Trivial I know however seems art journaling is closer to scrapping than fantasy is because it is preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory....I don't really get the correlation of fantasy to memory preservation / scrapping other than it to is a design medium. Am I wrong?
Back to the SO-Mscraps issue. It's not just the advent calendar layout but the free daily download,the daily email and the daily sale of a designer in the shop. The whole concept is 90% the same. 2 things differ. The color scheme and that one store has 40% sale and the other 50% sale.
And #198 get over yourself. SO has been doing this for years. The issue isn't which year the layout was made but that the whole idea was stolen.
Trivial I know however seems art journaling is closer to scrapping than fantasy is because it is preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory....I don't really get the correlation of fantasy to memory preservation / scrapping other than it to is a design medium. Am I wrong? ----
Are you wrong? Yes. Fantasy scrapping is also preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory. Not all of the pages, I'll admit, but not all traditional pages do so either. Like all scrap pages, some are just for fun and some are for keeps.
Scrapping is personal to each individual and saying that one person's memory preservation technique is wrong is just, well, for want of another word, wrong.
Get over yourself. Nobody gives a shit, well, maybe you and one other person.
Other stores have done similar things in the past. Now, quit trying to tell me that's not relevant, when you keep telling us that SO has been doing it for years.
Oh my God. Would you babies from SO quit your bitching about being copied and go away? You are not the most original, coolest place on the block. No one has copied you. You have tried for 2 days to make this an issue and clearly, not too many people are taking up for you, probably because none of us care. Get OVER yourselves already.
#6 I'm the one that started this whole thing and I'm a customer. I just realised that I lost a lot of episodes today here on the smackblog. Finally some people started to see what I was pointing out.
I don't think anyone from SO is commenting about this issue. I believe a few from Mscraps are trying to defend their lack of creativity. And for all of those complaining..why don't you start a new interesting topic that's happening now in digiland. If you can't then stop complaining.
#7 - and a lot more people not seeing it all. What does that tell you?
Considering that SO is the store they love to smack, along with SSD, and they haven't take the opportunity to do so should tell you what a total non issue this is.
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Are you serious? If you believe that people from one store are commenting, then you should believe that people from the other store are commenting too.
Who is Courtney Digiscrappin? Her quality is meh at best. River Rose, Snips & Snails, NBK, Pink Reptile Designers and Wendy P are hit and miss with their quality. Just Jaimee used the same two textures on almost everything.
The whole kit is okay but it doesn't inspire me to buy from any of the contributors.
When I went to check out the Shiny Happy People kit, I started browsing the website. Looks like someone used that CU ornament we were smacking a few days ago.
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Neither are SO and MScraps. The graphics are different. I'm not sure why that is so hard to understand. And apparently WE are not all in agreement as there is one person who is saying the whole idea is the same.
So, TLP is doing a daily PADvent thing, but their sale is 25% off the featured designer's store. So you think they're getting the same business that SO is getting? I'm trying to check out Kristin Aagard's store at SO and the site is soooo sloooow. But TLP's is running fine. It could be that TLP has more space (or whatever you crazy computer kids call it nowadays) or is Kristin and Cheryl's half off sales that much more popular that Gina's 25% off sale over at TLP? (And I like Gina--not trying to smack her. I'm just curious about how well the stores are doing. With the glut of shops, it has to be tough to get people into your store.) Oh, I think it was already mentioned here, but the $1.50 daily deal at TLP have all sucked. I wish a designer would belly up to the bar and put an actual kit for a buck fifty. Then they'd get my money.
That link you posted reminded me of the person who posted about kit previews looking so great that you just want to snap them up.
I love the shadowing on that link you posted - Do any designers sell preshadowed like that? I bought somebody's shadow action "Lighten Up" but it doesn't look as good as this kit:
TLP is my favorite store and I haven't bought a single thing from them yet so far. Their DSD, Black Friday and now the PADvent sales have been half-hearted and disappointing. SO on the other hand, I seldom visit, only once a year during the Farmer's Market and so far I've spent at least $5 daily during their Advent buying from new to me designers. This does not include Kristin Aagard's sale today and I love her stuff so I'll be spending lots I'm sure. At this rate, I'll be spending over $100 at SO. If not for their FM & Advent, I won't even be visiting. And if TLP had a similar sale, I won't have any money left to visit SO.
#16: What is wrong with Just Jaimee using the same two textures? I'm a designer and I often use one texture throughout a kit in order to maintain consistency. Is there a good reason to consider NOT doing this?
TLP has always been one of the more expensive stores. I'm not sure why you are surprised and complaining. They must be making enough money even at 25% off from their following.
And they have that SOSN every week. I think they are trying to prevent devaluing their products and teaching customers to wait for the next big sale to pick up what they want. There won't be one.
I barely buy scrap stuff and I've spent money almost every day at SO, so far.
#40, I think using the same texture on every page is lazy. I'm always disappointed when I open a kit and all the textures are the same. I'm not the OP, though. I think it's a personal preference thing. It bothers me when I'm scrapping, because unless you rotate all the papers, the textures line up and it looks odd to me.
I don't think there is anything wrong with using the same textures. I know I among other designers prefer to use the same textures to keep a style consistent. Now if a designer is doing the same papers and elements all the time, I could see that being a problem. I happen to think Just Jaimee has really cool textures and papers.
#16: What is wrong with Just Jaimee using the same two textures? I'm a designer and I often use one texture throughout a kit in order to maintain consistency. Is there a good reason to consider NOT doing this? ----------
In a handful of elements, it looks boring, unimaginative and lazy. I would have probably used three textures and on some elements, non at all. Not all the elements needed to be textured.
#47 - I think this is personal preference (same textures etc) To me it makes the elements etc work together better.. kinda' like having a sticker sheet, etc. I like it.
Of course it's personal preference. I think using the same one or two textures makes everything look the same. Using similar textures that work together is fine, but the same ones, not so much.
#47 - you think she is unimaginative based on a free contribution towards a collaboration? Have you ever actually purchased from her or seen her kits? I have purchased from her and I think she is pretty imaginative and original and I think her attention to detail is what makes her stand out. I agree, maybe not so much in that freebie which I downloaded. Honestly, not even the best designers make decent freebies these days. But, as the previous poster said, it is a style preference.
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I never said that. I said it looked unimaginative. It's not the same thing at all. Geez, people really need to stop reading things that aren't there.
Anyhow, now I've gone and checked her shop. I'm not see anything original and imaginative. Nothing wrong with, but it's the same old I can get anywhere.
And just for the record, just because it's fee, doesn't mean it should be sub par. I can only judge her by the freebie, which doesn't inspire me to buy from her.
Nobody is disputing it's a style preference. I'm not sure why some feel the need to repeat it. Someone asked me why I didn't like the same two textures and I answered. That is all.
I like paper texture but not all the same paper texture. Even if bought a pack of exactly the same colur paper at the store, they would not all look identical. I like it when kits have consistent texture but varying.
I usually use the same style overlays - Krafty or Cardstock, but if I do not have enough for all my papers, I do duplicate them, but I always make sure I rotate so they're not exactly the same. Or I may add a crease or two on the other one.
You know what I am getting sick of.. the whole "nothing is original blah blah blah" I just looked at Just Jaimee's blog & kits. Are you on crack?! Seriously? She freaking makes the shit! As in "oh hi, I am actually the person who illustrates the shit you see all around the digi-sphere" and she somehow isn't the "original" one? Honest to God people how can you bash on a designer that actually *has* talent as opposed to people who simply recolor other folks CU shit and layer it on other CU shit and then *that* is original? Really? I've bought several of Just Jaimee's storyteller collections and I have *never* been disappointed. Does she use the same textures throughout? Yeah.. but when I go to Michaels and look at sheets of matching scrap shit.. guess what.. they have the same texture as well! It is one thing to not like the same texture all over the place, ok. It is another thing to call someone who actually has talent and originality unoriginal. You know what isn't original? Saying *nothing* is original. Freaking scrapbook yuppies or something, good god.
#60 - thanks for saying all that. I had never been to her blog and just checked it out and got the kit from her FB page to try out. It's really nice stuff and I don't see what the big deal is about the textures. She does nice work and I look forward to seeing more of it. :-)
Weighing in ... don't mind the same/similar textures. I DO mind if it's the same texture without any tweaking. It's so annoying to pull a bunch of papers to do a paper stack and to have the same crease in the exact same spot. Don't just recolor, do something to make it a little more unique.
#56 and #58 - sounds like sour grapes to me. If you cannot name specifically what is wrong with the kit(s), I'm thinkin' you don't even have it and have a vendetta against the designers who made them. Quit acting like a two-year-old (wait..a two-year-old would be HONEST) and either give valid reasons for disliking the work or S T F U.
Considering that SO is the store they love to smack, along with SSD, and they haven't take the opportunity to do so should tell you what a total non issue this is.
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Totally agree with this..shows how ASININE the topic is when posters don't take the opportunity to bash one of the major stores!
#60 She freaking makes the shit! As in "oh hi, I am actually the person who illustrates the shit you see all around the digi-sphere" and she somehow isn't the "original" one?
I'm only a customer, not a designer. I have no idea who makes the CU items. If she doesn't want to be lumped in with all the "unoriginal designers who uses CU", perhaps she shouldn't sell the CU she uses in her own kits.
I'm only a customer, not a designer. I have no idea who makes the CU items. If she doesn't want to be lumped in with all the "unoriginal designers who uses CU", perhaps she shouldn't sell the CU she uses in her own kits.
