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Post by Citygirl on Sept 21, 2024 2:40:02 GMT
I did DITL Thursday and am proud to report I actually completed it Today! Huge accomplishment for me lol. So much more manageable than WITL. I do love WITL but all of my albums remain in progress. Anyway I loved this year’s DITL kit. It was the perfect size and the focused themes made it easier. It reminded me of the older mini kits. Hope they do more like this. Still undecided if this will end up in my PL or a dedicated DITL 6x8 album but it’s done.
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Post by janamke on Sept 27, 2024 14:51:13 GMT
Does anyone know why there are so many Ali December sales this week? Are they not usually very hard to get? I am getting so many emails with the sale information about December Daily. The last week of boxing period they put 3 items on super sale for one day only. They tend to be more sought after items or items with deep discounts. So you've been getting emails every day. I believe today is the last of them.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Oct 10, 2024 17:10:12 GMT
Wow… surprised how many pages back this thread has fallen… kinda cute on a “release day.”
A couple take aways… the SOTM kit is ok. A lot more recycling and I like more of it than I thought I would. Mind blown how few add on options there are (for those of us that ordered all the DD we wanted during boxing. Even though I like a decent amount of it… I’m still pretty bored with the same same sameness of it. I thought it was cute Ali was holding the foiled heart vellum and called it a repeat, then the very next card she picked up was also a repeat. 🤣
The scrapbook kit.. omg. I never realized how much I hate the word “grit.” In over 20 years of scrapbooking, including a divorce, several breakups, being a single mom of teens, working full time, being a hiker/outdoorsy kind of person…. I’ve never once used the word grit. And I don’t plan to start now. Especially after listening to Ali say it 75 times in 4 minutes! Goodness. I liked very few of the journal cards… this is an easy one to say nope to.
I saw the “Mix and Match” kit and couldn’t help but laugh that that’s literally the stuff they couldn’t give away in years of sales and they want $27 bucks for it 🤣 I may consider the class though, in a future class sale, because that stuff truly represents the “leftovers.”
Thinking about the new announcement that SC will no longer do a documenter kit… I wonder if Inked is pushing Ali to clear the warehouse?
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Post by honeypea on Oct 10, 2024 17:25:13 GMT
Grit was a very trendy word in the education world a few years ago. I hated it then, still hate it now.
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Post by paget on Oct 10, 2024 17:37:20 GMT
The SBTM is fine. Not one of my favorites this year, but fine. Although it is the third time this year for that die cut pack with the “these words” and “these stories” just in different colors. This particular die cut pack has big pieces and tags that can be harder to use in PL. it’s fine- I still like it and think it’s a good value, I’ll just use some pieces and stash the rest. Getting pretty bored with some of the repeat cards like currently celebrating… looking forward to any changes in next year’s SBTM. I remember Ali saying they’d be using some new dies for die cut packs which would be great. I think what I would most want to see would be a new embellishment each month like we use to get- like plastic word strips or vellum Flowers- similar to the story kit. Having something different each month was fun and mixed it up. Now it’s all paper (besides the vellum cards) and I just would appreciate a new thing/different texture each months. Especially since the monthly story kits are leaving.
I actually like the grit kit. Grit isn’t my favorite word but I can work with that sentiment. Dd also had that as her team word for dance so I could use it there. Also, much of the kit doesn’t actually use the word grit - perseverance, courage, etc. I liked the mixed media papers and the messy font paper. I like the wonky circle chip board and the flowers and phrases and colors. I’m also feeling sentimental that there are only three story kits left so I am planning on getting them all even if they aren’t my favorites (I skipped school as it was unusable to me- I’m not telling past school Stories and dds are long out of school).
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Post by janamke on Oct 10, 2024 17:53:50 GMT
I love the grit kit. It's a word that applies perfectly to my son. I may end up using the entire kit to document his journey (severe dyslexia but amazing student, learner, athlete, artist anyway). The cards perfectly describe him.
