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Post by breetheflea on May 8, 2017 16:38:39 GMT
Some themes/items that I would buy the heck out of if they existed:
track and field items, especially the ones not related to running. DD does discus, high jump, and long jump...
bowling
music (I am teaching myself to play the piano and DD is going to play the violin next year), a set of stickers by instrument at least as I won't need the stickers with saxophones, drums, or guitars since we don't play those... also why are all the listening to music items in collections for teenage boys?
Basketball items that are colors other than basketball orange
there also seems to be a lack of:
vegetable gardening (as opposed to flower garden) items on the market right now
school stuff
and there is never enough science stuff (although there is a little more than there used to be)
What would you stock up on, if you could find it?
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Post by maribeth on May 8, 2017 16:43:33 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items.
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Post by gigi333 on May 8, 2017 16:45:11 GMT
Greyhound stuff
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Post by sueg on May 8, 2017 16:56:05 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items. I would also love architectural and historical themes. We travel a lot in Europe, and I love taking photos of interesting buildings, but a lot of regular travel themed items just don't fit - not everything is the Eiffel Tower, and not all European architecture is hundreds of years old. |
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Post by grammadee on May 8, 2017 18:13:42 GMT
I would snap up any grandparent related collections that pictured grammas sans housedress and apron and grampas sans pipe.
And road trips that represent the way we travel today: modern style vehicles, typical places we stop, kids in car seats and adults buckled into seat belts.
And Eating Out. Something other than hot dogs, hamburgers and donuts, please...
I already have a tub full of school related scrappy supplies, but will be happy to add the new Simple Stories line to come out this fall. I agree that there needs to be more science and high school/college level papers and extras.
I have collected a few lines of vegetable gardening themed stuff and have them all together in a large ziplock. They seem to come up in the fall, and are often paired with "home made". Not much comes out each year, but when it does I buy it and tuck it away. And I can use the specific icons with the B sides of flower gardening collections that usually come out in the spring and summer.
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Post by Lori McMud on May 8, 2017 18:41:31 GMT
Non hunting themed related to shooting sports, not hunting or hand guns. My boys both shoot trap, so clay pigeons and words like pull. Fishing stuff that is not fly fishing or trout fishing. No creels or vests. We live in Minnesota, so our fishing is more lake related, not rivers and streams.
ETA camping that is not tents, back packs and hiking. We have a travel trailer and are more glampers vs campers. :-).
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Post by PaperAngel on May 8, 2017 19:25:48 GMT
Since I'm themed challenged & only use themed supplies sparingly, I'd like a versatile line inspired by men's suits (eg plaid, stripes, herringbone, etc, in black, charcoal, grey, navy, dark purple, red, white, etc) that could be used on any page. ETA: track and field items, especially the ones not related to running. DD does discus, high jump, and long jump... Check out this thread: 2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/56082/track-field-supplies |
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on May 8, 2017 20:06:52 GMT
Y'all need to check out Hobby Lobby. I was just there the other day and saw a lot of those themes in products and kits. Check out the page kits hanging above the paper pads, as well as the single sheets of paper. and go to the sticker aisles and look carefully to find a lot of the different themes listed in the posts above. You can also check on their website to see if they have it there.
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Post by Linda on May 8, 2017 20:13:51 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items. I would buy these also |
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Post by threegirls on May 8, 2017 20:21:01 GMT
My boys both shoot trap, so shooting stuff that is not hunting, like clay pigeons. Fishing stuff that is not fly fishing or trout fishing. No creels or vests. My husband shoots trap too. Paper with clay pigeons would be fun. 6 by 6 inch paper pad with kitchen items (whisk, pans, dishes, crock pot) that is not vintage inspired. I want bright colors and modern designs. |
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Post by Linda on May 8, 2017 20:55:22 GMT
Academic Team/Quiz ball stuff
Girl Scout stuff that actually is aimed at SCRAPPING Girl Scout activities - the old K&Co stuff was good but limited, the batch after them was gosh-awful junk
Lego/Legoland
historic places/battlefields/monuments/museums/houses...not just the most famous stuff but broader
Museums in general - art, nature history, history, ...