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No, you're not ONLY a customer..you're an IDIOT too.
Weighing in ... don't mind the same/similar textures. I DO mind if it's the same texture without any tweaking. It's so annoying to pull a bunch of papers to do a paper stack and to have the same crease in the exact same spot. Don't just recolor, do something to make it a little more unique.
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Agree with this..I don't mind the textures being the same; that's realistic but if a designer is going to do creases, etc. then make them different so the scrappers can make realistic pages without having to tweak their (the designers) work.
I know that I personally like different textures on my papers. Now that being said I learned a trick to rotate papers (as long as the pattern didn't really matter) so the textures didn't match up. (I hate when I have one paper layered over another and the textures match up.. drives me nuts) Another idea is to grab some CU textures as a PU scrapper and add them over. I actually find this to be a lot of fun. Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light, etc. In the end it is a way to make kits go a long way. I know some of you will say you shouldn't :have: to do it but to me it is just another tool to use. I think The Daily Digi had an article about using CU products for PU that was really helpful.
72: saying she shouldn't sell CU to stay orginal. Maybe she doesn't care about being lumped in? You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about orginality. Most CU designers understand that their stuff would be used by other designers.
Yeah seriously.. I don't think any designer that makes CU cares. I think that #60 was getting at is calling a designer unoriginal when they are actually :making: the things is a bit off.
I have to say I do wonder about people lately. Earlier in the comments people were saying that the MSA had nothing original or new. I bought it and finished going through it piece by piece and found loads of great product. I mean it is Christmas. I think everyone is fairly traditional when it comes down to Santa and Christmas Trees! Now perhaps creating a Christmas Tree made out of tampons would be original, which I am starting to think some of you really need. That and Midol.
73, thank you for the explanation and in such a kind manner. Actually although I did think it was a possibility it could be Just Jaimee herself posting, I didn't assume it was her. I was merely responding to 60's anger on her behalf that people are calling her unoriginal when she actually is the original creator. My point is that customers would not necessarily know who the creator is and if a designer sells CU of items from their own kits, it might be a natural assumption that they're using someone's CU. I'm not at all suggesting that she stop doing so but that since she does, 60 shouldn't be angry if people make that assumption.
It's always that way here. Designers who are actually decent get bashed. I really do think that jealousy is at play even though it gets thrown out when someone mentions it. Plus this is a chance to really bash the competition. I gnerally don't take opinions from here on whether or not to purchase something unless they are specific about quality issues.
77, I didn't read anger into 60s post. Maybe a hint of irritation with some cursing thrown in for good measure.
I think people here over-think the CU thing. I'm just an everyday customer and I can't tell. I buy kits if I like what I see and have pictures to scrap. So I wouldn't know who created the original nor would I care. And neither will my family care that I used something that a designer recolored from CU.
I really do think that jealousy is at play even though it gets thrown out when someone mentions it.
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Well, no shit. The reason it gets so readily thrown out is because it's SO true. These people who bash a designer, especially a really, really successful one, and don't give any valid reason for doing so are obviously jealous. It's so transparent, it doesn't really need to be said...I will say they do great work in advertising, though not their intention, I'm sure. I have gotten to "know" some great designers from bashing done on here. So...thanks, you bitter Betties!!! Oh, and Happy Holidays!
72: saying she shouldn't sell CU to stay original. Maybe she doesn't care about being lumped in? You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about originality. Most CU designers understand that their stuff would be used by other designers.
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This is why in case you didn't get it the first time.
I know that I personally like different textures on my papers. Now that being said I learned a trick to rotate papers (as long as the pattern didn't really matter) so the textures didn't match up. (I hate when I have one paper layered over another and the textures match up.. drives me nuts) Another idea is to grab some CU textures as a PU scrapper and add them over. I actually find this to be a lot of fun. Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light, etc. In the end it is a way to make kits go a long way. I know some of you will say you shouldn't :have: to do it but to me it is just another tool to use. I think The Daily Digi had an article about using CU products for PU that was really helpful.
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Yeah, I know all those tricks, but if I bought a kit for $5-8, I want to be able to dump all my papers in and arrange them to finish off my page. I don't want to have to pull out my overlays and flip papers and do tricks to make my papers seem original. If I want to do the work and use my tools to make my own papers, I won't need to buy the kit. By buying kits, I'm paying the designer so I can be a lazy (and fast) scrapbooker. I'm not paying them so they can be a lazy designer.
Sure, I can look at a layout design and copy it, but I pay for templates so I don't have to spend the time doing it.
Of course she makes it like everyone else because that is what is in demand right now.
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Duh..and..there's only so much that can be done theme-wise re: drawings..I mean Christmas, Halloween, birthdays..it's kinda hard to be original when you're drawing Santa for the 144th time. Right now..Elf on the Shelf is hot..Well, most elves on the shelf look pretty much the same. I don't want some abstract drawing someone made "just to be different"...I want something that looks similar to what my grandchildren have for my scrapbook pages. Apparently, lots of scrapbookers agree since there's lots of similar kits out there.
Yeah, I know all those tricks, but if I bought a kit for $5-8, I want to be able to dump all my papers in and arrange them to finish off my page. I don't want to have to pull out my overlays and flip papers and do tricks to make my papers seem original. If I want to do the work and use my tools to make my own papers, I won't need to buy the kit. By buying kits, I'm paying the designer so I can be a lazy (and fast) scrapbooker. I'm not paying them so they can be a lazy designer.
Sure, I can look at a layout design and copy it, but I pay for templates so I don't have to spend the time doing it.
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THANK YOU! Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't wanna tweak someone's work that I paid for just because they couldn't be bothered to change things up a bit so the papers or whatever look better and more realistic.
If 88 is implying that her average sale is $325, in response to 87's question about her usual average, she's so FOS it's coming out her eyeballs. I am laughing out loud here. PUHLEEZE! That's not an average sales amount for any designer, I don't care WHO you are.
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Why? Just because someone makes something that doesn't make it original. It's not off, it's a simple truth. Her flowers etc look like other flowers etc. Nothing original in the idea, the design, the concept nor the execution.
Good grief - not every negative comment is driven by jealousy. Some of us just have opinions. I didn't bring Just Jaimee up, but the conversation was happening so I commented. Imagine how boring conversations would be if people could never voice a negative opinion.
I'm a designer, but I am not jealous of her. I think she is super sweet and I was happy to see her in the final round of that big design contest. I just don't think her stuff is interesting - I have purchased a bit and downloaded some of her gifts and don't feel inspired to scrap with them.
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Oh please, sometimes the reason just isn't valid for you. That doesn't make it a jealousy issue.
Point in case, I said I didn't like the same two textures on everything and suddenly it's BASHING instead of an honest CRITICISM.
I never once said her stuff was bad, in fact, I said it was okay, but it didn't inspire me and I thought it unoriginal. Oooh, I must be jealous.
I don't hang around the boards so have no clue who is successful or who is not. There's nothing to be jealous off.
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Which makes it unoriginal. Duh. If someone is truly original and unique, they'd be able to sell it on that basis alone.
For example, Kate Hadfield. If flowers are in demand, she draws them, but they are unique and original to her and she sells them. The same with Dawn Inksip and Lorie Davidson.
There's no point in drawing or making your own stuff if you are just going to draw it like everyone else. That is not original.
Point in case, I said I didn't like the same two textures on everything and suddenly it's BASHING instead of an honest CRITICISM.
I never once said her stuff was bad, in fact, I said it was okay, but it didn't inspire me and I thought it unoriginal. Oooh, I must be jealous.
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I think you are the one who needs to get a clue. We were talking generally and not specifically about what you said. Your criticism was actually fair whether others agree with it or not and I agree not driven by jealousy. It's more in about those who say they suck and leave it at that with no reason to say more.
But I suppose you are going to argue with me agreeing with you since that's all you've been doing is blasting every single response on this blog since this afternoon?
Hatred and jealousy, run amok. Jaimee is extremely talented and couldn't care less what you think about her textures. There are more than a few people who like her kits. There are mean girls here who like to post, just to say awful things because it is socially unacceptable to be that evil in everyday life. Santa and Jesus can read.
I never said nothing was original. Freaking drama queens, turning a nothing statement into a freaking drama fest.
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I have yet to meet a person that uses the word "freaking" that wasn't a drama queen themselves. And wouldn't you know, they call everyone that even slightly disagrees with them drama queens.
i am a designer, i am having issues with my store paying me my earnings on time ( as per agreement, i am thinking about moving somewhere else but i would like to maybe know what stores to avoid, the ones that always pay late with an excuse or what ones to apply at, the ones which value their designers time and earnings by paying them their commission on time. would love some feedback on the shops you are in, thanks
I'm not a designer but I saw that DHD is having a call. That is a nice store (to the public anyhow!) I don't know what goes on in the back room though. As a customer, I've never had an issue.
If they can in fact read..right now..what YOU'RE writing, I wonder what they would think of your self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending statement? I wonder what Jesus and Santa would think about YOUR contributions on this blog..I know this little elf thinks you're an A S S H O L E!
If they can in fact read..right now..what YOU'RE writing, I wonder what they would think of your self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending statement? I wonder what Jesus and Santa would think about YOUR contributions on this blog..I know this little elf thinks you're an A S S H O L E! ---- They would think that I am a self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending A S S H O L E, obviously.
