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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 14:42:38 GMT
My fellow Christmas crafters, it is with utter disappointment in myself and my calendar-keeping skills that I must inform you all that we are already a day late with the December Daily MEGAAA thread this year. The shock, the horror! (I know *hangs head in shame*) Please pass the smelling salts to your fellow sisters and try not faint before they make it to you...  Time to get our jingle on and start saving ALL the pennies to buy new Christmas scrappy stuff. Because whose Christmas stash isn't already overflowing and taking over the craft room, right?  As usual, this thread will be updated as the sneaks are revealed. I'll do my best to keep up with all the information but please, don't hesitate to give me a shout in here with any news regarding December documenting kits and products that I might have overlooked. For traditional SB lines, take a look at the 2019 Christmas collections thread. Anyone documenting Christmas is welcome here. Whether you're doing a few LOs, a full-on December Daily album, a TN insert, a mini album, just looking but not buying this year, this is your place for all the hot December craft gossip, motivation, encouragement, decision-making, silly Christmas banter and whatnot. Get your Starbucks seasonal drink and find a comfy spot to come type and chat away with us.  Companies that offered DD(ish) kits in the recent past:Ali Edwards ✓ Citrus Twist Clique Kits Cocoa Daisy CTMH Elle's Studio ✓ Feed Your Craft ✓ Felicity Jane Freckled Fawn ✓ Hip Kit Club Kelly Purkey ✓ Kimidori (Spain) Layle Koncar Scrapdelight (Netherlands) Shimelle ✓ Stampin' Up! Studio Calico Confirmed 2019 DD kits:Ali Edwards: Holiday product preview. Order selection period opens on Thursday, September 5th at 7am PDT and will end on September 30th. US shipping flat rate is $5, international shipping flat rate is $20. Elle's Studio: Document December kit being released on Aug. 28. Feed Your Craft: More info about their 2019 December kits in the September newsletter. Freckled Fawn: The brand confirmed on page 4 of this thread they are releasing a Christmas/December kit this year. Kelly Purkey: Holiday offer on early pre-release for subscribers on Thursday Oct. 3rd (20% off), to all on Friday Oct. 4th. Product preview on page 20 of this thread. Shimelle: Christmas in a Box kit with an exclusive Shimelle stamp (available separately). All links I post are non-affiliate. |
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Post by cristelina on Aug 2, 2019 15:00:01 GMT
I LOVE this thread. I have been cleaning out my scrap-room. The ONLY papers I had a hard time getting rid of were some of my Christmas papers. Trust me, I still kept plenty. I am wanting to make my own book this year. I will be using the Heidi Swapp Winter Wonderland collection as well as some Pink Paislee Together for Christmas. Book I want to make is at the 3:40 markAlso, I was VERY disappointed in the Together For Christmas 6x8 pad. The 12x12 papers have the most beautiful deep blue color. All of the vibrancy of the deep blue was taken out in the pad and you are left with a very dull, sad blue IMHO. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 15:00:54 GMT
Whaaaaaaaaaa??!?!?!?!?!??!??
I'm not ready!!!!!!
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Post by cristelina on Aug 2, 2019 15:03:03 GMT
Question: How do you get Youtube videos to show? All I could do was link it. Thanks.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 15:30:49 GMT
Also, I was VERY disappointed in the Together For Christmas 6x8 pad. The 12x12 papers have the most beautiful deep blue color. All of the vibrancy of the deep blue was taken out in the pad and you are left with a very dull, sad blue IMHO. Have you tried reaching out to AC? They tend to be good when it comes to shipping out replacements just in case it's a printer error. I do know there are often problems with washed out colours in the smaller paper pads compared to the 12x12 pads and individual sheets. It seems like they're sourced from different printers. Re: embedding videos. Click on the "Reply" button in the upper right corner of the "Quick Reply" option at the bottom of the thread. A larger reply window will appear with more options to choose from. Click on the video icon (little black clapperboard) and a little window will pop open. Paste your video URL and hit the "Insert video" button. Voilà!  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 15:33:42 GMT
Whaaaaaaaaaa??!?!?!?!?!??!?? I'm not ready!!!!!! Time is an unforgiving woof, my friend.   |
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Post by mom on Aug 2, 2019 15:34:10 GMT
*clapping hands*
I’m ready for this!!
