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Post by paperamy on Aug 15, 2017 15:38:13 GMT
So Ali is on the latest ScrapGals episode and she's pimping their show on Facebook. 😒 Part of me wants to listen to it to see what a train wreck it is...and the other part of me would rather stab my hand with a pencil.
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Post by lasteve1 on Aug 15, 2017 16:00:26 GMT
just my two cents worth, but hand lettering is not something I think people would want to learn- to pay MONEY to learn, for sure. Maybe people would pay someone ELSE to hand-letter something FOR them, but hand-lettering is not *creative* enough for me to spend my time on, at ALL. And I never really noticed it before, but yeah- you need to show people what you're about, creatively, and what your process is, in order for them to get excited about you and pay $$ to you. It's actually been a pretty popular trend and there are lots of people who are teaching classes that seem to be successful. Personally I don't think I would pay for a hand lettering class when the trick really is to just practice and I can do that on my own for free. But there definitely is a market for classes.
That being said... there are already quite a few established hand letterers teaching classes online and I don't think that Tracie can compete... her hand lettering isn't anything special and she clearly doesn't have any special expertise at something she's been doing for such a short time.
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Post by JustTricia on Aug 15, 2017 16:23:14 GMT
I am envious of people who can hand letter. I just haven't put the time in.
I also think there is a HUGE difference between lettering with ink and lettering on an iPad. My big problem are the smoothness of my letters, the thick of the downstroke vs the thinness of the upstroke, and the consistency (keeping the letters the same size or in a straight line). From watching people letter on the iPad with the Apple Pencil, all of those things can be fixed or are done for you.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 15, 2017 16:45:37 GMT
I notice a few hand lettering folks, including Tracie, make their work so loopy it's hard to read. I came across one yesterday or the day before, similar to Tracie's, I stared at it for about 7 seconds, then I moved on. I'm not going to try to decipher it. It's not code. The point of writing is to communicate, not obfuscate. ps - to me this is hand lettering, not the same computer-gen'd-looking font that Tracie does Lovely, is it yours? I've always been impressed by the precision of traditional creative lettierng, and the historic knowledge of the calligraphers I've met. It's more than an art form to the serious ones. I like the loopy style that's trendy now, but it's a casual style not destined to be timeless. It's been around for several years, seems late in the game to start a new business. If I cared I would wonder did she had a different style to reveal. I think we have half dozen brew and board signage studios here, like the wine and paint places of a few years ago. Combined with the work available through groupon or Zulily I don't see many willing to pay custom prices for the trendy pieces.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 6:24:03 GMT
Am I the only one who thinks Teresa Collins when the initial's TC comes up? I do it every time, even on the thread that is dedicated to Tracie, lol. I like to think Tracie for giving me an epiphany. That will be I will never eat at Cheesecake Factory. She is the worst food porn photographer I have ever seen. Her food pics never look yummy. I am serious as can be her food pic's make me nauseous. I have a super, super sensitive stomach. Every time you girls show her food pics I am turning green wishing for David Gandy pics. I am looking at Tracie's lettering epiphany in a different view. I think she is getting out of the scrapbook teaching business because she's exhausted her goodwill in that area. Now, she needs to find new victim's. @weluvstangs Don't be hurt by the Cracker Barrel comments. Nobody thinks your white trash for eating at Cracker Barrel. Tracie is spending donation money to eat at these places and then bragging about it. I am sure a sweet lady or ladies who only had a few dollars to eat for the month gave Tracie a donation. You can imagine how they must feel with their bowl of rice and beans while she is posting cheesecake photo's. I do understand how you feel. I got bristly over the hillbilly comment, lol. Nobody yell at me about rice and beans! I eat that all the time. I was looking at the pics of lettering that was shared on this thread. The cursive beauty "There is beauty in the little things" is my normal every day handwriting. Truly, is that considered lettering? No snark.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 6:29:31 GMT
I notice a few hand lettering folks, including Tracie, make their work so loopy it's hard to read. I came across one yesterday or the day before, similar to Tracie's, I stared at it for about 7 seconds, then I moved on. I'm not going to try to decipher it. It's not code. The point of writing is to communicate, not obfuscate. ps - to me this is hand lettering, not the same computer-gen'd-looking font that Tracie does Lovely, is it yours? I've always been impressed by the precision of traditional creative lettierng, and the historic knowledge of the calligraphers I've met. It's more than an art form to the serious ones. OMgoodness, no. Don't I wish. I found it on IG: http://instagr.am/p/BXy1UABAnFr
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 16, 2017 8:39:04 GMT
Every time you girls show her food pics I am turning green wishing for David Gandy pics. Happy to oblige. Have some yummy for your upset tummy.
