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Post by miss2peas on Jul 25, 2019 13:36:10 GMT
I was wondering about something and thought I’d ask you guys here. I just found Dear Lizzys last collection at Tuesday morning so I was looking up videos on the products. I found the CHA video with her in it and she really doesn’t seem genuinely excited, if that makes any sense. I also seen that she doesn’t post about Scrapbooking on her social media. Do you believe it’s because the money she makes from this doesn’t warrant her to put effort in showcasing the products? I’m sure there a lot of people that would love to be in her shoes and having a say in making a collection, I’m not sure why American crafts doesn’t give someone else a shot that really does scrapbook? Maybe it’s the fact that most people who buy product don’t pay attention to the person who’s name is on it and only enjoy the product for what it is. I’m just curious.
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Post by needtime2scrap on Jul 25, 2019 14:51:21 GMT
I feel like she has become very anti-social media in the last year or so, coinciding with her DH's crusade against social media/screens for kids. Even before that she didn't seem excited about scrapbooking and it was just something to bring $$ in. Now that her dh is making more $$ (my presumption) she could care less. Honestly if that how she wants things, her choice but don't expect scrapbookers to support her when she doesn't care.
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Post by hop2 on Jul 25, 2019 17:45:26 GMT
Geez Louise, the industry must be so much different than it looks from the outside.
Because from here, it doesn’t look too stressful to create products that you want to use and then use them providing examples for others to want to buy and use them too.
I get manufacturing and production can cause issues that cause stress. But if you working under the umbrella of another entity that deal with that then you’ve got the good parts imho.
The ‘can’t be bothered’ presentation is a real turnoff. Yeah, maybe once in a while, because don’t we all have a bad day at work sometimes. But for every single presentation of products to be given with an ‘I can’t be bothered’ attitude is a real turn off why does it seem to be so rampant?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2019 20:58:11 GMT
I feel like she has become very anti-social media in the last year or so, coinciding with her DH's crusade against social media/screens for kids. Even before that she didn't seem excited about scrapbooking and it was just something to bring $$ in. Now that her dh is making more $$ (my presumption) she could care less. Honestly if that how she wants things, her choice but don't expect scrapbookers to support her when she doesn't care. It's funny to me how many listen to her DH as some sort of expert though he has no credentials, no peer review, just opinions. I'm always amazed (ala BH) how many people are desperate for opinions masquerading as expertise.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jul 26, 2019 2:56:24 GMT
I guess Becky and Lizzy are true $ister $crappers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2019 5:53:46 GMT
I have been wondering if it's something else. I think AC is starting to listen to us who have valid complaints about the "stars" that are under their umbrella- Dear Lizzy, Becky, Amy.
I don't really consider Amy and her Popsicle as a problem with the other two I listed. I know many who do so I am including her.
Lizzy's DH openly slut shames women on his social media. These are the same women who are buying products from AC. Not a very good fit for their company.
I know most of the AC scrap artists do not design their own collections. I think Amy does. I know Heidi puts a lot of input in. Other graphic artists design the collections. I think Dear Lizzy is like "Let's make a Boho collection." I am sorry, I am truly not being mean. I don't recall Lizzy having a background in design. AC is definitely going to use other artists who do have a background in design to fill in where Lizzy lacks. Lizzy can promote, come up with ideas and leave the designers to do what they do best- design.
I think AC is phasing out a lot of the scrap stars to bring in new ones that are less controversy, more inspiring like Vicki Boutin. Vicki is going to be about art and I am guessing her DH probably does not slut shame on social media. I seriously doubt Vicki is going to go around and show us her new home and tell us what peasants we are because we don't live her life, like BH, for example.
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Post by pilcas on Jul 26, 2019 16:09:23 GMT
Honestly, I don’t really care who designs the product, although knowing a person puts down women or other negative stuff would affect my buying decisions. I usually just go by do I love the paper or not. I think since her Naeopolitan line I haven’t liked anything of hers. But when I see the product used in a great way it does make me like the product so her not doing much with it might keep me from seeing its potential and not buying it. It does annoy me that Teresa Collins is sort of a Life Coach these days and keeps putting out these posts on social media. While they are positive messages I feel like she thinks she knows better than anyone else.
