hutchfan
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Jul 6, 2016 16:42:12 GMT
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Post by hutchfan on Sept 6, 2017 18:46:12 GMT
Lordy I had to go take headache medicine.
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Post by Skellinton on Sept 6, 2017 18:49:34 GMT
Sorry ladies lol. Brandi Kincaid for Feed Your Craft. Ah,FYC I would have gotten, thanks for the clarification! Off to look at her chipboard again!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 18:50:12 GMT
BK? Burger King? Beyoncé Knowles? Big kid? Why do I not know what that is? Brandi's very well-liked around here! She does all the cute themed cards and kits for Feed Your Craft like this Catch Your Breath mini kit. The first sneaks for her Comfort and Joy December kit for FYC is in this thread (a few pages back). I can only see the old stuff, and now the website seems to be hung up. I have to get my eldest to a doctor's appointment so I may never get to FOMO buy the Paislee Press kit. Oh well! Are you managing to acces the direct link to the Paislee Press mini?
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 6, 2017 18:51:35 GMT
Well, I did get the stars album and the Paislee Press mini kit checked out. I think I am going to backfill with page protectors, but $5 shipping isn't so high that I feel like I need to get up to the free shipping threshold.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 18:52:21 GMT
$30 for the kids kit is a bit much I think. For some people, that's almost the entire Christmas gift budget for a child. This DD thing is becoming an upper middle class thing... Talking about DD, does anyone know exactly how things went from Ali joining Shimelle's JYC to creating her own flavour of the project? Well for me, it's that over commercialization of the holidays everyone's always complaining about. I mean the ones who are ordering all this stuff, like $150, that's what I spend on my entire extended family for gifts! I get that it's fun to get new stuff but she's taking a lot of fun out of the process with the price gouging and difficulty of buying stuff.
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Post by marie on Sept 6, 2017 18:56:51 GMT
Finally completed checkout for the religious journal cards, a stamp set and the rubber shapes. Triple checked my order to be sure I only had one of each item since I had to add them multiple times to get them in the box. Ugh. Have to wonder at myself for getting caught up in this craziness every year.
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Post by Skellinton on Sept 6, 2017 18:58:56 GMT
All I can see is the 34.99 spiral notebook. I am not ordering anything because I refuse to pay her inflated prices and I have plenty of stuff from Gossamer Blue and my stash to make an album, but I do like to look. That notebook is crazy, right? She should have included 6x8 versions of her prompt pages from that in the main kit. That would hav ehelped beef up the value and been kind of fun to have.
I can't wait for KP and FYC, they might be able to get me buy some new pretties.
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hutchfan
Drama Llama
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Jul 6, 2016 16:42:12 GMT
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Post by hutchfan on Sept 6, 2017 19:00:13 GMT
For me Christmas is the one time of year that I go all out for family, I save all year plus shop all year long for gifts and I do more Christmas projects than anything else it is also my birthday month so I do splurge on Christmas Srapbooking supplies. My mom's favorite holiday was Christmas and with her gone it is even more important to me to keep up with our family traditions.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:04:45 GMT
Well for me, it's that over commercialization of the holidays everyone's always complaining about. I mean the ones who are ordering all this stuff, like $150, that's what I spend on my entire extended family for gifts! I get that it's fun to get new stuff but she's taking a lot of fun out of the process with the price gouging and difficulty of buying stuff. I probably spend around $200-250 on all my Christmas gifts except if someone's in a financial pickle and needs something to work/study (then I'm happy to stretch and help provide what they need). I think a total budget of $45 for DD is already plenty enough. Don't get me started on the full project costing three times that price nowadays!
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Post by caspad on Sept 6, 2017 19:06:01 GMT
I just wanted an album. Does anyone else carry a 6x8 with a spine as wide as the AE version? Simple Stories Very Merry album is 6x8 with a larger spine. I wish they would make all their 6x8 albums with the thicker spine. Thank you cbscrapper! Just bought the Very Merry album through Amazon. Even though I have extra AE page protectors from the past two years. I'm pretty sure I have some SS page protectors in my stash too.
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Post by joblackford on Sept 6, 2017 19:06:29 GMT
I'm glad I wasn't planning on buying anything because I wouldn't trust that the order I placed would go through correctly if the site is glitching out. You can bet there are going to be tons of people who got things they didn't want, didn't get what they did want, there's no way to keep inventory straight if things are being put in people's boxes that they didn't order. So things are going to appear to be sold out that aren't. I hope no one is using a debit card - that could seriously damage cashflow if the bank puts a hold on money for an incorrect amount, especially if there are multiple charges or corrections. It sounds like a nightmare. Nope. No thanks.
And it's only the beginning of September.
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Post by mom on Sept 6, 2017 19:07:09 GMT
Well I ended up only ordering an album....but I still don't have an email so who knows if I am actually getting it.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:13:46 GMT
1h40 into the DD selection game and I have finally managed to place my order. Got the email confirmation straight away too. Woohoo! #winning
The Paislee Press mini, that's all, folks. I don't like supporting Inked with all their shenanigans but I feel Liz deserved the financial nod.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 19:15:37 GMT
Well I ended up only ordering an album....but I still don't have an email so who knows if I am actually getting it. #surprise ! (Remember that one?)