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Post by sarahbee on Aug 16, 2017 12:55:35 GMT
I am looking at Tracie's lettering epiphany in a different view. I think she is getting out of the scrapbook teaching business because she's exhausted her goodwill in that area. Now, she needs to find new victim's. I agree. I think that she's banking on lettering classes being a big moneymaking trend and wants to cash in while it's hot.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 16, 2017 13:38:46 GMT
ps - to me this is hand lettering, not the same computer-gen'd-looking font that Tracie does I have no interest in hand lettering on the ipad. The posted example of hand lettering on the paper is what I think would be fun to try.
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Post by all5ofme on Aug 16, 2017 18:01:22 GMT
So Ali is on the latest ScrapGals episode and she's pimping their show on Facebook. 😒 Part of me wants to listen to it to see what a train wreck it is...and the other part of me would rather stab my hand with a pencil. I listened. Of all the things to talk to Ali about..... it ended up being about divorve. It was like Divorce Happy Hour. Did not get anything interesting out of the conversation. I can't even really summarize it. Scrapbooking with a blended family. I do not see how it is different than "regular" scrapbooking. Paperclipping covered this top along time ago on PRT095. They could have come up with a better topic. If you could inteview Ali, what would you ask her?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 22:45:47 GMT
@weluvstangs Don't be hurt by the Cracker Barrel comments. Nobody thinks your white trash for eating at Cracker Barrel. Tracie is spending donation money to eat at these places and then bragging about it. I am sure a sweet lady or ladies who only had a few dollars to eat for the month gave Tracie a donation. You can imagine how they must feel with their bowl of rice and beans while she is posting cheesecake photo's. I do understand how you feel. I got bristly over the hillbilly comment, lol. Nobody yell at me about rice and beans! I eat that all the time. Thank you for relating to me! I've got thin skin these days, so the comments did seem really rude, but given the situation to which they were made, I can understand the sentiment. I'd have my feathers ruffled under the circumstances. P.S. Rice and beans are delicious! ❤️
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Post by meridon on Aug 16, 2017 23:07:08 GMT
So Ali is on the latest ScrapGals episode and she's pimping their show on Facebook. 😒 Part of me wants to listen to it to see what a train wreck it is...and the other part of me would rather stab my hand with a pencil. Well damn. I love Ali. This does pose quite the ethical dilemma for me.
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Post by riversong1963 on Aug 17, 2017 0:02:06 GMT
So Ali is on the latest ScrapGals episode and she's pimping their show on Facebook. 😒 Part of me wants to listen to it to see what a train wreck it is...and the other part of me would rather stab my hand with a pencil. I listened. Of all the things to talk to Ali about..... it ended up being about divorve. It was like Divorce Happy Hour. Did not get anything interesting out of the conversation. I can't even really summarize it. Scrapbooking with a blended family. I do not see how it is different than "regular" scrapbooking. Paperclipping covered this top along time ago on PRT095. They could have come up with a better topic. If you could inteview Ali, what would you ask her? I was on an episode of the PRT with Ali, and we discussed scrapbooking special needs kids. It was a really good conversation, and I found her very easy to talk with. I'd love to do it again to compare how our ideas about this have changed as our sons have gotten older. It could also be a great conversation about how to scrapbook all kids as they get older - not only special needs kids.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 6:36:40 GMT
Happy to oblige. Have some yummy for your upset tummy. I feel better already! THANK YOU! How do I get this job? Lucky girl has my dream job.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 17, 2017 12:56:00 GMT
@weluvstangs Don't be hurt by the Cracker Barrel comments. Nobody thinks your white trash for eating at Cracker Barrel. Tracie is spending donation money to eat at these places and then bragging about it. I am sure a sweet lady or ladies who only had a few dollars to eat for the month gave Tracie a donation. You can imagine how they must feel with their bowl of rice and beans while she is posting cheesecake photo's. I do understand how you feel. I got bristly over the hillbilly comment, lol. Nobody yell at me about rice and beans! I eat that all the time. Thank you for relating to me! I've got thin skin these days, so the comments did seem really rude, but given the situation to which they were made, I can understand the sentiment. I'd have my feathers ruffled under the circumstances. P.S. Rice and beans are delicious! ❤️ When kids were younger each road trip included a Cracker Barrel stop-or two. I could order a vegetable plate and there was a favorite for everyone. Reading these comments have made me want to go find one this weekend for indulgent comfort food.