Springs - for swimming, tubing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking
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Post by breetheflea on May 8, 2017 21:39:24 GMT
Y'all need to check out Hobby Lobby. I was just there the other day and saw a lot of those themes in products and kits. Check out the page kits hanging above the paper pads, as well as the single sheets of paper. and go to the sticker aisles and look carefully to find a lot of the different themes listed in the posts above. You can also check on their website to see if they have it there. The closest store is 2 hours away, but next time I drive by (hopefully not on a Sunday this time) I'll check it out. |
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Post by peasquared on May 9, 2017 1:36:27 GMT
I would love a generic sports theme. One with "Champion" "Gametime" "We're #1", etc, etc. And not in aqua or pink. When was the last time you really saw a high school or college team uniform in those colors? I'd like primary and secondary colors, if possible. Maybe someday.  |
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Post by live2scrap on May 9, 2017 22:25:16 GMT
I'd love to see a good Southwestern travel theme. I have the one from Paperhouse but it is not really what I am looking for.
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Post by pas2 on May 10, 2017 10:58:39 GMT
I have lots of photos of our trips to museums, theaters, historical sites and antique stores. My DD is an actress so I have tons of her show photos just waiting for an album but I can't find the right papers. I would love paper with some "architectural" or "dramatic" feel to it in darker/richer colors. There was a collection by Photoplay but I only managed to snag a few pieces.
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Post by sueg on May 10, 2017 11:50:09 GMT
Y'all need to check out Hobby Lobby. I was just there the other day and saw a lot of those themes in products and kits. Check out the page kits hanging above the paper pads, as well as the single sheets of paper. and go to the sticker aisles and look carefully to find a lot of the different themes listed in the posts above. You can also check on their website to see if they have it there. Not many (ie: none) Hobby Lobby's here in Germany! And you can't order International online. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 12:17:30 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items. I would buy these also For these I buy lots of brick paper and distressed wood paper. There are also some rock and cobblestone type papers I buy up as well. Have been able to use these often for historic places. Here are some from Scrapyourtrip.com.  
I have also found paper that has the red and blue air mail type markings around it for a post office project. I would take all the postal stuff I could find and use it on my pages, like I would tear/cut up a priority mailer and use pieces of it on my pages about post offices. I would add on used stamps of all kinds - just buy a bag of them online. I would take pictures inside old post offices like a close up of the mail boxes and make a 12 x12 photo like Kikipea does and use it for paper.
Recently I found some Battle of Yorktown paper I have never seen and since I live in Yorktown I bought 4 sheets of each. That and Gettysburg were the only 2 places they had stuff for. Strange.
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Post by Peamac on May 10, 2017 12:30:59 GMT
Y'all need to check out Hobby Lobby. I was just there the other day and saw a lot of those themes in products and kits. Check out the page kits hanging above the paper pads, as well as the single sheets of paper. and go to the sticker aisles and look carefully to find a lot of the different themes listed in the posts above. You can also check on their website to see if they have it there. Not many (ie: none) Hobby Lobby's here in Germany! And you can't order International online. What a bummer! Maybe check Oriental Trading- they sometimes have themed stuff. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 12:38:59 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items. I would also love architectural and historical themes. We travel a lot in Europe, and I love taking photos of interesting buildings, but a lot of regular travel themed items just don't fit - not everything is the Eiffel Tower, and not all European architecture is hundreds of years old. Are there any places that will ship international? Will scrapyourtrip.com ship to you? I wonder if digital downloads are an option for you. I imagine you are taking amazing photos where you live and out and about. I scrapped all of my Europe, England and Germany/Austria photos into huge albums and I found lots of stuff over time, but I also used memorabilia a whole bunch - maps, menus, brochures as my paper. I love those albums because it was so fun to use all that I had collected. I even cut up shopping bags with the logo/store name on it and used them as background paper. I basically kept my eye out for anything I could pick up in my travels free. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 12:50:38 GMT
I am an odd duck what with my Courthouse Project, National Register of Historic Places Project, Post Offices Project, and Abandoned places/things. So I need architectural and historical themed items.  This is one of abandoned places I've used a lot from scrapyourtrip.com If I click on just the Scrap your trip paper link on the left side of their site it goes on and on with papers you might love to use and travel papers up the wazoo. |
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Post by sueg on May 10, 2017 12:55:41 GMT
