cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Sept 8, 2017 11:13:09 GMT
I have FOMO on DD more than anything else. I can't explain it. It definitely doesn't help that she's the only one with her stuff out right now and it's a big mystery as to what exactly everyone else will offer. :X I would've skipped on the album, but I have no idea what KP is offering. Yeah, you'd think the others offering kits would try to get out ahead of Ali, or at least reveal their kits (even if they don't put them available for sale yet) to snag customers first vs waiting for her leftovers that either didn't like Ali's kits or couldn't get what they wanted. The manufacturers have already revealed and mostly released their xmas lines. I'm thinking of getting Liz's kit, but I want to see what Elle's Studio has first.
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Post by cade387 on Sept 8, 2017 13:00:37 GMT
You are right. What typically gets me is seeing her walk through and she makes the most awesome with that one thing from the one kit I didn't get. Lol. But cade387 your DD will turn out equally awesome even without that one thing, because it will be YOURS! Believe in the magic of Christmas I know that in my head, but it doesn't stop the twang of "ugh, why didn't I buy that one" LOL
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 13:43:36 GMT
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Post by mom on Sept 8, 2017 13:45:11 GMT
Thanks for linking that one. On my list today was to see if I could find a comparable one so you've saved me some work! I do have a silhouette but sometimes you just wanna make a quick star without having to drag the rest of the stuff out, you know?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 13:54:31 GMT
Thanks for linking that one. On my list today was to see if I could find a comparable one so you've saved me some work! I do have a silhouette but sometimes you just wanna make a quick star without having to drag the rest of the stuff out, you know? Check out that Paper Smooches one too. It's cute. On basics like this there are a lot of alternatives to SC/Ali's ginned up FOMO.
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Post by cheezitgirl on Sept 8, 2017 15:07:29 GMT
Just added the green album, masking tape and $3.50 stamp to my box. By the time I checked out only the album was available. Crazy!
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Post by katyscrap on Sept 8, 2017 15:11:07 GMT
I bought the red Jasmin Jones album and the star die. I bought 3 older mini kits from Ali's sale so I'm good. I really wish she would have more variety of the albums. I would love to buy a bunch in neutral colors with the wide spine and 31 page protectors. I think it's such a good deal.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Sept 8, 2017 15:25:10 GMT
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Post by lasteve1 on Sept 8, 2017 20:37:57 GMT
But that's the stamp that was free with the Storytelling for December Daily Class so I already have it (and I'm guessing they over-anticipated sales of the class last year and are trying to clean out their stock). Mystery uncovered! They've over-ordered those stamps by quite a margin... Goes to show people are less interested in Ali's online classes than before. And might explain the push to move on to the IRL Story Camps! How did the class compare to JYC if you ever signed up for it, lasteve1 ? I never took JYC so I can't compare, sorry. I took the December Daily class when it first came out Christmas 2015 so I'm just going off of memory here but I liked the class for what it was. The main thing of value I got out of it were flip throughs of Ali's old albums--she did all of them. She did share these albums on her blog (I think she shared all of them, she might've not shared some of the older ones) so I guess you could see all the content from these videos by reading all the old posts but it adds a lot to have them in videos with her talking through each page and everything in one place. I mostly used these to get ideas about what stories/techniques to include. She also included a video of how she set up her workspace for the project which I found helpful.
The parts I didn't think were very valuable the lists of story ideas--these were things I could've compiled myself from watching the flip-thrus and were mostly self-explanatory/ideas I'd already heard and the techniques portion of the class. To be honest though, the technique portion could be helpful for someone who hasn't been scrapbooking as long as I have, but she gave step by step instructions/videos for how to do things like add text to photos and create flip out pages. So although I didn't find these things helpful, I'm not sure what would've been because I think I've been scrapbooking long enough that it's pretty hard for someone to find a new technique/idea that I haven't heard of/seen.
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Post by cheezitgirl on Sept 9, 2017 1:28:54 GMT
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Post by andreasmom on Sept 9, 2017 1:42:48 GMT
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Sept 9, 2017 2:17:38 GMT
I'm annoyed over the whole albums selling out so fast thing. The red one was gone by the time I woke up on release day (and I refuse to get up at 3am just to buy an album) and in the time it took me to make a decision on the remaining two albums they also sold out.
I've ended up buying a black & white polka dot 6x8 album from Felicity Jane today because it popped up in her sale section for 30% off and I'm using the same one for my month in review pages this year so the two albums will match and I feel much happier knowing my album is sorted and I don't have to deal with Inked.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 9, 2017 7:09:07 GMT
Out of sheer curiosity, how many Christmas cards do people from Christmas card-sending countries send? I send the one card (along with a parcel) to a relative living abroad. That's about it. Anyone from the US, the UK and possibly other countries want to enlighten me? 72 Christmas cards would mean.... these would outlast me! Or I'd live to be over a hundred.