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Post by anniefb on Sept 6, 2017 19:19:48 GMT
I predict we will have issues with inventory as our next problem. #traditions Ahh brings back happy memories;)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 19:20:12 GMT
For me Christmas is the one time of year that I go all out for family, I save all year plus shop all year long for gifts and I do more Christmas projects than anything else it is also my birthday month so I do splurge on Christmas Srapbooking supplies. My mom's favorite holiday was Christmas and with her gone it is even more important to me to keep up with our family traditions. I'm not trying to knock you at all. DD just isn't my thing. I buy Christmas themed stuff for Christmas pages that go into my regular albums. For some, DD is an event in and of itself and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Ask me about the year I hand made every gifts wrapping paper?!?! And then last year where I ordered EVERYTHING off Amazon so I wouldn't have to set foot in a store :*) so I'm no one to judge anyone. Ever. I just get too caught up in the snark.
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Post by anniefb on Sept 6, 2017 19:21:53 GMT
$25 for some chipboard! Yikes. $35 New Zealand dollars. Sorry but no chipboard is worth that much.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Sept 6, 2017 19:22:49 GMT
For those saying $30 for the kids kit is a lot it does include the album and page protectors - not something I am interested in though but at least it has the album.
I finally got what I wanted - decided against two items but may add them later.
If you aren't sure if your order went through just click on your orders and you can then click on the order number and check everything. I know last year there were issues as well and people ended up with multiples but customer service fixed it so no one had to pay for multiples.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 19:24:04 GMT
For those saying $30 for the kids kit is a lot it does include the album and page protectors - not something I am interested in. I finally got what I wanted - decided against two items but may add them later. If you aren't sure if your order went through just click on your orders and you can then click on the order number and check everything. I know last year there were issues as well and people ended up with multiples but customer service fixed it so no one had to pay for multiples. I'll rescind my bitchy opinion. Including the album difinitely makes the value increase.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:24:04 GMT
$35 Bew Zealand dollars. Sorry but no chipboard is worth that much. How much vegemite can you buy for that?
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Post by anniefb on Sept 6, 2017 19:26:16 GMT
$35 Bew Zealand dollars. Sorry but no chipboard is worth that much. How much vegemite can you buy for that? 6.6 jars
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Post by paperamy on Sept 6, 2017 19:26:43 GMT
I just viewed everything at AE and I got nothing. I wasn't even tempted by the stamps. I'll save my Christmas crafty money for Felicity Jane and possibly Feed Your Craft.
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Post by mom on Sept 6, 2017 19:27:21 GMT
Well...the first sold out has come. The rubber pieces are now sold out.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:27:27 GMT
I'll rescind my bitchy opinion. Including the album difinitely makes the value increase. The amazeballs 4x4 faux leather mini albums by WRMK were around $10 though. I try to put things in perspective in terms of quality and longevity of product. This kit should have been $25. It's a more appropriate price for something child-centered. Anyhoo, people will buy so I'm not sure why I still care.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:28:25 GMT
6.6 jars #priorities (you got them)
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Post by mom on Sept 6, 2017 19:29:20 GMT
$35 Bew Zealand dollars. Sorry but no chipboard is worth that much. How much vegemite can you buy for that? I don't even know what Vegemite is? Do we have it in the US?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:30:19 GMT
Well...the first sold out has come. The rubber pieces are now sold out. Bwahaha, I KNEW IT! That's why I hesitated. I don't mind. Three pieces in the mini kit I got ought to be more than enough for a DD album. I'm not that much into rubber. Any guesses which will be the second item to sell out?
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Post by lasteve1 on Sept 6, 2017 19:31:25 GMT
$30 for the kids kit is a bit much I think. For some people, that's almost the entire Christmas gift budget for a child. This DD thing is becoming an upper middle class thing... Talking about DD, does anyone know exactly how things went from Ali joining Shimelle's JYC to creating her own flavour of the project? Honestly, I think scrapbooking as a hobby really is. Everything is so expensive. I got interested in scrapbooking while I was still in school and I had to stay away from the scrapbooking sites because I couldn't afford a monthly kit or really anything more than maybe $50/year and that can barely cover albums/page protectors. Now I'm a lawyer and can afford to feed my habit, but the amount of money I spend is ridiculous (although I love it so I think it's worth it!) and when I see photos of others craft rooms/stashes they have WAY MORE than me so I can only imagine what they spend.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 6, 2017 19:32:23 GMT
I don't even know what Vegemite is? Do we have it in the US? It's the other hemisphere's Marmite. Only British/Australian-themed specialty shops carry Marmite/Vegemite. It's definitely an acquired taste. I never managed to like it. #sosalty
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Post by joblackford on Sept 6, 2017 19:32:27 GMT
All I can see is the 34.99 spiral notebook. I am not ordering anything because I refuse to pay her inflated prices and I have plenty of stuff from Gossamer Blue and my stash to make an album, but I do like to look. That notebook is crazy, right? She should have included 6x8 versions of her prompt pages from that in the main kit. That would hav ehelped beef up the value and been kind of fun to have. I can't wait for KP and FYC, they might be able to get me buy some new pretties. That spiral notebook is the only thing that caught my eye - thanks for that (eek! I'm not sure yet if that's a sarcastic thanks or not!) It's much more like Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas, which is the project I usually do. I'm not a fan of putting stuff in plastic pockets any more. It would be easy to turn that into a sort of Smashbook, using the prompt where they suited, ripping out pages here and there, pasting stuff right over the top. Maybe if a pea hadn't just pointed me to some creative journaling videos I wouldn't be seeing the potential here - I don't generally care for spiral notebooks. But the creative part of my brain is filling in lists and pasting in photos and pretty papers... I have to keep reminding myself of some basic facts: a notebook isn't worth $35 to me, even if it comes with a bunch of prompts, and is kind of pretty. I have eternal access to JYC so I already have all the prompts I need. I have a journal that I'll be using daily anyway. I don't want to pay a bunch of money now for something I won't get until Oct-Nov.
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