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Post by stinkerbelle on Sept 1, 2018 0:32:52 GMT
i really have no comment other than i want to sort of reiterate what wendifful said about the pricing; i work in retail. where i work we have a plethora of made in china stuff. right next to some of it is made in the USA stuff. the prices are at least double and even triple. i don't see any real difference in quality. if the made in the USA item is the only one left, people will bitch because it's too expensive. the china items sell out and the USA stuff sits there. this is just my experience!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Sept 1, 2018 0:21:28 GMT
oh gorgeous! should be fun to work with
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Post by stinkerbelle on Sept 1, 2018 0:20:17 GMT
fabulous list! thanks
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 31, 2018 23:54:06 GMT
ok i'll leave this for a few more hours so i can eat my dinner and such. anyone else want to have a ton of fun playing with scrappy goodies and making lots of pages??
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 31, 2018 16:10:32 GMT
last chance to sign up! this thread will close later this afternoon. if you’re on the fence, take a chance and come have fun with us!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 31, 2018 0:27:05 GMT
i think the process grammadee outlined sounds great, but if it were me, i wouldn't worry about putting things in date order in the beginning. i would sort everything and then go back and do dates. but that's just me! and i totally forgot to say, have fun!!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 31, 2018 0:24:48 GMT
i certainly hope i am. definitely ready to get my stinking mojo back! hopefully this will jumpstart it! if nothing else, i'll get 30 pages done because i'm determined to do them all
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 31, 2018 0:23:23 GMT
i love the lunchbox idea! so far i have mine in a little plastic box from like the dollar store. nothing fancy at all. i have now outgrown it and have random bottles just littering my desk! as soon as i open and try them for the first time, i pop the crystal off the lid and stand them on their heads, poor things. i am just going to find a larger box that i have room for. but i'm definitely interested in seeing your lunchbox and would love recommendations that others use
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 30, 2018 0:01:05 GMT
patin love the great colors and fun little critters on your thanksgiving spread! The twine wrapped photos are such a great touch! KikiPea love the bold colors mixed with the neutrals and fun texture with the twine! justlisa7 what a pretty girly page! The chipboard really gives it a lot of texture and I really like your design! gramma those shirts are so cool! Love the otter pun LisaDV love love the memories in the making page! The little banner, quote, glitter splatters, buttons…just gorgeous! Love the fun colors on the crawdad catching king page; very unexpected but they work great with your photos! Again, love all the great texture! The tote bags are great! grammadee love canastaland! Especially that title, the sparkle is fabulous and I love that you added the hey walt bit the card suits paper is too perfect! Linda happy birthday! Great use of the color blocking template! I really like those cute embellies! Love your echo park playground page! You do such a great job with so many photos on the smaller canvas!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 29, 2018 0:42:13 GMT
claiming 2 more points for 2 hours of cleaning and organizing this morning. and there's so much more to be done!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 28, 2018 17:12:25 GMT
Linda love how you’re using those moldy oldy CADD toppers! I really like the color blocking on the first page woodysbetty I think funerals are the worst and I have refused to go since I was in high school. Hope your day brightens up a bit, hugs! Love your furbabies page! That echo park paper with the viewmaster reel thingies is one of my favorite papers ever. I really like how you piled all the color on top of it! On your yoga grad page, I love how you accented the butterflies and layered up all kinds of goodness around your photo! grammadee love all the mixed media on page one, and the cute little superhero cape and mask! Page 2 has that awesome die again, love that thing. I really like the torn black cs and journal card to match the facing page. Your balloon card is so fun! Love that simple stories collection. I really like the thank you card; just messy enough to be awesome!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 28, 2018 16:59:37 GMT
tongue by sadkid, on Flickr had this one in my head since seeing we had a shaker element challenge, then JaneB posted her pinterest inspiration and i had to do it and then it sort of sucks. oh well. 10 points 1-pg posted manufacturers challenge rock those rectangles put a stamp on it shake it up nuvos add some sequins level up single photo best ever birthday by sadkid, on Flickr scraplifting (at least the paper bits) this page from audreykit gotta wear shades by audreykit, on Flickr 13 points 1-pg posted rock those rectangles border patrol nuvos dig out the alphabets chip off the old block use those scraps level up midnight becomes you anything but 4x6 stash challenge-scraps, something with text journal me up (behind photos) oh those caps by sadkid, on Flickr 21 points 1-pg posted splatter it rock those rectangles tag you're it put a stamp (or two) on it school days nuvos wood & metal dig out the alphabets (2) sparkle & shine (glitter paper) shake it up add some sequins it's more fun when we're together paper bag lunch border security level up single photo crazy for 6x6
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 28, 2018 9:04:10 GMT
stinkerbelle ...the rub ons are Making Memories. I have a LOT of them! And they are from way before the ark. The house on the Move In page is the same shape as our townhouse...I thought I was pretty clever but until I post pictures no one would know!! yep, heidi started out with them and did tons of rubons and other things like clear words with her handwriting. that's great you still have them! i've been tempted to order some from ebay because like a dumbass i got rid of mine years ago definitely clever to use the shape of the condo and i can't wait to see those photos
