Everything AE/Ali Edwards

I'm in the middle of a destash and organization right now. I was really tempted to buy the class but I haven't yet; I'm trying to be more mindful of how many classes and events I sign up for since I have a lot I haven't finished. Destashing is probably the one class I can't afford to miss, ironically, haha.

I'm not asking for the details of the class, but can anyone explain a bit about what makes Ali's process different or better than your average YouTube organizing video? I found the Plan, Prep, and Play class so useful and different from a typical scrap class, so is it in depth like that, where you do a lot of thinking about how you want to approach things?

Whoah you have to be a Yankee Doodle Dandy to use up that July SBTM kit!

Kimba, I literally cackled when I read your comment. It’s true! The only way I could use that whole kit is if I document all the 4th of July events I’ve ever been to in my entire life. And maybe even then I would still have leftovers

Travel kit is up on the blog!

No offense to anyone who likes it but I think that album is horrifying lol.

I will be attempting to grab the stamps papers and chipboard but I will be boarding a plane when this drops lol.

No offense taken. I love that album!! I’m probably going to buy multiples.

Honestly same, I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the album but I love it so much, I’m buying 2 for sure. I’ll use it eventually and I want to have 2 in case I use it as my PL albums.

So far I think I will get the album, paper and mini kit. I am unsure of the main as I don’t like those large plastic pieces.

I think this is a cute collection. I don’t make separate travel albums or really travel that much so I don’t need much. I think the album is adorable but I don’t need it. It would be good for WITL except I already have extra albums for that and I am doing mostly black and white ones. At first I thought I’d get nothing from this travel release but who are we kidding?

1. Main album - there are useable things here for me beyond travel so this works (I love the washi and felt geo tags). Those big black plastic pieces- I can already see how I would cut travel stories into a circle to make it useable. I could also cut the other ones to suit my needs.
2. Tab stickers. I am obsessed with these and use all the time 
3. Plastic tag set. At first I thought I’d get the chipboard set but there are some of the same sentiments in the plastic set and many more pieces

After watching the video I want almost everything - album, both kits, chipboard, die cuts and plastic tags. Very useable release.

Hmm. I like parts of the travel release and I was expecting to NOT like it at all. DH and I travel a ton but rarely do we do 'nature-ish' things like camping, lol, so that kills a bunch of the release for me.

Im thinking about getting:

the main kit
paper set (might end up just doing digital)
plastic tag set (and sell the woodsy stuff)
die cut set -- I really only want the 'I want to travel everywhere with you' die-cut so I might see if I can find that from someone selling instead of buying the whole pack

The first lesson is talking about where you are in life, what your short term and long term goals for your stuff. She has mentioned that where she is in life she is using more alphabet stamps vs other type of stamps so she wants to organize her stuff where the alphabets are easier to get to and says maybe she will move the other stamps somewhere else that isn't taking up valuable room every day. For me, this type of thinking really hits home for me.

Its probably not a new line of thinking, but for me, it really hit home because I am now in the empty nest stage of life where I don't have as much scrappy supplies but what I do have is taking up the most valuable space -- and the card supplies (what I am actually using more often) is harder to get to so maybe I should change that. 

Marked safe from the travel release. It’s nice and lots of cute stuff but but I do not need it. I have 2 unopened past travel releases from AE sitting in my room. I do really like that mug and may gift it to my friend with a camper van. I also like that sweatshirt but not enough to spend $52.
I’m also tired of the gold foil. It really threw me in the WITL kit.

Thank you so much! 

I went a little crazy.. but I always do with the travel releases. I love AE Travel wayyyy more than I like the DD releases.

I got the main x2
The mini x1
chipboard x2
die cuts x1
album x1 (seriously considered x2)
tabs x1
plastic banner thingies x1
and I'm pretty sure I'll get the class..

At first I was bummed no Ali, or Jennie, or Lisa instruction in the class.. but now that I've thought of it, I'm hopeful that they will "use it" and share without having to be a part of the class to benefit from their ideas. I'm willing to pay for the class, but I really was disappointed with the level of shared inspiration for WITL. I think "normal" people are more willing to share when the "anointed ones" do. I just enjoy the hype and get energy from it. I really burned out on WITL. My album isn't complete, but it's mostly all there- the photos and words and most of the embellishment... it's just not totally finished for a couple elements of Saturday and Sunday.

Anyway, looking forward to playing with this kit!!