pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Sept 5, 2019 14:37:36 GMT
FYI if you click on the Advent Calendar you can see some of what the 'surprises' are. Though cute, $35 is a hefty price for those embellishments. Do you think each day only has one? Or a few in each?
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Post by mrsshampoo on Sept 5, 2019 14:38:32 GMT
I caved. I needed the wonky line stamp set in my life, because I can use it all year round. Gold puffy hearts weren't that overpriced, so I picked those up. And I needed to replenish my gold foil numbers from years ago, so I got those.... I still need more Xmas embellishments, but AE is priced out of my range. Ugh! Are we the same person? Because those were the items I was going to buy, haha. Haha, that is too funny!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 14:41:23 GMT
That was smoother than last year. I decided to pick up 2 3x8 albums. The DD albums are the same price, but double the page protectors. Green is my favorite color so I know they'll easily get used. And FOMO those will be sold out by this afternoon I'd bet so I didn't want to worry about it. That's a really good point about the pp! You just "encouraged" me to buy a second one. I am going to use them for my son's school albums and that way they both have the same colored album.
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hutchfan
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Post by hutchfan on Sept 5, 2019 14:41:35 GMT
Spent a lot but Ali has been the only place so far that has Christmas that I really wanted. I got the star album, main kit, 6x8 transparencies, pleather embellishments, variety rubber pieces, fabric embellishments, die cut bundle, phrase stickers, variety stickers I am debating on tags still. So glad for the easy shopping experience.
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Post by mom on Sept 5, 2019 14:41:57 GMT
FYI if you click on the Advent Calendar you can see some of what the 'surprises' are. Though cute, $35 is a hefty price for those embellishments. Do you think each day only has one? Or a few in each? Im thinking one.
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Post by mom on Sept 5, 2019 14:45:53 GMT
The gold stars are the first new product to sell out.
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Post by joteves on Sept 5, 2019 14:48:24 GMT
I really wanted a 3x8 album for this year but couldn't justify the $20 shipping, so I made my own! I used one of these A5 plastic binders from Wish and cut it down to size. It was easy and I'm actually really pleased with how it came out. For anyone who is interested in doing the same a word of warning: the spine is very thin, but this isn't a problem for me as I only plan on documenting the two weeks of Christmas break and I am not into bulk.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 5, 2019 14:52:37 GMT
Although one could argue it's madness to order Inked PPs when Simple Stories offer theirs for significantly less (and they are great quality). A set of 10 6x8 PPs from Simple Stories is usually around US$3.50. My stash is all Inked, hence my question 😁 Obviously, it's even less costy to shop one's stash. (in case you need an umpteenth confirmation: Inked's 6x8 PPs fit into the "universal" 2-ring system that Simple Stories uses )
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jammies
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Post by jammies on Sept 5, 2019 14:56:05 GMT
So far I purchased page protectors, the large wooden numbers and one of the overpriced 3x8 sets. I am still debating on if I like the main kit yet...Thats me. I like pieces of the Main kit but not enough to be stuck with all the embellishments. Agreed. There are a lot of embellishments that I KNOW I won’t use (hexagons, cork stars, rubber tags, wood veneer words) that it seems silly to get the entire kit.
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Sept 5, 2019 14:56:23 GMT
Hi all, Been following this thread for years but finally decided to register an account so hello to you I was wondering if any aussies know of an alternative to ali’s 6x8 albums? I am not a fan of the kit (or the huge prices, shipping and absolutely terrible exchange rate) but feel I will need to order an album from her which means I may as well add a few extra things to make the $20 shipping worth it unless I can find an alternative album?
You could look at simple stories. Their albums are very basic. If you need a larger spine than their SNAP albums, there is a Christmas one this year with a wider spine. I plan to buy that.
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Post by BSideCrafter on Sept 5, 2019 14:56:37 GMT
The gold star 6x8 album is sold out! Less than an hour! WOW!
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mich5481
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Post by mich5481 on Sept 5, 2019 14:56:44 GMT
I looked and didn't buy anything.
I just don't need it!
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Post by carolynhasacat on Sept 5, 2019 14:57:05 GMT
I have been critical of Ali’s handwriting in the past, but I quite like some of the new fonts so I picked up more this year than I would have otherwise. I won’t lie - it was a fun shopping experience. Got everything I wanted.
I also grabbed the 12 days kit for a stocking stuffer for DH to give me. I hadn’t really paid any attention to what it was, but reading about it here made me take another look and it looks like a fun splurge
Still left some room for Crate. Can’t wait to see what they have this year.
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Post by sunny1016 on Sept 5, 2019 14:57:40 GMT
Star album..gone!
ETA- Sorry -I see someone already posted! lol But yeah, that was quick!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 5, 2019 14:59:48 GMT
I happened to be online when I received the email. Boy, are the price high. I almost convinced myself to buy the 6x8 album and pp, but 80 dollars?! Nope! What's 80 dollars? 80 dollars is a deal, 80 dollars is a steal! ( souvenirs, souvenirs X)
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Post by mich5481 on Sept 5, 2019 15:00:13 GMT
The gold star 6x8 album is sold out! Less than an hour! WOW! Not surprised. They said limited quantities, and it was the one people seemed to like the most.
