TBH whoever wrote that was just being immature (or they are seriously ignorant). ------
Why the need for the nastiness?
You admitted you earn more than the average designer.
********************* Yeah... I was probably a bit nasty, but her comment pissed me off. I didn't really take it as directed at me since I know I make more than a teenager at McDonalds, but it was a degrading comment about designers in general.
I haven't always made the amount of $$ that I now make. So yeah... I took it a bit personally. I stand by my snarky catty response with stubborn pride. I do believe she is either childish or ignorant. I would rather her be ignorant than to believe she directly bashed designers income potential.
I honestly don't think it was my designs, as my freebies flew off the shelf.
February 11, 2011 6:01 AM -------------------------------- Freebies ALWAYS fly of the shelf (no matter who it is), because they are free and so the freebie hunters grab them whether they like them or not.
You would be surprised however how many people only make $20 a month, there are a lot more than you think. In fact I would say it is the majority of designers. There are only a select few who make a full time or even part time income.
I do believe she is either childish or ignorant. I would rather her be ignorant than to believe she directly bashed designers income potential. ------
Actually, I was being neither, shrug. What's wrong with working at McDonalds? At least it's a job. Saying that it's degrading to work there, well, that's ignorant, childish and nasty.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU? Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
^^^^^^^^ I sell mostly full kits. I do a grab bag for DSD & NSD only. I do use some CU but primarily as a tool (brushes, overlays, textures) It would be difficult to recognize more than 1 or 2 CU items in my kits. I have less than 10 customers who's names I recognize on invoices week after week. But I'm sure I have some repeat customers.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU? Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
February 10, 2011 5:54 PM
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Almost all personal use. The small amount of CU I do make sells well, but I usually only make it when I need a break from kit design and/or when I want to build a bigger stash of basics, then sell it later.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU? Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
February 10, 2011 5:54 PM
------------- Almost everything is PU/S4H. I use CU mixed with my own stuff. I rarely sell any CU these days. I used to and it sold well.
I avoid grab bags like the plague. They are a ton of work and regular grab bags really cheapen your product offerings. I do them once, maybe twice a year. Just look at the designers who make them regularly and how cheap their stuff really is...
I recognize many of my customers when their orders come through. I have very loyal and dedicated customers who buy just about everything I make. That's always a good feeling to see their name come through on an invoice.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
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No - I don't skip their applications - they have an equal shot/chance. To see a CT hire as a loss of income means one should only do invite-only CT hires - never ever a general call
So do all shops allow the designer to see who made the purchase? I'm not a designer but I would think that I would want to know who was buying my product but I think I remember hearing that certain shopping cart systems did not allow that information to pass to the designer. Just curious...
Most designers get an email invoice for every purchase made, showing who purchased it. No paypal info shows up - that is confidential, or SHOULD be! However, the customers email that they used for login is given also.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
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Definitely consider them. If they are willing to pay for your designs then they are definitely a fan. That enthusiasm will be evident in their CT work.
You would be surprised however how many people only make $20 a month, there are a lot more than you think. In fact I would say it is the majority of designers. There are only a select few who make a full time or even part time income.
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When I worked at designing, we could see the invoices coming through for other designers too, and no one sold a lot. But it wasn't a popular store either.
I can understand why so many stores don't survive. There really is a glut on the market now.
Most designers get an email invoice for every purchase made, showing who purchased it. No paypal info shows up - that is confidential, or SHOULD be! However, the customers email that they used for login is given also.
February 12, 2011 1:54 PM
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Well, that's not entirely true. I've tried a bunch of shops and it depends of the shopping software and how the owner uses it. In X-cart, you can receive an email notification every time you get an order. In Zen-cart, you can consult your orders online. I've also worked in a shop where we got all the orders of all the other designers. It was very awkard to know exactly who sold what. I didn't want the others to know what I sold, it's none of their business, so I left.
I don't trust the 'quality checked' seal. I saw a preview the other day with that seal on it. However, you could clearly see a sparkle with the glow, cut off on top. When you trim a transparent element people, please add a stoke before trimming so you won't cut any pixel off.
I don't care about copyright. I care about the fact that as a designer it's 50-50 whether I get slammed by people if I wanted to create a Disney-inspired kit - or whether it wasn't worth the time of those who want to complain/report that week.
Therefore, I find it annoying that people make a profit off of something I have the integrity not to create. That's all.
Who cares about Disney infringements? They clearly don't as has been seen on this blog time and time again. If it's that damn important to you, go and make a Disney copyright infringement smack blog and knock yourselves out.
Instead of Disney, that probably don't care about digiscrap, why don't you report them to the designers from whom they got the other CU in those kits? Because I read almost on every TOU that "this product can't be used for illegal, immoral etc purposes". And copyright infringements is illegal (other than immoral) in nature!
For me, as a designer, I do not do Disney specific kits because I have more integrity than to do something I know is not legal. Whether I can get away with it or not, and whether or not others get away with it.
Someone said on this blog a awhile back that it does not take much talent to make a kit that is blatant infringement. But rather it takes talent, integrity and character to make a kit that CAN be used for Disney layouts without doing Disney specific things.
That is what I strive for now. I will do a kit from time to time that would be great for Disney layouts, but also for any other layout because I designed a kit that challenged me and did not infringe.
For the 3 Disney kits listed above they actually really suck! They didn't even make the ears appropriate size. If you are going to copy something can you make it look somewhat right?
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Go and look a the answers already posted about salaries. You are going to get the same answers to this question. ---------------------------------- As if you can believe anything posted on this blog anyway. Seriously...a smack blog is not the place to do business research.
Some people making good money will tell you they are making crap money because they don't want the competition and want to discourage you.
Some people making crap money will tell you they are making good money because they are embarrassed to admit the truth even anonymously.
Some people will tell you the truth.
There is absolutely no way to differentiate these three on this blog. So take what you read with a grain of salt.
Whatever happened to CerysCrow who had Miss Crow's Magickal Emporium a few years ago? I had her site bookmarked and nothing new has been added in almost 2 years but if you go to the store you can still buy things. There are always a few guests there too.
I've never heard of her, but I googled Miss Crow's Magickal Emporium and there is a link at the top of her page to go to Oscraps. Your Miss Crow has 9 pages of stuff there.
^^^ NM, I found it. In her 'creative discussion' thread. I think she's such a control freak that she had to have a spot to post her 'I know everything about design' rants. So she created that stupid weekly thread so she could find followers to worship her and hang on her every word.
Please elucidate. You've obviously gleaned so much insight from those couple of sentences in that post. Cite your supporting sources for your conclusions as well.
Probably a different Pretty Scrappy? The one with the drama was a scrap store (which is now closed), not just one particular designer. Anyway, here's the story: http://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40842
Laura Banasiak's reply in flergs thread about designers using her stuff to advertise
"I make blinkies 'on the side'....so when a customer (either non-scrapbook or a template designer that doesn't have their own kits to use) wants a kit used in their graphics, I ask for written permission from the actual designer..."
who the fuck cares what you do???? has nothing to do with anything but then again everything is about her
Why is it stupid? I've just been reading a ton of past posts on this blog, as there was nothing better to do, where so many of you were wanting honest criticism and a community feel back in digi. Not, of cousre, saying you were one of them. You might be happy being a bitter person, I don't know. More power to you either way.
I find the weekly thread a refreshing change. I don't care about Stef's attitude all the time, but you can't agree with someone all the time. The people posting in that thread are happy, learning things and supportive of each other. Not sure how that equates to 'stupid'.