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Post by hop2 on Jul 26, 2019 16:37:52 GMT
I seriously doubt Vicki is going to go around and show us her new home and tell us what peasants we are because we don't live her life, like BH, for example. Ah, is that what it takes? I’ll get right on that.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 26, 2019 16:55:54 GMT
I think at this point AC is just using her name. I doubt she’s even involved any longer. As long has her brand sells, they’ll continue to pay her for her name. No effort required from her. Same with Amy T, I think she’s moved on to planners and influencing.
Shimelle and Heidi appear to be the only veterans that actually scrap and want/have input into their designs. However, Shimelle has been open about how little control she really has.
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Post by patty on Jul 26, 2019 17:06:58 GMT
God, I'm am coming out of lurking just to say I DESPISE Lizzy's husband. He is so gross, I didn't know about the slut shaming but am not surprised in the slightest. Remember when he got a ticket for honking and waving at a police officer who just let him off with a warning and told him to drive straight home and get his license fixed? I do! Not only that he went on a freaking social media campaign to out the officer about HOW UNFAIR it was to get a ticket for honking and waving at a cop (without telling the whole story.
He is a fucking tool and I would do EXACTLY the opposite of what he was preaching this week. Good lord, imagine being married to that creatine (and believing he's your ticket to heaven) I would say a thanks but no thanks, I'll take my chances!
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Post by wendifful on Jul 26, 2019 21:41:45 GMT
Man, Elizabeth Kartchner used to be my girl crafting crush! Anybody remember when she was CK's Scrapbooker of the Year? I was absolutely in love with all of her pages and when she came out with her first line, I about died of happiness. This was back in the day when American Crafts collections were huuuuuuge, so her initial collection had SO many different items and I bought almost all of them. I loved her first four or five collections but then they just didn't do the same thing for me anymore. I've liked a few here and there (It's All Good, her most recent collection, is probably the best she's had in a while IMO) but I just don't get the same vibe from her stuff anymore. I also miss her scrapbooking. No one HAS to scrapbook, but I personally believe that if you have a scrapbooking line named after you, you should be sharing at least SOME of your creations online. I also find her social media absence sort of puzzling. I understand what her husband's stance on social media (even though I don't agree with all of it) and I get that social media CAN be toxic, but I also think that she has an obligation to be the face of her brand. I have no inside knowledge but I wouldn't be surprised if she's finishing out her existing contract with AC and doesn't renew it. (I'm assuming they have contracts, I don't know for sure.) I also used to absolutely love Maggie Holmes's style and am very sad that she doesn't seem to scrapbook anymore either (or, if she does, she doesn't share it much). I know that Paige Evans has had her share of controversies and I also don't personally like most of her lines (they have way too many competing colors for me), but that girl walks the scrapbooking walk! Shimelle too of course.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2019 21:55:33 GMT
I don't get why, with all of the people who still LOVE scrapping, like our own dear craftymom101, why can't these companies find some new blood and bring the market NEW IDEAS, COLORS, THEMES!!! Instead of the same all phoned-in cr#($. Yes, it's not as big as it was, but there is money to be made and likely LOTS MORE MONEY if they would get off their asses and find some new talent to inspire new products and spending. I've always said the scrap paper companies are the most tired lazy people who wanted to just make money w/o the actual working part. It was nice in '06-'07 when everything was new and the economy was booming. But since the recession, they've served up the same tired leftovers and want us to act like it's a feast.