Good grief - not every negative comment is driven by jealousy. Some of us just have opinions. I didn't bring Just Jaimee up, but the conversation was happening so I commented. Imagine how boring conversations would be if people could never voice a negative opinion.
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And..I'm not talking about your type of statement about a designer. I'm referring to the bitches who slam a designer and/or her work and give absolutely no reason why. I, personally have complained about specific kits I wasn't pleased with, however, I am very suspicious of ambiguous, negative statements made towards someone and/or their work with no facts to back it up..makes me think someone is making crap up..just like in real life..you know the gossips who say shit about people but have no specifics...
I'm not a designer, but I have spent a lot of money. My largest order from one designer at one time was about 215.00 I believe. Everything was 60% off.
For example, Kate Hadfield. If flowers are in demand, she draws them, but they are unique and original to her and she sells them. The same with Dawn Inksip and Lorie Davidson.
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While I like Kate and some of Dawn's work (I have maybe three of her kits), I don't have any use for Lorie Davidson's at all. It's just not my cup of tea for scrapping. I enjoy looking at it but would never buy it to scrap my pics. At the same time, I'm not going to post some snarky, ambiguous statement about her work either.
Kristin Aagard Jady Day Jenn Barrett Studio Basic Blagovesta Cindy Schneider's templates Little Green Frog's templates Bella Gypsy Rosey Posey Kate Hadfield Sahlin Studio
I am very suspicious of ambiguous, negative statements made towards someone and/or their work with no facts to back it up..makes me think someone is making crap up..just like in real life..you know the gossips who say shit about people but have no specifics...
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Know what I'm even more suspicious of? People on this blog who make random positive comments about someone's products when those comments are largely unsolicited. I just spent the afternoon catching up on the past week of drivel on this blog, and I thought it was ROFLMAO funny when Kimirick Kreations came through and patted herself on the back on the first page and then got called out for it. From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs. What a twat.
Know what I'm even more suspicious of? People on this blog who make random positive comments about someone's products when those comments are largely unsolicited. I just spent the afternoon catching up on the past week of drivel on this blog, and I thought it was ROFLMAO funny when Kimirick Kreations came through and patted herself on the back on the first page and then got called out for it. From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs. What a twat.
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I agree with you and any designer that does something like that to another designer is a jerk...big time. But...who really knows if that was Kimirick..you don't...it's just what you "hear"..which is interesting since 99.9 per cent of what people post here is anonymous...so unless Kimirick is outing herself to someone that she is doing what you "hear" then it's purely speculation. It very well could be a crock of shit.
I'm with #123! Dani usually has great things going on with her blog and Gina always has the 2.00 Tuesday deals. They both have a really fun style that appeals to the more traditional side of my scrapping personality. Plus I am on a pretty tight budget so anyone who has weekly deals is my friend!
#123+#126 I was between Dani Mogstad and Gina Cabrera too! Wow! What a coincidence. We should be friends if only we weren't on an anonymous smack blog.LOL!
LOL @ #128 I'm #126.. it is a crying shame, right? What are we doing on here talking GOOD about designers.. our smacking "cred" is totally on the line here!
From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs.
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who do you "hear" this from? the voices in your head?
Since the comments about Kimeric were in a description of the Digi Files which someone asked for, it was hardly out of the blue. And since she's the only one you've singled out with such lovely personal comments, it makes me think you have something against her personally. Didn't make the cut for her CT, perhaps?
Designers, if you had a woman email you and ask to be on your CT even though you know her page's are great, but she and would kind of be one of the queen bees of the clique mentality would you take her on?
But honestly the CT comment made me laugh more! It makes me think of two questions 1. Have you been turned down from a CT and bashed the designer afterwards? (I haven't) 2. If you could be on any designer's CT whose would it be? (I'm going to go with Sahlin Studio)
Yes. I really like the colors with this one and it seems like there are quite a few things to pick from. I really like the fact that Pink Reptile went with a non-Christmas theme. Same with Paislee Press & Laurie Ann plus some others. Speaking of Laurie Ann I am not familiar with her but I am really liking her style! It looks like I might actually buy something this month!
132, You should let her in. You'll climb the ladder to stardom faster that way with her supporting you because she'll convince all her friends your designs are totally awesome. And she might get you into a better store because of the contacts with the clique. You should be flattered that she thinks you are cool enough that she wants to be on your team.
Oh, geez, bad me! I made the Kimeric comment and I was serious. I was happy to see her kit in there because I have never bought one before. I have never bought one before because I don't like that flower-on-flower-on-flower scrapping style her kits lean toward. (The SSD style) I am not her (or am I not she?). I picked a few random things to QC and they were fine. I do not like Retro Christmas.
The thing I hate most about texture is the photoshop default digital textures on elements.
143 ya gotta be f-ing kidding me. First of all it's laughable to equate anything done by Kimeric with SSD. That's one store she will never ever see the inside of as if I was not already shocked enough that she ever made it into a place like Digi Chick. Her kits quality might be fine, I can't speak to that because I would never purchase anything she makes because her previews are fugly. It literally looks like the elements are floating an inch above the papers, and the papers themselves look blurry like they have way to much texture on them. Someone needs to teach that woman how to shadow asap.
#101, if you're spending that much with any sort of regularity, I think you deserve your high horse ;) I can only speak for myself, but if I have a customer who spends $25 or more each month, then she is a VIP.
Yes it was the Jessica Sprague contest I was talking about and she was a finalist I believe. If I got it wrong, I apologize, but it's not really the point.
#153 Now that you mentioned the Jessica Sprague contest what actually happened there? I remember reading that Wishing Well Designs won but she was never contacted by Jessica Sprague. That's the last I heard of this contest. If I lost any episodes please inform me.
#147 I'm glad I'm back on my high horse!! LOL! I usually make big orders but to a store not to one designer specifically. Now that I'm thinking of it I shop all the time so I make many small orders but at least 2-3 times a week. My big orders are only on DSD and Black Friday and again I split my money because I shop at many stores. When I calculated the money I spent at some shops I was shocked.
OK, don't blast me for what I'm about to say because I have no ulterior or suspicious motives... What is the story, if any, behind Juno Designs? I was looking through Scrap Matters and her kits caught my eye. Her colors and previews are very nice, but her store is small and there is only one post on her blog (which I found by Googling). Her blog looks very nice, btw. How can she be so "put-together" in her designs and blog and stuff, but have no history that I can find? Has she designed before? Under a different name? I think she's my new designer crush, LOL.
156, she's actually been designing for awhile. She retired and came back at some point. She was at Elemental Scraps back in the day. I think maybe she went to Funky Playground? I'm not entirely certain.
This tutorial annoys me. Seems idiotic. It makes sense, but the subject is stupid. I know there are some good tutorials on there that Chelle or whoever writes them (jk703?) -but this one should be deleted.
I'm not 160 but I also thought that wasn't a suitable tutorial. They should have taught how to use the non-destructive mask instead of eraser. It isn't more difficult to use, just an additional step to add the mask. I'm self-taught on PS and I wasted 6 months painstakingly using the eraser before someone taught me about the mask.
Journalling requires actual words, and preserving a memory. What exactly are you preserving in a fantasy creation? Nothing. It's a creation. It's pretty, but it's not a memory.
re: Fantasy layouts-they are fun to make, I have printed some of mine out on canvas in my kids rooms. They love them. They enjoy them. We made a memory with them, kinda cool. Not every kid has a photo of them flying, or in the middle of an oasis of fairies and make believe. One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read! Imagine the memories made with that? It is kinda like those books where you personalize them by having your child's name printed throughout the book. I don't print all of them, but I do make them for designers to showcase, and I really enjoy the process. Try it, you might like it, and it is a grand outlet for creating.
I really hate it when the memory keeper Judge and Jury kick in to tell us who qualifies as valid scrapbookers. And I am in no way a fantasy scrapper. Didn't designers get in trouble for dismissing scrapbook layouts as not living up to the right standard before? I have never once heard a fantasy style scrapper tell the journalers that they aren't scrappers. It's only the memory keeper bunch that get bossy and exclusive.
163, I don't have vast knowledge. That's why I don't write tutorials, I might impart wrong information and impede rather than help.
Not saying their desire to teach is unappreciated but feel that that same effort would be better directed towards an easier, non-destructive method. Seems better to teach beginners good foundation.
One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read! Imagine the memories made with that? It is kinda like those books where you personalize them by having your child's name printed throughout the book.
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Great. But it isn't scrapbooking.
I wouldn't want to undervalue the artistic results of these works and I'm not sure why you would even want to fight so hard to be considered scrapbooking. It is digital art.
Didn't designers get in trouble for dismissing scrapbook layouts as not living up to the right standard before?
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in trouble how?
Designers make these type of judgements when they have a CT call. I can promise you that fantasy designers make the same type of judgement calls. If I applied, they would reject me pretty fast because my style is very traditional.
I really like Thaty Borges but she hasn't put anything new out since moving to SO. Anyone know anything there? I'd like to know if I should spend my money on something else or keep waiting.
Wow, there's at least 2000 orders placed at SO since their Advent started! Calculating say, only $5 per order, that's already at least $10K in a week or about $1.5K average per designer/day.
The biggest clue in this argument is the word Fantasy itself. It isn't real. Scrapbooking is memory preservation.
Oops! Just proved myself wrong. You are preserving your memories from living in fantasy land. Now it really does make sense since that is your everyday life.