Still do not love the SBTM kit. Haven't liked any all year. Not that SC has shit the bed, not sure what I'm going to do in 2025 for PL.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Oct 10, 2024 17:53:52 GMT
honeypea… I had no idea that was an education buzzword at one time. Not sad I missed that! paget… I did find myself liking some of sentiments and other words… but that WITL font didn’t sit well with me then, and I still don’t like it.. especially paired with the graphic, bold, odd (to my eye-) color combo! I wish I could buy just the digital, because I agree, there are some pretty cool phrases I would maybe use, but not at that price point, color and font hahaha Enjoy!!! Also, I subbed to the story kit from the first month (from day one…) for 5 or 6 years. Cancelling felt like a very very sad thing to do. It was right for me though. But I’ve loved picking up these kits regularly, and really look forward to them. This will be sad for me too, to see it come to an end. I can only imagine documenting in general must be really scooting to the digital realm…. SC and Ali both ending these subs.. Oh, I forgot to mention in my previous post lol on the SOTM… I am super happy to get to the November kit, since every kit, ever, focuses on brown, and see the gold foiling. It looks like it will look glorious! And I love the big punctuation!
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Post by leftturnonly on Oct 10, 2024 18:22:09 GMT
I used a travellers notebook and it was very formulaic which made it so easy to bring together. Nice! Well done and thank you for making the video.
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Post by kaybree on Oct 10, 2024 18:52:14 GMT
Bwahaha The audacity of lumping together old shop items into one “Mix and Match” kit.
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Post by Citygirl on Oct 10, 2024 22:10:14 GMT
I had grit on skip. It’s definitely not a word I would use. I feel like I have WAY more than enough products than I would ever use to highlight overcoming hardships, perseverance, hardships, strength, etc.
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Post by pocketaddict on Oct 13, 2024 14:48:06 GMT
Bwahaha The audacity of lumping together old shop items into one “Mix and Match” kit. I LOL'd as well. The stuff nobody wants, all together! it's the "Misses, I'll Pass" kit. pretty surprised the sewn hands aren't in there (still inward-shudder at that one) - maybe they finally gave up.
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Post by lg on Oct 13, 2024 22:12:07 GMT
Bwahaha The audacity of lumping together old shop items into one “Mix and Match” kit. I LOL'd as well. The stuff nobody wants, all together! it's the "Misses, I'll Pass" kit. pretty surprised the sewn hands aren't in there (still inward-shudder at that one) - maybe they finally gave up. 100% they are the “surprise item” as they know if they picture them as being included it will turn off everyone from buying the kit 😂
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Post by paget on Oct 13, 2024 23:32:06 GMT
I LOL'd as well. The stuff nobody wants, all together! it's the "Misses, I'll Pass" kit. pretty surprised the sewn hands aren't in there (still inward-shudder at that one) - maybe they finally gave up. 100% they are the “surprise item” as they know if they picture them as being included it will turn off everyone from buying the kit 😂 I do think it was creative to make kits out of it and offer a class to go with it for inspiration. Do I want it? No. But I give props for trying something new to move the uninspiring merch. I do think it’s priced too high considering people weren’t buying those items at the sale prices already. Is that class included for free as part of the kit? If not, it should be!
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Post by mom on Oct 13, 2024 23:51:25 GMT
100% they are the “surprise item” as they know if they picture them as being included it will turn off everyone from buying the kit 😂 I do think it was creative to make kits out of it and offer a class to go with it for inspiration. Do I want it? No. But I give props for trying something new to move the uninspiring merch. I do think it’s priced too high considering people weren’t buying those items at the sale prices already. Is that class included for free as part of the kit? If not, it should be! Nope, it's not. And it totally should be.
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Post by mrsloafbot on Oct 17, 2024 19:01:26 GMT
Just saw an instagram story with Ali, they are no longer going to carry pleather albums. The only albums they are going to carry are project specific albums (ie: WITL, Dec Daily, Travel, etc). She suggested going to scrapbook.com for project life albums. Problem is that I do 6x12 albums and AE hasn't carried them in about 2 years (I did bulk up a few years ago when they had a big sale). But scrapbook.com doesn't carry this size either.