Wonder who the designer(s) is/are that Flergs says used her PU kits to make their advertising and stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
February 16, 2011 2:28 AM
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DCR or elsewhere? If DCR, please keep it there. If not, please post a link so we can all have a sticky. Thank you. February 17, 2011 12:52 AM ---------------------------
Not the OP her, but I saw it on her facebook page or personal page.
DCR or elsewhere? If DCR, please keep it there. If not, please post a link so we can all have a sticky. Thank you.
February 17, 2011 12:52 AM ^^^^ Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
Why is it stupid? I've just been reading a ton of past posts on this blog, as there was nothing better to do, where so many of you were wanting honest criticism and a community feel back in digi. Not, of cousre, saying you were one of them. You might be happy being a bitter person, I don't know. More power to you either way.
I find the weekly thread a refreshing change. I don't care about Stef's attitude all the time, but you can't agree with someone all the time. The people posting in that thread are happy, learning things and supportive of each other. Not sure how that equates to 'stupid'.
February 17, 2011 12:50 AM ^^^^ Saying it's 'stupid' was my lame ass way of saying it/she gets on my last fucking nerve. There, is that better? LMFAO
^^^ And yes, I realize I don't have to read her shit, but it's kind of like watching one of those annoying reality shows that we love to hate. I feel compelled to know what latest BS she is ranting. Damn, I really must have gotten up on the wrong side of bed, I don't usually curse so much LOL.
It is probably her (misguided) attempt to set herself up as an "expert" on all things digi-design. It's a well-known sales and business tactic to increase visibility, sales, and name-recognition, not-so-thinly disguised as a community feedback resource.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
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I don't do FB or Twitter and I couldn't see it on DST, as I don't constantly hang there. So sorry you don't have anything else to do.
It is probably her (misguided) attempt to set herself up as an "expert" on all things digi-design. It's a well-known sales and business tactic to increase visibility, sales, and name-recognition, not-so-thinly disguised as a community feedback resource.
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I don't see it like that, but I'm not a cynic by nature.
And yes, I realize I don't have to read her shit, but it's kind of like watching one of those annoying reality shows that we love to hate. I feel compelled to know what latest BS she is ranting. ---
Sorry you find her rantings BS, I find them informative. Yeah, she does get on my wick sometimes, but ...
Laura Banasiak's reply in flergs thread about designers using her stuff to advertise
"I make blinkies 'on the side'....so when a customer (either non-scrapbook or a template designer that doesn't have their own kits to use) wants a kit used in their graphics, I ask for written permission from the actual designer..."
who the fuck cares what you do???? has nothing to do with anything but then again everything is about her
February 16, 2011 7:56 PM
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the original post was about advertisements. which blinkies and banners are. i'd say that has something to do with something.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
February 17, 2011 6:35 AM -------
If you can be bothered for one moment, please link me to the DST thread, I can't find it
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
February 17, 2011 6:35 AM ------
Wrong. It's not at DST, but could be in the DCR. The rest, meh, not her friend or fan on FB, so I wouldn't see it, and I've never seen the point of Twitter. Maybe you should get your head out of the sand, and see the world around you. Sheesh.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh. ----------------------------------- Well with all those places she posted, the first I heard about it was here!!
Oh believe me, I get plenty of exercise. I work full time, design, take care of a house, study graphic design, go to church, read, go to the gym, take care of a disabled daughter, and plenty more.
Do y'all remember the brouhaha about Studio Dutchie? How she then 'retired' over night? Only to come back as a 'freelancer'?
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up?
Um, no, I have to register to download, whch I don't feel like doing.
Why is it that the only place I know of, and I'll repeat that, I KNOW OF, that allows downloads of freebies without registration is Oscraps? I love that!! Even though I have an account there coz I think the designers over there rock.
Umm, please forgive any and all typos due to one too many glasses of wine, thank you!!
you don't have to register at After Five to download their freebies either. I'm a template hoarder and there's a couple of really cool ones in the free section right now. http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/home.php?cat=19
I am not logged in but I can see the link to the addon: "Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my kit. For a limited time you can download this freebie add on right HERE".
Do y'all remember the brouhaha about Studio Dutchie? How she then 'retired' over night? Only to come back as a 'freelancer'?
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up? ------------------ Good question. And nothing has been added in 2011 either.
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name?
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up?
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If any other store did this, re-named a designer under fire to protect her and lied about it, there would be such a public scandal the store would likely not survive. Why do we allow this from SBG?
the thing with Dutchie has been gone over on this blog so many times already....man. ok.
Cassel wanted to make a script that would create an effect similar to some templates that Dutchie was coming out with. Dutchie said no - it was HER ORIGINAL idea. Maya, the owner of SBG, came into the thread blasting Cassel for trying to steal the ORIGINAL idea from Dutchie. Other SBG designers chimed in also...all blasting Cassel.
Someone finally posted that the ORIGINAL idea that was supposedly Dutchies was a direct copy of a template offered as a freebie on Gunhild Storiede's blog....a fact that many of us knew. It was almost fun watching Maya then!
Soon afterwards...Dutchie was gone. no goodbye sale...nothing. when it was asked about at DST - Maya brought her back for a goodbye sale (wouldn't want to lose money) - then all of a sudden this "lab" thing comes out with Dutchies templates in it.
the thing with Dutchie has been gone over on this blog so many times already....man. ok. ------
So many times? No. When it happened, it was discussed. It was not 'gone over' again after that. It only happened in August/September last year, which is probably why it seems like it's been gone over a lot.
ya know what I hate? some newbie asks for advice in the DCR on some doodles they have created. I'm nice...so I answer her. She sends me the doodles, and some roses to look at. are they ok, she asks???
so....I check them for her. the one rose is extracted very well, and I tell her so. The second rose she has put an 'oil painting' effect on, leaving the edges semi transparent and pixelated, with strays. I circle all this...take a screenshot....take another shot of where I would trim it..add comments on WHY it should be done this way....then on to the doodles.
They are hand drawn on paper, and not exactly extracted, as there is about 5-6 pixel width of feathering all around. Not good, I tell her....the doodles, even tho hand drawn, have to have crisp clean edges. Again, circling...examples....screenshots...
I email her back with this...and tell her that her doodle flourishes are great (they are) just need cleaning..and how to trim that oil painted rose. I don't hear a word back. Now she is posting again in the DCR, asking for others opinions....LOL.
I will NEVER respond to another newbie plea for help. If they don't get the answer they are lookng for, then its pretty much, fuck you , lady! LMAO! ah yeah. Gotta love it. Another know it all newbie coming to a store near you soon!!!!!
Lordy, that woman just doesn't get it at all. another thing...she is NOT a "script writer". She is an element/template maker that RECORDS her actions (then called a script). A script WRITER uses python coding to tell the script how what when and where the script should behave and run. There are very few actual script writers...and of those few, only two that I can think of that are any good. Suz Shook and Cassel.
I will NEVER respond to another newbie plea for help. If they don't get the answer they are lookng for, then its pretty much, fuck you , lady! LMAO! ah yeah. Gotta love it. Another know it all newbie coming to a store near you soon!!!!!
What gets me is that so many newbies are asking basic questions like that but are now selling in a store near you. Shouldn't a designer be pretty good BEFORE she starts selling as opposed to after learning the 'how to's' from other designers?
They obviously THINK they are good enough to apply to a store, and some store owners are not checking thoroughly their skills, and hire them with very little questions asked. Buyer's beware.
What I would like to know is why that "newbie" with the doodles is allowed to post in the DCR in the first place. She does not have any stores listed in her signature. Is she even actively selling?
I'm sick of seeing people posting in the DCR who are not actively selling ANYWHERE. If they're store owners, that's no where in their signatures either.
