artbabe
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,372 
|
Post by artbabe on Jun 4, 2024 16:21:21 GMT
As been noted here, scrapbook companies seem to put out the same color palettes, images, etc., over and over. It is very rare to find something that seems fresh.
I've noticed that mixed media companies are much better about this. I can find stencils, stamps, washi tape, etc. that seem to step out of the box a bit. Two of my favorite companies are Visible Image and AALL Create. I buy a lot of their stuff. I wish ACOT carried Visible Image.
I do like 49 & Market because their embellishments are different.
I know it seems more fiscally smart to stay with what has sold in the past, but we are getting to the point that a large percentage of scrapbookers have been doing it for years and we already have a stash of products. Repeating the same old designs doesn't encourage me to buy more product.
Which scrapbooking, card making, and mixed media manufacturers are more likely to step out of the usual aesthetic? Who takes a risk once in awhile?
|
|
|
|
Post by justjac on Jun 4, 2024 16:39:46 GMT
For cardmaking I love Kindred Stamps' pop culture stamps. I've bought so many that I'm tying to just buy ones I can see using several times now.
|
|
artbabe
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,372
|
Post by artbabe on Jun 4, 2024 16:47:31 GMT
For cardmaking I love Kindred Stamps' pop culture stamps. I've bought so many that I'm tying to just buy ones I can see using several times now. I love the artist one! I don't usually gravitate to cute but that one is really tempting. |
|
craftymom101
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,787
|
Post by craftymom101 on Jun 4, 2024 20:23:12 GMT
For cardmaking I love Kindred Stamps' pop culture stamps. I've bought so many that I'm tying to just buy ones I can see using several times now. I haven't heard of Kindred Stamps and I checked out their website. I dislike it when stamp companies angle their stamps in the image so half the stamp set is hard to read. Is this to prevent other companies from stealing their designs? I can't see what the stamp set includes, especially sentiments, so I won't buy. They look cute, too! ETA: fixed typo |
|
|
|
Post by justjac on Jun 4, 2024 21:48:19 GMT
craftymom101 if you click on the image you're interested in they show a slide show of cards that include all the images from the stamp set coloured. They also list most of the sentiments in the description. I think it's to combat companies counterfeiting their designs. I agree I would prefer to see the whole set straight on.
|
|
|
|
Post by workingclassdog on Jun 4, 2024 22:01:44 GMT
I would love to know more mixed media stores (but not stamping, as I don't stamp much) for what I am doing.. out of the box..  |
|
|
|
Post by walkerdill on Jun 4, 2024 22:14:07 GMT
For card making I love Scrappy Boy stamps & Sassy club stamps.
|
|
|
|
Post by mikklynn on Jun 4, 2024 23:07:24 GMT
For cardmaking I love Kindred Stamps' pop culture stamps. I've bought so many that I'm tying to just buy ones I can see using several times now. I'll have to check them out. I've never heard of them. |
|
breetheflea
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,455
Location: PNW
|
Post by breetheflea on Jun 5, 2024 1:17:03 GMT
The only one I can think of that isn't 49 and Market is Ella and Viv. Scrapbook.com sells individual sheets, but on Ella and Viv's website you can buy the paper by collection. No embellishments or anything just paper, but some of the patterns and collections are definitely not the usual floral, pink, and boring.
|
|
|
|
Post by artisticscrapper on Jun 5, 2024 2:46:48 GMT
I miss the old days, back in the 90s, when stamping was popular. So many brands and choices.