Interesting. Where did you get that number, 172? -------------- Maybe from having placed two orders and noticing the invoice numbers before and now? (and I am not 172 but that is what I would guess as an easy way to figure it out)
I'd like to interrupt the speculation and smacking for a moment to bring up a new pet peeve of mine: The stupid "No piracy" .jpg files that some designers insist on putting in their downloads--especially the one that's been around forever (the one with the shabby frames and font). OK, it's only been around since 2006 but that's practically forever in the digiscrap world.
They're a waste of space and they don't do anything to stop piracy. STOP INCLUDING THEM.
Now back to our regular programming speculation and smacking. ;)
Yeah.. all 2000 sales couldn't really be sales. Why a designer would consider working there, I just can't comprehend with all those freebies going out the door.
I don't think SO offers freebies through the store and even if half of those orders are from CTs, 1000 orders still seem very good to me. And the average order amount is probably higher than $5 with some customers splurging to stock up.
Anyone ordered from TLP, SSD, PBP, MS on the first day and today who can provide figures from them as well?
I seldom shopped at SO, mostly only at SSD. This is the first time I've really bought anything there and I've spent about $50 total in 5 orders this week.
scrapbook - a blank book in which various items (as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved.
With this definition basically any picture that you are using that is from your life (words or not) fits into it. It is unfair to say someone's form of art is not "scrapping" because it happens to be in a different style (fantasy etc). Scrapbooking as a hobby has become more than just clippings of pictures or a mixture of elements.. it has become art. A legitimate art. Even Designers that are "mainstream" have been impressed with the digital art aspect of this hobby. Just because someone does not save their memory the same way you do does not make it any less valid. If anything it makes me question why someone would be so close-minded to something so unique?
Someone asked awhile ago about the Dec scrap pack. I just unpacked it, and I really like it, especially the OSD collab. I would definitely buy that one alone for $7-8 bucks easily. It's got a cool color scheme of pink, lime, turquoise, brown, and a whole lot of unique kitschy elements and interesting papers.
The one by Traci Reed is a man's kit in turquoise and grays with some tans like cardstock. I don't usually scrap for men, but I think this is a really nice kit, and I'm sure there's enough neutral things I can scrap a more girl or neutral layout.
Studio Basic's contribution is a general kit about what you do when you're not on the computer. It's got kind of a crazy color scheme like her kits usually do and lots of neat elements, 2 different alphas, and a template.
Whoever was saying they didn't like this but wouldn't specify why, I'm really not sure what they're talking about, especially for $5. I don't regret buying it at all, and no I'm not any of the designers or on their CT's.
#151 (and #155) I am exclusively Personal Use products as well. And I am #89. I used to sell some CU items, but it was never my focus and they never sold well for me, so I stopped.
Oh gee, calling me closed minded really changed my mind. Yes, I totally am closed minded and stand firm that fantasy that doesn't depict a memory of one's life is just fantasy and not scrapbooking. I think it is wonderful and artistic but it's not scrapbooking.
For example: where is the memory in this? http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1705909&title=the-great-toy-escape&cat=500 Is the poser elf her child? I'm sure she loves doing it but that is not scrapbooking.
Here's the problem with the fantasy layouts, IMO, it's like what is going to happen in 20 years when a kid looks back through the scrapbook of their life? Won't they be asking their mom what happened to the pegasus they used to fly around on in all of the scrapbook pages? But mom, I really loved that Pegasus, why did you send it off to the farm? I wanted to keep it forever and ever...
#165 One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read! ________________________________________
Do you have a link to this? I have been toying with the idea as part of a Christmas present for my daughter and would love to see it. If you don't feel comfortable that's fine though.
that is hilarious about the Pegasus, love your sense of humor! I am one who does fantasy layouts and the ones that are "acceptable" scrap pages too. I perhaps will start saving for the therapy my child will have due to the separation anxiety of learning he really can't talk to the animals. tee hee guess this proves fantasy page people can get along with memory scrap people! smack me! :)
197- Way too funny. I think fantasy layouts can be beautiful and can be a great keepsake preserving the parent's artistic talents and interpretations for the child, but not necessarily a memory keeper of the child's or family's history.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 1332 Newer› Newest»Trivial I know however seems art journaling is closer to scrapping than fantasy is because it is preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory....I don't really get the correlation of fantasy to memory preservation / scrapping other than it to is a design medium. Am I wrong?
Back to the SO-Mscraps issue.
It's not just the advent calendar layout but the free daily download,the daily email and the daily sale of a designer in the shop.
The whole concept is 90% the same.
2 things differ. The color scheme and that one store has 40% sale and the other 50% sale.
And #198 get over yourself. SO has been doing this for years. The issue isn't which year the layout was made but that the whole idea was stolen.
Trivial I know however seems art journaling is closer to scrapping than fantasy is because it is preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory....I don't really get the correlation of fantasy to memory preservation / scrapping other than it to is a design medium. Am I wrong?
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Are you wrong? Yes. Fantasy scrapping is also preserving a feeling, an emotion, a memory. Not all of the pages, I'll admit, but not all traditional pages do so either. Like all scrap pages, some are just for fun and some are for keeps.
Scrapping is personal to each individual and saying that one person's memory preservation technique is wrong is just, well, for want of another word, wrong.
And #198 get over yourself.
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Get over yourself. Nobody gives a shit, well, maybe you and one other person.
Other stores have done similar things in the past. Now, quit trying to tell me that's not relevant, when you keep telling us that SO has been doing it for years.
Last years SO A dvent calendar
C:\Users\TURBO_X\Digital Orders\AdventCalPrev_600.jpg
Oh my God. Would you babies from SO quit your bitching about being copied and go away? You are not the most original, coolest place on the block. No one has copied you. You have tried for 2 days to make this an issue and clearly, not too many people are taking up for you, probably because none of us care. Get OVER yourselves already.
#6 I'm the one that started this whole thing and I'm a customer.
I just realised that I lost a lot of episodes today here on the smackblog.
Finally some people started to see what I was pointing out.
I don't think anyone from SO is commenting about this issue. I believe a few from Mscraps are trying to defend their lack of creativity.
And for all of those complaining..why don't you start a new interesting topic that's happening now in digiland. If you can't then stop complaining.
#7 - and a lot more people not seeing it all. What does that tell you?
Considering that SO is the store they love to smack, along with SSD, and they haven't take the opportunity to do so should tell you what a total non issue this is.
Last years SO A dvent calendar
C:\Users\TURBO_X\Digital Orders\AdventCalPrev_600.jpg
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Hey #5 you gave us the link to your computer! The whole world can now see what you've got there and your most private stuff.
I don't think anyone from SO is commenting about this issue. I believe a few from Mscraps are trying to defend their lack of creativity.
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Are you serious? If you believe that people from one store are commenting, then you should believe that people from the other store are commenting too.
If you can't then stop complaining.
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You sure do love telling us what we can and can't do, don't you?
*yawn* @ SO & MS controversy.
Actually 195, (and for the record I am not 183) the GDS template is CU and therefore I could buy it and use it for my own advent sale.
I have seen that style layout in all sorts of things- and its not original to SO any more than its original in other places. Chillax and move on!
What other holiday events are happening right now?
Any other shops doing anything worth checking out?
So, I downloaded the Shiny Happy People kit.
Who is Courtney Digiscrappin? Her quality is meh at best.
River Rose, Snips & Snails, NBK, Pink Reptile Designers and Wendy P are hit and miss with their quality.
Just Jaimee used the same two textures on almost everything.
The whole kit is okay but it doesn't inspire me to buy from any of the contributors.
Anyone else?
It's not just the advent calendar layout but the free daily download,the daily email and the daily sale of a designer in the shop.
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Hate to break it to you, but ScrapGirls have been doing this for years, before there even was SO. I guess SO copied them, right?
And for the record, all advent calendars are daily. Funny how that works.
When I went to check out the Shiny Happy People kit, I started browsing the website. Looks like someone used that CU ornament we were smacking a few days ago.
http://digital-crea.fr/shop/images/AmelieScrap/preview_duskychristmasdelight.jpg
#18 - link please to where it was used. Thanks.
Ooops, sorry, I just noticed that you linked to the kit where it was used. I thought it was the orignal CU pack.
Brain not working today.
"Can we get over this advent calendar thing? It's getting really dumb. Move on please."
Amen, sister.
180 - No. I don't like the use of the word whore, any more than I like the use of the word pimp. Fuck, however, is okay.
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What about cunt? Is that OK? As in fuck you, cunt?
Hate to break it to you, but ScrapGirls have been doing this for years, before there even was SO. I guess SO copied them, right?
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Except they don't use the same graphic. We are all in agreement that the idea isn't orginal. I'm not sure why that is so hard to understand.
"Can we get over this advent calendar thing? It's getting really dumb. Move on please."
Amen, sister
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You go ahead and move on. We're still talking here.
What about cunt? Is that OK? As in fuck you, cunt?
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really? You had to go there.
really? You had to go there.
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really? You couldn't just ignore it?
Don't feed the troll.
Except they don't use the same graphic. We are all in agreement that the idea isn't orginal.
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Neither are SO and MScraps. The graphics are different. I'm not sure why that is so hard to understand. And apparently WE are not all in agreement as there is one person who is saying the whole idea is the same.
Well, that was one person. I have no problem with the concept. It's the similarity of the graphic that I find unoriginal and distasteful.
#28 - several similar templates were previously linked, one dating back to 2009. Why not pick on them?
Because they aren't using it for a sale promotion. It is all too similar. MS could have run a sale but chose a different way to present it.