From "the rules": This forum is reserved for members of the digital scrapbooking industry who are actively selling their products, teaching, or owning stores.
and I can remember a few times its been brought up here other than the original time....the OP is right about that one.
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Not me. I can remember when the original saga blew, and then Dutchie left the store almost straight after and then she kinda 'reopened'. It all happened over a two month period or so. I don't remember it coming up again after that. It just seemed to go on a bit though. I could be wrong though.
Cassel quotes Dutchies response to her inquiry...where indeed Dutchie says its her ORIGINAL work.
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Well, 'scuse me, just because Cassel said Dutchie said, doesn't mean Dutchie actually said it. As Dutchie never waded into that discussion, I don't know what she did or didn't say. Maya was the one who opened her big yap and kept going on about the originality, oh, sorry, the uber originality.
I thought that thread was dead and buried on page 2, with the one reply by Lucie. How the heck old is Joanne? She's behaving like a school child. And how egotistical of her to think that everyone is out to get her. Sheesh.
I love how when anyone points out quite reasonably what she's doing wrong, she goes and replies, well, you did this and this, so you're wrong too. Except, all the things she points out aren't relevant. What a boob.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ who the hell would want an ugly, crap egg in there layout in the first place.? or some stupid mouse in an irish Hat WTF would you use that on??? Joannes designs are horrid, traced or not!!! I cant fathom how she sells them, I wouldnt even DL it as a freebies......
I love how when anyone points out quite reasonably what she's doing wrong, she goes and replies, well, you did this and this, so you're wrong too. Except, all the things she points out aren't relevant. What a boob.
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It's classic that she accuses Stef of copyright infringement for creating layouts of her family at Disney World and equates that with her (Joanne) selling obviously copied stuff.
That Joanne is so stupid! How can she think that tracing the exact outline of a copyrighted image and "painting" in the details herself is okay? She is out and out copying. If she thinks what she is doing is okay, that means she'd be prefectly happy tracing Mickey Mouse, painting in the colours herself and selling it. She's a stupid, stupid bitch. And as for selling a script allowing CU4CU one day and then changing her TOU the next.......... she cannot do that. She can change her TOU but it only applies to items purchased from that date. Retrospective changes are illegal. It's paramount to fraud and theft. She takes your money today and allows certain use then tomorrow she says you can't do that anymore. She's got your money and you've got a product you can't use. Would Disney sell you a commercial use license today and then tell you tomorrow that you can't use it anymore? I don't think so. Joanne is a fuckwit.
that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
Telling Steff she is violating copyright because she scrapped a photo of her kids at Disneyland is so lame. Don't dare scrap photos of your kids at a McDonalds birthday party. Don't scrap photos of your kids playing sport in uniforms with a team logo on them. Don't scrap photos of your husband sitting in his truck. Joanne will cry copyright infringement. Hilarious!
Joanne needs to pull her head out of her nether regions and stop trying to claim she "draws her own" and only gets "ideas" from other peoples work. Without other peoples work she has NO IDEAS of her OWN. Joanne, show me one thing you have done from scratch on your very own that doesn't look like sombody elses work. I won't hold my breath. I'm not ready to die yet. LOL LOL
kimeric kreations said... that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly. --------------------------------- Right - that kind of stuff should only be discussed on the smack blog! What would you have to talk about here if that was allowed at DST?
for the public - YES. The scrappers out there buying her stuff should know that what she is doing is illegal. That point was more than obvious to everyone but Joanne. One of these days one of those company's she is ripping off will go after her - but I think we all know how slow, if any - responses from those companies are. In the meantime, she will keep on doing what she is doing.
Its the personal problem with the original two people that bugs the crap outta me. The original thread was started in January by Katelynn, who named her thread something like "can she do this just because she doesn't like me anymore", down in the DCR area. After about a week, it wasn't responded to anymore....and thankfully died a natural death. UNTIL this Katelynn person buys MORE scripts from her....using different names to sign in with, different accounts - since Joanne had banned her from her shop (Katelynn admits doing this). Then the whole thing starts all over again....Katelynn posting "can she do this" posts....takes it to two other threads, one in the DCR and one in scrap talk.
The point that she was using trademarked/copyrighted items was made. The whiney junior high school crap was let go on for days - and shouldn't have been. Those two should have been told by DST to take it elsewhere, settle it once again - anything...something...but no, it was allowed to continue until the posts were reported so many times that I think they just got tired of reading them.
I realize that I don't have to read those posts. I realize I didn't have to state my opinion here, either....but I can remember when DST was a pretty decent place. Might have been a while ago...but it was. The new owners just plain don't care, so why should I? Darn good question...LOL...wish I had the answer. Goin' back to my hole now.
^^^^ Why should we rip into Kim? We don't tend to rip into people being reasonable, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, because it does, but not that often.
It's people like you, who make idiotic, unfounded statements that get ripped into.
What I would like to know is why that "newbie" with the doodles is allowed to post in the DCR in the first place. She does not have any stores listed in her signature. Is she even actively selling?
I'm sick of seeing people posting in the DCR who are not actively selling ANYWHERE. If they're store owners, that's no where in their signatures either.
From "the rules": This forum is reserved for members of the digital scrapbooking industry who are actively selling their products, teaching, or owning stores.
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There's only like two mods who do ANYTHING anymore... I was shocked that Linda *finally* got around to closing the threads about Joanna (gag) and other things... who knows how many people kept reporting those threads...
No one ever upholds the rules in the DCR, they just blindly hope we all follow the rules. Anyone else notice how many times the latest pirate site post had to be edited? They removed the "links" but left the url as text, left the url in the title... then finally removed the url from the title but it's still in the OP... Ughhh!!!
DST is just a money maker, in my opinion, they don't really enforce anything but deleting spam posts. Even then there's a post I reported over 20 hours ago that's still up. I know it's been brought up that they need more mods/admins who actually do something, but of course it doesn't happen... the advertising money is still pouring in!
gag I'm so sick of seeing people's signatures that are like four posts high... really??? what happened to the 600 x 250 px rule?
there are only two active mods at DST, Cassel and MsBrad (Michelle). They can NOT edit, delete...they are allowed to remove links. They can move posts to the proper spots..and send reminders to people about siggies, rules, etc. Linda, the admin can't delete or edit posts either, without getting her head chopped off. Forget ever getting a response from any of the people higher up than that. oh, and Jennifer Wilson, who thinks she owns the place??? LOL..what a joke. They need more mod's, and mods that can actually do something.
I know it's been brought up that they need more mods/admins who actually do something, but of course it doesn't happen... the advertising money is still pouring in! -----
Um, maybe no one wants the job. It's a thankless task without any kind of remuneration. Why the hell would anyone want to do it?
BTW, how do you know the advertising money is still pouring in?
That is laughable! Not laughing at you but at the fact that any registered member can disable the ads, signatures, blinkies, etc. Why would anyone want to spend money on ads on a site where people can disable them? An ads are REALLY expensive.
Um, maybe no one wants the job. It's a thankless task without any kind of remuneration. ------------- Funny how people will complain that the mods are not enforcing rules or things like that, but then, when a thread is closed or edited or moved or members are notified that their signature is not meeting the guidelines, people are complaining about it (i remember references to the "siggie police" in here). Never happy i guess!
So has anyone checked out the entries that are up so far at ScrapMatters for Design Star? So many of them really suck!! There's a couple that are ok and 1 or 2 that I think are actually good.