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Post by JaneB on Sept 9, 2017 7:56:43 GMT
sleepingbooty I'm in the UK and for about 10-15 years sent in excess of 50 cards each Christmas. This is before my paper ability so they were all store-bought, with occasional special ones that did a cross stitch panel. For the first few years of marriage, while my husband worked Christmas Eve, I also stitched a tiny ornament that afternoon that would hang on the tree. Then my hands protested and I stopped; it was too painful and I stopped stitching and writing cards. It didn't help that someone once remarked that my printed letter catching up with the year wasn't as good as a handwritten note. Well, come and write it for me then! Since discovering my digital ability, especially with the Silhouette, I make more cards now. My Mum and her neighbour have ordered 60 cards from me for this Christmas. I'll probably send about 10 myself, and woe betide anyone who says it's not proper because I didn't do it all with my own hands. I bloomin' well have, trimming and sticking everything in place I might break out my December Daily template this year. Maybe think of a colour change?
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Post by anniefb on Sept 9, 2017 8:37:18 GMT
The number of cards I send and receive goes down each year but I probably send about 30 at the moment,
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dawnnikol
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Post by dawnnikol on Sept 9, 2017 11:16:20 GMT
sleepingbooty At the height of my card sending - right after I had my first child - I probably sent about 25. Since then, it's gone down drastically and I tend to keep it to 10ish (or less!), however I should point out that I came to the realization that 1-nobody really cared that I was taking so much time to carefully select/make the card and therefore didn't value it as I did 2-I don't really like a lot of people so I'm pretty cutthroat when it comes to making my list now.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 9, 2017 11:35:54 GMT
I send cards to the peas in our annual card exchange. There's a thread on the board somewhere. I send to everyone, so approximately 120, plus another 20 to friends & family. So roughly 140. If you join i'll send you a card!
ETA: This exchange is about sending cards. There are no rules on how many you send and cards can be store bought. Internationals are most definitely included. Some of us send to everyone on the list so everyone is guaranteed to receive a card. You choose how many you are comfortable sending.
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Post by ghislaine on Sept 9, 2017 12:24:11 GMT
Out of shere curiosity, how many Christmas cards do people from Christmas card-sending countries send? I send the one card (along with a parcel) to a relative living abroad. That's about it. Anyone from the US, the UK and possibly other countries want to enlighten me? 72 Christmas cards would mean.... these would outlast me! Or I'd live to be over a hundred. 72 cards would last me only one year as I have been sending about that many every year. I design mine digitally with photos of the kids and have Costco print them for me. About a dozen go overseas but our family is flung across the United States too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 13:18:34 GMT
I send 50-70ish.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 13:23:53 GMT
sleepingbooty I'm in the UK and for about 10-15 years sent in excess of 50 cards each Christmas. This is before my paper ability so they were all store-bought, with occasional special ones that did a cross stitch panel. For the first few years of marriage, while my husband worked Christmas Eve, I also stitched a tiny ornament that afternoon that would hang on the tree. Then my hands protested and I stopped; it was too painful and I stopped stitching and writing cards. It didn't help that someone once remarked that my printed letter catching up with the year wasn't as good as a handwritten note. Well, come and write it for me then! Since discovering my digital ability, especially with the Silhouette, I make more cards now. My Mum and her neighbour have ordered 60 cards from me for this Christmas. I'll probably send about 10 myself, and woe betide anyone who says it's not proper because I didn't do it all with my own hands. I bloomin' well have, trimming and sticking everything in place I might break out my December Daily template this year. Maybe think of a colour change? I LOVE your December daily!!! The way you used those chipboard numbers is awesome!
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Post by cade387 on Sept 9, 2017 13:25:48 GMT
I send cards to roughly 160 people a year. It has gone down a little. Also since kids I don't make them anymore, but I used to hand make them every year.
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Post by JaneB on Sept 9, 2017 13:57:24 GMT
I LOVE your December daily!!! The way you used those chipboard numbers is awesome! Thank you Er, I've got to ask, what chipboard numbers? No chipboard, it's all digital and printed on white card stock. The title December Daily is white cardstock, cut with the Silhouette and liberally smooshed with gold ink. I got it everywhere and made a right mess. I think I'd make a better job now if I tried it again...