Digi smack administrator please remove comment #5 and #10
#22- Is Douchebag OK? Dick? Since we are tossing out words that offend people might as well toss in those two.
So, TLP is doing a daily PADvent thing, but their sale is 25% off the featured designer's store. So you think they're getting the same business that SO is getting? I'm trying to check out Kristin Aagard's store at SO and the site is soooo sloooow. But TLP's is running fine. It could be that TLP has more space (or whatever you crazy computer kids call it nowadays) or is Kristin and Cheryl's half off sales that much more popular that Gina's 25% off sale over at TLP? (And I like Gina--not trying to smack her. I'm just curious about how well the stores are doing. With the glut of shops, it has to be tough to get people into your store.)
Oh, I think it was already mentioned here, but the $1.50 daily deal at TLP have all sucked. I wish a designer would belly up to the bar and put an actual kit for a buck fifty. Then they'd get my money.
That link you posted reminded me of the person who posted about kit previews looking so great that you just want to snap them up.
I love the shadowing on that link you posted - Do any designers sell preshadowed like that? I bought somebody's shadow action "Lighten Up" but it doesn't look as good as this kit:
http://digital-crea.fr/shop/images/AmelieScrap/preview_duskychristmasdelight.jpg
There's no way you are going to get shadows like that with an action or a style set - you need to be hand-editing each shadow.
I don't think that looks hand-shadowed.
TLP is my favorite store and I haven't bought a single thing from them yet so far. Their DSD, Black Friday and now the PADvent sales have been half-hearted and disappointing. SO on the other hand, I seldom visit, only once a year during the Farmer's Market and so far I've spent at least $5 daily during their Advent buying from new to me designers. This does not include Kristin Aagard's sale today and I love her stuff so I'll be spending lots I'm sure. At this rate, I'll be spending over $100 at SO. If not for their FM & Advent, I won't even be visiting. And if TLP had a similar sale, I won't have any money left to visit SO.
Always look on the bright side of life is part of a Monty Python song/movie too.
This is in reference to the Shiny Happy People kit above. They went all out with the song references, didn't they?
In response to #31
You can't get to their computer by following that link, it just shows what their computer is named. God you guys are paranoid.
#16: What is wrong with Just Jaimee using the same two textures? I'm a designer and I often use one texture throughout a kit in order to maintain consistency. Is there a good reason to consider NOT doing this?
TLP has always been one of the more expensive stores. I'm not sure why you are surprised and complaining. They must be making enough money even at 25% off from their following.
And they have that SOSN every week. I think they are trying to prevent devaluing their products and teaching customers to wait for the next big sale to pick up what they want. There won't be one.
I barely buy scrap stuff and I've spent money almost every day at SO, so far.
#40, I think using the same texture on every page is lazy. I'm always disappointed when I open a kit and all the textures are the same. I'm not the OP, though. I think it's a personal preference thing. It bothers me when I'm scrapping, because unless you rotate all the papers, the textures line up and it looks odd to me.
#40 I thought the same!
I don't think there is anything wrong with using the same textures. I know I among other designers prefer to use the same textures to keep a style consistent. Now if a designer is doing the same papers and elements all the time, I could see that being a problem. I happen to think Just Jaimee has really cool textures and papers.
I think the style of texture should be consistent but there should be some variety within that style.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_laejK629QdU/TPYgiFqeh5I/AAAAAAAACGc/FouqXB3OH48/s400/advent2010_all.jpg
2011 SO Advent calendar
You can't get to their computer by following that link, it just shows what their computer is named. God you guys are paranoid.
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Or stupid.
#16: What is wrong with Just Jaimee using the same two textures? I'm a designer and I often use one texture throughout a kit in order to maintain consistency. Is there a good reason to consider NOT doing this?
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In a handful of elements, it looks boring, unimaginative and lazy. I would have probably used three textures and on some elements, non at all. Not all the elements needed to be textured.
#47 - I think this is personal preference (same textures etc) To me it makes the elements etc work together better.. kinda' like having a sticker sheet, etc. I like it.
Of course it's personal preference. I think using the same one or two textures makes everything look the same. Using similar textures that work together is fine, but the same ones, not so much.
#47 - you think she is unimaginative based on a free contribution towards a collaboration? Have you ever actually purchased from her or seen her kits? I have purchased from her and I think she is pretty imaginative and original and I think her attention to detail is what makes her stand out. I agree, maybe not so much in that freebie which I downloaded. Honestly, not even the best designers make decent freebies these days.
But, as the previous poster said, it is a style preference.
you think she is unimaginative based on a free contribution towards a collaboration?
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I never said that. I said it looked unimaginative. It's not the same thing at all. Geez, people really need to stop reading things that aren't there.
Anyhow, now I've gone and checked her shop. I'm not see anything original and imaginative. Nothing wrong with, but it's the same old I can get anywhere.
And just for the record, just because it's fee, doesn't mean it should be sub par. I can only judge her by the freebie, which doesn't inspire me to buy from her.
Nobody is disputing it's a style preference. I'm not sure why some feel the need to repeat it. Someone asked me why I didn't like the same two textures and I answered. That is all.
I like paper texture but not all the same paper texture. Even if bought a pack of exactly the same colur paper at the store, they would not all look identical. I like it when kits have consistent texture but varying.
#52 - exactly. I have no issue with similar textures, but the same one?
I usually use the same style overlays - Krafty or Cardstock, but if I do not have enough for all my papers, I do duplicate them, but I always make sure I rotate so they're not exactly the same. Or I may add a crease or two on the other one.
Anyone bought this month's Scrap Pack? Are the kits nice? I've heard of but never bought from Studio Basic or Traci Reed.
55: I bought it and cannot recommend it to anyone.
why?
Because... That's why.
#56 and 58 - *why* wouldn't you recommend it? "Because" it's not your style? "Because" it is bad quality? "Because" you don't like what is included?
You know what I am getting sick of.. the whole "nothing is original blah blah blah" I just looked at Just Jaimee's blog & kits. Are you on crack?! Seriously? She freaking makes the shit! As in "oh hi, I am actually the person who illustrates the shit you see all around the digi-sphere" and she somehow isn't the "original" one? Honest to God people how can you bash on a designer that actually *has* talent as opposed to people who simply recolor other folks CU shit and layer it on other CU shit and then *that* is original? Really? I've bought several of Just Jaimee's storyteller collections and I have *never* been disappointed. Does she use the same textures throughout? Yeah.. but when I go to Michaels and look at sheets of matching scrap shit.. guess what.. they have the same texture as well! It is one thing to not like the same texture all over the place, ok. It is another thing to call someone who actually has talent and originality unoriginal. You know what isn't original? Saying *nothing* is original. Freaking scrapbook yuppies or something, good god.
#60 - thanks for saying all that. I had never been to her blog and just checked it out and got the kit from her FB page to try out. It's really nice stuff and I don't see what the big deal is about the textures. She does nice work and I look forward to seeing more of it. :-)
Weighing in ... don't mind the same/similar textures. I DO mind if it's the same texture without any tweaking. It's so annoying to pull a bunch of papers to do a paper stack and to have the same crease in the exact same spot. Don't just recolor, do something to make it a little more unique.
Just out of curiosity. Designers, what's the single largest purchase amount you've ever had from a customer?
#56 and #58 - sounds like sour grapes to me. If you cannot name specifically what is wrong with the kit(s), I'm thinkin' you don't even have it and have a vendetta against the designers who made them. Quit acting like a two-year-old (wait..a two-year-old would be HONEST) and either give valid reasons for disliking the work or S T F U.
Just out of curiosity. Designers, what's the single largest purchase amount you've ever had from a customer?
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Single largest purchase from me was $77.50 but I'm sure others can top that..I was pretty happy with it though!
Considering that SO is the store they love to smack, along with SSD, and they haven't take the opportunity to do so should tell you what a total non issue this is.
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Totally agree with this..shows how ASININE the topic is when posters don't take the opportunity to bash one of the major stores!
#60 She freaking makes the shit! As in "oh hi, I am actually the person who illustrates the shit you see all around the digi-sphere" and she somehow isn't the "original" one?
I'm only a customer, not a designer. I have no idea who makes the CU items. If she doesn't want to be lumped in with all the "unoriginal designers who uses CU", perhaps she shouldn't sell the CU she uses in her own kits.
Because... That's why.
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Yeah, I'm going to take that as a valid reason NOT to buy the kit. Grow up, put up or SHUT UP!
I'm only a customer, not a designer. I have no idea who makes the CU items. If she doesn't want to be lumped in with all the "unoriginal designers who uses CU", perhaps she shouldn't sell the CU she uses in her own kits.
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No, you're not ONLY a customer..you're an IDIOT too.
Weighing in ... don't mind the same/similar textures. I DO mind if it's the same texture without any tweaking. It's so annoying to pull a bunch of papers to do a paper stack and to have the same crease in the exact same spot. Don't just recolor, do something to make it a little more unique.
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Agree with this..I don't mind the textures being the same; that's realistic but if a designer is going to do creases, etc. then make them different so the scrappers can make realistic pages without having to tweak their (the designers) work.
I know that I personally like different textures on my papers. Now that being said I learned a trick to rotate papers (as long as the pattern didn't really matter) so the textures didn't match up. (I hate when I have one paper layered over another and the textures match up.. drives me nuts) Another idea is to grab some CU textures as a PU scrapper and add them over. I actually find this to be a lot of fun. Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light, etc. In the end it is a way to make kits go a long way. I know some of you will say you shouldn't :have: to do it but to me it is just another tool to use. I think The Daily Digi had an article about using CU products for PU that was really helpful.