I would also love architectural and historical themes. We travel a lot in Europe, and I love taking photos of interesting buildings, but a lot of regular travel themed items just don't fit - not everything is the Eiffel Tower, and not all European architecture is hundreds of years old. Are there any places that will ship international? I wonder if digital downloads are an option for you. I imagine you are taking amazing photos where you live and out and about. I scrapped all of my Europe, England and Germany/Austria photos into huge albums and I found lots of stuff over time, but I also used memorabilia a whole bunch - maps, menus, brochures as my paper. I love those albums because it was so fun to use all that I had collected. I even cut up shopping bags with the logo/store name on it and used them as background paper. I basically kept my eye out for anything I could pick up in my travels free. There are scrapbook shops here, but my closest is about an hour away by train (I don't have a car). There are also online shops, and they do get most of the new stuff fairly quickly. It is just getting the 'right' papers, as so much travel themed collections are either US related, or think Europe is Paris, London and Rome. Not much out there even for Berlin or Munich, let alone Leipzig! I have started using digital supplies, but again, they don't necessary fit my photos, as the themes are the same ones you get in physical products. I also use all the memorabilia I can get my hands on. |
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Post by sueg on May 10, 2017 13:06:00 GMT
Not many (ie: none) Hobby Lobby's here in Germany! And you can't order International online. What a bummer! Maybe check Oriental Trading- they sometimes have themed stuff. Oriental Trading say this about International Orders: Not particularly encouraging. When you add in the shipping costs - I haven't seen shipping to Europe under $US20 - and import duty, prices become a bit steep. And it is not that I can't get supplies here - I can get most US paper brands and usually not long after they are released in the US. It is more about finding appropriate papers to suit my pages. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 13:46:57 GMT
Are there any places that will ship international? I wonder if digital downloads are an option for you. I imagine you are taking amazing photos where you live and out and about. I scrapped all of my Europe, England and Germany/Austria photos into huge albums and I found lots of stuff over time, but I also used memorabilia a whole bunch - maps, menus, brochures as my paper. I love those albums because it was so fun to use all that I had collected. I even cut up shopping bags with the logo/store name on it and used them as background paper. I basically kept my eye out for anything I could pick up in my travels free. There are scrapbook shops here, but my closest is about an hour away by train (I don't have a car). There are also online shops, and they do get most of the new stuff fairly quickly. It is just getting the 'right' papers, as so much travel themed collections are either US related, or think Europe is Paris, London and Rome. Not much out there even for Berlin or Munich, let alone Leipzig! I have started using digital supplies, but again, they don't necessary fit my photos, as the themes are the same ones you get in physical products. I also use all the memorabilia I can get my hands on. Try scrapyourtrip.com. They have all kinds of Germany stuff. She just came out with new Germany papers. I know you could work with her on shipping. She's a small enterprise no storefront. She has all kinds of the photo realistic papers of places in Germany. Maybe contact her and ask her. |
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Post by sueg on May 10, 2017 14:12:26 GMT
Try scrapyourtrip.com. They have all kinds of Germany stuff. She just came out with new Germany papers. I know you could work with her on shipping. She's a small enterprise no storefront. She has all kinds of the photo realistic papers of places in Germany. Maybe contact her and ask her. I have looked there, and it really isn't my style. I don't do photo-realistic papers - I already have photos. And again, like so many other Germany themed collections - most of it is beer and lederhosen, which really only represents a small part of Germany. I don't necessarily WANT papers that are specific to where I travel - I know that's not realistic as there wouldn't be a large enough market - I just want them not to be specific to other places, but more generic. Argh! And International shipping STARTS at $37, for orders under $25. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 14:29:11 GMT
Try scrapyourtrip.com. They have all kinds of Germany stuff. She just came out with new Germany papers. I know you could work with her on shipping. She's a small enterprise no storefront. She has all kinds of the photo realistic papers of places in Germany. Maybe contact her and ask her. I have looked there, and it really isn't my style. I don't do photo-realistic papers - I already have photos. And again, like so many other Germany themed collections - most of it is beer and lederhosen, which really only represents a small part of Germany. I don't necessarily WANT papers that are specific to where I travel - I know that's not realistic as there wouldn't be a large enough market - I just want them not to be specific to other places, but more generic. Argh! And International shipping STARTS at $37, for orders under $25. That is really hard and frustrating! Not many people do like photo realistic papers. I hope you find something but I know that international shipping can be a nightmare! I recently wanted to send something from the US to Canada and shipping was going to be $25! Well let us know if you find anything interesting or worthwhile that works with your photos. It's hard to know what people's styles are - they can be so different! |