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Post by janamke on Aug 2, 2019 15:41:19 GMT
Yay, I'm excited!! I really love a couple of the holiday collections (Heidi Swapp and Photo Play), tempted to just use those with an album from one of the above. So torn.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 15:44:36 GMT
*clapping hands* I’m ready for this!! Still solid summer but oh, I'm ready as well... Shake it, mom !  Yay, I'm excited!! I really love a couple of the holiday collections (Heidi Swapp and Photo Play), tempted to just use those with an album from one of the above. So torn. Which reminds me that I must post that Heidi Swapp holiday album kit here... |
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Post by steakgoddess on Aug 2, 2019 15:50:40 GMT
I’m so ready for this. I didn’t buy new stuff last year and I’ve used up a whole bunch of Christmas stash.
I’m ready to buy all the Christmas things!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 15:55:02 GMT
I’m ready to buy all the Christmas things! This thread's motto. 100%.  (Yay for using up so much of your Christmas stash last year!) |
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Post by cristelina on Aug 2, 2019 15:55:50 GMT
Also, I was VERY disappointed in the Together For Christmas 6x8 pad. The 12x12 papers have the most beautiful deep blue color. All of the vibrancy of the deep blue was taken out in the pad and you are left with a very dull, sad blue IMHO. Have you tried reaching out to AC? They tend to be good when it comes to shipping out replacements just in case it's a printer error. I do know there are often problems with washed out colours in the smaller paper pads compared to the 12x12 pads and individual sheets. It seems like they're sourced from different printers. Re: embedding videos. Click on the "Reply" button in the upper right corner of the "Quick Reply" option at the bottom of the thread. A larger reply window will appear with more options to choose from. Click on the video icon (little black clapperboard) and a little window will pop open. Paste your video URL and hit the "Insert video" button. Voilà! Thanks sleepingbooty. I am too lazy to write to the company when what I purchased is under $10. I have bought small pads in the past and know the color isn't as vibrant, but this pad was overly non-vibrant. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 16:05:16 GMT
First Ali Edwards official DD sneak, these large (bottle cap-ish) matte (I assume) embossed puffy stickers (pardon my literal French for the screenshot ):  Also, PSA to remind everyone that Simple Stories releases a yearly large spine "universal" 2-ring 6x8 album that is compatible with loads of 6x8 page protectors (Simple Stories, Becky Higgins, Echo Park, etc.). This year's is a very classic holly wreath design from their new Country Christmas line (expected in August):  Heidi Swapp is releasing a cheap alternative ($8) for DD this year with a holiday album kit in her Winter Wonderland collection. Here's a video in which she shows you her prepped December album using this kit: |
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Post by janamke on Aug 2, 2019 17:18:32 GMT
More AE sneaks, rubber pieces. (Sorry no linky, Luddite here.) Love the arrow, Santa face is creepy.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 17:35:49 GMT
More AE sneaks, rubber pieces. (Sorry no linky, Luddite here.) Love the arrow, Santa face is creepy. Teehee, Santa face *is* odd indeed. More giant rubber pieces this year for those who like them: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0q05FWAtHU |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Aug 2, 2019 17:39:10 GMT
It looks like the Tim Holtz Santa face.
I typically like rubber pieces, but these are an easy pass for me.
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Post by mom on Aug 2, 2019 18:12:20 GMT
Its a pass for me on the rubber pieces. Not a fan of arrows or creepy old men.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 18:18:56 GMT
It looks like the Tim Holtz Santa face. Except in this version, a serial killer with a knife cut-out fetish has been to the North Pole... It looks like Santa's cheeks are about to fall out. The horror remake of the Nightmare Before Christmas (paging Dr. Skellinton ).  |
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Post by lasteve1 on Aug 2, 2019 18:43:47 GMT
I think Santa face is the same art that has been used in previous years, it just looks a little different in rubber cut out form. I agree, the Santa is an easy pass. I do like the other pieces, but I'm not thrilled about large rubber pieces because they never seem to be great quality. I also am bothered that the "May your days be merry and bright" one is an arrow... it looks like a mistake, like it should be a rectangle. Too bad because I like the colors/sentiment on that one.
ETA: You can see the previous use of the Santa icon here. It was in a chipboard add-on for 2016. Scroll down to "stamps and coordinating products" and there is a small image but you can tell it's the same Santa. |
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Post by BSideCrafter on Aug 2, 2019 18:45:28 GMT
It looks like the Tim Holtz Santa face. Except in this version, a serial killer with a knife cut-out fetish has been to the North Pole... It looks like Santa's cheeks are about to fall out. The horror remake of the Nightmare Before Christmas (paging Dr. Skellinton ). I can't unsee this now  |
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Post by mom on Aug 2, 2019 19:04:39 GMT
I think Santa face is the same art that has been used in previous years, it just looks a little different in rubber cut out form. I agree, the Santa is an easy pass. I do like the other pieces, but I'm not thrilled about large rubber pieces because they never seem to be great quality. I also am bothered that the "May your days be merry and bright" one is an arrow... it looks like a mistake, like it should be a rectangle. Too bad because I like the colors/sentiment on that one.