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 28, 2018 8:43:07 GMT
JaneB love your be kind but fierce page! The photo is great and I really like the texture in the background and cute little pink bow! kiwigirl I’m so looking forward to the reveal of your DT pages! The sneaks are killing me those parentheses look amazing! MDscrapaholic still loving your Halloween pages! I just love the photo on the first one and the fun overlapped labels and little hexie accents again with the gorgeous hexagons on the next page; such a fun pattern and I love how you used a big chunk of it as the background! the nuvo borders look fab! I really love the addition of the circle photo on the third page and the plaid just makes the last page; totally love the boldness for your background! the doodly border and scattered tiny word stickers are the perfect touches Chinagirl828 I’m wondering if it’s possible for you to make an ugly page. This one love the string art, of course, but all the little touches like the mixed media and layers behind the photo, the stitching and scruffy edges, and the gold butterflies just make this a show-stopper! Linda glad to see you’re still on a roll! Loving all the fun everyday moments you’re capturing but my favorite has to be the curls page; my grandma used to put my hair in rag rollers and I loved it the series of communion pages are just lovely; I especially like the one with all the adorable embellies; lovely colors and great ratio of photos to “fun stuff” and I really like the subtle texture on the spread titled “1st communion” and that you added more texture with the torn edges! KelleeM I really like the neutral colors on your phase 3 spread and those cute little tools are just too adorable! I really like the color scheme on the home page too (and are those old Heidi swapp rubons for the title? Like kiwigirl’s parentheses, those have to predate the ark! Wtg!), and the ribbons behind the title and little cluster at the top! Thanks for posting the great sketch! Definitely the perfect paper for the move in day page! I like how the solid piece resembles a house to add to the theme justlisa7 hmm I’m beginning to think you’re incapable of ugly pages too! I like the circle whatsit behind the photo; just the perfect bit of interest and texture and it goes so well with the colors in the florals and wood title piece! Gorgeous page! Unfortunately I can’t see the second one posted, but I’m sure it’s beautiful as well Good luck grammadee!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 21:37:51 GMT
i think i still have my making memories silent setter (or whatever it was called) but if so i can't find it. i was actually searching on ebay recently and found one. not sure what i'm thinking, i don't have any eyelets since i gave them all away years ago. for whatever reason i'm on a kick of loving really old stuff though. i did find some from the eyelet outlet called quicklets that you don't need a setter to use; might have to break down and get some. and then we need a challenge for eyelets, otherwise i'll never use them
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 21:31:39 GMT
hmm, maybe we need a challenge... We definitely need a challenge! Collection packs now usually only contain 10-12 papers, which is not a lot if you use two sheets per layout! Waiting to see what you come up with! or if you scrap smaller than 12x12, so you automatically have scraps with every page you make! i'll think on a challenge
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 15:16:37 GMT
just a few days left to sign up!! remember, you don't have to do any challenges or even post your creations online to be on a team
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 15:07:25 GMT
i wanted to add, for any crate paper fans (new or old) check out their page, especially the hampton collection. anyone who remembers crate when they first started will be dreaming of the good old days, probably the rest of you will be shocked they've come a long way!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 15:02:32 GMT
long live the peas!!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 15:01:08 GMT
i spent forever last night looking at old goodies and wishing i was rich! i have my eye on some bam pop too julie5 so don't take it all!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 14:58:13 GMT
ooh thanks for the swatch paper! too funny, i got some new drops and was trying them all out yesterday and thinking i should probably make myself a sheet of all my colors and then this was posted! i also encourage anyone who loves the nuvos to check out the fabrika decor drops as well. i just ordered a bunch new colors. they basically look the same as the nuvos when dry, but the application is different (the drops seem to just plop from the bottle, no fussing) and they seem way less tempermental than the nuvos. i have mine just standing up, one actually lays on top of the rest of my drops, and they still work great. haven't had any clogging issues either. the link above is to the @thekatsmeow store, which seems to be the only place carrying them (at least in the US). if anyone gets some, let me know how you like them! and you're welcome
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 14:45:54 GMT
kudos to you!! your pages are awesome, too, which is even better i'm pretty sure the only collection pack i've ever killed was one from echo park and it was when i did shimelle's perfect collection class. oh and possibly the BG oh baby boy and girl packs because i went on a BG baby scrapping bender once. i have plenty laying around only partially used, many many more that are still brand new most of those come from TM or even HL when they have sales; normally i don't buy them because there's too many things in them i don't care for. hmm, maybe we need a challenge...
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 14:38:49 GMT
nicolep stupid big made me chuckle! mine is right there with yours!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 27, 2018 14:38:03 GMT
i buy whatever i like. i never worry if the photos match. if i stress too much about the little things, it becomes too stressful and i just don't want to do it.
99% of my shopping is online; the rest is TM, HL, etc. so really no opportunity to take photos with me, even if i were so inclined.
i don't think you can do it backwards! whatever works for you is what you should do.
