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Post by hop2 on Jan 18, 2020 2:56:55 GMT
I’m wondering if a passport sleeve will fit the 4x6 because those are 10/$5.82 on amazon I was looking at ‘vertical badge holders’ which are a plastic sleeve that attach to a lanyard but they’d only be good for smaller stamps and I’m not convinced they would handle the depth of the stamp very well either. Passport sleeve could be a good shout! OK, I measured the sleeve that came with the 3x4 stamp in my kit, it is Approximately 3 9/16” x 4 11/16” exterior dimensions ( 3 3/8” wide inside clear ) The passport holder would need to be 4 3/8 wide minimum to work.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Jan 18, 2020 5:01:12 GMT
If you all just want a good option for 3x4 stamps, I've been using these for years. I cut mine down by half an inch, but I'm really happy with them. They are the same thickness and material as the Checkout Store and Avery Elle ones, if not maybe a little less than perfect on the seams (not 100% straight). I've been using them for well over 2 years now and can highly recommend them.
They also fit (only just) in these fridgebinz. I bought mine for $7 or so at HomeGoods.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 18, 2020 12:39:49 GMT
Are the Avery Elle those crinkly envelopes? I’m not fond of the crinkly ones, hence the instant like for the vinyl sleeves. I just don’t like the cost. LolL
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Post by peachiceteas on Jan 18, 2020 15:37:46 GMT
I ended up buying some 'A6 job card pockets' from Amazon last night. I had never heard of a job card pocket before but they appear to be an office supply, and the ones I picked up had good reviews about them being suitable for stamp storage. No help for US peas though, but any UK peas, these are the ones I went for. No idea if they'll be any good but they were only a few pound so worth trying. If they work, I'll order a couple more packs.
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Post by pancakes on Jan 18, 2020 17:22:14 GMT
Are the Avery Elle those crinkly envelopes? I’m not fond of the crinkly ones, hence the instant like for the vinyl sleeves. I just don’t like the cost. LolL Crinkly? Avery Elle are a medium-thick, smooth plastic with a foldable top flap you can tuck in.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 27, 2020 3:41:59 GMT
They are getting stingy with the sneaks
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Post by janamke on Jan 27, 2020 15:02:54 GMT
They are getting stingy with the sneaks Agreed! This is my first month subbing and I want to know what I'm getting.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 27, 2020 15:31:10 GMT
hop2 janamke have you looked at the #scfebruarysneaks hashtag on instagram? If you look at that and sort by recent there are quite a few sneaks (mostly from Laura Wonsik). It is annoying that there isn't a more central place for sneaks anymore, like on their website, or a specific date that they start. That's definitely one of the reasons I stopped being so excited about their kits. The stamp sub is pretty much entirely revealed and I'm excited for it (it's my only sub anymore). I'm not really liking much of the documenter kit sneaks so far so I'm happy I no longer sub. There are a lot of earthy tones and the DK stamp set appears to be a floral builder stamp. The TN kit stamp appears to be mostly a dot grid with a few random sentiments. I was never interested in the TN kit because I don't make TNs but it seems like there are some of the same embellishments in the two kits again. It looks like a b&w sticker sheet and vellum hearts in the kit colors. The TN kit also seems to have circular floral stickers and the DK a chipboard sheet. At least one of the kits has color theory green labels and one of them has rectangular alpha stickers in pink. Most of the designs seem to be done by Kiley in Kentucky and her style is a little too doodle-y for me, but I think I prefer it over LLP.
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Post by janamke on Jan 27, 2020 15:47:58 GMT
Thank you lasteve1, found the sneaks. Way less than I'd hoped but what I'm seeing looks good!
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Post by hop2 on Jan 27, 2020 16:38:41 GMT
hop2 janamke have you looked at the #scfebruarysneaks hashtag on instagram? If you look at that and sort by recent there are quite a few sneaks (mostly from Laura Wonsik). It is annoying that there isn't a more central place for sneaks anymore, like on their website, or a specific date that they start. That's definitely one of the reasons I stopped being so excited about their kits. The stamp sub is pretty much entirely revealed and I'm excited for it (it's my only sub anymore). I'm not really liking much of the documenter kit sneaks so far so I'm happy I no longer sub. There are a lot of earthy tones and the DK stamp set appears to be a floral builder stamp. The TN kit stamp appears to be mostly a dot grid with a few random sentiments. I was never interested in the TN kit because I don't make TNs but it seems like there are some of the same embellishments in the two kits again. It looks like a b&w sticker sheet and vellum hearts in the kit colors. The TN kit also seems to have circular floral stickers and the DK a chipboard sheet. At least one of the kits has color theory green labels and one of them has rectangular alpha stickers in pink. Most of the designs seem to be done by Kiley in Kentucky and her style is a little too doodle-y for me, but I think I prefer it over LLP. I’ve mostly only found stamp kit or add on sneaks There’s translucent hearts, grid cards?, a label? & a leaf stamp in the Documenter kit big deal that tells me pretty much nothing. The sneaks for the documenter kit suck. I skipped this month because I’m afraid it’s going to be all valentines & hearts stuff which I have no use for. But there’s NOTHING online to give me any incentive to check in & un skip it. And that crappy January circle isn’t an incentive to get all the months to be consistent it's tiny, & difficult to read. You almost need to put white behind it to read the month it’s such a light hard to read color. ( which is what I did in January ) I’m really not impressed with the kits this year at all.