ETA: You can see the previous use of the Santa icon here. It was in a chipboard add-on for 2016. Scroll down to "stamps and coordinating products" and there is a small image but you can tell it's the same Santa. I think you're right about it being a mistake. The first of many, Im sure. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 19:15:59 GMT
I think Santa face is the same art that has been used in previous years, it just looks a little different in rubber cut out form. For anyone wondering, this vintage Santa is one of the vintage "jolly Santa" faces that are free of any copyrights and scanned + offered for free by the Graphics Fairy back in 2009. It's been used by several folks in the scrap industry since. If you want to download your own version for free to make your own die-cut, card or creepy-looking rubber piece, here it is (just use the erase tool in Photoshop to get rid of the arm):  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 19:20:34 GMT
I also am bothered that the "May your days be merry and bright" one is an arrow... it looks like a mistake, like it should be a rectangle. Too bad because I like the colors/sentiment on that one. I think you're right about it being a mistake. The first of many, Im sure. I checked again and lasteve1's right: the "Merry everyting" is properly centred for the entire red arrow. "May your days [etc.]" is centred to fit the rectangular box shape sans extra arrow ending. Good catch! |
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 2, 2019 19:29:24 GMT
It looks like the Tim Holtz Santa face. Except in this version, a serial killer with a knife cut-out fetish has been to the North Pole... It looks like Santa's cheeks are about to fall out. The horror remake of the Nightmare Before Christmas (paging Dr. Skellinton ). And this is why I love this board and you so very much! I wish I remembered how to insert a “it rubs the lotion on it’s skin” gif. |
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Post by julie5 on Aug 2, 2019 21:46:55 GMT
I have no idea what I’ll do for Christmas. I have easily 200 or more photos and 3 albums half started. It’s a project I can never fully commit to and complete. Maybe this will be the year I find my groove. But I’m here for all the hoopla that awaits us with sc/ae/dd.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 22:13:41 GMT
Except in this version, a serial killer with a knife cut-out fetish has been to the North Pole... It looks like Santa's cheeks are about to fall out. The horror remake of the Nightmare Before Christmas (paging Dr. Skellinton ). And this is why I love this board and you so very much! I wish I remembered how to insert a “it rubs the lotion on it’s skin” gif. Bwahahaha! *sends kiss from across the pond* This is quickly turning into a "Murder she documented Daily" thread...  PS: Just insert any gif like you would a regular picture using the "Insert image" button in the extended reply window ("Create post"). |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 2, 2019 22:17:06 GMT
I have no idea what I’ll do for Christmas. I have easily 200 or more photos and 3 albums half started. It’s a project I can never fully commit to and complete. Maybe this will be the year I find my groove. But I’m here for all the hoopla that awaits us with sc/ae/dd. Wanna join me in the volume club? I'm going down the December album with several years in it route. It's not as tedious or big a project as a single DD album (and cheaper too) but still as much fun (and you get to buy a new collection of goodies yearly anyway). I just document the memories from December all the way to the end of Epiphany as they happen without worrying about the daily aspect or the "finishing the album" routine, make my own page divider and start a new chapter in the same album the next year. |
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Post by joblackford on Aug 3, 2019 0:03:47 GMT
I'm not buying any paper stuff for DD! I'm just hoping that Geralyn comes out with some cute digitals this year. I have one set of IACB digital elements from 2015 or so, but I don't care for the other ones she has in the shop now. So crossing fingers and toes that this year's ones go well with the ones I already have. Maybe she'll do a collection for FYC too.
I'm excited that I don't have to worry about buying anything until Black Friday. I'm already having trouble with the idea that it's August!
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Post by joblackford on Aug 3, 2019 0:35:15 GMT
And this is why I love this board and you so very much! I wish I remembered how to insert a “it rubs the lotion on it’s skin” gif. Bwahahaha! *sends kiss from across the pond* This is quickly turning into a "Murder she documented Daily" thread... PS: Just insert any gif like you would a regular picture using the "Insert image" button in the extended reply window ("Create post"). omg, I just came across an "it rubs the lotion on its skin" rub-on sticker on Etsy!! >.< |
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Post by anniefb on Aug 3, 2019 2:02:52 GMT
Yay I'm excited to see this thread thanks sleepingbooty. Shouldn't buy anything this year because I have quite a large Christmas stash but might get tempted by an album and maybe some embellishments - definitely not that creepy santa though. Thanks for sharing the graphic sleepingbooty - maybe I'll make my own stickers and embellies. |
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(Yay for using up so much of your Christmas stash last year!)