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Sept 9, 2017 14:26:13 GMT
sleepingbooty I send up to 100! Every year we try to whittle it down but it's tough. I make them all myself, try for a new idea each year and those who've been with us for years tell me they look forward to receiving our Christmas greetings and to see what I've come up with this year. No pressure, then, eh? I use my silhouette, have designed a stitched motif one year with my clever Bernina sewing machine, and last year resorted to a good old sponge print. Heaven knows what I'll do this year, but I bought so much red card last year, there's no prizes for guessing what colour they will be JaneB I love your journal format. Did you do the design yourself? It looks great!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 9, 2017 14:30:05 GMT
he main thing of value I got out of it were flip throughs of Ali's old albums--she did all of them. She did share these albums on her blog (I think she shared all of them, she might've not shared some of the older ones) so I guess you could see all the content from these videos by reading all the old posts but it adds a lot to have them in videos with her talking through each page and everything in one place. Interesting to read yet another person say that the flip-throughs were the most interesting and inspiring part of Ali's DD classes. Thank you so much for chiming in and the detailed explanation! I guess I'm just going to stay with Shimelle's JYC then. Thank you, JaneB anniefb lisacharlotte dawnnikol @zingermack cade387 for sharing your christmas card numbers. I'm impressed. It's really a massive cultural difference with where I live. People just wait to see each other at some point during the month of January to kiss each other on the cheek and wish each other good health for the new year. Christmas wishes don't matter much. Cards are rather unusual and reserved to those unique situations (family/very close friends who you won't be seeing during the holidays). I've never heard or seen anyone around here send one of those family photo Christmas cards either. JaneB Boo to those who dare to say anything about your cards not being "100% handmade." What's wrong with them? It's your creativity and your abilities (and thankfully we have digital these days!) at work. Period. What kind of silly thinking is that anyway? Should we start making our own paper, crushing berries and cutting up potatoes to make our own handmade stamps? What's next? No more graphic designers? No more machines while we're at it. Back to spinning wool and lacemaking for everyone... Sounds like some folks are jealous you are expressing yourself artistically (and producing beautiful things in the process) and need to criticise whatever they can to make you feel less good about something you're passionate about and enjoying. Buh-bye to those. lisacharlotte The Christmas card exchange sounds intimidating to such a poor cardmaker as me... I don't really like a lot of people so I'm pretty cutthroat when it comes to making my list now. I giggled at your The Grinch Stole the Christmas Cards ways! ETA: aaand thank you elegantsufficiency! 100 handmade cards. Phew! I feel exhausted thinking about it. Got any clue which technique you're going to give a try this year yet?
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Sept 9, 2017 14:35:22 GMT
sleepingbooty, I'm thinking of making a little panel of faux postage stamps using some of my photos... Has anyone here seen the cute sneak from Pinkfresh on Instagram yet? I'm such an amateur, I can't remember how to share the picture, but maybe someone will help me out here?!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 9, 2017 14:37:40 GMT
Has anyone here seen the cute sneak from Pinkfresh on Instagram yet? I'm such an amateur, I can't remember how to share the picture, but maybe someone will help me out here?! Credit to you! https://www.instagram.com/p/BYy4Gy3Hmwi That's a super cute kitty being Santa's little helper.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 9, 2017 14:39:20 GMT
sleepingbooty, I'm thinking of making a little panel of faux postage stamps using some of my photos... Ooh, nice. And a great way to include some of your own photography! I hope you'll post some sneaks when you start working on your cards.
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Sept 9, 2017 14:41:51 GMT
sleepingbooty Thanks! Isn't it cute? (and fresh and different and I need that cat assistant to deal with my postal issues )
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Post by freeatlast on Sept 9, 2017 15:11:58 GMT
Out of sheer curiosity, how many Christmas cards do people from Christmas card-sending countries send? I send the one card (along with a parcel) to a relative living abroad. That's about it. Anyone from the US, the UK and possibly other countries want to enlighten me? 72 Christmas cards would mean.... these would outlast me! Or I'd live to be over a hundred. I made well over 250 Christmas cards last year. 175 or so were donated to Jennifer's McGuire's Caring Hearts Card Drive for residents of nursing homes. The remaining 80+ were sent out as part of the 2peas Christmas card exchange. I made 12 of each design so I had to come up with over 20 different designs. I plan to do about the same this year.
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Post by mom on Sept 9, 2017 17:35:06 GMT
Last year, I participated in the 2Peas card swap - I sent about 100 cards not including the ones I sent out for my 'everyday' life. So probably another 40. I handmade the ones for 2Peas and we do a family photo card from Minted each year for our family card.
I am leaning towards being very selective who I send a card out this year. I stressed so much about the handmade cards last year that it really was too much for me.
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