But right now there's only 16 entries up and I think 90+ people entered
Apparently last year 27 people quit before posting the results. I don't know about last year, but posting only happens today - so as to discourage "inspiration" from others
yeah, I went and took a peek at what entries were up so far..and there were like 12...and they were all nothing special at all. I guess I should have entered after all! altho - anonymous or not..one of them is from HollyBerry designs (I think she is at SBE?) - her "style" whatever it is in creating elements is unmistakeable.
so I looked in at the SM gallery again...and its no better. man...there is NOTHING special there at all. #64 is definitely HollyBerry ....and #39 has enough CU in it to get that contestant tossed out....good grief. They are allowed TWO CU items....and #39 has more than that. Programs due NOT come with that stuff...LOL
Funny how people will complain that the mods are not enforcing rules or things like that, but then, when a thread is closed or edited or moved or members are notified that their signature is not meeting the guidelines, people are complaining about it (i remember references to the "siggie police" in here). Never happy i guess!
Little Dreamer is closing. Is this the end of digi? or just the old guard not having the pull to support their business anymore?
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Big surprise, not! Why would it be the end of digi? And I've seen far more 'newer' shops closing, than the old guard. So far, only SA and LDD are the old guard shops that have closed down.
Well I really liked #39 (and no I'm not her). I liked the watercolor effect on the papers. The dandelion on the lower left looked like a bad extraction though.
ok, downloaded #39's, cuz I had to see this stuff. its made by someone named Angela Tadema, never heard of her. The elements are HUGE - way to big...flowers are almost 3200 px square..but have 400 - 500 pixels on all sides of empty space. no jaggies or strays...but....what she has done is brush over the original floral pieces. Its rather obvious....I'm betting she will try to pass these off as "hand painted" and not CU items. That dandelion is the same way...its all brush strokes, not extracted at all. I have that same brush...and it does NOT come with the program. The leaf is 4590 pixels in length! geezus.
-------------- I agree with this list, but not in the same order. #11 is iffy for me. I'd add 26 to the list as they used the colors nicely and their mini looks nice and clean.
#39 is disgusting.
Most are beginners and I wonder why they would enter this sort of contest where the prize is a store spot at ScrapMatters. Seriously. There are other contests with prizes that would be far more useful to them and a tad more attainable.
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name? *************
ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice.
You gotta give them credit though cause IMHO that palette was HORRID.I don't think I would've been able to come up with anything too pretty using it either.
You gotta give them credit though cause IMHO that palette was HORRID.I don't think I would've been able to come up with anything too pretty using it either.
So has anyone brought up how Sahlin Studio is totally ripping off designs from paper companies? I saw a LO with one of her kits and I noticed that she made a paper that's an exact a copy of a Dear Lizzy die cut made by AC (you can see it here: http://www.americancrafts.com/images/products/full/35261_f.jpg).
She copied it down to the position of every butterfly and key! WTF?! Seriously: W! T! F?! How is she getting away with this? And making money at it too? For shame!
I looked at more of her kits and I saw several other papers that were totally ripped off versions of things Sassafrass Lass has released, so this was no one time boo boo. She's intentionally making digital knock offs and selling them. This one is in her Art & Soul kit: http://www.sassafraslass.com/image.asp?w=800&h=600&i=11365.jpg And this one is in Granny's Dresser: http://www.sassafraslass.com/image.asp?w=800&h=600&i=11312.jpg I guess no one has noticed yet because digital scrappers don't go paper shopping? Well this digital scrapbooker does!
And here I thought she was a talented designer with her own ideas. I was loving all her new non-Disney stuff! Stupid me.
I can't open the Sassafrass links but I can tell you I have wondered why she is so popular for some time. She started out as a MAJOR CU user now all of her stuff is just a rip off of other designers or jumps onto the trendy bandwagon. Take a look at Kitcshy Digitals store at Jessica Sprague. KD released some of these sugar flower things then like 2 weeks later SS did.
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name? *************
ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice. February 21, 2011 8:58 PM
----------------- Actually. No. I'm not a freebie hunter and it was after 8am. The time stamp on my OP even states it was 8:09am.
A couple of the designers were new to me, so I wanted to download a sample of their work. Which is what I thought that blog train was for... Silly me.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
I just spent the last 15 minutes combing their blog. lol
Here's a post: http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/2010/01/new-post.html First layout has the paper.
And here's another: http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/2009/03/brrrrrrrrr-its-cold-outside-march-came-in-like-a-lion-gave-us-a-little-spring-teaser-and-went-back-to-lion-snow-and.html
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
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Template designers can't make any money. I'm guessing that's why she quit. Bad news is that newbie designers don't make any money either.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
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Me, too. I don't know why but I'm always forgetting about it. And I always used to go to SPD. Now I've forgotten them too. Both shops dropped off my radar when the poop hit the fan.
Template designers can't make any money. I'm guessing that's why she quit. Bad news is that newbie designers don't make any money either.
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No true. But you have to be unique in the templates you design, or make them really workable. I don't even remember seeing True Blue's stuff at SBG, so, I guess that says it all for her, doesn't it?
No seriously. You don't know how many template designers I've fired because they couldn't make any money at it. And they had more unique designs then jennamy. Very few people make any money at it.
I always thought Salin was marginal, too, but that last kit - I'll Love you Forever - was gorgeous. The WA looked off in the preview, though. "I made a wish a you came true" That's what it looked like to me. Is she a native English speaker?
I've never bought any templates. here are so many people who give them away on their blogs. Also, If I see an attractive LO, instead of buying the templete, I would re-create it for myself i a few minutes. I guess if you know how to use the pen tool, you don't really need templates.
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
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Can she design other things than templates? To me, her colors look really off.
I always thought Salin was marginal, too, but that last kit - I'll Love you Forever - was gorgeous. The WA looked off in the preview, though. "I made a wish a you came true" That's what it looked like to me. Is she a native English speaker?
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I've heard that "quote" several times before...typically with baby layouts. And yes she is a native English Speaker
That being said, I was aware she had Disney issues, but WOW! Those are some serious copies!
In my opinion, some are cute, but others are just aweful. I prefer mini kits that can be used for scrapping. Most of the entries have one or two nice elements and papers but nothing exceptional. Here is my top-11 list
8 18 20 30 45 51 53 57 61 64 69
P.S. #39 is disgusting, it reminds me of COLS! LOL!
Anonymous said... So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name? *************
ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice. February 21, 2011 8:58 PM
----------------- Actually. No. I'm not a freebie hunter and it was after 8am. The time stamp on my OP even states it was 8:09am.
A couple of the designers were new to me, so I wanted to download a sample of their work. Which is what I thought that blog train was for... Silly me.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
February 21, 2011 10:33 PM
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Why is it bad to be a freebie hunter these days? I gotta tell you, many "top designers"(*) do freebie hunting every day.
(*) as considered by store owners and costumers, not by me!
There's nothing wrong with being a freebie hunter - but to come and complain about it is stupid. Maybe posts were scheduled and a mishap occurred. February 22, 2011 8:34 AM
------------- Coming here to complain about anything is stupid. Yet, here we all are - including you.
going back in the comments - I'm seeing stores I haven't shopped at in a long time... has anyone shopped at tdc lately? anything good there at all? February 22, 2011 9:24 AM
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Can't you go look at TDC yourself and decide if you like anything?
does anyone have an email for Stacy Carlson at Gotta Pixel??? yes, I've looked all over, and the only way I can come up with is the contact forum in the store. I would rather email direct..but I can't for the life of me find anything!
