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Post by Citygirl on Sept 11, 2023 16:40:15 GMT
That OLW mini is not worth what they are charging.... I subscribe to this kit and yes it’s crazy. The first two kits from the year were very full, #3 felt thin and #4 not only seems very thin but there is no stamp set! Anyway this is my last year with this sub. The hobby kit is ok but I just don’t like that heart. Idk why….it just seems so retro. The SBTM kit is nice but I also think I’m going to cancel this sub at the end of the year. I added the Halloween kit. It’s cute. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 11, 2023 16:59:49 GMT
I ordered the Halloween kit just now. It's just so incredibly cute. I skipped my Freckled Fawn kit for October as it is Christmassy. So, I figured it was a wash.
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Post by mom on Sept 11, 2023 18:05:12 GMT
That OLW mini is not worth what they are charging.... The hobby kit is ok but I just don’t like that heart. Idk why….it just seems so retro. The SBTM kit is nice but I also think I’m going to cancel this sub at the end of the year. I added the Halloween kit. It’s cute. I am the same. I sub to it and thought the first one was awesome, 2nd kit was pretty good, #3 was thin and #4 is just a joke. Im not going to renew this kit for next year. |
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Post by Citygirl on Sept 11, 2023 18:17:14 GMT
I’m thinking next year I will sign up for the class and stash bust for the album. I have so much leftover OLW products/stamps it’s silly.
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Post by paget on Sept 11, 2023 19:15:00 GMT
I subscribe to this kit and yes it’s crazy. The first two kits from the year were very full, #3 felt thin and #4 not only seems very thin but there is no stamp set! Anyway this is my last year with this sub.The hobby kit is ok but I just don’t like that heart. Idk why….it just seems so retro. The SBTM kit is nice but I also think I’m going to cancel this sub at the end of the year. I added the Halloween kit. It’s cute. I am the same. I sub to it and thought the first one was awesome, 2nd kit was pretty good, #3 was thin and #4 is just a joke. Im not going to renew this kit for next year. I had subbed to OWL as I loved the first kit. When I had the second and realized the crap stamp it was not worth the money and I contacted AE customer service and they let me drop the remaining months of my commitment. |
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Post by breakfastattiffanys on Sept 11, 2023 19:35:37 GMT
I ordered the Halloween kit too, it’s super cute! If your kids aren’t little but you bought the kit, what are your plans?
I’m thinking it would be fun to do an album of mine and my husband’s costumes growing up. I’ve scrapbooked my dd’s Halloweens in mini books every year until TOT was phased out. And now she’s in college, so her party photos are selectively shared with me at this point.
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Post by blemon on Sept 11, 2023 19:47:07 GMT
I ordered the Halloween kit too, it’s super cute! If your kids aren’t little but you bought the kit, what are your plans? My kid is 15 and taller than me so maybe that doesn't count as little anymore. But I am just going to use all the pieces in my October Daily. We go to a couple of Halloween parties and my husband and I dress up so I'll use anything that says "costume" for that. The teenager may dress up to give out candy but who knows. I love everything in it -- and last year's too. Definitely good quality and value, in my opinion. Last year I feel like it came later (although I know it didn't). My head had already planned out how I would attack October Daily and I didn't use much of it but the pieces are still my favorites in my stash. I'm going to plan out some foundation pages with the papers. |
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Post by QueSeraSera on Sept 11, 2023 19:49:01 GMT
I ordered the Halloween kit too, it’s super cute! If your kids aren’t little but you bought the kit, what are your plans? I’m thinking it would be fun to do an album of mine and my husband’s costumes growing up. I’ve scrapbooked my dd’s Halloweens in mini books every year until TOT was phased out. And now she’s in college, so her party photos are selectively shared with me at this point. I’m wanting to do a mini album of my kid’s Halloween costumes each year. I haven’t done that yet. We also have 3 grandchildren. 2 live out of state but 1 lives close. Plan on creating a Halloween mini album of them. 🎃🧡🎃 |
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Post by blemon on Sept 11, 2023 20:16:41 GMT
Does anyone have this alpha #5 set? aliedwards.com/shop/alphas-are-awesome-5-digital-stamp-setI'd like to see some examples of it. Ali only stamps the word love on a card. Normally it wouldn't matter but I need to get a vibe of it as words since it's kind of a script font. It reminds me of a Kelly Purkey/Paper Person from last year that I didn't buy and now it's gone. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 11, 2023 21:11:10 GMT