I just checked on Frantic Stamper. Lots of variety there.
|
|
|
|
Post by melanell on Jun 5, 2024 14:23:50 GMT
I know it seems more fiscally smart to stay with what has sold in the past, but we are getting to the point that a large percentage of scrapbookers have been doing it for years and we already have a stash of products. Repeating the same old designs doesn't encourage me to buy more product. This, exactly. I look at so many lines, especially in themes I have purchased a lot of over the years--holidays, summer, kids, etc. and don't want to buy them because it's so rare for me to see a line in those themes and think it's something different from what i already own. Now, some companies make other interesting themes, but if they really go hard into the theme, then that might cause me not to purchase them as well. If your theme is curling, that's great for people who have curling enthusiasts in the family, but as someone who's never even seen curling outside of the Olympics, that line won't be something I want to buy if every aspect of it screams "Curling!!, kwim?" Of course, I get that a good portion of it needs to say "Curling!" or what's the point, right?  But that's why I appreciate companies that opt to make their b sides coordinate in colors or patterns, but who don't necessarily work the theme into the back side of each paper. I also like companies who put out a pack of solids or mostly-solids to go with a line. Or who offer some embellishments that again match more in color/pattern/texture than in theme--maybe tags, enamel dots, washi, twine, etc. It gives me chances to grab colors or patterns that I don't see as often. I also love when companies include paper backs or embellishments that are more general use journaling type things--lined sheets, ledger paper, or graph paper looking things in light colors that don't all scream out the theme. I can never have enough of those because I enjoy having all different options for making journaling cards/blocks. |
|
breetheflea
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,455
Location: PNW
|
Post by breetheflea on Jun 5, 2024 15:23:16 GMT
I know it seems more fiscally smart to stay with what has sold in the past, but we are getting to the point that a large percentage of scrapbookers have been doing it for years and we already have a stash of products. Repeating the same old designs doesn't encourage me to buy more product. This, exactly. I look at so many lines, especially in themes I have purchased a lot of over the years--holidays, summer, kids, etc. and don't want to buy them because it's so rare for me to see a line in those themes and think it's something different from what i already own. Now, some companies make other interesting themes, but if they really go hard into the theme, then that might cause me not to purchase them as well. If your theme is curling, that's great for people who have curling enthusiasts in the family, but as someone who's never even seen curling outside of the Olympics, that line won't be something I want to buy if every aspect of it screams "Curling!!, kwim?" Of course, I get that a good portion of it needs to say "Curling!" or what's the point, right? But that's why I appreciate companies that opt to make their b sides coordinate in colors or patterns, but who don't necessarily work the theme into the back side of each paper. I also like companies who put out a pack of solids or mostly-solids to go with a line. Or who offer some embellishments that again match more in color/pattern/texture than in theme--maybe tags, enamel dots, washi, twine, etc. It gives me chances to grab colors or patterns that I don't see as often. I also love when companies include paper backs or embellishments that are more general use journaling type things--lined sheets, ledger paper, or graph paper looking things in light colors that don't all scream out the theme. I can never have enough of those because I enjoy having all different options for making journaling cards/blocks. I will often buy a theme because theme! And then when I go to use it it's too much. When every single sticker and embellishment in a [for example, tennis collection} is a tennis ball, a racket, a trophy, or has the word tennis on it it's too much. Theme, without being to themey is the dream... I thought I could use pickleball stuff for my tennis pages [because tennis is not trending right now] and the collection was so pickleball-centric it could not be used for anything else. |
|
artbabe
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,372
|
Post by artbabe on Jun 5, 2024 15:32:11 GMT
But that's why I appreciate companies that opt to make their b sides coordinate in colors or patterns, but who don't necessarily work the theme into the back side of each paper. I also like companies who put out a pack of solids or mostly-solids to go with a line. Or who offer some embellishments that again match more in color/pattern/texture than in theme--maybe tags, enamel dots, washi, twine, etc. Oddly enough, Doodlebug is pretty good about this. I generally scrap with themes but a lot of their paper has really nice color schemes and versatile patterns on at least one side- stars, stripes, plaids, dots, hearts, etc. I've used their paper off theme quite a bit. I also have a ton of their dots, gems, shapes, etc. Again, very versatile. They usually have at least one washi pattern that is non-themed, too. Now if we can get them to stop putting smiley faces on every inanimate object, their theme papers would be a lot more versatile, too. I'm so over the smiley faces. |