Pick your top 10. Who would you choose to move on in the contest? ------------------------------- No can do...I'm not registered and I refuse to register to a site that I can't browse around first.
does anyone have an email for Stacy Carlson at Gotta Pixel??? yes, I've looked all over, and the only way I can come up with is the contact forum in the store. I would rather email direct..but I can't for the life of me find anything!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ stacy at gottapixel dot com
wow. there's no coincidence with those papers. i thought sahlin studio was really creative, too. i wonder what her store would think of those side by side comparisons.
Well, based on their designer list, I can see where going exclusive makes sense for ScrapMatters in a lot of ways. Many of them already are exclusive and the ones who aren't will more than likely leave, but they're a big store and others will flock there happy to be exclusive.
My guesses on who they will lose: Connie Prince Laitha Mye De Leon Trixie Scraps And the Connie/Trixie North Meets South Studios
I think the only wild cards are Creations by Rachael (Also at TDC) and Amy Stoffel (Also at GP).
I don't personally see the loss of those designers as a bad thing for SM. They're all at 100 different stores anyway. All they do is drag the store down. SM can easily find a handful of other designers to fill their shoes. Easily.
A lot of the more successful stores (not all) require their designers to be exclusive (SBG, SSD, TLP, DD, etc.). I think in the long run if SM's can keep some/most of their better designers when they go exclusive it is a good business decision, but if those designers bail on them... then I see them sinking like the Titanic.
Most of SM's better designers are already exclusive, not all of them are, but most. I think this will work out for them. This isn't exclusive with a twist.
I am just an average scrapper, not a designer. I am not active on any CT's, although I have been in the past. I am not active in any "scrapbook community", I don't post on the message boards, and I don't post my layouts online anymore. I read the Digi boards for entertainment, and am constantly amazed at what people share on the internet. I freely admit to reading the scrapbook smack blogs, it is a guilty pleasure.
You can email me at: DSTHallofFame@gmail.com
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Why the need for the nastiness?
You admitted you earn more than the average designer.
TBH whoever wrote that was just being immature (or they are seriously ignorant).
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Why the need for the nastiness?
You admitted you earn more than the average designer.
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Yeah... I was probably a bit nasty, but her comment pissed me off. I didn't really take it as directed at me since I know I make more than a teenager at McDonalds, but it was a degrading comment about designers in general.
I haven't always made the amount of $$ that I now make. So yeah... I took it a bit personally. I stand by my snarky catty response with stubborn pride. I do believe she is either childish or ignorant. I would rather her be ignorant than to believe she directly bashed designers income potential.
Color me nasty I guess.
I honestly don't think it was my designs, as my freebies flew off the shelf.
February 11, 2011 6:01 AM
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Freebies ALWAYS fly of the shelf (no matter who it is), because they are free and so the freebie hunters grab them whether they like them or not.
You would be surprised however how many people only make $20 a month, there are a lot more than you think. In fact I would say it is the majority of designers. There are only a select few who make a full time or even part time income.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU?
Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
February 10, 2011 5:54 PM
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I'm posting this question again as I'm very curious and no one has answered yet.
I do believe she is either childish or ignorant. I would rather her be ignorant than to believe she directly bashed designers income potential.
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Actually, I was being neither, shrug. What's wrong with working at McDonalds? At least it's a job. Saying that it's degrading to work there, well, that's ignorant, childish and nasty.
but it was a degrading comment about designers in general.
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How so? A job is a job is a job. Thinking you are better than a McDonald's worker is pretty damn snotty, don't you think?
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU?
Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
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I sell mostly full kits. I do a grab bag for DSD & NSD only.
I do use some CU but primarily as a tool (brushes, overlays, textures) It would be difficult to recognize more than 1 or 2 CU items in my kits.
I have less than 10 customers who's names I recognize on invoices week after week. But I'm sure I have some repeat customers.
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thank you
Most adults to not aspire to working at McDonalds.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU?
Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
February 10, 2011 5:54 PM
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Almost all personal use. The small amount of CU I do make sells well, but I usually only make it when I need a break from kit design and/or when I want to build a bigger stash of basics, then sell it later.
For those who make $1000-3000, what do you sell? Kits? Grab Bags or collections? CU? Do you use CU?
Do you have a lot of faithful customers?
February 10, 2011 5:54 PM
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Almost everything is PU/S4H. I use CU mixed with my own stuff. I rarely sell any CU these days. I used to and it sold well.
I avoid grab bags like the plague. They are a ton of work and regular grab bags really cheapen your product offerings. I do them once, maybe twice a year. Just look at the designers who make them regularly and how cheap their stuff really is...
I recognize many of my customers when their orders come through. I have very loyal and dedicated customers who buy just about everything I make. That's always a good feeling to see their name come through on an invoice.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
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No - I don't skip their applications - they have an equal shot/chance. To see a CT hire as a loss of income means one should only do invite-only CT hires - never ever a general call
So do all shops allow the designer to see who made the purchase? I'm not a designer but I would think that I would want to know who was buying my product but I think I remember hearing that certain shopping cart systems did not allow that information to pass to the designer. Just curious...
Most designers get an email invoice for every purchase made, showing who purchased it. No paypal info shows up - that is confidential, or SHOULD be! However, the customers email that they used for login is given also.
Just out of curiosity, those of you who have loyal customers, what happens when they apply to your CT? Do you skip their application because that would mean loss of income, or do you give them the same shot as everyone else? I'm not interested in CTing and I'm not anyone's loyal fan, so I really am just curious.
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Definitely consider them. If they are willing to pay for your designs then they are definitely a fan. That enthusiasm will be evident in their CT work.
You would be surprised however how many people only make $20 a month, there are a lot more than you think. In fact I would say it is the majority of designers. There are only a select few who make a full time or even part time income.
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When I worked at designing, we could see the invoices coming through for other designers too, and no one sold a lot. But it wasn't a popular store either.
I can understand why so many stores don't survive. There really is a glut on the market now.
Does anyone know why so many designers left Shabby Pickle?
Because they didn't get paid?
Most designers get an email invoice for every purchase made, showing who purchased it. No paypal info shows up - that is confidential, or SHOULD be! However, the customers email that they used for login is given also.
February 12, 2011 1:54 PM
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Well, that's not entirely true.
I've tried a bunch of shops and it depends of the shopping software and how the owner uses it.
In X-cart, you can receive an email notification every time you get an order. In Zen-cart, you can consult your orders online.
I've also worked in a shop where we got all the orders of all the other designers. It was very awkard to know exactly who sold what. I didn't want the others to know what I sold, it's none of their business, so I left.
Because they didn't get paid?
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Really? What's the story behind that? Some of my fav designers used to work there. Now there's hardly anyone there.
Most adults to not aspire to working at McDonalds.
February 12, 2011 7:48 AM
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That wasn't the point. Besides, I hear corporate Mickey D's is pretty darn good.
Some of my fav designers used to work there. Now there's hardly anyone there.
February 12, 2011 6:50 PM
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Go and check out 9th & Bloom and After 5, I think that's more most of them ended up.
Gawd, that would be awful - to see what everybody else is selling and have them see mine. What shop does that?
Oh the irony>>http://www.thedesignerstoolbox.com/
Check out the quality control checked graphic 'no *stay* pixels' LOL.
I don't trust the 'quality checked' seal. I saw a preview the other day with that seal on it. However, you could clearly see a sparkle with the glow, cut off on top. When you trim a transparent element people, please add a stoke before trimming so you won't cut any pixel off.
Gawd, that would be awful - to see what everybody else is selling and have them see mine. What shop does that?
February 12, 2011 10:38 PM
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Indeed, that was awful! It was 4 years ago, the shop doesn't exist anymore, no wonder why!
What is the most money that you've known a designer make in a month?