I ordered the Halloween kit too, it’s super cute! If your kids aren’t little but you bought the kit, what are your plans? I’m thinking it would be fun to do an album of mine and my husband’s costumes growing up. I’ve scrapbooked my dd’s Halloweens in mini books every year until TOT was phased out. And now she’s in college, so her party photos are selectively shared with me at this point. You know I just love Halloween. I have loved Halloween my whole life and then Esther was born on the 30th and we spent her whole life hosting Halloween parties. I decorate my whole house. This year I've decided to try the October daily. I've had so much doing December daily and I have all kinds of good things planned for October. From a Bob Dylan concert to a donut making class. My grandson is 9 months old and we will do the Boo at the Zoo. And there is always pumpkin carving. Jeremy and I are planning to do a Sunday/Wednesday night scary movie all month. I have ordered all of Stephen King's short story collections and I plan to read them during October. And I've got a Halloween quilt that needs to be hand quilted together. So all of these things I plan to do to make my October fun. |
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Post by honeypea on Sept 11, 2023 21:33:20 GMT
SC sneaked some Halloween. Releases on the 15th.
ETA: wrong thread, but it won’t delete. ☠️
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Post by lasteve1 on Sept 11, 2023 23:53:40 GMT
Does anyone have this alpha #5 set? aliedwards.com/shop/alphas-are-awesome-5-digital-stamp-setI'd like to see some examples of it. Ali only stamps the word love on a card. Normally it wouldn't matter but I need to get a vibe of it as words since it's kind of a script font. It reminds me of a Kelly Purkey/Paper Person from last year that I didn't buy and now it's gone. I have this one, but I haven't used it yet. I won't have a chance to play in my craft room until later this week, but I can try to stamp a few things and share them if you're still interested! Any letters/words you specifically want to see? |
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Post by paget on Sept 12, 2023 0:35:16 GMT
That OLW mini is not worth what they are charging.... I subscribe to this kit and yes it’s crazy. The first two kits from the year were very full, #3 felt thin and #4 not only seems very thin but there is no stamp set! Anyway this is my last year with this sub. The hobby kit is ok but I just don’t like that heart. Idk why….it just seems so retro. The SBTM kit is nice but I also think I’m going to cancel this sub at the end of the year. I added the Halloween kit. It’s cute. I had hobby on skip in case I didn’t like it. I considered not getting it because I really don’t like those hearts and there’s lots of them! But I’m the end I unskipped because I have FOMO and like the rest of the kit. Lol I’m hopeless. I need to drop the story kit as I have a lot of things. I don’t know if I will though. I’ll keep SBTM though as I use it all each time and it’s not that expensive. Although I really hope they either give us back decent stamps or drop the stamp and add another piece if patterned paper. That would be ideal for me. |
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Post by craftymom101 on Sept 12, 2023 13:17:18 GMT
Does anyone have this alpha #5 set? aliedwards.com/shop/alphas-are-awesome-5-digital-stamp-setI'd like to see some examples of it. Ali only stamps the word love on a card. Normally it wouldn't matter but I need to get a vibe of it as words since it's kind of a script font. It reminds me of a Kelly Purkey/Paper Person from last year that I didn't buy and now it's gone. I bought the stamp set but haven't used it yet. I'll try to stamp some examples today or tomorrow and post them for you! |
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Post by craftymom101 on Sept 12, 2023 13:18:54 GMT
I subscribe to this kit and yes it’s crazy. The first two kits from the year were very full, #3 felt thin and #4 not only seems very thin but there is no stamp set! Anyway this is my last year with this sub.The hobby kit is ok but I just don’t like that heart. Idk why….it just seems so retro. The SBTM kit is nice but I also think I’m going to cancel this sub at the end of the year. I added the Halloween kit. It’s cute. I am the same. I sub to it and thought the first one was awesome, 2nd kit was pretty good, #3 was thin and #4 is just a joke. Im not going to renew this kit for next year. I am not a subscriber but I looked through the four kits and the diminishing product is apparent. #1 and #2 were full kits (and I think a good value for the money), but #3 had less product, and I'm having trouble finding $15 worth of product in kit #4, let alone $25 worth of product. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 12, 2023 13:37:34 GMT