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Post by craftymom101 on Jul 26, 2019 23:07:35 GMT
I don't get why, with all of the people who still LOVE scrapping, like our own dear craftymom101, why can't these companies find some new blood and bring the market NEW IDEAS, COLORS, THEMES!!! Instead of the same all phoned-in cr#($. Yes, it's not as big as it was, but there is money to be made and likely LOTS MORE MONEY if they would get off their asses and find some new talent to inspire new products and spending. I've always said the scrap paper companies are the most tired lazy people who wanted to just make money w/o the actual working part. It was nice in '06-'07 when everything was new and the economy was booming. But since the recession, they've served up the same tired leftovers and want us to act like it's a feast. Thank you for your sweet comments! I do love scrapbooking and would give anything to design my own line(s)! Oh how fun that would be! I agree that if you’re going to have a scrapbooking line with your name on it, you should have some social media presence and create (and share!) your own projects. I’ve thought that way about Becky Higgins, too. She created PL then stopped using it and trashed everyone who still uses physical products. I don’t get it.
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Post by mom on Jul 27, 2019 4:25:47 GMT
God, I'm am coming out of lurking just to say I DESPISE Lizzy's husband. He is so gross, I didn't know about the slut shaming but am not surprised in the slightest. Remember when he got a ticket for honking and waving at a police officer who just let him off with a warning and told him to drive straight home and get his license fixed? I do! Not only that he went on a freaking social media campaign to out the officer about HOW UNFAIR it was to get a ticket for honking and waving at a cop (without telling the whole story. He is a fucking tool and I would do EXACTLY the opposite of what he was preaching this week. Good lord, imagine being married to that creatine (and believing he's your ticket to heaven) I would say a thanks but no thanks, I'll take my chances! Honestly? For me, he is the reason why I refuse to buy any Dear Lizzy stuff anymore. I find him disgusting on so many levels that I cannot in good conscience support Lizzy, because of him.
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Post by kitbop on Jul 27, 2019 11:46:28 GMT
I posted a picture on facebook/instagram of my dd a week ago (she was in her ballet performance tutu in the grocery store. Wearing aviator sunglasses. She's 16, not 6!) and Vicky Boutin took the time to give me a like. That, to me, demonstrates that she isn't just asking us to like her: she is actively looking at us too. She may even be listening to our suggestions I already love her products...this just gave me that much more confidence in her. I feel the same about Shimelle. Her facebook live sessions, her polls for products, she just seems that little bit more connected yet to the consumers. But why do we not apply the same pressure to companies that create lines without "designers" - Simple Stories, Doodlebug etc. We do not expect much of a personal touch there. I'm pretty sure their paper designers are not all scrapbookers. They use a design team for that. And I still buy their products happily. I have no clue who designed some of my favourite Basic Grey, Scenic Route, Photoplay papers. These designers have been USED by the parent company as a NAME to SELL their product (oooh, look, a new Shimelle line!) so why do we expect Shimelle to go above and beyond to help sell that? The company is AC, not Shimelle. Yes, they get paid for their work, but ALL the designers do whether or not we know their names. And there are SO MANY who have been branded too: Steve Duncan, Jen Hadfield, Lori Whitlock, Kal Bartoski, Alison Kreft... I don't remember expecting a personal touch from them. So while I very much appreciate Vicky and Shimelle and Paige Evans, and they make me appreciate/but their products more, I'm wondering if it's a standard we should be holding the industry to?? But I too despise Lizzy's spouse...