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Post by paperamy on Aug 18, 2017 0:40:23 GMT
I remember Cracker Barrel had the best grilled cheese when I was little. I haven't eaten there in years...because whenever I'm in an area with a Cracker Barrel there are many far better options. Now, I'm craving a grilled cheese.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2017 18:25:13 GMT
I listened. Of all the things to talk to Ali about..... it ended up being about divorve. It was like Divorce Happy Hour. Did not get anything interesting out of the conversation. I can't even really summarize it. Scrapbooking with a blended family. I do not see how it is different than "regular" scrapbooking. Paperclipping covered this top along time ago on PRT095. They could have come up with a better topic. If you could inteview Ali, what would you ask her? I was on an episode of the PRT with Ali, and we discussed scrapbooking special needs kids. It was a really good conversation, and I found her very easy to talk with. I'd love to do it again to compare how our ideas about this have changed as our sons have gotten older. It could also be a great conversation about how to scrapbook all kids as they get older - not only special needs kids. I have 2 special needs children (autism plus medical) and I would say 95% of their layouts are "typical" with the other 5% being about their conditions (surgeries, therapy, etc). I have been wanting to do a special layout for each about their needs and how far they have come. Just having trouble getting started. Not much out there in the way of layouts for topics like that.
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Post by bluewave on Aug 24, 2017 22:31:49 GMT
I am so joining a group called ScrapBitches. Who posts funeral pictures? Um, I really hope she didn't do that. Seriously, that is really tacky and disrespectful. I think Tracie has an eating disorder. I am not trying to be snarky. She seems to use food as an emotional outlet to cover up something in her life. I really think she needs some help. Counting 3,2,1 before she attacks me for being concerned. Definitely Instagram is public unless you have your profile private. I love to look through Instagram tags. It is like my new addiction. I have found so many great new Instagrammer's (sp?) that way. I would too! After following my tracks back to 2Peas Refugees I have found my people! I jumped ship on some fb groups after a near fatal brawl on the misti madness group. I posted about the other "designers" and "purveyors of product" that are misti pushers and have not said a peep about the TH platform, wondering how they could use (and sometimes sell) all of his other products and say nothing about the platform because they are either paid to or mentally incapacitated enough to only spread LOVE about the misti. Magically, I found these threads and WOW! There is an entire underbelly to this thing called crafting/paper crafting/art/those that can't draw just stamp (that would be me) and on and on. I told my husband about the snark on fb & that I thought there had to be more to it and I just read the textbook here to prove it. I have been feeling disgusted (for lack of a better word) at the insanity of more than 1 fb group;truly disgusted. Its about money and greed and ego just like so many other endeavors in life. It's also about women being really nasty to each other. I mean, alpha dog nasty. I don't play well with that at all. I'm nice but not a fool and I will duke it out if I have to. Thank you for confirming my suspicions. This thread opened up an entire new area for me. I had no idea there were podcasts about SBing, rarely ever thought of taking a cruise to SB, and after many years of my supplies being kind of dormant due to life issues that took my attention elsewhere I have put together a new space for myself filled with the things I want and need and am preparing for a winter of good, solid "work". I hope you don't mind that I have posted finally. I was on the misti threads and simply nodded my head through each and every word. But this Tracie person? Who KNEW? Fascinating! When I first picked up a stamp at a newcomer's club in Potomac, MD I was intrigued that grown women were going crazy over stamping. So much so, that I found 2Peas and took the classes, read the posts, bought the products. Then it left. But-here you are! How much am I loving this today? Way too much! If you build ScrapBitches, I will be there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 6:46:16 GMT
According to the recent shows and Live Inspired, She's going to finish Ready, Scrap, Go 46 and then she's no longer going to do scrapbooking.
Imagine.
Was she ever a scrapbooker or was it just a job?
Just months ago she slammed on tiffany for daring to say that she (Tiffany) wouldn't rule out walking away from scrapbooking.
And in this recent ep she declared "I had a sweaty wedgie". Oh dear God. Please no. That is just so over the line.