Nope - no Disney inspiration here at all
http://www.scrapbooksgonedigital.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=749
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Go and complain to Disney, they won't care and neither do most of us.
What is the most money that you've known a designer make in a month?
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Go and look a the answers already posted about salaries. You are going to get the same answers to this question.
BTW, what is it with all these questions? Conducting a survey?
Go and complain to Disney, they won't care and neither do most of us.
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So true. The only people who care about copyright seem to be you designers.
I sort of care about copyright, but not when it's Disney or any of the other huge corporations, they can take care of themselves.
I don't care about copyright. I care about the fact that as a designer it's 50-50 whether I get slammed by people if I wanted to create a Disney-inspired kit - or whether it wasn't worth the time of those who want to complain/report that week.
Therefore, I find it annoying that people make a profit off of something I have the integrity not to create. That's all.
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Uh, that's like being annoyed at the drug dealers for selling drugs because you have the integrity not to do so.
well, aren't you annoyed by drug dealers????
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Yeah, but not because they are making a profit on something I wouldn't do.
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Nope - no Disney inspiration here at all
http://www.scrapbooksgonedigital.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=749
February 13, 2011 4:10 PM
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It can't beat those: http://scrapmall.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=134_6&products_id=5279
http://scrapmall.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=134_6&products_id=5280
Who cares about Disney infringements? They clearly don't as has been seen on this blog time and time again. If it's that damn important to you, go and make a Disney copyright infringement smack blog and knock yourselves out.
Instead of Disney, that probably don't care about digiscrap, why don't you report them to the designers from whom they got the other CU in those kits? Because I read almost on every TOU that "this product can't be used for illegal, immoral etc purposes". And copyright infringements is illegal (other than immoral) in nature!
For me, as a designer, I do not do Disney specific kits because I have more integrity than to do something I know is not legal. Whether I can get away with it or not, and whether or not others get away with it.
Someone said on this blog a awhile back that it does not take much talent to make a kit that is blatant infringement. But rather it takes talent, integrity and character to make a kit that CAN be used for Disney layouts without doing Disney specific things.
That is what I strive for now. I will do a kit from time to time that would be great for Disney layouts, but also for any other layout because I designed a kit that challenged me and did not infringe.
For the 3 Disney kits listed above they actually really suck! They didn't even make the ears appropriate size. If you are going to copy something can you make it look somewhat right?
What is the most money that you've known a designer make in a month?
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Go and look a the answers already posted about salaries. You are going to get the same answers to this question.
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As if you can believe anything posted on this blog anyway. Seriously...a smack blog is not the place to do business research.
Some people making good money will tell you they are making crap money because they don't want the competition and want to discourage you.
Some people making crap money will tell you they are making good money because they are embarrassed to admit the truth even anonymously.
Some people will tell you the truth.
There is absolutely no way to differentiate these three on this blog. So take what you read with a grain of salt.
Whatever happened to CerysCrow who had Miss Crow's Magickal Emporium a few years ago? I had her site bookmarked and nothing new has been added in almost 2 years but if you go to the store you can still buy things. There are always a few guests there too.
I've never heard of her, but I googled Miss Crow's Magickal Emporium and there is a link at the top of her page to go to Oscraps. Your Miss Crow has 9 pages of stuff there.
Wonder who the designer(s) is/are that Flergs says used her PU kits to make their advertising and stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
stefdesign sez
"My opinion is that professional digi designers could benefit from a class or two on perspective & light."
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that woman gets my back up. Which DST thread is that from?
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NM, I found it. In her 'creative discussion' thread. I think she's such a control freak that she had to have a spot to post her 'I know everything about design' rants. So she created that stupid weekly thread so she could find followers to worship her and hang on her every word.
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Yup. And each week she has to dig a little at kit scrapping and creative team work.
Seems a trifle insecure to me.
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Not at all like the insecurities you're displaying.
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Please elucidate. You've obviously gleaned so much insight from those couple of sentences in that post. Cite your supporting sources for your conclusions as well.
I saw that a former Pretty Scrappy designer has entered a design contest. Wasn't there a scandal involving Pretty Scrappy a while ago?
Probably a different Pretty Scrappy? The one with the drama was a scrap store (which is now closed), not just one particular designer. Anyway, here's the story:
http://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40842
Ellie Lash is now (also) on GingerScraps!
Thanks for the info about Miss Crow. I didn't know she was still designing which reminds me that I lost a set of her antique maps when my ehd died...
Laura Banasiak's reply in flergs thread about designers using her stuff to advertise
"I make blinkies 'on the side'....so when a customer (either non-scrapbook or a template designer that doesn't have their own kits to use) wants a kit used in their graphics, I ask for written permission from the actual designer..."
who the fuck cares what you do???? has nothing to do with anything but then again everything is about her
So she created that stupid weekly thread
Why is it stupid? I've just been reading a ton of past posts on this blog, as there was nothing better to do, where so many of you were wanting honest criticism and a community feel back in digi. Not, of cousre, saying you were one of them. You might be happy being a bitter person, I don't know. More power to you either way.
I find the weekly thread a refreshing change. I don't care about Stef's attitude all the time, but you can't agree with someone all the time. The people posting in that thread are happy, learning things and supportive of each other. Not sure how that equates to 'stupid'.
Wonder who the designer(s) is/are that Flergs says used her PU kits to make their advertising and stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
February 16, 2011 2:28 AM
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DCR or elsewhere? If DCR, please keep it there. If not, please post a link so we can all have a sticky. Thank you.
Ah! The boss of the blog is here! Whew.
Wonder who the designer(s) is/are that Flergs says used her PU kits to make their advertising and stuff? Inquiring minds want to know.
February 16, 2011 2:28 AM
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DCR or elsewhere? If DCR, please keep it there. If not, please post a link so we can all have a sticky. Thank you.
February 17, 2011 12:52 AM
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Not the OP her, but I saw it on her facebook page or personal page.
DCR or elsewhere? If DCR, please keep it there. If not, please post a link so we can all have a sticky. Thank you.
February 17, 2011 12:52 AM
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Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
Why is it stupid? I've just been reading a ton of past posts on this blog, as there was nothing better to do, where so many of you were wanting honest criticism and a community feel back in digi. Not, of cousre, saying you were one of them. You might be happy being a bitter person, I don't know. More power to you either way.
I find the weekly thread a refreshing change. I don't care about Stef's attitude all the time, but you can't agree with someone all the time. The people posting in that thread are happy, learning things and supportive of each other. Not sure how that equates to 'stupid'.
February 17, 2011 12:50 AM
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Saying it's 'stupid' was my lame ass way of saying it/she gets on my last fucking nerve. There, is that better? LMFAO
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And yes, I realize I don't have to read her shit, but it's kind of like watching one of those annoying reality shows that we love to hate. I feel compelled to know what latest BS she is ranting.
Damn, I really must have gotten up on the wrong side of bed, I don't usually curse so much LOL.
It is probably her (misguided) attempt to set herself up as an "expert" on all things digi-design. It's a well-known sales and business tactic to increase visibility, sales, and name-recognition, not-so-thinly disguised as a community feedback resource.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
February 17, 2011 6:35 AM
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I don't do FB or Twitter and I couldn't see it on DST, as I don't constantly hang there. So sorry you don't have anything else to do.
It is probably her (misguided) attempt to set herself up as an "expert" on all things digi-design. It's a well-known sales and business tactic to increase visibility, sales, and name-recognition, not-so-thinly disguised as a community feedback resource.
February 17, 2011 1:53 PM
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I don't see it like that, but I'm not a cynic by nature.