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Post by sleepingbooty on Jul 27, 2019 12:23:45 GMT
These designers have been USED by the parent company as a NAME to SELL their product (oooh, look, a new Shimelle line!) so why do we expect Shimelle to go above and beyond to help sell that? The company is AC, not Shimelle. Yes, they get paid for their work, but ALL the designers do whether or not we know their names. Or, if you look at it from the behind-the-scenes perspective and contracts, these pseudo designers have SOLD their name as brands to be used by the company (American Crafts is barely a parent company for these brands: they are not independent companies that were bought up by AC like Bo Bunny or WRMK were). This is a trade-off: you are hot commodity in this industry because you worked on LOs and had a memorable style, let's pay you to have you collaborate on collections we will design but you get to have a say in. You will be known as the "designer" although you will not have any work to do besides some handlettering (for some of them), input in the colour scheme and theme (with AC keeping the final veto right). They are being paid handsomely for this front. Their job is literally to make people want to buy AC products because their name has value in scrapbooking. The value can fluctuate like we're seeing with Amy Tan and Dear Lizzy these days. And there are SO MANY who have been branded too: Steve Duncan, Jen Hadfield, Lori Whitlock, Kal Bartoski, Alison Kreft... I don't remember expecting a personal touch from them. So while I very much appreciate Vicky and Shimelle and Paige Evans, and they make me appreciate/but their products more, I'm wondering if it's a standard we should be holding the industry to?? Steven Duncan and Lori Whitlocke are actual designers as far as I know. They don't slap their name on products designed by an in-house team unlike Maggie Holmes, Amy Tan, Dear Lizzy, Paige Evans and others. They *are* the artists. Steven Duncan has his own design studio and does work beyond the SB industry ( portfolio available here). Steven and Lori are both not branded. They are explicitly mentioned on CB's lines in smaller letters ("designed by"), that's all. The brand remains Carta Bella. If your commodity is your name value which you've at least partially built on interaction and engagement, then yes, I expect you to engage and create projects with the product you slap your name on because that's your part of the contract. If you've actually drawn the designs, then you're the artist and I appreciate you for your design work. Any interaction or engagement is the cherry on top. I mean, we can all pinpoint the EXACT moment Jasmine Jones joined AC's in-house design team. She is part of the modernisation of Crate Paper at AC. Her design aesthetic is all over Maggie Holmes's Heritage and Sunny Days collections, CP's Merry Days and La La Love, etc. That's the artist. In this case, Maggie is selling her name and collab work. I expect to see her engage online through various means to sell this line. Which she's doing. Contract accomplished.
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Post by curiouscrafter on Jul 27, 2019 16:46:03 GMT
I have found Dear Lizzy to look all the same. To kid related for me, I scrap strictly adults. I don't like the cutesy look. and she kinda bugs me so I don't pay any attention to her.
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Post by kitbop on Jul 27, 2019 21:16:01 GMT
I mean, we can all pinpoint the EXACT moment Jasmine Jones joined AC's in-house design team. She is part of the modernisation of Crate Paper at AC. Her design aesthetic is all over Maggie Holmes's Heritage and Sunny Days collections, CP's Merry Days and La La Love, etc. That's the artist. In this case, Maggie is selling her name and collab work. I expect to see her engage online through various means to sell this line. Which she's doing. Contract accomplished. I really wish the companies were more transparent with who is designing. I am drawn to the art (like you mention with Lori/Steve) and would appreciate knowing just how these items I'm using are created. I really don't *care* if the designer/name is helping promote their product or not! I appreciate a design team approach just as much as a "name". I had no idea that Jasmine Jones was behind scenes like this...