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Post by peachiceteas on Jan 27, 2020 18:38:55 GMT
hop2 janamke have you looked at the #scfebruarysneaks hashtag on instagram? If you look at that and sort by recent there are quite a few sneaks (mostly from Laura Wonsik). It is annoying that there isn't a more central place for sneaks anymore, like on their website, or a specific date that they start. That's definitely one of the reasons I stopped being so excited about their kits. The stamp sub is pretty much entirely revealed and I'm excited for it (it's my only sub anymore). I'm not really liking much of the documenter kit sneaks so far so I'm happy I no longer sub. There are a lot of earthy tones and the DK stamp set appears to be a floral builder stamp. The TN kit stamp appears to be mostly a dot grid with a few random sentiments. I was never interested in the TN kit because I don't make TNs but it seems like there are some of the same embellishments in the two kits again. It looks like a b&w sticker sheet and vellum hearts in the kit colors. The TN kit also seems to have circular floral stickers and the DK a chipboard sheet. At least one of the kits has color theory green labels and one of them has rectangular alpha stickers in pink. Most of the designs seem to be done by Kiley in Kentucky and her style is a little too doodle-y for me, but I think I prefer it over LLP. I’ve mostly only found stamp kit or add on sneaks There’s translucent hearts, grid cards?, a label? & a leaf stamp in the Documenter kit big deal that tells me pretty much nothing. The sneaks for the documenter kit suck. I skipped this month because I’m afraid it’s going to be all valentines & hearts stuff which I have no use for. But there’s NOTHING online to give me any incentive to check in & un skip it. And that crappy January circle isn’t an incentive to get all the months to be consistent it's tiny, & difficult to read. You almost need to put white behind it to read the month it’s such a light hard to read color. ( which is what I did in January ) I’m really not impressed with the kits this year at all. I actually think the Documenter kit sneaks are pretty good. It's easy to see a good selection of the cards, the alpha in the Documenter kit (I really like the square style, and it's in a light rust colour), and that the kit comes with chipboard this month. It's not yet clear what the stamp is, but I can see enough of the colour scheme in the kit to deduce that I am glad I am subscribed. They are never intended to be a full reveal, and I think the sneaks are good enough to get an idea as to if you wish to stay subscribed for next month.
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Post by lasteve1 on Jan 27, 2020 19:14:37 GMT
hop2 janamke have you looked at the #scfebruarysneaks hashtag on instagram? If you look at that and sort by recent there are quite a few sneaks (mostly from Laura Wonsik). It is annoying that there isn't a more central place for sneaks anymore, like on their website, or a specific date that they start. That's definitely one of the reasons I stopped being so excited about their kits. The stamp sub is pretty much entirely revealed and I'm excited for it (it's my only sub anymore). I'm not really liking much of the documenter kit sneaks so far so I'm happy I no longer sub. There are a lot of earthy tones and the DK stamp set appears to be a floral builder stamp. The TN kit stamp appears to be mostly a dot grid with a few random sentiments. I was never interested in the TN kit because I don't make TNs but it seems like there are some of the same embellishments in the two kits again. It looks like a b&w sticker sheet and vellum hearts in the kit colors. The TN kit also seems to have circular floral stickers and the DK a chipboard sheet. At least one of the kits has color theory green labels and one of them has rectangular alpha stickers in pink. Most of the designs seem to be done by Kiley in Kentucky and her style is a little too doodle-y for me, but I think I prefer it over LLP. I’ve mostly only found stamp kit or add on sneaks There’s translucent hearts, grid cards?, a label? & a leaf stamp in the Documenter kit big deal that tells me pretty much nothing. The sneaks for the documenter kit suck. I skipped this month because I’m afraid it’s going to be all valentines & hearts stuff which I have no use for. But there’s NOTHING online to give me any incentive to check in & un skip it. And that crappy January circle isn’t an incentive to get all the months to be consistent it's tiny, & difficult to read. You almost need to put white behind it to read the month it’s such a light hard to read color. ( which is what I did in January ) I’m really not impressed with the kits this year at all. I actually thought there were decent sneaks? Here are some that show bits of the DK: This first one is mostly the stamp sub, but you can see some of the cards (mostly stamped on by the poster, so you have to imagine them without the stamping) and the alphas from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zJSw8ARfO This one shows a lot of the cards (out of focus, but you can get an idea) and the chipboard set & other embellishments (also out of focus) from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7twawyAx4b This one shows a few of the cards, chipboard and vellum hearts in a project from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7l21flgGlq This one gives you an idea of the stamp set & the alpha, which looks less pink in this photo from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ufghXgI-n This one shows some of the chipboard and vellum hearts, the stamp in use and a kit card from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yrxMEAyad This one shows a few more cards & chipboard in action from the DK: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7eRf-FgHT7 On second look, the b&w stickers might only be in the TN kit. Not sure why I thought they were in the DK too before...
