. As one should.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Mar 20, 2024 0:51:23 GMT
+ Travel & map papers that are not vintage style
+ beachy & nautical paper & icons
+ woodgrain papers, especially the lighter shades
+ weirdly, I seem to be a sucker for citrus fruit or berries - I guess I just like the look of them
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Post by nicolecardella on Mar 20, 2024 1:18:34 GMT
Hmmmm….I’ve accumulated quite a stack of wood grain papers. But I’m always drawn to geotags…I don’t know why, I don’t really GO anywhere 🤷♀️
Any paper or sticker with a poodle. And guitar or bowling or golf
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Mar 20, 2024 1:21:13 GMT
I find it really hard to resist a swan. Are there any in my life? Any around me? Any within driving distance? No (well, maybe if they migrate but even then I don't think they come near here). Why? I don't know. I finally stopped buying every map paper. Still struggling not to buy taxis (again, why did I buy them in the first place?). I’m still unable to pass by a map… Oh, and linda where are these manatees you speak of? 🤣 |
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Post by Ryann on Mar 20, 2024 1:27:53 GMT
I thought of another! I love wood grain paper but only in bright colors. No browns/grays for me, please.
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Post by steakgoddess on Mar 20, 2024 1:49:56 GMT
Airplanes
Labels/tickets
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Post by Linda on Mar 20, 2024 1:57:36 GMT
Oh, and linda where are these manatees you speak of? very very rare  Lawn Fawn had stamp/die sets as did Hero Arts and QK had a 4x4 die. ScrapYourtrip has a paper/laser cut Sandylion had a manatee sticker set years and years ago - super cute! And I feel like there was a Florida themed sticker set ages back that had a manatee |
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Mar 20, 2024 2:05:11 GMT
Oh, and linda where are these manatees you speak of? very very rare Lawn Fawn had stamp/die sets as did Hero Arts and QK had a 4x4 die. ScrapYourtrip has a paper/laser cut Sandylion had a manatee sticker set years and years ago - super cute! And I feel like there was a Florida themed sticker set ages back that had a manatee I actually started ordering Manatee Coffee, it’s really good! There are a couple swag stickers on their site that I ordered lol They are so cute! |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 20, 2024 2:37:06 GMT
Realistic looking cats, flowers, birds, butterflies and dragonflies.
Llamas. When they were popular I bough a bunch. I just love them.
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Mar 20, 2024 2:54:11 GMT
I'm still a 13yo gurl in my heart so I love rainbows, unicorns, and butterflies. Butterflies are my "thing," and I would say 90% of my layouts have a butterfly on them somewhere.
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Post by camcas on Mar 20, 2024 5:51:39 GMT
Airplanes,realistic flowers
I’m always surprised at the variety peolpe like- makes this hobby interesting
I cannot abide foxes ,mice or rabbits as living in country South Australia these are considered vermin and pests - not at all cute
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Post by pantsonfire on Mar 20, 2024 16:06:21 GMT
For me it is:
Stars
Arrows
Hearts
Dogs/Paws
Hearts
Flowers
Banners
I don't immediately buy BUT these are icons I am drawn to and if I like the colors/pattern I will buy it.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Mar 20, 2024 16:09:56 GMT
As a cardmaker, anything with a postal theme, dies, stamps - I have to have them. I love making cards with postage stamps or even a block of them.
As a scrapbooker, I need anything red, white and blue. I have family members who are military, and I just love the fourth of July.
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Post by grammadee on Mar 20, 2024 16:38:21 GMT
Okay. My name is Dee and I have a GNOME addiction...
I also gravitate to cameras, sunshine & clouds, sport/action papers with arrows &/or stars, farm & garden icons, which all make some sense for what I scrap.
But tell me why I love those little FOXES?
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 20, 2024 16:59:56 GMT
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Post by kmage on Mar 20, 2024 17:51:07 GMT
I just laughed out loud, when I clicked on your link I was going "no no no, please don't let it be a jolly, twinkly Santa..." lol... When I was a kid my grandparents had a "live" one of those that was motion sensored and it chuckled and said something like "have you been good little child?" and I thought it said "I'm going to get you little child" and was terrified of it. It's left me with what some describe as the "clown terror" lol...even as an adult I shudder to see those Santas. I'm glad somebody likes them though and wasn't scarred!  If I get anything like that in anything I buy, I will PM you and ship it your way! |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Mar 20, 2024 20:06:02 GMT
Not really an icon.....bigger sized(no small) words, phrases, sayings, etc...
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Post by PaperAngel on Mar 20, 2024 20:57:20 GMT
... What icons immediately get your attention? ... In addition to stripes, plaids, & other classic patterns, I look for sparkles, asterisks, & stars on papers, stencils, stamps, & dies. ... Have you ever bought an embellishment pack because there were just a couple images in it you had to have? ... No; I usually skip embellishment packs due to themed icons & trite sentiments that I will never use. |
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If I get anything like that in anything I buy, I will PM you and ship it your way! 