Idiot customer here. So which part makes me an idiot? Being an idiot, I obviously wouldn't know.
72: saying she shouldn't sell CU to stay orginal. Maybe she doesn't care about being lumped in? You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about orginality. Most CU designers understand that their stuff would be used by other designers.
Yeah seriously.. I don't think any designer that makes CU cares. I think that #60 was getting at is calling a designer unoriginal when they are actually :making: the things is a bit off.
I have to say I do wonder about people lately. Earlier in the comments people were saying that the MSA had nothing original or new. I bought it and finished going through it piece by piece and found loads of great product. I mean it is Christmas. I think everyone is fairly traditional when it comes down to Santa and Christmas Trees! Now perhaps creating a Christmas Tree made out of tampons would be original, which I am starting to think some of you really need. That and Midol.
I don't think it matters that Just Jaimee draws her own stuff if the stuff she draws looks like everyone's else's hand-drawn stuff.
Of course she makes it like everyone else because that is what is in demand right now.
73, thank you for the explanation and in such a kind manner. Actually although I did think it was a possibility it could be Just Jaimee herself posting, I didn't assume it was her. I was merely responding to 60's anger on her behalf that people are calling her unoriginal when she actually is the original creator. My point is that customers would not necessarily know who the creator is and if a designer sells CU of items from their own kits, it might be a natural assumption that they're using someone's CU. I'm not at all suggesting that she stop doing so but that since she does, 60 shouldn't be angry if people make that assumption.
I have to say I do wonder about people lately.
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It's always that way here. Designers who are actually decent get bashed. I really do think that jealousy is at play even though it gets thrown out when someone mentions it. Plus this is a chance to really bash the competition. I gnerally don't take opinions from here on whether or not to purchase something unless they are specific about quality issues.
77, I didn't read anger into 60s post. Maybe a hint of irritation with some cursing thrown in for good measure.
I think people here over-think the CU thing. I'm just an everyday customer and I can't tell. I buy kits if I like what I see and have pictures to scrap. So I wouldn't know who created the original nor would I care. And neither will my family care that I used something that a designer recolored from CU.
I really do think that jealousy is at play even though it gets thrown out when someone mentions it.
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Well, no shit. The reason it gets so readily thrown out is because it's SO true. These people who bash a designer, especially a really, really successful one, and don't give any valid reason for doing so are obviously jealous. It's so transparent, it doesn't really need to be said...I will say they do great work in advertising, though not their intention, I'm sure. I have gotten to "know" some great designers from bashing done on here. So...thanks, you bitter Betties!!! Oh, and Happy Holidays!
72: saying she shouldn't sell CU to stay original. Maybe she doesn't care about being lumped in? You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about originality. Most CU designers understand that their stuff would be used by other designers.
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This is why in case you didn't get it the first time.
I know that I personally like different textures on my papers. Now that being said I learned a trick to rotate papers (as long as the pattern didn't really matter) so the textures didn't match up. (I hate when I have one paper layered over another and the textures match up.. drives me nuts) Another idea is to grab some CU textures as a PU scrapper and add them over. I actually find this to be a lot of fun. Soft Light, Overlay, Hard Light, etc. In the end it is a way to make kits go a long way. I know some of you will say you shouldn't :have: to do it but to me it is just another tool to use. I think The Daily Digi had an article about using CU products for PU that was really helpful.
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Yeah, I know all those tricks, but if I bought a kit for $5-8, I want to be able to dump all my papers in and arrange them to finish off my page. I don't want to have to pull out my overlays and flip papers and do tricks to make my papers seem original. If I want to do the work and use my tools to make my own papers, I won't need to buy the kit. By buying kits, I'm paying the designer so I can be a lazy (and fast) scrapbooker. I'm not paying them so they can be a lazy designer.
Sure, I can look at a layout design and copy it, but I pay for templates so I don't have to spend the time doing it.
Of course she makes it like everyone else because that is what is in demand right now.
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Duh..and..there's only so much that can be done theme-wise re: drawings..I mean Christmas, Halloween, birthdays..it's kinda hard to be original when you're drawing Santa for the 144th time. Right now..Elf on the Shelf is hot..Well, most elves on the shelf look pretty much the same. I don't want some abstract drawing someone made "just to be different"...I want something that looks similar to what my grandchildren have for my scrapbook pages. Apparently, lots of scrapbookers agree since there's lots of similar kits out there.
#80 is my hero.
Yeah, I know all those tricks, but if I bought a kit for $5-8, I want to be able to dump all my papers in and arrange them to finish off my page. I don't want to have to pull out my overlays and flip papers and do tricks to make my papers seem original. If I want to do the work and use my tools to make my own papers, I won't need to buy the kit. By buying kits, I'm paying the designer so I can be a lazy (and fast) scrapbooker. I'm not paying them so they can be a lazy designer.
Sure, I can look at a layout design and copy it, but I pay for templates so I don't have to spend the time doing it.
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THANK YOU! Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't wanna tweak someone's work that I paid for just because they couldn't be bothered to change things up a bit so the papers or whatever look better and more realistic.
79, yes, anger is perhaps too strong a word. I couldn't think of the proper word, irritated.
65 Single largest purchase from me was $77.50 but I'm sure others can top that..I was pretty happy with it though!
That's a really good sale, 65! If I may ask, what's your usual average?
Anyone else?
Somewhere in the $325.00 region.
My biggest, to-date, was around $475. But, that's the only one I've had above $200. Most of my "large" orders are in the $150 range.
If 88 is implying that her average sale is $325, in response to 87's question about her usual average, she's so FOS it's coming out her eyeballs. I am laughing out loud here. PUHLEEZE! That's not an average sales amount for any designer, I don't care WHO you are.
#90 I think they are answering the original question (#63) that asked what was the single largest sale you have ever had.
^^^ Yes.
Honest to God people how can you bash on a designer
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No one bashed on her you twat. Saying it's not original is not bashing.
You know what isn't original? Saying *nothing* is original. Freaking scrapbook yuppies or something, good god.
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I never said nothing was original. Freaking drama queens, turning a nothing statement into a freaking drama fest.
's really nice stuff and I don't see what the big deal is about the textures.
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There is no BIG deal about the textures. I personally don't like the same two textures on everything. You do, I don't. Good for you and good for me.
You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about orginality.
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Nobody made that assumption but you.
Wow, do people really read all this shit into things that just aren't there?
etting at is calling a designer unoriginal when they are actually :making: the things is a bit off.
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Why? Just because someone makes something that doesn't make it original. It's not off, it's a simple truth. Her flowers etc look like other flowers etc. Nothing original in the idea, the design, the concept nor the execution.
Good grief - not every negative comment is driven by jealousy. Some of us just have opinions. I didn't bring Just Jaimee up, but the conversation was happening so I commented. Imagine how boring conversations would be if people could never voice a negative opinion.
I'm a designer, but I am not jealous of her. I think she is super sweet and I was happy to see her in the final round of that big design contest. I just don't think her stuff is interesting - I have purchased a bit and downloaded some of her gifts and don't feel inspired to scrap with them.
. These people who bash a designer, especially a really, really successful one, and don't give any valid reason for doing so are obviously jealous
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Oh please, sometimes the reason just isn't valid for you. That doesn't make it a jealousy issue.
Point in case, I said I didn't like the same two textures on everything and suddenly it's BASHING instead of an honest CRITICISM.
I never once said her stuff was bad, in fact, I said it was okay, but it didn't inspire me and I thought it unoriginal. Oooh, I must be jealous.
I don't hang around the boards so have no clue who is successful or who is not. There's nothing to be jealous off.
Some of you need to get a clue.
Of course she makes it like everyone else because that is what is in demand right now.
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Which makes it unoriginal. Duh. If someone is truly original and unique, they'd be able to sell it on that basis alone.
For example, Kate Hadfield. If flowers are in demand, she draws them, but they are unique and original to her and she sells them. The same with Dawn Inksip and Lorie Davidson.
There's no point in drawing or making your own stuff if you are just going to draw it like everyone else. That is not original.
#89 And I thought I was a very good customer when I spent $70-$100 at a store. I just got off my high horse..LOL!
You're making the assumption that she posted here and was complaining about orginality.
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Nobody made that assumption but you.
Wow, do people really read all this shit into things that just aren't there?
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The OP (asking why she was called an idiot) didn't say that my assumption was incorrect in post 77, she said that was exactly what she did.
Point in case, I said I didn't like the same two textures on everything and suddenly it's BASHING instead of an honest CRITICISM.
I never once said her stuff was bad, in fact, I said it was okay, but it didn't inspire me and I thought it unoriginal. Oooh, I must be jealous.
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I think you are the one who needs to get a clue. We were talking generally and not specifically about what you said. Your criticism was actually fair whether others agree with it or not and I agree not driven by jealousy. It's more in about those who say they suck and leave it at that with no reason to say more.
But I suppose you are going to argue with me agreeing with you since that's all you've been doing is blasting every single response on this blog since this afternoon?
Hatred and jealousy, run amok. Jaimee is extremely talented and couldn't care less what you think about her textures. There are more than a few people who like her kits. There are mean girls here who like to post, just to say awful things because it is socially unacceptable to be that evil in everyday life. Santa and Jesus can read.
There's no point in drawing or making your own stuff if you are just going to draw it like everyone else. That is not original
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Maybe so. But she is still in business so it must be working for her.