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Post by hop2 on Jan 27, 2020 20:30:26 GMT
Well, I guess it’s just me then. I didn’t see the chipboard sneaks or I thought they were TN kits, I’m not sure it’s not exactly easy to determine.
I’m not sure how much from the stamp kit sneak is in the DK, i usually skip the stamp kit sneaks because I’m not subscribed to it & it shows other stuff. The blurry cards aren’t enticing ( a grid card? What set doesn’t have a grid card? ) and they aren’t showing enough of the stamp to know if it fits with my style. The translucent heart doesn’t seem new to me Id sweat I have pretty much that exact heart and I’m new to SC so it seems weird that it would seem repeated.
I know it’s not supposed to be a full reveal. However, I was previously waiting impatiently for my kits ( mostly for the stamps ) thinking of things I could do with them. But these sneaks are so cut off or blurry that I have no inspiration at all from them. I’m just not seeing it I guess. But I subscribed, on a whim, simply on the strength of one sneak last year, I guess that’s what I’m looking for. But I’m underwhelmed right now.
Maybe the new DT just isn’t my ‘style’?
I guess it’s just me.
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Post by janamke on Jan 27, 2020 20:36:22 GMT
Well, I guess it’s just me then. I didn’t see the chipboard sneaks or I thought they were TN kits, I’m not sure it’s not exactly easy to determine. I’m not sure how much from the stamp kit sneak is in the DK, i usually skip the stamp kit sneaks because I’m not subscribed to it & it shows other stuff. The blurry cards aren’t enticing ( a grid card? What set doesn’t have a grid card? ) and they aren’t showing enough of the stamp to know if it fits with my style. The translucent heart doesn’t seem new to me Id sweat I have pretty much that exact heart and I’m new to SC so it seems weird that it would seem repeated. I know it’s not supposed to be a full reveal. However, I was previously waiting impatiently for my kits ( mostly for the stamps ) thinking of things I could do with them. But these sneaks are so cut off or blurry that I have no inspiration at all from them. I’m just not seeing it I guess. But I subscribed, on a whim, simply on the strength of one sneak last year, I guess that’s what I’m looking for. But I’m underwhelmed right now. Maybe the new DT just isn’t my ‘style’? I guess it’s just me. And that's ok! I definitely had fatigue with SC after subbing on and off for 2 years. Kits piled up and i was tired of the same old month after month. But I've been unsubbed for 2 ish years, I'm ready to get variations of the same stuff over and over. Kits will pile up. It's a vicious cycle I tell ya!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 27, 2020 20:53:35 GMT
I can't figure out whether I like the February sneaks or not. I guess that's not a good thing...