Just watched Ali's latest video re: mixed media and Christmas ornaments. youtu.be/hU8VK4KM8Hs?si=NAVjk0NYoIkbmtY2She is so engaged with this project. I think she is probably burned out with all her other manufactured products. I don't personally do very much mm because I don't have the space to really make a mess, but I've always appreciated the loosey-goosey aspect. She makes mention of it not being so "precious" which leads me to believe she's burned out with "perfectly designed" December Daily albums that she does every year. Her video actually makes me think this might be a fun project using whatever I gave in my stash. |
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Post by blemon on Sept 12, 2023 13:45:39 GMT
I have this one, but I haven't used it yet. I won't have a chance to play in my craft room until later this week, but I can try to stamp a few things and share them if you're still interested! Any letters/words you specifically want to see? I bought the stamp set but haven't used it yet. I'll try to stamp some examples today or tomorrow and post them for you! Thanks to you both! I can't think of any words that I would need to see. I just think I might like it but I'm not sure. |
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Post by breakfastattiffanys on Sept 12, 2023 14:02:52 GMT
Ali has definitely over extended herself, IMO. I bought the 4 Story Play kits and thought there was a plan to use them through this year. At this point, I don’t know how she’s going to fit them in. She’s only gone through 2 of them so far.
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Post by lanena on Sept 12, 2023 15:03:49 GMT
Ali has definitely over extended herself, IMO. I bought the 4 Story Play kits and thought there was a plan to use them through this year. At this point, I don’t know how she’s going to fit them in. She’s only gone through 2 of them so far. She was supposed to do Facts & Feelings in July--has that happened yet? Little Moments is supposed to come up in September. I haven't really been following. I purchased a couple of the kits digitally just because I thought I could use the elements in my regular scrapbooking. |
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Post by janamke on Sept 12, 2023 15:10:59 GMT
Just watched Ali's latest video re: mixed media and Christmas ornaments. youtu.be/hU8VK4KM8Hs?si=NAVjk0NYoIkbmtY2She is so engaged with this project. I think she is probably burned out with all her other manufactured products. I don't personally do very much mm because I don't have the space to really make a mess, but I've always appreciated the loosey-goosey aspect. She makes mention of it not being so "precious" which leads me to believe she's burned out with "perfectly designed" December Daily albums that she does every year. Her video actually makes me think this might be a fun project using whatever I gave in my stash. I wish I could get on board with her enthusiasm for the less than perfect. My albums are never perfect, far from it. But there is a HUGe gap between these mixed media ornaments and perfection. I’m not feeling it. |
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Post by honeypea on Sept 12, 2023 15:45:57 GMT
Just watched Ali's latest video re: mixed media and Christmas ornaments. youtu.be/hU8VK4KM8Hs?si=NAVjk0NYoIkbmtY2She is so engaged with this project. I think she is probably burned out with all her other manufactured products. I don't personally do very much mm because I don't have the space to really make a mess, but I've always appreciated the loosey-goosey aspect. She makes mention of it not being so "precious" which leads me to believe she's burned out with "perfectly designed" December Daily albums that she does every year. Her video actually makes me think this might be a fun project using whatever I gave in my stash. I LOVE her enthusiasm and excitement for this project. But this project doesn’t really resonate with me at all. Maybe if I understood what she’s going to do with all these I could get on board. It all looks like fun, and that’s great. For me, personally, I need there to be a point. Otherwise I feel like I’m wasting my time, materials, and accumulating mess for no reason. Like if all these ornaments were for homemade Christmas cards, or a repeating daily part of DD, or whatever. I know there’s a lot of talk about just doing something for the fun of it. “Do it for the process”, etc. But I need there to be an endgame or I just can’t get into it. I’m currently watching the video. I was getting bored by the repeating dialogue, so I have it on 1.5x speed and it’s making Ali sound positively manic. It’s really cracking me up. 😂 |
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Post by carolynhasacat on Sept 12, 2023 16:07:03 GMT
I'm not feeling the mixed media stuff, either, although I appreciate her enthusiasm for it. The quantity of the ornaments she made is overwhelming for me.