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Post by Night Owl on Jul 28, 2019 2:00:33 GMT
*Beep Beep* *Honk Honk* ...... couldn't resist. I see others mentioned it above.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Jul 30, 2019 4:00:34 GMT
For years I’ve thought that a lot of the AC lines are very similar to each other. Some even have the same designs but use different color schemes so I’ve always assumed that they just used in-house designers. I’ve never cared whose celeb name is attached to which collection and just buy what appeals to me. But I do think AC would sell more if some of their celebs were more involved in marketing, especially since newer scrappers don’t remember Lizzy, Maggie, and Becky from the good old days.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 8:40:19 GMT
I really wish the companies were more transparent with who is designing. I am drawn to the art (like you mention with Lori/Steve) and would appreciate knowing just how these items I'm using are created. I really don't *care* if the designer/name is helping promote their product or not! I appreciate a design team approach just as much as a "name". I had no idea that Jasmine Jones was behind scenes like this... Alas, that's the way of marketing. Credits also go to people who are there to act as a sales front rather than those who have an actual artistic input. Same goes for so many singers who get writing credits (and thus extra money for each sale) for changing three words in a song. To be fair, if I weren't part of the Studio Calico watchdogs, I wouldn't have known about Jasmine Jones quitting Inked Brands and taking on her dream job as an in-house designer for American Crafts (she gave the whole thing away on IG Stories right down to her move to be close to the AC headquarters). However, once the new collections were coming out about a year or so after her hire, it was very clear to anyone who's followed her which AC brand lines she collaborated on. Extremely clear. Her aesthetic is all over those collections.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 15:07:12 GMT
sleepingbooty I did wonder myself which lines JJ was collaborating on. I don't buy a lot/look at AC, unless someone posts here about a new line and the only AC products I have bought in last year are CP Merry Days and some Hey Pumpkin, which I assumed were by the same designer. I don't naturally think of those as JJ's - in my mind at least, when I think of JJ, I think of fancy script and abundance of flowers...These lines remind me more of LLP - which I know she isn't the designer of, so I would love to know how you see JJ's aesthetic in these collections, thanks!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 15:24:04 GMT
the only AC products I have bought in last year are CP Merry Days and some Hey Pumpkin, which I assumed were by the same designer. I don't naturally think of those as JJ's - in my mind at least, when I think of JJ, I think of fancy script and abundance of flowers...These lines remind me more of LLP - which I know she isn't the designer of, so I would love to know how you see JJ's aesthetic in these collections, thanks! JJ was already gravitating towards a more "wild" aesthetic, away from her signature flowy script, at the end of her Inked/SC collab. You could see her trying out a more Tina Aszmus-like style on IG (she posted stories at the time) which is not surprising since she and Tina were part of the shrinking in-house design team at Inked back then. You can see her progression in the CP lines you mentioned as well: the lines are growing thicker and less curved already between Merry Days and Hey Pumpkin (and, I assume, the 2019 CP Christmas line). Her current IG feed reflects an evolution in her aesthetics with more play, especially in the brush lettering work she posts. It's more doodly and a lot of trying out things we didn't see her do when she was under Studio Calico (where she was very fixed as you pointed out: a very characteristic and unmistakable lettering style + very flowy florals). Also, the stiff, "barely any shoulders" characters. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDgf0cjEXC https://www.instagram.com/p/BtKltOMD0R- https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNy81bDNlM
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Post by hop2 on Aug 3, 2019 13:33:48 GMT
I get it people can burn out when they make their creativity into their livelihood. BUT don’t dis your customers buying & using your product-at the very least not publicly. And SOMEONE should get people excited about using it. I don’t really care if it’s the designer or a design team or whomever. ( I’ve bought stuff because I was inspired by peas ) If you tell everyone that physical products are wrong now then WTH are they going to pay you for? DUH
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Post by stevenduncandesigner on Sept 9, 2019 19:24:25 GMT