|
|
|
Post by refugeepea on Jun 5, 2024 16:23:08 GMT
I will often buy a theme because theme! And then when I go to use it it's too much. When every single sticker and embellishment in a [for example, tennis collection} is a tennis ball, a racket, a trophy, or has the word tennis on it it's too much. Theme, without being to themey is the dream... My number one complaint about diecut packs is adding WORDS to them. Why not just leave the image of the reindeer alone instead of adding a number of overused Christmas sentiments? Sometimes a flower is just a flower we all know that they BLOOM. |
|
|
|
Post by melanell on Jun 5, 2024 17:36:14 GMT
This, exactly. I look at so many lines, especially in themes I have purchased a lot of over the years--holidays, summer, kids, etc. and don't want to buy them because it's so rare for me to see a line in those themes and think it's something different from what i already own. Now, some companies make other interesting themes, but if they really go hard into the theme, then that might cause me not to purchase them as well. If your theme is curling, that's great for people who have curling enthusiasts in the family, but as someone who's never even seen curling outside of the Olympics, that line won't be something I want to buy if every aspect of it screams "Curling!!, kwim?" Of course, I get that a good portion of it needs to say "Curling!" or what's the point, right? But that's why I appreciate companies that opt to make their b sides coordinate in colors or patterns, but who don't necessarily work the theme into the back side of each paper. I also like companies who put out a pack of solids or mostly-solids to go with a line. Or who offer some embellishments that again match more in color/pattern/texture than in theme--maybe tags, enamel dots, washi, twine, etc. It gives me chances to grab colors or patterns that I don't see as often. I also love when companies include paper backs or embellishments that are more general use journaling type things--lined sheets, ledger paper, or graph paper looking things in light colors that don't all scream out the theme. I can never have enough of those because I enjoy having all different options for making journaling cards/blocks. I will often buy a theme because theme! And then when I go to use it it's too much. When every single sticker and embellishment in a [for example, tennis collection} is a tennis ball, a racket, a trophy, or has the word tennis on it it's too much. Theme, without being to themey is the dream... I thought I could use pickleball stuff for my tennis pages [because tennis is not trending right now] and the collection was so pickleball-centric it could not be used for anything else. Oh that's too bad. And I, too, would have thought you could manage to make a pickleball theme work for tennis to at least a decent degree. |
|
cbscrapper
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,477
|
Post by cbscrapper on Jun 16, 2024 1:27:36 GMT
Scrapbook Generation’s paper collections have been great! They’ve had non-themed (like the Colorful collection) and themed that are unique (like the Car & Driver). I hope they continue and make more in the Colorful line.
|
|
PaperAngel
Prolific Pea
Posts: 7,920
Jun 27, 2014 23:04:06 GMT
|
Post by PaperAngel on Jun 16, 2024 3:46:34 GMT
Off the cuff, I consider the following scrapbook companies as regularly breaking with the predictable/norm: - Photoplay - uses unusual color palettes & releases current event-inspired (e.g. Covid, inflation, Barbie) & non-major US sports (e.g. pickleball, rugby) collections - Reminisce - tackles numerous, specific, & obscure themes Does this brand offer glossy or matte papers? ... I appreciate companies that opt to make their b sides coordinate in colors or patterns, but who don't necessarily work the theme into the back side of each paper. I also like companies who put out a pack of solids or mostly-solids to go with a line. Or who offer some embellishments that again match more in color/pattern/texture than in theme--maybe tags, enamel dots, washi, twine, etc. ... I also love when companies include paper backs or embellishments that are more general use journaling type things--lined sheets, ledger paper, or graph paper looking things in light colors that don't all scream out the theme. ... Same |
|
breetheflea
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,455
Location: PNW
|
Post by breetheflea on Jun 17, 2024 14:03:56 GMT
Does this brand offer glossy or matte papers? Matte. They are single sided though. Online reviews say the paper has a shine, I just used one recently (Ocean Wonders) and it was definitely not glossy...I hate glossy paper. |
|