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Post by caspad on Oct 17, 2024 19:19:26 GMT
Just saw an instagram story with Ali, they are no longer going to carry pleather albums. The only albums they are going to carry are project specific albums (ie: WITL, Dec Daily, Travel, etc). She suggested going to scrapbook.com for project life albums. Problem is that I do 6x12 albums and AE hasn't carried them in about 2 years (I did bulk up a few years ago when they had a big sale). But scrapbook.com doesn't carry this size either. :( Hobby Lobby carries 6x12. It's cloth not pleather though.
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Post by mrsloafbot on Oct 17, 2024 19:24:47 GMT
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Post by janamke on Oct 17, 2024 19:33:45 GMT
I am bumming today.
By this time last year, Ali did a $10 kit sale. I got SO many great story kits. I'm guessing there won't be one this year. Bummer because my list of wants is pretty long and those are coming to an end.
I'm tired of the Alphas are Awesome series. I miss when they had all the little matching add ons for monthly kits. I'm sure logistically, those were difficult to manage. But how many alphas does one person need? My answer is about 8. I'm good with 8 sets.
I'm just in general bummed with the end of story kits. And SC closing it's scraping stuff.
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Post by mom on Oct 17, 2024 20:21:59 GMT
I am bumming today. By this time last year, Ali did a $10 kit sale. I got SO many great story kits. I'm guessing there won't be one this year. Bummer because my list of wants is pretty long and those are coming to an end. I'm tired of the Alphas are Awesome series. I miss when they had all the little matching add ons for monthly kits. I'm sure logistically, those were difficult to manage. But how many alphas does one person need? My answer is about 8. I'm good with 8 sets. I'm just in general bummed with the end of story kits. And SC closing it's scraping stuff. This is my thoughts as well. I am alphabetted out, lol.
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Post by paget on Oct 17, 2024 21:55:24 GMT
I heard Ali say they were having a sale in November- I think related to the story kits.
Also kind done on alphas. I will buy one if I really love it/more unusual and more likely to buy if it is smaller. I mostly do project Life and those regular 6x8 page stamps are too large for me. I’m more likely to buy a 4x6 size.
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Post by Citygirl on Oct 18, 2024 14:13:18 GMT
I don’t mind the alpha series but would have appreciated some diversity in size as well. I also prefer the smaller fonts. Or having some sets that included icons. I just ordered the Halloween & Christmas set from SC, they’re fun and different. I don’t think AE does an adequate job showcasing the alphas in action other than DD when people specifically ask to see them. 28.99 was too much to be the main add on imo. I guess it just simplified the design process and cut down on the inventory issues they seem to be having? Lots of talk about inventory this year. I am a little bummed about the 9x12 albums being discontinued. I tend to prefer more rings to less. The pp seems to sag less imo. Would’ve been nice to get more notice for stocking up purposes. The Sb.com ones are certainly better priced. Really wish someone would make linen albums in this size.
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Post by stormsts on Oct 18, 2024 16:43:57 GMT
I am another one that is totally bummed about the 9x12 albums. I love the linen albums. 9x12 is the perfect size for me to use for PL. Guess I'll suck it up and purchase the pleather albums.
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Post by blemon on Oct 18, 2024 19:37:27 GMT
I am another one that is totally bummed about the 9x12 albums. I love the linen albums. 9x12 is the perfect size for me to use for PL. Guess I'll suck it up and purchase the pleather albums. I really like the 9X12 velvet albums from SB.com. I used them for my disney scrapbooking.
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Post by marg on Oct 18, 2024 23:03:26 GMT
I just ordered the Halloween & Christmas set from SC, they’re fun and different. I ordered the Halloween alpha, too, it is so cute. I didn't see the Christmas one, though - I will go check it out! TFS. Edited to add: I just ordered the Christmas one, I couldn't resist. What is this $2.99 charge for "shipping protection", though? I turned that right off. I wouldn't have ordered the stamp set if I had to pay handling and/or shipping charges. That's shipping protection thing is a huge turnoff.