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blemon
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Post by blemon on Sept 5, 2019 15:06:03 GMT
My album this year will be tag-based. Each day will be 1-2 tags of whatever size fits my story/photo. I'll either punch them into the 3x8 album or I'll get a 6x8 album somewhere (I don't care for any of Ali's) if I end up with a lot of larger ones. My albums have been so uniform lately I really like the idea of something different. Love this idea! I was going to say the same. I bought a few at that $2 price and the price has never budged since then. I wish I had seen them then. I just bought one for $7.50 so the kid will have two options. I got her a navy 4X6 simple stories that she can embellish. We'll see. I'm afraid I already used navy for another project and I don't like repeating albums... OK, large wood numbers...how do you plan on using them? I have two ideas pulled from the Ali video. One is to take the large number and put it on top of the holly transparency. I think that will be cool but I didn't buy the transparencies so we'll see about that. Ha! The other idea is to take a 3X8 and have half the number attached to it. The right half of the number will hang off the side. Does that make any sense. I drew it in my notebook. Thought it would be cool. I do not remember if I used that Jasmine Jones album in the past... I'd like to get it if I haven't. What year was it from? 2018? If so, I did not.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 5, 2019 15:06:42 GMT
Glad to hear the shopping and checkout experience went smoothly for the AE DD buyers!
It'll be fun to keep an eye on what sells out beyond the star album.
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Post by teacherlisa on Sept 5, 2019 15:11:11 GMT
I grabbed the number stamps the wonky line stamp some page protectors and the gold stars. No issues with the site or the multiple check out process. I don’t even do December daily 😂
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 5, 2019 15:17:47 GMT
For those wishing to shop online, reminder that scrapbook.com has free domestic shipping on orders over US$55 and 5 dollars off for internationals with orders over US$55 until September 9. The Simple Stories Sn@p holiday binders from both this year and last year are down to 17.49.
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jammies
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Post by jammies on Sept 5, 2019 15:19:01 GMT
I really wish we had at least a sneak of the Crate Paper line just to get a feel for the collection. I’m on the fence with so many AE DD products, and I think having a small sense of what we can expect from CP would be so helpful. For example, in my mind, that green 3x8 album would be gorgeous with the papers from Merry Days but not so much with Snow and Cocoa.
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Post by nicolep on Sept 5, 2019 15:22:00 GMT
sleepingbooty Did we have a separate thread last year for Christmas finds/dupes on AliExpress last year or did we just incorporate it within the regular DD thread?
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Post by mom on Sept 5, 2019 15:24:00 GMT
I really wish we had at least a sneak of the Crate Paper line just to get a feel for the collection. I’m on the fence with so many AE DD products, and I think having a small sense of what we can expect from CP would be so helpful. For example, in my mind, that green 3x8 album would be gorgeous with the papers from Merry Days but not so much with Snow and Cocoa. I agree, completely. Even just a tiny look.
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Post by jennamama on Sept 5, 2019 15:25:56 GMT
I woke up, got the kids to school and got to work 20 minutes early so I could be logged in on time and I could have been 30 minutes late and still got everything I ordered! Oh well!
I am debating on the main kit as well. I crossed it off my list right away but saw Ali's video last night and started to waver. I didn't buy her main kit last year either. I would buy it for $35 but $50 is too high.
I bought the 3x8 green album, which was my only must have due to the color. I also got the pleather circles, gold puffy stars, 3x4 tags and gold numbers. I'm actually planning to do a TN this year (which I already have) but plan to tuck it in the 3x8 album with some photos to put in the plastic sleeves. I did a 3x8 album last year and found it very easy to limit myself and complete, although I wasn't planning to do it again this year until I saw that green.
I looked at my past 5 albums last night and just love them! I'm not quite sure what my project will end up looking like this year but Cathy Z. is my inspiration in the 3x8 arena.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Sept 5, 2019 15:28:25 GMT
sleepingbooty Did we have a separate thread last year for Christmas finds/dupes on AliExpress last year or did we just incorporate it within the regular DD thread? I *think* it was incorporated? Goldfish brain moment here.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 5, 2019 15:28:41 GMT
Color Cast Designs has an acrylic TN album that you can use 3x8 protectors with (if you already have some of those hanging around). I used it earlier this year to make a 3x8 album for my Montreal trip and it worked great! Colar Cast is a US company so I am not sure about her shipping but it is probably cheaper than Ali. Citrus Twist offers 4x8 (ish) albums as well if you're looking for a traditional album with a spine rather than covers with loose rings. They offer a range of 3x8 PPs as well. those look nice but a teeny bit expensive ( I’m just cheap lol )
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Post by jennamama on Sept 5, 2019 15:29:09 GMT
I really wish we had at least a sneak of the Crate Paper line just to get a feel for the collection. I’m on the fence with so many AE DD products, and I think having a small sense of what we can expect from CP would be so helpful. For example, in my mind, that green 3x8 album would be gorgeous with the papers from Merry Days but not so much with Snow and Cocoa. I agree, completely. Even just a tiny look. Crate Paper hasn't released anything yet? When do they show product?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 15:31:03 GMT
Call me cynical, but who else thinks Ali won't even use her own products for DD? CP*cough cough*
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Post by gynergy on Sept 5, 2019 15:33:40 GMT
The gold star 6x8 album is sold out! Less than an hour! WOW! Yep, I missed it bc I couldn’t get online until 10:50ish. Bummer.
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Post by mom on Sept 5, 2019 15:39:02 GMT
I agree, completely. Even just a tiny look. Crate Paper hasn't released anything yet? When do they show product? They haven't shown anything! I've read they usually wait til Oct or so...which is nuts. Atleast give a color sneak. Edited - my bad! sleepingbooty reminded me we usually see something is June/July.
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