Saying it's 'stupid' was my lame ass way of saying it/she gets on my last fucking nerve. There, is that better? LMFAO
February 17, 2011 6:36 AM
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glad your fat ass is getting some exercise.
And yes, I realize I don't have to read her shit, but it's kind of like watching one of those annoying reality shows that we love to hate. I feel compelled to know what latest BS she is ranting.
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Sorry you find her rantings BS, I find them informative. Yeah, she does get on my wick sometimes, but ...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Laura Banasiak's reply in flergs thread about designers using her stuff to advertise
"I make blinkies 'on the side'....so when a customer (either non-scrapbook or a template designer that doesn't have their own kits to use) wants a kit used in their graphics, I ask for written permission from the actual designer..."
who the fuck cares what you do???? has nothing to do with anything but then again everything is about her
February 16, 2011 7:56 PM
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the original post was about advertisements. which blinkies and banners are. i'd say that has something to do with something.
Not the OP her, but I saw it on her facebook page or personal page.
February 17, 2011 3:43 AM
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Thanks. That's probably why I missed it.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
February 17, 2011 6:35 AM
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If you can be bothered for one moment, please link me to the DST thread, I can't find it
the original post was about advertisements. which blinkies and banners are. i'd say that has something to do with something.
February 17, 2011 3:36 PM
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Some people just don't like Laura and find any excuse to smack her. It could be justified, I don't know, I've never dealt with her.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
February 17, 2011 6:35 AM
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Wrong. It's not at DST, but could be in the DCR. The rest, meh, not her friend or fan on FB, so I wouldn't see it, and I've never seen the point of Twitter. Maybe you should get your head out of the sand, and see the world around you. Sheesh.
Not sure if you live with your head in the sand or what, but Flergs posted about this on Twitter, DST, FB and who knows where else it's not just hidden in the DCR. Sheesh.
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Well with all those places she posted, the first I heard about it was here!!
Oh believe me, I get plenty of exercise. I work full time, design, take care of a house, study graphic design, go to church, read, go to the gym, take care of a disabled daughter, and plenty more.
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Good for you, I never said you weren't.
Do y'all remember the brouhaha about Studio Dutchie? How she then 'retired' over night? Only to come back as a 'freelancer'?
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up?
http://stufftoscrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_141&products_id=4423&zenid=vnud13ir0sfvpj2pv5g8aggv63?digifree
Download the free add on (direct link) and take a closer look at the staples cluster. Gosh, this place must be shut down by digi police!
Um, no, I have to register to download, whch I don't feel like doing.
Why is it that the only place I know of, and I'll repeat that, I KNOW OF, that allows downloads of freebies without registration is Oscraps? I love that!! Even though I have an account there coz I think the designers over there rock.
Umm, please forgive any and all typos due to one too many glasses of wine, thank you!!
kisses and smooches.
Wow, I swear my WV was huggy!!
you don't have to register at After Five to download their freebies either. I'm a template hoarder and there's a couple of really cool ones in the free section right now.
http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/home.php?cat=19
About the Stufftoscrap link:
I am not logged in but I can see the link to the addon: "Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my kit. For a limited time you can download this freebie add on right HERE".
Do y'all remember the brouhaha about Studio Dutchie? How she then 'retired' over night? Only to come back as a 'freelancer'?
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up?
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Good question. And nothing has been added in 2011 either.
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name?
MScraps allows downloads without registration there - I like the templates they offer there.
"While Dutchie is no longer available to run her own business at Scrapbookgraphics, she has agreed to work freelance for us and will continue providing new products to us monthly which we will be distributing under a new Scrapbookgraphics brand, along with the work of other fabulous designers. "
What I want to know is, who are the other fabulous designers working under the new Scrapbookgraphics brand of "The Lab"? I only see Dutchie. Since this all went down September last year, when are the other 'fabulous' designers going to show up?
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If any other store did this, re-named a designer under fire to protect her and lied about it, there would be such a public scandal the store would likely not survive. Why do we allow this from SBG?
I didn't remember that she was "under fire" - what happened?
the thing with Dutchie has been gone over on this blog so many times already....man. ok.
Cassel wanted to make a script that would create an effect similar to some templates that Dutchie was coming out with. Dutchie said no - it was HER ORIGINAL idea. Maya, the owner of SBG, came into the thread blasting Cassel for trying to steal the ORIGINAL idea from Dutchie. Other SBG designers chimed in also...all blasting Cassel.
Someone finally posted that the ORIGINAL idea that was supposedly Dutchies was a direct copy of a template offered as a freebie on Gunhild Storiede's blog....a fact that many of us knew. It was almost fun watching Maya then!
Soon afterwards...Dutchie was gone. no goodbye sale...nothing. when it was asked about at DST - Maya brought her back for a goodbye sale (wouldn't want to lose money) - then all of a sudden this "lab" thing comes out with Dutchies templates in it.
thats it.
the thing with Dutchie has been gone over on this blog so many times already....man. ok.
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So many times? No. When it happened, it was discussed. It was not 'gone over' again after that. It only happened in August/September last year, which is probably why it seems like it's been gone over a lot.
Dutchie said no - it was HER ORIGINAL idea.
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No she didn't, Maya said that, but I don't ever recall Dutchie saying it.
Dutchie didn't say a peep about any of it. Maya was the one making a fool of herself.
'scuse me, but if you go back to that thread....Cassel quotes Dutchies response to her inquiry...where indeed Dutchie says its her ORIGINAL work.
and I can remember a few times its been brought up here other than the original time....the OP is right about that one.
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Correction: Cassel quoted an "unidentified" designer, Maya and the SBG girls identified this designer as Dutchie.
ya know what I hate? some newbie asks for advice in the DCR on some doodles they have created. I'm nice...so I answer her. She sends me the doodles, and some roses to look at. are they ok, she asks???
so....I check them for her. the one rose is extracted very well, and I tell her so. The second rose she has put an 'oil painting' effect on, leaving the edges semi transparent and pixelated, with strays. I circle all this...take a screenshot....take another shot of where I would trim it..add comments on WHY it should be done this way....then on to the doodles.
They are hand drawn on paper, and not exactly extracted, as there is about 5-6 pixel width of feathering all around. Not good, I tell her....the doodles, even tho hand drawn, have to have crisp clean edges. Again, circling...examples....screenshots...
I email her back with this...and tell her that her doodle flourishes are great (they are) just need cleaning..and how to trim that oil painted rose. I don't hear a word back. Now she is posting again in the DCR, asking for others opinions....LOL.
I will NEVER respond to another newbie plea for help. If they don't get the answer they are lookng for, then its pretty much, fuck you , lady! LMAO! ah yeah. Gotta love it. Another know it all newbie coming to a store near you soon!!!!!
And the copyright/trademark/inspiration saga continues - this time, not in DCR
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/scrap-talk-65/who-has-follow-copyright-266293/
Lordy, that woman just doesn't get it at all. another thing...she is NOT a "script writer". She is an element/template maker that RECORDS her actions (then called a script). A script WRITER uses python coding to tell the script how what when and where the script should behave and run. There are very few actual script writers...and of those few, only two that I can think of that are any good. Suz Shook and Cassel.
I will NEVER respond to another newbie plea for help. If they don't get the answer they are lookng for, then its pretty much, fuck you , lady! LMAO! ah yeah. Gotta love it. Another know it all newbie coming to a store near you soon!!!!!
February 19, 2011 10:05 AM
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good to know, alison :P
What gets me is that so many newbies are asking basic questions like that but are now selling in a store near you. Shouldn't a designer be pretty good BEFORE she starts selling as opposed to after learning the 'how to's' from other designers?