I think it's because I'm going the opposite direction with my scrapping right now - I'm more and more digital, with cleaner lines and more minimal embellishing.
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Post by Margie on Sept 12, 2023 16:26:14 GMT
I’m currently watching the video. I was getting bored by the repeating dialogue, so I have it on 1.5x speed and it’s making Ali sound positively manic. It’s really cracking me up. 😂 It's feeling that way to me even at normal speed. The whole thing is giving me anxiety. |
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Post by lanena on Sept 12, 2023 19:11:25 GMT
I know there’s a lot of talk about just doing something for the fun of it. “Do it for the process”, etc. But I need there to be an endgame or I just can’t get into it. This is exactly the way I feel about a lot of mixed media. I just listened to a podcast about junk journaling, and I understand it in theory...but I wouldn't have the patience to do something that isn't meaning-based. I do wish I had more skills in this area, though. Whenever I mix paints and watercolors, it all turns to mud. Maybe if I took a class I would appreciate it a little more. |
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Post by A7 on Sept 12, 2023 19:50:29 GMT
I am the same. I sub to it and thought the first one was awesome, 2nd kit was pretty good, #3 was thin and #4 is just a joke. Im not going to renew this kit for next year. I had subbed to OWL as I loved the first kit. When I had the second and realized the crap stamp it was not worth the money and I contacted AE customer service and they let me drop the remaining months of my commitment. I'm starting to see a thread here. I seriously considered subbing to the monthly calendar kit for a year. I loved January and February 2023. And then, I felt it wasn't worth the money anymore. Maybe it's just me, though. |
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Post by blemon on Sept 12, 2023 20:59:39 GMT
I am here for the mixed media stuff. I need to be a little more crafty, messy. It's hard for me to come up with ideas for creative things to make so I like the idea of just painting shapes and lines on paper to no end. Just to do it.
I'm going to start playing around with my Halloween stuff. I don't want to think about red and green just yet.
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Post by mom on Sept 13, 2023 1:30:02 GMT
I was trying to use the 30% off code on some digitals and nothing I wanted (travel digis, alphabet digi stamp) were included in the sale. Anyone know what is actually included? DD was listed as being excluded which makes sense, but not even the nostalgia digis were included and those are past their prime.
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Post by lanena on Sept 13, 2023 12:14:47 GMT
I was trying to use the 30% off code on some digitals and nothing I wanted (travel digis, alphabet digi stamp) were included in the sale. Anyone know what is actually included? DD was listed as being excluded which makes sense, but not even the nostalgia digis were included and those are past their prime. Same. I've been trying to use the code and it's only working for the classes. I just started a conversation with them, so I'll let you know if I find out anything. It's only 5:15 a.m. PST, so I imagine it'll be awhile. |
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Post by lanena on Sept 13, 2023 18:54:06 GMT
Edited to add: The code is working for me now!
This is the response I received regarding the FALL30 code:
Thank you for reaching out to us. The included categories are:
Digital Stamp Brushes, Digital Journal Cards, Digital Layered Templates, eBooks, One Little Word® Digitals, Day In The Life™ Digitals, Week In The Life™ Digitals, Storytelling Basics Digitals, Travel Collection Digitals, Digitals Retiring Soon, Digital Embellishments, Digital Quarterly Scrapbook Kits, Nostalgia Digital Collection
The only excluded items are the December Daily digitals.
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Post by mom on Sept 14, 2023 6:20:04 GMT
Edited to add: The code is working for me now! This is the response I received regarding the FALL30 code: Thank you for reaching out to us. The included categories are: Digital Stamp Brushes, Digital Journal Cards, Digital Layered Templates, eBooks, One Little Word® Digitals, Day In The Life™ Digitals, Week In The Life™ Digitals, Storytelling Basics Digitals, Travel Collection Digitals, Digitals Retiring Soon, Digital Embellishments, Digital Quarterly Scrapbook Kits, Nostalgia Digital Collection The only excluded items are the December Daily digitals. This makes me wonder if anyone has tried using the coupon code before now! LOL |
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