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Post by mom on Oct 19, 2024 4:39:52 GMT
I just ordered the Halloween & Christmas set from SC, they’re fun and different. I ordered the Halloween alpha, too, it is so cute. I didn't see the Christmas one, though - I will go check it out! TFS. Edited to add: I just ordered the Christmas one, I couldn't resist. What is this $2.99 charge for "shipping protection", though? I turned that right off. I wouldn't have ordered the stamp set if I had to pay handling and/or shipping charges. That's shipping protection thing is a huge turnoff. Is it a Christmas alphabet stamp or something else?
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Post by calipea on Oct 26, 2024 0:46:16 GMT
Just saw an instagram story with Ali, they are no longer going to carry pleather albums. The only albums they are going to carry are project specific albums (ie: WITL, Dec Daily, Travel, etc). She suggested going to scrapbook.com for project life albums. Problem is that I do 6x12 albums and AE hasn't carried them in about 2 years (I did bulk up a few years ago when they had a big sale). But scrapbook.com doesn't carry this size either. If you don't mind the three ring version, I get my black (cloth I suppose, but sturdy) 6x12 albums from Hobby Lobby. They often go on sale, are available in store and online and cost about $14 at full price. (Sorry, just saw this was already answered. )
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Post by marg on Oct 26, 2024 2:07:53 GMT
I ordered the Halloween alpha, too, it is so cute. I didn't see the Christmas one, though - I will go check it out! TFS. Edited to add: I just ordered the Christmas one, I couldn't resist. What is this $2.99 charge for "shipping protection", though? I turned that right off. I wouldn't have ordered the stamp set if I had to pay handling and/or shipping charges. That's shipping protection thing is a huge turnoff. Is it a Christmas alphabet stamp or something else? It's a Christmas alphabet stamp similar to the Halloween alpha, with ornaments and things in the place of some letters. www.studiocalico.com/shop/stamp-set-6x8-christmas-alphabet-by-goldenwood-co
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Post by mom on Oct 26, 2024 20:36:28 GMT
I somehow missed that in their new release! Thank you!
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Post by blemon on Oct 28, 2024 20:56:15 GMT
So I started October so I checked out the classroom for the SBTM kit.
At the end of Lisa's lesson she gave a free download for a 4x6 card that said this week. There are vellum 4X6 cards that say Mon - Fri. No weekend or Sat or Sunday. So SUPER USEFUL, as always (note sarcasm). I won't be able to use those for PL because I won't have enough space unless I layer them on top of a 4X6 photo and that's not my jam right now with this project.
First of all, I'm not into this kit at all. I have Halloween supplies. Lots of them. Halloween is a season, unlike the freaking 4th of July which is a DAY. Sure. I get that. But I need more than Halloween sentiments and my effing life doesn't revolve around candy.
Anyway, I will use all the stuff in my future Oct. daily albums. Fine.
What made me mad at the kit and want to start a rant is that next to Lisa's one whole download of one little file there was a note that said the team had a meeting and she would not be providing anymore free downloads.
God forbid. A free download. Oh mercy. I'm sure she cost the company like millions of dollars with her one free download. In October. So no free downloads for the next two whole months? Oh no!
Do you know how many typos there have been? How many cards that I can't use because they do not apply to my life? How many half circles that say these words these photos?
No more downloads. What does that cost them? A little bit of hosting space? Then delete it after a year.
I'm so angry. I bet she got yelled at for doing it.
There are downloads in the hybrid product play class.
I'm just going to stop. It's Monday and I'm riled up.
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Post by lanena on Oct 28, 2024 22:37:37 GMT
What made me mad at the kit and want to start a rant is that next to Lisa's one whole download of one little file there was a note that said the team had a meeting and she would not be providing anymore free downloads. No more downloads. What does that cost them? A little bit of hosting space? Then delete it after a year. Do you think it was really "the team," or could it be Inked? I've been wondering about my Ali Edwards digitals, especially since Studio Calico is urging everyone to download their purchases since they won't be available after a certain date. I've gotten lazy with my AE downloads and go to the site whenever I want to use something. I think I need to make sure everything is backed up to my OneDrive and EHD. I have a feeling there will be more and more changes coming. Yuck!
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