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Post by hop2 on Jan 27, 2020 21:27:40 GMT
There’s a pretty decent sneak on insta stories this afternoon
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Post by maryjo on Jan 27, 2020 22:37:19 GMT
I can't figure out whether I like the February sneaks or not. I guess that's not a good thing... Well crap I actually kind of like it and finally just quit my sub 😜
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Post by epeanymous on Jan 27, 2020 22:53:35 GMT
Well, I guess it’s just me then. I didn’t see the chipboard sneaks or I thought they were TN kits, I’m not sure it’s not exactly easy to determine. I’m not sure how much from the stamp kit sneak is in the DK, i usually skip the stamp kit sneaks because I’m not subscribed to it & it shows other stuff. The blurry cards aren’t enticing ( a grid card? What set doesn’t have a grid card? ) and they aren’t showing enough of the stamp to know if it fits with my style. The translucent heart doesn’t seem new to me Id sweat I have pretty much that exact heart and I’m new to SC so it seems weird that it would seem repeated. I know it’s not supposed to be a full reveal. However, I was previously waiting impatiently for my kits ( mostly for the stamps ) thinking of things I could do with them. But these sneaks are so cut off or blurry that I have no inspiration at all from them. I’m just not seeing it I guess. But I subscribed, on a whim, simply on the strength of one sneak last year, I guess that’s what I’m looking for. But I’m underwhelmed right now. Maybe the new DT just isn’t my ‘style’? I guess it’s just me. And that's ok! I definitely had fatigue with SC after subbing on and off for 2 years. Kits piled up and i was tired of the same old month after month. But I've been unsubbed for 2 ish years, I'm ready to get variations of the same stuff over and over. Kits will pile up. It's a vicious cycle I tell ya! I just re-subbed to the Documenter kit after a few years of not having any subscriptions other than an AE story kit. I am like you -- I had let things pile up and gotten bored, plus I stopped really scrapbooking for a while. I'm trying to get back into it.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 27, 2020 22:55:51 GMT
Is that Jasmine's lettering in the Devotion stamp set in the IG stories?
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Post by peachiceteas on Jan 28, 2020 7:40:06 GMT
Is that Jasmine's lettering in the Devotion stamp set in the IG stories? I believe it’s Kiley in Kentucky’s as she posted it on her own account gushing about designing stamps for SC.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jan 28, 2020 15:21:53 GMT
Is that Jasmine's lettering in the Devotion stamp set in the IG stories? I believe it’s Kiley in Kentucky’s as she posted it on her own account gushing about designing stamps for SC. Thanks. Yep, it's definitely her work. The "amen" threw me off in the first sneak.
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Post by lasteve1 on Feb 10, 2020 19:22:56 GMT
Just wanted to come back here to update now that I got my stamp sleeves from studio calico...
They appear to be identical to the ones that Everyday Explorers offers. I only picked up 3x4 and 6x8 from SC though because I had some 4x6s from EE. I am happy SC has them now because EE was always out of stock (although I know that's a common SC problem) and SC lets me bundle shipping with my sub. My goal is to eventually get enough for all of my 4x6 and 6x8 stamps. I'm not sure about the 3x4s because they no longer fit in my storage system with the sleeves on... hmm.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 22:45:40 GMT
Has anyone heard if SC is bringing back their gallery? Or do they always put the current month into one and then it disappears? I went to go check on the shipping status of my Full Hearts DK and ended up seeing that there was one, but then it comes up blank for anything prior that that. I'm seeing about zilch from them lately, I just go to the website sometime after reveal and see if I want to add something from the sparse offering to include with free shipping.
I've stuck it out with my DK and still plan to for the foreseeable future, but dang, I am rarely going to see anything from them or be interested if all they do is put it on social media. Maybe they will bring it back.
**Hey SC, consider bringing back 12x12 kits and your message board to engage us a bit while you're at it! Oh and rewards. And open up your free shipping for subbers. Ugh, I forget how much they cut back!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 23:48:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 0:10:52 GMT
Duh, it was me. For some reason anything older than the current kit wasn't loading when I looked. No, I don't disagree about them trashing it, they were their own worst enemy. Just so happens I still like the design of the DK kits and the variety of what you get the best out of all the options so I guess I had a moment of hope. KP closing is sad...her design was too modern/simple for my taste for me to sub, but I bought kits here and there.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 14, 2020 14:48:27 GMT
Just wanted to come back here to update now that I got my stamp sleeves from studio calico... They appear to be identical to the ones that Everyday Explorers offers. Thanks for reporting back! Glad to hear they are the same. I love my EE sleeves.
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Post by peachiceteas on Feb 14, 2020 19:05:50 GMT
Happy Valentines Day to all you lovely ladies.
Whether you celebrate it or not - I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and weekend!
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Post by quinmm14 on Feb 14, 2020 19:23:05 GMT
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Post by cbscrapper on Feb 16, 2020 5:48:42 GMT
Wow! So close to 900 pages on this thread!
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 16, 2020 16:48:52 GMT
I finally looked at the February kits after getting several email offers from SC. The kits are so boring, The one thing I typically like is the chipboard, but this set isn’t even that exciting. The wonky hearts are cute, but we have seen them so many times, it is time to invest in a new shape. The stamp kit is just another version of the 20 million “currently” stamps that have already been produced.
KP and FYC consistently come up with new stamp ideas, why can’t SC at least do that?
Everything over there is a big old snooze fest, they can’t even stir up any drama anymore.
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