These designers have been USED by the parent company as a NAME to SELL their product (oooh, look, a new Shimelle line!) so why do we expect Shimelle to go above and beyond to help sell that? The company is AC, not Shimelle. Yes, they get paid for their work, but ALL the designers do whether or not we know their names. Or, if you look at it from the behind-the-scenes perspective and contracts, these pseudo designers have SOLD their name as brands to be used by the company (American Crafts is barely a parent company for these brands: they are not independent companies that were bought up by AC like Bo Bunny or WRMK were). This is a trade-off: you are hot commodity in this industry because you worked on LOs and had a memorable style, let's pay you to have you collaborate on collections we will design but you get to have a say in. You will be known as the "designer" although you will not have any work to do besides some handlettering (for some of them), input in the colour scheme and theme (with AC keeping the final veto right). They are being paid handsomely for this front. Their job is literally to make people want to buy AC products because their name has value in scrapbooking. The value can fluctuate like we're seeing with Amy Tan and Dear Lizzy these days. And there are SO MANY who have been branded too: Steve Duncan, Jen Hadfield, Lori Whitlock, Kal Bartoski, Alison Kreft... I don't remember expecting a personal touch from them. So while I very much appreciate Vicky and Shimelle and Paige Evans, and they make me appreciate/but their products more, I'm wondering if it's a standard we should be holding the industry to?? Steven Duncan and Lori Whitlocke are actual designers as far as I know. They don't slap their name on products designed by an in-house team unlike Maggie Holmes, Amy Tan, Dear Lizzy, Paige Evans and others. They *are* the artists. Steven Duncan has his own design studio and does work beyond the SB industry ( portfolio available here). Steven and Lori are both not branded. They are explicitly mentioned on CB's lines in smaller letters ("designed by"), that's all. The brand remains Carta Bella. If your commodity is your name value which you've at least partially built on interaction and engagement, then yes, I expect you to engage and create projects with the product you slap your name on because that's your part of the contract. If you've actually drawn the designs, then you're the artist and I appreciate you for your design work. Any interaction or engagement is the cherry on top. I mean, we can all pinpoint the EXACT moment Jasmine Jones joined AC's in-house design team. She is part of the modernisation of Crate Paper at AC. Her design aesthetic is all over Maggie Holmes's Heritage and Sunny Days collections, CP's Merry Days and La La Love, etc. That's the artist. In this case, Maggie is selling her name and collab work. I expect to see her engage online through various means to sell this line. Which she's doing. Contract accomplished. Hey there! Steve here. I't's been too long since I've checked in with the boards and I am sorry that I haven't posted for months. We only have a tight window of opportunity in Minnesota to do outdoor work and I've been super busy this summer doing house remodeling for my home and my mom-in-laws before the snow comes in. So I haven't had a lot of down time between artwork and "home" work. Just to help clear up some info. about me and my work. I work for Carta Bella/Echo Park exclusively in the paper-crafting industry. I've been working with them for almost 5 years now and have been in the industry since 1999, starting with Suzy's Zoo. Over the years I've had the opportunity to work for other wonderful paper-crafting brands. Along with my CB lines, I have my own design studio in Minneapolis where I do other work for myself and some other, non-paper craft clients. The work that I do for Carta Bella isn't a brand that I sell or license. The work that you see is created expressly for them (except for one or two things that I created for myself that have been incorporated into my CB work). Sometimes my CB lines are used on fabric with other manufactures, however I create the original work for CB, and they do with it what they want. Paper-crafting/Scrapbooking is my love. I've been in this industry through it's many ups and downs and am so grateful that I get to continue to make art with paper-crafters. At Carta Bella I get to work with some of my favorite designers (Alicia, Lori, Dani, Jen, to name just a few). It's not very corporate there. It's pretty much like an extended family that cares about the industry more than any other company that I have worked for. Integrity is key at CB/Echo Park and it comes from the top down. The creative team, led by Alicia, literally tosses round ideas for new lines and then we run with them. I'm so glad that you take the time to post here. I seriously listen to your feedback. I try to incorporate it into my work as best I can. I feel like I'm working for you too when designing new lines and I am grateful for all of the feedback, good and bad, that I've received. This is an amazing industry and I hope to get to contribute my artwork to it for years to come.
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Sept 9, 2019 19:56:48 GMT
Steve, thank you for taking the time to respond to this. I Love having a little more insight into the design part of the scrapbook lines! I have loved and used your designs for a lot of years (still hoard lots of october afternoon). Thank you for creating beautiful images for us to enjoy and will likely be enjoyed for generations to come!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 20:16:02 GMT
and have been in the industry since 1999, starting with Suzy's Zoo. Hello Steve, thank you so much for chiming in! Very good info for us all to have. Fellow Minnesotan here, supposed to be 80 tomorrow, I will believe it when I see it! Quick question-I know you worked on the DT for October Afternoon and they were headquartered in Apple Valley. Then someone from their team opened a store after the warehouse closed. Their product is really hard to find, but some crops up on Peachy Cheap occasionally...did they sell some of their licensing to different entities? If so, why not the bulk of it so there would be 12x12 paper printed? Do you think OA will ever come back as a retailer, or possibly an online presence? It was hands down my fave paper, and your designs were absolutely wonderful. Proud to have you here!