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Post by sueg on May 10, 2017 14:45:40 GMT
I have looked there, and it really isn't my style. I don't do photo-realistic papers - I already have photos. And again, like so many other Germany themed collections - most of it is beer and lederhosen, which really only represents a small part of Germany. I don't necessarily WANT papers that are specific to where I travel - I know that's not realistic as there wouldn't be a large enough market - I just want them not to be specific to other places, but more generic. Argh! And International shipping STARTS at $37, for orders under $25. That is really hard and frustrating! Not many people do like photo realistic papers. I hope you find something but I know that international shipping can be a nightmare! I recently wanted to send something from the US to Canada and shipping was going to be $25! Well let us know if you find anything interesting or worthwhile that works with your photos. It's hard to know what people's styles are - they can be so different! I hope I didn't sound like I was trampling over all your ideas - that wasn't my intent. I can buy supplies here, and generally find plenty I like - just ask my DH about how much paper there is in this house! I was just commenting on a previous post, looking for more generic travel and architecture styles of papers. I know I'm not in the main scrapbooking demographic - I'm older, adult kids, not American - so I just have to adapt what is out there. |
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Post by myboysnme on May 10, 2017 14:54:12 GMT
That is really hard and frustrating! Not many people do like photo realistic papers. I hope you find something but I know that international shipping can be a nightmare! I recently wanted to send something from the US to Canada and shipping was going to be $25! Well let us know if you find anything interesting or worthwhile that works with your photos. It's hard to know what people's styles are - they can be so different! I hope I didn't sound like I was trampling over all your ideas - that wasn't my intent. I can buy supplies here, and generally find plenty I like - just ask my DH about how much paper there is in this house! I was just commenting on a previous post, looking for more generic travel and architecture styles of papers. I know I'm not in the main scrapbooking demographic - I'm older, adult kids, not American - so I just have to adapt what is out there. I sound like I work for scrapyourtripm haha! I didn't feel you were trampling - the thread is about what we would like to see more of not where can we find it. I got sidetracked. 
Anyway - the thing I always like to see more of is anything to do with medical stuff - wheelchairs in particular. My son and I both work in settings were all the residents are in wheelchairs and they do adaptive activities like adaptive bowling and wheelchair soccer and we take pictures of work activities.
Secondly I need things for college and university and not just dorm and up all night stuff. It is very hard to find college specific papers and embellishments. I think I have bought 2 or 3 of everything I've found.
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Post by sleepingbooty on May 10, 2017 15:11:26 GMT
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Post by mlgallegos on May 11, 2017 17:15:43 GMT
Some themes/items that I would buy the heck out of if they existed:track and field items, especially the ones not related to running. DD does discus, high jump, and long jump... bowling music (I am teaching myself to play the piano and DD is going to play the violin next year), a set of stickers by instrument at least as I won't need the stickers with saxophones, drums, or guitars since we don't play those... also why are all the listening to music items in collections for teenage boys? Basketball items that are colors other than basketball orange there also seems to be a lack of: vegetable gardening (as opposed to flower garden) items on the market right now school stuff and there is never enough science stuff (although there is a little more than there used to be) What would you stock up on, if you could find it? If you can find Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety line, it was adorable for veggie gardening! It looks like if you google a bit, a few sites still have some stock. |
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Post by mlgallegos on May 11, 2017 17:20:22 GMT
For these I buy lots of brick paper and distressed wood paper. There are also some rock and cobblestone type papers I buy up as well. Have been able to use these often for historic places. Here are some from Scrapyourtrip.com. View AttachmentView Attachment
I have also found paper that has the red and blue air mail type markings around it for a post office project. I would take all the postal stuff I could find and use it on my pages, like I would tear/cut up a priority mailer and use pieces of it on my pages about post offices. I would add on used stamps of all kinds - just buy a bag of them online. I would take pictures inside old post offices like a close up of the mail boxes and make a 12 x12 photo like Kikipea does and use it for paper.
Recently I found some Battle of Yorktown paper I have never seen and since I live in Yorktown I bought 4 sheets of each. That and Gettysburg were the only 2 places they had stuff for. Strange.
I wonder if the popularity of Hamilton will increase interest in visiting historic sites and produce more product. Exciting if that's the case! |
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