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 16:08:07 GMT
wow, considering the teeny space, i think that's a great total! yes, we want to know what sold as opposed to what you thought would sell
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 16:06:10 GMT
they look super comfy! and that's definitely a great price someone explain why boulder holders are so dang expensive please!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 16:03:22 GMT
kiwigirl crampy little claw hand not that it happened, just that description is awesome! so i decided i needed more of the fabrika decoru drops i posted about awhile back; ended up ordering like 15 of them and another nuvo. and i just received a preorder of stuff that included oh about 8 more nuvos. good grief! i think our kiwigirl has created a monster! nuvo should definitely hire you girl! ETA: so how come i never have the color i need?!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 16:00:08 GMT
I am scrapping now and will be all weekend!! YAY me!! I just don’t know where. I signed up for a 15 hour crop tomorrow but am seriously considering not going for several reasons. One, I am a total introvert and love scrapping alone in my craft room. Two, my DD is going through a tough time and I keep thinking I should spend the day with her. And three, the crop is at a new scrapbook store and I have never cropped there and don’t know anyone. I’ll keep you posted what I decide. Regardless, I’m hoping to finish the scrapbook of my surprise birthday party! Happy scrapbooking!! Well I went to the 15 hour crop. Thanks so much for my DH for encouraging (forcing) me to go!! I had a fabulous time AND finished the album of my surprise bday party!! I met some wonderful new scrapbookers and even a lady I scrapbooked with years ago! I actually even signed up for a 4 day retreat in November!! SO happy I went out of my comfort zone and went ! your post makes my heart happy
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 15:45:42 GMT
Linda love the grid-style with rounded corners on your joy page! I love the cute paper you used on the camp kateri pages and look at all the photos you got on there! Love the cute little dragonflies and southwestern papers you used on the camp spread; and WTG using the kraft! I really like the addition of the flowers on the camp fun spread; I think that houndstooth background is just perfect! So nature-y to my eye. Don’t you love how scanning makes a great page look freakish sometimes? I hated that when I did 12x12. Love the monochromatic my family page, especially your cute embellies! I really like the strips at the bottom of the super cute Annabelle pages! The torn edge adds a lot of texture and I like the circles for some softness. Oh those little chubby arms make my heart sing! I love the color combo on the grammy pages (and I’m there with you with wonky-sized alphas!). I really like the cute photo corners and how you repeated the yellow on the second page with the squares peeking out from behind; fun details! I really love the big kid page; not only the design but something about the photos with her ballcap and scruffy knees and bare feet just calls to me I love how you worked your magic with just cardstock on the company picnic spread; you’re giving nylene a run for her money there! I love the photo grid and torn paper on go girl! baby giggles is just so sweet love that hilarious monster paper!! JaneB wow girl, love love the lady with her fancy dress! Your digi skills are way beyond my comprehension! Love the swirls in the background too! Love the fun design of your week 34. The bricks look so realistic! Love the addition of the emoji your masterpiece page is truly a masterpiece! So many fabulous little details; love the frames hanging from the paintbrush (genius!), the mixed media, the folded kraft held with the button, the gorgeous rainbow peeking from behind, the doodly frames, just every bit of it! And omg painting with your mouth; I can’t even comprehend! grammadee love the fabulous mermazing card! The foiling is gorgeous! And your we made it LO love everything about it! What a great birthday card for your grandson—so striking! Love that you filled in some of the shapes with a contrasting color and also the texture paste (?). the gold just pops right off that fabulous black! kiwigirl love love your class LOs! The original is gorgeous, especially that doodly border. The new version if amazing too; love those old cosmo cricket (?) alphas and the simple colors. The vine is so perfect! Glad you found it the blue accent color really makes the page! Your Charlie card is just adorable big congrats on finishing all of the challenges!! kitbop your bloom page is beautiful! Love the fringing and watercolor on the background, the messy photo mats, the scallop detail, just gorgeous! patin love your hummingbird page! Both the photos and that paper are just fabulous and I love every bit of it! nylene your new home page is just fabulous! My favorite bits are the sale sign and super cute house outline but I love all of it. I love how you are so great with patterned paper but can then rock out the cardstock too! MDscrapaholic your Disney pages are always so fun again, love how you are scrapping for different albums and making them each different. My favorite is the stinky pete page on the super busy toy themed background; the photo is still front and center and I love it! You’re really wanting to make me pull out some Halloween goodies too with all your great Halloween pages! Love the nuvo border on this one! justlisa7 I’m so glad grammadee posted your pages for us because I’d have hated to miss them! (I rarely make it to the gallery) both of the pages are just jaw-dropping gorgeously stunning! The colors, the varying textures (even the cork, which I’m not a fan of), the simple designs…be still my heart my favorite is the bride page because it’s just so perfect. And the photo! You have a gorgeous daughter! I hope you’re planning to join us again because I definitely want to see more of your work KelleeM love the mixture of collections on the garage page. Your sprinkled embellies are perfect and the fussycut houses make the page! Love how you really pulled out the green on the phase 2 page. The little pocket is so cute!
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Post by stinkerbelle on Aug 26, 2018 14:59:00 GMT
i haven't done near as well this month as last month, but that's ok. i still have over 300 points and who knows, i may knock out some more. my plans for a total scrappy weekend aren't going to happen that way, but i'm going to try and make myself do at least something
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