Becky Higgins and Magnolia

Hooray! Thanks for clearing that up. Dang board! Peace, mygigiscraps ?

Scrappinontherocks, no worries. Lol. I will master the quote feature, but it might take me a bit.

I thought she sent that stuff off months ago. It feels like we have been talking about it forever. I thought the Gaines management team already donated it or threw it away or called the police to put Becky's name on the creepy people list.

No that is not a RAK. RAK is paying for a stranger's meal, or helping somebody out in the checkout line. It is not sending your products with a hint, hint written all over it.

If she really wants a collab with them, why did she not go to their management team and politely request if they would be willing to look at her products? This is what I do when trying to get commissions. I sure don't go posting all over my social media about what a good girl I am because I sent a few pieces of art to a gaming company.

Am I the only one wondering if she sneak The Book of Mormon in one of those packages?

I'm sorry. Months of planning is stalkerish.

I doubt it. She needs to branch out from scrapbooking and that died a long time ago as a mainstream hobby.

I haven't see the new episodes this season of Fixer Upper, but I heard Laura Bush was on an episode. Becky should have waited for the season to end. She could have done a screen shot or taken photos from their website to include her in the book!

I wonder if Becky is going to be wearing that awful dress when they book her on stalking charges? I can just imagine her on the news, being escorted to the back of the police car, all the while yelling her website information towards the camera.

Looks like there was some kerfuffle about Becky's sermonizing about "cultivating a great life" and preaching to others about stop "choosing to be offended".  Others called her out for her privilege - saying some things (like being discriminated against) are objectively OFFENSIVE and SHOULD leave people feeling offended and willing to take action vs. just glossing over it and assuming they're CHOOSING to be offended.

To which Becky left another post about how she was misunderstood, didn't mean it that way. etc.....

To which a commenter left this reply (which is, I think, what many of us have said OVER and OVER about her mixing a business w/her personal (aka LDS) philosophy of life):

"I love project life, but it’s getting increasingly difficult for me to stomach some of your posts - particularly those giving your opinion on what cultivating a good life means, but instead feel very judgmental. I so wish that this account focused more on your products and tips for documenting. I went to a craft store recently and saw a value kit I had no idea was released, bc I never saw it on your social media (and I was so excited to see it and buy it!). I appreciate your intent, but I wish there were less of these kinds of posts. (And please spare the comments that this is just part of Becky and she’s allowed to post whatever she wants even if this is a business account, etc etc.)."

I like bell sleeves. I've gotten three really nice dresses with them this season. Just not Becky's.

I am glad that some of her social media followers are bringing this up to her. I know time after time I am harsh about these kind of things. What I am seeing in our paper crafting world of big stars these ladies are not finding a balance but they are sure good at shoving their opinions, beliefs and they seem to have a certain mindset that only certain kind of people can buy their products. Then when they are not selling products well they don't get it. All of us original 2Peas girls have seen this over and over again. We all have called them on it. They are still like "What did I do?" Wearing the deer in headlights look.

Becky and other scrapbook stars who have the enabling comments that is not helping them. "Oh, it is her IG she can post what she wants!" Yes, she can! That is not the point. There are people really trying to help her and give advice. They like the products. They want to buy the products. They don't want to see those lines disappear. The enablers are IMO worse than us who criticize. They do more damage in the long run that those of us who are critical. They are appeasing when there is a serious issue going on.

Becky seriously needs to take a course, read an e-book, watch some YouTube videos on how to promote an Instagram from a business point of view. She can have more than Instagram. She can have a personal church one if she wants. If people are critical of her on her personal one then they are in the wrong. For example if she wants to talk about her church on her personal Instagram and somebody said to her "You are too religious and I won't buy your products." Good! Don't! That person is the rude one. Becky going on about her religion on her business IG just makes me feel like she only wants Mormon's as her consumer base. That is fine. I am not a Mormon I can buy from somebody else. 

I respect Becky for her work at Creating Keepsakes and all the sketches she created.

Something she is not as skilled at is conveying what works for her while encouraging others to do what works for them. I remember a post in the early days of Project Life (PL) where she explained that she would not be doing more traditional sketches. She was good at explaining why PL saved time and money, but what came through between the lines was NOT here's why PL works for me and some reasons it can work for you. Instead, I got the impression that PL was the way to go and she simply wasn't interested in people who felt differently.

I've noticed this repeatedly since then: there's something about her tone that isn't welcoming to people who have different ideas than she does. She could have done more to make traditional scrapbookers more interested in her products. Instead she's developed a niche within a niche, and it's no wonder she might be struggling.

That's because what Beggy posts, says, or teaches smacks of superiority. 

That's how I felt when I unfollowed AE. It's crazy how different things are compared to scrapbooking 10 years ago.