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Post by stevenduncandesigner on Sept 10, 2019 14:04:15 GMT
and have been in the industry since 1999, starting with Suzy's Zoo. Hello Steve, thank you so much for chiming in! Very good info for us all to have. Fellow Minnesotan here, supposed to be 80 tomorrow, I will believe it when I see it! Quick question-I know you worked on the DT for October Afternoon and they were headquartered in Apple Valley. Then someone from their team opened a store after the warehouse closed. Their product is really hard to find, but some crops up on Peachy Cheap occasionally...did they sell some of their licensing to different entities? If so, why not the bulk of it so there would be 12x12 paper printed? Do you think OA will ever come back as a retailer, or possibly an online presence? It was hands down my fave paper, and your designs were absolutely wonderful. Proud to have you here! Thanks so much. Hope you're having a great MN summer. We are so lucky to have such amazing summers here...But Winter???A little too long. I left OA before they opened their store. I believe that it has closed down. I still am friends with my old OA coworkers as far as I know they have no new news about the brand. Like so many other brands out there they come and go. Kim, the owner, has a great eye for design and maybe someday she'll do something new. As for licensing, I'm not sure. I know Riley Blake had bought the rights for some of their designs years ago. As for another team-member opening a store- That's true! Jen and Erica, a couple of my old co-workers, opened a Minnesota brand of giftware/home goods called The Vintage Studio in Osseo. Really cute stuff! Jen's husband does a lot of their illustrations. Top-knotch! You can find them on Facebook. (https://www.facebook.com/TheVintageStudioMN/) Forgive me if I'm not supposed to post a web address here-but they are such nice people. I'm not sure of their hours. I think they hold crafting workshops (they did in the past). You can find their goods at local gift stores and they were at the fair this year. Enjoy the fall. My maple tree in my front yard is turning so I think Fall may be just around the corner. Take care!!
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Post by stevenduncandesigner on Sept 10, 2019 14:06:31 GMT
Steve, thank you for taking the time to respond to this. I Love having a little more insight into the design part of the scrapbook lines! I have loved and used your designs for a lot of years (still hoard lots of october afternoon). Thank you for creating beautiful images for us to enjoy and will likely be enjoyed for generations to come! Thanks so much. I'm glad you like my stuff. I have to say that I just have the best time working on it. Take care!
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Post by peachiceteas on Sept 10, 2019 16:13:47 GMT
I mean, we can all pinpoint the EXACT moment Jasmine Jones joined AC's in-house design team. She is part of the modernisation of Crate Paper at AC. Her design aesthetic is all over Maggie Holmes's Heritage and Sunny Days collections, CP's Merry Days and La La Love, etc. That's the artist. In this case, Maggie is selling her name and collab work. I expect to see her engage online through various means to sell this line. Which she's doing. Contract accomplished. I really wish the companies were more transparent with who is designing. I am drawn to the art (like you mention with Lori/Steve) and would appreciate knowing just how these items I'm using are created. I really don't *care* if the designer/name is helping promote their product or not! I appreciate a design team approach just as much as a "name". I had no idea that Jasmine Jones was behind scenes like this... In an industry like paper crafting the same names float around for years and people get attached to individuals and their designs. Scrapbooking is so personal that it’s easy to see why people fall in love with particular designers styles and ways of working. However working for AC as a graphic designer is no different to working for Walmart as a graphic designer. You produce work for that brand. It’s not yours, it’s owned by AC or Walmart. In the eyes of the brand, it has no relevance to the consumer who the designer is which is why they are not transparent. It’s not the business of the consumer to know who the designers behind the artwork is. People want to know though, because they follow the same designers for years in this industry. But AC will most likely never be more transparent about who’s designing for their brands as it’s not really relevant to the consumer in their eyes.
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