I'm so glad Santa can read. Hopefully he'll know which designer's kits to not put under the tree this year.
I never said nothing was original. Freaking drama queens, turning a nothing statement into a freaking drama fest.
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I have yet to meet a person that uses the word "freaking" that wasn't a drama queen themselves. And wouldn't you know, they call everyone that even slightly disagrees with them drama queens.
How about you all get in the holiday spirit and say something nice about one of your favorite designers? I'm looking for someone new to try.
i am a designer, i am having issues with my store paying me my earnings on time ( as per agreement, i am thinking about moving somewhere else but i would like to maybe know what stores to avoid, the ones that always pay late with an excuse or what ones to apply at, the ones which value their designers time and earnings by paying them their commission on time. would love some feedback on the shops you are in, thanks
I'm not a designer but I saw that DHD is having a call. That is a nice store (to the public anyhow!) I don't know what goes on in the back room though. As a customer, I've never had an issue.
Santa and Jesus can read.
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If they can in fact read..right now..what YOU'RE writing, I wonder what they would think of your self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending statement? I wonder what Jesus and Santa would think about YOUR contributions on this blog..I know this little elf thinks you're an A S S H O L E!
108-A few of my favorite designers are-Studio Basic, Digi-licious Designs, Just Jaimee, and Kathy Winters Designs. There are definitely more!
If they can in fact read..right now..what YOU'RE writing, I wonder what they would think of your self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending statement? I wonder what Jesus and Santa would think about YOUR contributions on this blog..I know this little elf thinks you're an A S S H O L E!
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They would think that I am a self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending
A S S H O L E, obviously.
Good grief - not every negative comment is driven by jealousy. Some of us just have opinions. I didn't bring Just Jaimee up, but the conversation was happening so I commented. Imagine how boring conversations would be if people could never voice a negative opinion.
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And..I'm not talking about your type of statement about a designer. I'm referring to the bitches who slam a designer and/or her work and give absolutely no reason why. I, personally have complained about specific kits I wasn't pleased with, however, I am very suspicious of ambiguous, negative statements made towards someone and/or their work with no facts to back it up..makes me think someone is making crap up..just like in real life..you know the gossips who say shit about people but have no specifics...
I'm not a designer, but I have spent a lot of money. My largest order from one designer at one time was about 215.00 I believe. Everything was 60% off.
They would think that I am a self-righteous, hypocritical and condescending
A S S H O L E, obviously.
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The first step to redemption and, ultimately, change is recognizing that you are, in fact, the problem. Good work. Keep it up.
She is a South Pole elf!!
No, South PARK!!!
For example, Kate Hadfield. If flowers are in demand, she draws them, but they are unique and original to her and she sells them. The same with Dawn Inksip and Lorie Davidson.
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While I like Kate and some of Dawn's work (I have maybe three of her kits), I don't have any use for Lorie Davidson's at all. It's just not my cup of tea for scrapping. I enjoy looking at it but would never buy it to scrap my pics. At the same time, I'm not going to post some snarky, ambiguous statement about her work either.
Some of my fave designers are:
Kristin Aagard
Jady Day
Jenn Barrett
Studio Basic
Blagovesta
Cindy Schneider's templates
Little Green Frog's templates
Bella Gypsy
Rosey Posey
Kate Hadfield
Sahlin Studio
I'm sure there's more!
I am very suspicious of ambiguous, negative statements made towards someone and/or their work with no facts to back it up..makes me think someone is making crap up..just like in real life..you know the gossips who say shit about people but have no specifics...
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Know what I'm even more suspicious of? People on this blog who make random positive comments about someone's products when those comments are largely unsolicited. I just spent the afternoon catching up on the past week of drivel on this blog, and I thought it was ROFLMAO funny when Kimirick Kreations came through and patted herself on the back on the first page and then got called out for it. From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs. What a twat.
Yes everyone has many favorite designers but if you could pick only one who would it be? Which designer fits your scrapping style perfectly?
Mine is after much thought...
Dani Mogstad
It'd be a close race between Dani Mogstad and Gina Cabrera.
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definitely not divine digital do not apply there!
Know what I'm even more suspicious of? People on this blog who make random positive comments about someone's products when those comments are largely unsolicited. I just spent the afternoon catching up on the past week of drivel on this blog, and I thought it was ROFLMAO funny when Kimirick Kreations came through and patted herself on the back on the first page and then got called out for it. From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs. What a twat.
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I agree with you and any designer that does something like that to another designer is a jerk...big time. But...who really knows if that was Kimirick..you don't...it's just what you "hear"..which is interesting since 99.9 per cent of what people post here is anonymous...so unless Kimirick is outing herself to someone that she is doing what you "hear" then it's purely speculation. It very well could be a crock of shit.
I'm with #123! Dani usually has great things going on with her blog and Gina always has the 2.00 Tuesday deals. They both have a really fun style that appeals to the more traditional side of my scrapping personality. Plus I am on a pretty tight budget so anyone who has weekly deals is my friend!
#122 Probably Kristin Cronin-Barrow. Her style suits mine perfectly.
#123+#126 I was between Dani Mogstad and Gina Cabrera too! Wow! What a coincidence. We should be friends if only we weren't on an anonymous smack blog.LOL!
I'm commentor #122
LOL @ #128 I'm #126.. it is a crying shame, right? What are we doing on here talking GOOD about designers.. our smacking "cred" is totally on the line here!
From what I hear, it's exactly her "signature style" to bash people on this blog and then answer her own posts with positive comments about her own designs.
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who do you "hear" this from? the voices in your head?
Since the comments about Kimeric were in a description of the Digi Files which someone asked for, it was hardly out of the blue. And since she's the only one you've singled out with such lovely personal comments, it makes me think you have something against her personally. Didn't make the cut for her CT, perhaps?
Designers, if you had a woman email you and ask to be on your CT even though you know her page's are great, but she and would kind of be one of the queen bees of the clique mentality would you take her on?
Opinions on the Dec BYOC at TLP?
#130 & #131 made me giggle.
But honestly the CT comment made me laugh more! It makes me think of two questions 1. Have you been turned down from a CT and bashed the designer afterwards? (I haven't) 2. If you could be on any designer's CT whose would it be? (I'm going to go with Sahlin Studio)
http://www.the-lilypad.com/store/BYOC-DEC/?sort=add_date&sort_direction=1
Yes. I really like the colors with this one and it seems like there are quite a few things to pick from. I really like the fact that Pink Reptile went with a non-Christmas theme. Same with Paislee Press & Laurie Ann plus some others. Speaking of Laurie Ann I am not familiar with her but I am really liking her style! It looks like I might actually buy something this month!
Clearly Laurie Ann is now posting, according to 121's criteria.
she and would kind of be one of the queen bees of the clique mentality would you take her on?
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WTH does that mean? How do you know this about her mentality? What clique? Are you still in junior high?
#137 What clique really are you serious?
You are either ignorant, part of the aforementioned clique or living under a rock.
Yes, I'm serious. I guess I'm one of the cool people then.
132, You should let her in. You'll climb the ladder to stardom faster that way with her supporting you because she'll convince all her friends your designs are totally awesome. And she might get you into a better store because of the contacts with the clique. You should be flattered that she thinks you are cool enough that she wants to be on your team.
#140 That's what I thought too, I guess its just the fear of if something goes wrong that the opposite could happen.
it will if you are afraid of the queen bee. or if your designs are a disaster.
Oh, geez, bad me! I made the Kimeric comment and I was serious. I was happy to see her kit in there because I have never bought one before. I have never bought one before because I don't like that flower-on-flower-on-flower scrapping style her kits lean toward. (The SSD style) I am not her (or am I not she?). I picked a few random things to QC and they were fine. I do not like Retro Christmas.
The thing I hate most about texture is the photoshop default digital textures on elements.
140, are serious? LMAO!!!
that should read, "are you serious?"
(so no grammar police smacks for late night typos)
143 ya gotta be f-ing kidding me. First of all it's laughable to equate anything done by Kimeric with SSD. That's one store she will never ever see the inside of as if I was not already shocked enough that she ever made it into a place like Digi Chick. Her kits quality might be fine, I can't speak to that because I would never purchase anything she makes because her previews are fugly. It literally looks like the elements are floating an inch above the papers, and the papers themselves look blurry like they have way to much texture on them. Someone needs to teach that woman how to shadow asap.
#101, if you're spending that much with any sort of regularity, I think you deserve your high horse ;) I can only speak for myself, but if I have a customer who spends $25 or more each month, then she is a VIP.
I think her style looks "soft" like flannel. I don't think it is blurry.
#98 Jaimee was not in a design contest where she was in any 'final round'
149 she was in that Jessica Sprague paper contest and she advanced to the Top 10 or 20 didn't she?
I would like to take a guess and say that these designers quoting high sales ($100 plus per order) are CU designers.
I have never spent $100+ on one order from a designer. But I regularly would in a store.
Yes it was the Jessica Sprague contest I was talking about and she was a finalist I believe. If I got it wrong, I apologize, but it's not really the point.
#153 Now that you mentioned the Jessica Sprague contest what actually happened there? I remember reading that Wishing Well Designs won but she was never contacted by Jessica Sprague. That's the last I heard of this contest. If I lost any episodes please inform me.
#147 I'm glad I'm back on my high horse!! LOL!
I usually make big orders but to a store not to one designer specifically.