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Post by sarahbee on Aug 25, 2017 12:03:18 GMT
According to the recent shows and Live Inspired, She's going to finish Ready, Scrap, Go 46 and then she's no longer going to do scrapbooking. Imagine. Was she ever a scrapbooker or was it just a job? Just months ago she slammed on tiffany for daring to say that she (Tiffany) wouldn't rule out walking away from scrapbooking. And in this recent ep she declared "I had a sweaty wedgie". Oh dear God. Please no. That is just so over the line. I remember (back when I listened to the podcast before last year's debacle) that there was an entire episode of the Scrap Gals dedicated to convincing a listener not to quit scrapbooking. I get it, interests and priorities change. It still just seems really...I don't even know what the word is. Odd? Opportunistic? And part of me wonders if she's going to blame her departure on the "community" aka Peas. Just some rambling thoughts before I've finished my morning coffee. Oh, and for that last part... Save
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Post by violetfall on Aug 25, 2017 12:42:56 GMT
I was listening to a recent podcast and she was talking about an ipod shuffle and what to do with it. Tiffany said to donate it and Tracie replied "that would be wasteful". Real Christian-like
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 13:13:32 GMT
I was listening to a recent podcast and she was talking about an ipod shuffle and what to do with it. Tiffany said to donate it and Tracie replied "that would be wasteful". Real Christian-like How is it "wasteful" to donate an old item you no longer want? Was she looking for ways to keep using it? If not, I don't get the "waste" in donating to someone who otherwise couldn't afford one?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 25, 2017 16:35:32 GMT
I was listening to a recent podcast and she was talking about an ipod shuffle and what to do with it. Tiffany said to donate it and Tracie replied "that would be wasteful". Real Christian-like How is it "wasteful" to donate an old item you no longer want? Was she looking for ways to keep using it? If not, I don't get the "waste" in donating to someone who otherwise couldn't afford one? Because people like Tracie don't think in terms of society, universal care of others, ecology (always try to reuse through donation instead of heading for the recycling bin as that consumes less energy) and the planet being a shared finite resource. They think in terms of "money I spent" and that's it. It would have been a "waste" of the initial investment for the first-hand buyer. My navel, look at my navel, centre of the universe!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 16:48:32 GMT
I was listening to a recent podcast and she was talking about an ipod shuffle and what to do with it. Tiffany said to donate it and Tracie replied "that would be wasteful". Real Christian-like And after being the recipient of such extreme generosity. Actually there was quite a lot of content in this last ep ripe with Tracie-isms. It's the first episode I had to turn off. No one needs to hear about her Elderly aunt getting robbed and her mentality of "this is such a small town, it had to be perpetrated by some outsider here for the eclipse-watching".
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 25, 2017 17:32:23 GMT
As the recipient of a lot of charity from strangers along with her constant whining about finances, Tracie is wasteful as fuck. As much as she touts her Christianity, I think she needs to actually try reading the teachings of Jesus.
In Tracie's world, when you're poor you do the following: quit your day job, eat out every meal, vanity publish your daughter's book, buy an iPad Pro, ask your fans for 💰...
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Post by scrappyem on Aug 26, 2017 1:11:07 GMT
As the recipient of a lot of charity from strangers along with her constant whining about finances, Tracie is wasteful as fuck. As much as she touts her Christianity, I think she needs to actually try reading the teachings of Jesus. In Tracie's world, when you're poor you do the following: quit your day job, eat out every meal, vanity publish your daughter's book, buy an iPad Pro, ask your fans for 💰... I can only imagine what "wisdom" her daughter's vanity book contains. I'm guessing all kinds of things about how girls should behave because boys can't contain themselves. Gross.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Aug 26, 2017 1:23:20 GMT
RE: not wanting to be wasteful
She probably wants someone to offer her near full price for it like Amy Tangerine and her son's halloween costume that was embroidered with his name just because of who she is, y'all.
I mean...value goes up because she touched it, right? /snark
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Post by joyfulnana on Aug 26, 2017 2:39:53 GMT
I'm not what I would consider an Ali "fan girl" but I have always liked her and liked her work, and it makes me sad to see her involving herself with Tracie. She has joined Tracie's FB group and sometimes comments, and I feel like it's such a big step down for her. Ali is a successful brand on her own, she doesn't need to get involved with Tracie.
Every time I see a comment from Ali, I think I really need to leave this group. I can't listen to the podcast anymore, I get a few minutes in and just shut it off.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2017 18:59:47 GMT
I'm not what I would consider an Ali "fan girl" but I have always liked her and liked her work, and it makes me sad to see her involving herself with Tracie. She has joined Tracie's FB group and sometimes comments, and I feel like it's such a big step down for her. Ali is a successful brand on her own, she doesn't need to get involved with Tracie. Every time I see a comment from Ali, I think I really need to leave this group. I can't listen to the podcast anymore, I get a few minutes in and just shut it off. I get the impression that Ali knows Tracie is a wannabe and is just making use of a media outlet. Ali doesn't seem to be all fangirlish or whatever--she's just there for the audience. Ali will still be Ali long after The Scrap gals are a thing of the past.
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Post by mom on Aug 27, 2017 19:17:42 GMT
I'm not what I would consider an Ali "fan girl" but I have always liked her and liked her work, and it makes me sad to see her involving herself with Tracie. She has joined Tracie's FB group and sometimes comments, and I feel like it's such a big step down for her. Ali is a successful brand on her own, she doesn't need to get involved with Tracie. Every time I see a comment from Ali, I think I really need to leave this group. I can't listen to the podcast anymore, I get a few minutes in and just shut it off. I get the impression that Ali knows Tracie is a wannabe and is just making use of a media outlet. Ali doesn't seem to be all fangirlish or whatever--she's just there for the audience. Ali will still be Ali long after The Scrap gals are a thing of the past. While I understand what you are saying - I don't think it really helps Ali's case to be doing this. Kate Spade doesn't bring in Walmart purses to help promote theirs. Ali shouldn't be doing it either.
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