Now that I'm thinking of it I shop all the time so I make many small orders but at least 2-3 times a week. My big orders are only on DSD and Black Friday and again I split my money because I shop at many stores.
When I calculated the money I spent at some shops I was shocked.
#151. No almost exclusively PU.
OK, don't blast me for what I'm about to say because I have no ulterior or suspicious motives... What is the story, if any, behind Juno Designs? I was looking through Scrap Matters and her kits caught my eye. Her colors and previews are very nice, but her store is small and there is only one post on her blog (which I found by Googling). Her blog looks very nice, btw. How can she be so "put-together" in her designs and blog and stuff, but have no history that I can find? Has she designed before? Under a different name? I think she's my new designer crush, LOL.
#154 - how would you know she wasn't contacted by Echo Park?
156, she's actually been designing for awhile. She retired and came back at some point. She was at Elemental Scraps back in the day. I think maybe she went to Funky Playground? I'm not entirely certain.
She was at SM 2009-10 and at ES before that. She was in other stores too.
I thought she was pretty good back then but she has really moved to "WOW!" The previews look fantastic. But how is the quality?
This tutorial annoys me. Seems idiotic. It makes sense, but the subject is stupid. I know there are some good tutorials on there that Chelle or whoever writes them (jk703?) -but this one should be deleted.
http://www.chelles-creations.com/2012/12-6-tutorial-using-the-background-eraser-tool/
I think you are just grumpy, 160. Seemed helpful enough for someone who doesn't know how to use that tool. Weren't you ever a beginner?
I'm not 160 but I also thought that wasn't a suitable tutorial. They should have taught how to use the non-destructive mask instead of eraser. It isn't more difficult to use, just an additional step to add the mask. I'm self-taught on PS and I wasted 6 months painstakingly using the eraser before someone taught me about the mask.
The joy of PS is that there is more than one way to the end result.
Maybe you should write a tutorial, 162 and impart your vast knowledge upon the digital scrapbooking community.
Journalling requires actual words, and preserving a memory. What exactly are you preserving in a fantasy creation? Nothing. It's a creation. It's pretty, but it's not a memory.
re: Fantasy layouts-they are fun to make, I have printed some of mine out on canvas in my kids rooms. They love them. They enjoy them. We made a memory with them, kinda cool. Not every kid has a photo of them flying, or in the middle of an oasis of fairies and make believe. One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read! Imagine the memories made with that? It is kinda like those books where you personalize them by having your child's name printed throughout the book. I don't print all of them, but I do make them for designers to showcase, and I really enjoy the process. Try it, you might like it, and it is a grand outlet for creating.
I really hate it when the memory keeper Judge and Jury kick in to tell us who qualifies as valid scrapbookers. And I am in no way a fantasy scrapper. Didn't designers get in trouble for dismissing scrapbook layouts as not living up to the right standard before? I have never once heard a fantasy style scrapper tell the journalers that they aren't scrappers. It's only the memory keeper bunch that get bossy and exclusive.
163, I don't have vast knowledge. That's why I don't write tutorials, I might impart wrong information and impede rather than help.
Not saying their desire to teach is unappreciated but feel that that same effort would be better directed towards an easier, non-destructive method. Seems better to teach beginners good foundation.
One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read! Imagine the memories made with that? It is kinda like those books where you personalize them by having your child's name printed throughout the book.
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Great. But it isn't scrapbooking.
I wouldn't want to undervalue the artistic results of these works and I'm not sure why you would even want to fight so hard to be considered scrapbooking. It is digital art.
Didn't designers get in trouble for dismissing scrapbook layouts as not living up to the right standard before?
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in trouble how?
Designers make these type of judgements when they have a CT call. I can promise you that fantasy designers make the same type of judgement calls. If I applied, they would reject me pretty fast because my style is very traditional.
I really like Thaty Borges but she hasn't put anything new out since moving to SO. Anyone know anything there? I'd like to know if I should spend my money on something else or keep waiting.
She's retiring soon.
Wow, there's at least 2000 orders placed at SO since their Advent started! Calculating say, only $5 per order, that's already at least $10K in a week or about $1.5K average per designer/day.
Interesting. Where did you get that number, 172?
The biggest clue in this argument is the word Fantasy itself. It isn't real. Scrapbooking is memory preservation.
Oops! Just proved myself wrong. You are preserving your memories from living in fantasy land. Now it really does make sense since that is your everyday life.
Interesting. Where did you get that number, 172?
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Maybe from having placed two orders and noticing the invoice numbers before and now? (and I am not 172 but that is what I would guess as an easy way to figure it out)
Yeah, 172, where'd you get your info? Kami?
173, 175. Yup, I ordered something on the first day and did again today and calculated the difference in the invoice numbers.
#175, wouldn't those orders count CT orders too? If you have your store CT and your individual designer's CTs, that's a lot of orders.
Not only CT orders, but if anyone had/has a freebie in the store.
Sure, all 2000, 178. It's not even possible that they would be doing that well, is it?
SO never offers freebie through the store.
Also if any of the designers did CT coupon trades, they not only have their CT members downloading, but a bunch of other's too. Plus the site CT.
I'd like to interrupt the speculation and smacking for a moment to bring up a new pet peeve of mine: The stupid "No piracy" .jpg files that some designers insist on putting in their downloads--especially the one that's been around forever (the one with the shabby frames and font). OK, it's only been around since 2006 but that's practically forever in the digiscrap world.
They're a waste of space and they don't do anything to stop piracy. STOP INCLUDING THEM.
Now back to our regular programming speculation and smacking. ;)
Yeah.. all 2000 sales couldn't really be sales. Why a designer would consider working there, I just can't comprehend with all those freebies going out the door.
I'm on a designer's Ct from there. We get them from direct downloads. Not through the store.
I don't think SO offers freebies through the store and even if half of those orders are from CTs, 1000 orders still seem very good to me. And the average order amount is probably higher than $5 with some customers splurging to stock up.
Anyone ordered from TLP, SSD, PBP, MS on the first day and today who can provide figures from them as well?
They are running a 50% off sale. I don't doubt they are raking in the $$$! I spent $50 in Kristen's sale.
I seldom shopped at SO, mostly only at SSD. This is the first time I've really bought anything there and I've spent about $50 total in 5 orders this week.
scrapbook - a blank book in which various items (as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved.
With this definition basically any picture that you are using that is from your life (words or not) fits into it. It is unfair to say someone's form of art is not "scrapping" because it happens to be in a different style (fantasy etc). Scrapbooking as a hobby has become more than just clippings of pictures or a mixture of elements.. it has become art. A legitimate art. Even Designers that are "mainstream" have been impressed with the digital art aspect of this hobby. Just because someone does not save their memory the same way you do does not make it any less valid. If anything it makes me question why someone would be so close-minded to something so unique?
Someone asked awhile ago about the Dec scrap pack. I just unpacked it, and I really like it, especially the OSD collab. I would definitely buy that one alone for $7-8 bucks easily. It's got a cool color scheme of pink, lime, turquoise, brown, and a whole lot of unique kitschy elements and interesting papers.
The one by Traci Reed is a man's kit in turquoise and grays with some tans like cardstock. I don't usually scrap for men, but I think this is a really nice kit, and I'm sure there's enough neutral things I can scrap a more girl or neutral layout.
Studio Basic's contribution is a general kit about what you do when you're not on the computer. It's got kind of a crazy color scheme like her kits usually do and lots of neat elements, 2 different alphas, and a template.
Whoever was saying they didn't like this but wouldn't specify why, I'm really not sure what they're talking about, especially for $5. I don't regret buying it at all, and no I'm not any of the designers or on their CT's.
#151 (and #155) I am exclusively Personal Use products as well. And I am #89. I used to sell some CU items, but it was never my focus and they never sold well for me, so I stopped.
Oh gee, calling me closed minded really changed my mind. Yes, I totally am closed minded and stand firm that fantasy that doesn't depict a memory of one's life is just fantasy and not scrapbooking. I think it is wonderful and artistic but it's not scrapbooking.
For example: where is the memory in this? http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1705909&title=the-great-toy-escape&cat=500 Is the poser elf her child? I'm sure she loves doing it but that is not scrapbooking.
I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own.
I think you are all closed minded. But of course I have an open mind. Just not when it comes to you being closed minded.
Don't forget when the paper scrappers said that digital scrapbooking wasn't real scrapping. As Pete the cat says, "It's all good".
That hasn't changed. They still say that.
Here's the problem with the fantasy layouts, IMO, it's like what is going to happen in 20 years when a kid looks back through the scrapbook of their life? Won't they be asking their mom what happened to the pegasus they used to fly around on in all of the scrapbook pages? But mom, I really loved that Pegasus, why did you send it off to the farm? I wanted to keep it forever and ever...
#165 One lady I know and admire, did a whole book for her children. It is made with Laurie's drawings, and just wow to read!
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Do you have a link to this? I have been toying with the idea as part of a Christmas present for my daughter and would love to see it. If you don't feel comfortable that's fine though.
that is hilarious about the Pegasus, love your sense of humor! I am one who does fantasy layouts and the ones that are "acceptable" scrap pages too.
I perhaps will start saving for the therapy my child will have due to the separation anxiety of learning he really can't talk to the animals. tee hee guess this proves fantasy page people can get along with memory scrap people! smack me! :)
197- Way too funny. I think fantasy layouts can be beautiful and can be a great keepsake preserving the parent's artistic talents and interpretations for the child, but not necessarily a memory keeper of the child's or family's history.
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