They obviously THINK they are good enough to apply to a store, and some store owners are not checking thoroughly their skills, and hire them with very little questions asked. Buyer's beware.
What I would like to know is why that "newbie" with the doodles is allowed to post in the DCR in the first place. She does not have any stores listed in her signature. Is she even actively selling?
I'm sick of seeing people posting in the DCR who are not actively selling ANYWHERE. If they're store owners, that's no where in their signatures either.
From "the rules":
This forum is reserved for members of the digital scrapbooking industry who are actively selling their products, teaching, or owning stores.
Report them to the mods. Maybe they don't have time to check every single signature and can miss some?
and I can remember a few times its been brought up here other than the original time....the OP is right about that one.
February 19, 2011 8:16 AM
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Not me. I can remember when the original saga blew, and then Dutchie left the store almost straight after and then she kinda 'reopened'. It all happened over a two month period or so. I don't remember it coming up again after that. It just seemed to go on a bit though. I could be wrong though.
Cassel quotes Dutchies response to her inquiry...where indeed Dutchie says its her ORIGINAL work.
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Well, 'scuse me, just because Cassel said Dutchie said, doesn't mean Dutchie actually said it. As Dutchie never waded into that discussion, I don't know what she did or didn't say. Maya was the one who opened her big yap and kept going on about the originality, oh, sorry, the uber originality.
And the copyright/trademark/inspiration saga continues - this time, not in DCR
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/scrap-talk-65/who-has-follow-copyright-266293/
February 19, 2011 11:00 AM
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I thought that thread was dead and buried on page 2, with the one reply by Lucie. How the heck old is Joanne? She's behaving like a school child. And how egotistical of her to think that everyone is out to get her. Sheesh.
I love how when anyone points out quite reasonably what she's doing wrong, she goes and replies, well, you did this and this, so you're wrong too. Except, all the things she points out aren't relevant. What a boob.
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who the hell would want an ugly, crap egg in there layout in the first place.? or some stupid mouse in an irish Hat WTF would you use that on???
Joannes designs are horrid, traced or not!!! I cant fathom how she sells them, I wouldnt even DL it as a freebies......
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Well, umm, that's not really the point, now, is it?
And the copyright/trademark/inspiration saga continues - this time, not in DCR
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/scrap-talk-65/who-has-follow-copyright-266293/
February 19, 2011 11:00 AM
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OMG! People like that Joanne make me sick. She truely believes she does nothing wrong.
I love how when anyone points out quite reasonably what she's doing wrong, she goes and replies, well, you did this and this, so you're wrong too. Except, all the things she points out aren't relevant. What a boob.
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It's classic that she accuses Stef of copyright infringement for creating layouts of her family at Disney World and equates that with her (Joanne) selling obviously copied stuff.
That Joanne is so stupid! How can she think that tracing the exact outline of a copyrighted image and "painting" in the details herself is okay? She is out and out copying. If she thinks what she is doing is okay, that means she'd be prefectly happy tracing Mickey Mouse, painting in the colours herself and selling it. She's a stupid, stupid bitch. And as for selling a script allowing CU4CU one day and then changing her TOU the next.......... she cannot do that. She can change her TOU but it only applies to items purchased from that date. Retrospective changes are illegal. It's paramount to fraud and theft. She takes your money today and allows certain use then tomorrow she says you can't do that anymore. She's got your money and you've got a product you can't use. Would Disney sell you a commercial use license today and then tell you tomorrow that you can't use it anymore? I don't think so. Joanne is a fuckwit.
that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
Telling Steff she is violating copyright because she scrapped a photo of her kids at Disneyland is so lame. Don't dare scrap photos of your kids at a McDonalds birthday party. Don't scrap photos of your kids playing sport in uniforms with a team logo on them. Don't scrap photos of your husband sitting in his truck. Joanne will cry copyright infringement. Hilarious!
Joanne needs to pull her head out of her nether regions and stop trying to claim she "draws her own" and only gets "ideas" from other peoples work. Without other peoples work she has NO IDEAS of her OWN. Joanne, show me one thing you have done from scratch on your very own that doesn't look like sombody elses work. I won't hold my breath. I'm not ready to die yet. LOL LOL
kimeric kreations said...
that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
February 20, 2011 9:11 AM
Nice to meet you!
kimeric kreations said...
that entire conversation should have been closed down once Joanne was brought into it. It has already been discussed to death in the DCR before the admin got around to closing the thread..now they are doing it again..Yeah, Joanne is wrong, and you can't make her see that...but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
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Right - that kind of stuff should only be discussed on the smack blog! What would you have to talk about here if that was allowed at DST?
I think the tread is gone, or the link isn't current because it tells me it is an invalid thread.
I did read Joanne's crazy ravings in the DCR last week though - she is insane and a royal birth too.
but all that dirty laundry and finger pointing, he-said she-said stuff should NOT be going on publicly.
February 20, 2011 9:11 AM
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Kim, with all respect, why? The public are buying, shouldn't they be made aware of any copyright violations?
for the public - YES. The scrappers out there buying her stuff should know that what she is doing is illegal. That point was more than obvious to everyone but Joanne. One of these days one of those company's she is ripping off will go after her - but I think we all know how slow, if any - responses from those companies are. In the meantime, she will keep on doing what she is doing.
Its the personal problem with the original two people that bugs the crap outta me. The original thread was started in January by Katelynn, who named her thread something like "can she do this just because she doesn't like me anymore", down in the DCR area. After about a week, it wasn't responded to anymore....and thankfully died a natural death. UNTIL this Katelynn person buys MORE scripts from her....using different names to sign in with, different accounts - since Joanne had banned her from her shop (Katelynn admits doing this). Then the whole thing starts all over again....Katelynn posting "can she do this" posts....takes it to two other threads, one in the DCR and one in scrap talk.
The point that she was using trademarked/copyrighted items was made. The whiney junior high school crap was let go on for days - and shouldn't have been. Those two should have been told by DST to take it elsewhere, settle it once again - anything...something...but no, it was allowed to continue until the posts were reported so many times that I think they just got tired of reading them.
I realize that I don't have to read those posts. I realize I didn't have to state my opinion here, either....but I can remember when DST was a pretty decent place. Might have been a while ago...but it was. The new owners just plain don't care, so why should I? Darn good question...LOL...wish I had the answer. Goin' back to my hole now.
I'm expecting most of you here are going to rip into Kim like you do anyone else.
But the way I look at it, atleast she doesn't hide under anonymous. And for that, I respect her.
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Why should we rip into Kim? We don't tend to rip into people being reasonable, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, because it does, but not that often.
It's people like you, who make idiotic, unfounded statements that get ripped into.
Thanks for your response Kim.
What I would like to know is why that "newbie" with the doodles is allowed to post in the DCR in the first place. She does not have any stores listed in her signature. Is she even actively selling?
I'm sick of seeing people posting in the DCR who are not actively selling ANYWHERE. If they're store owners, that's no where in their signatures either.
From "the rules":
This forum is reserved for members of the digital scrapbooking industry who are actively selling their products, teaching, or owning stores.
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There's only like two mods who do ANYTHING anymore... I was shocked that Linda *finally* got around to closing the threads about Joanna (gag) and other things... who knows how many people kept reporting those threads...
No one ever upholds the rules in the DCR, they just blindly hope we all follow the rules. Anyone else notice how many times the latest pirate site post had to be edited? They removed the "links" but left the url as text, left the url in the title... then finally removed the url from the title but it's still in the OP... Ughhh!!!
DST is just a money maker, in my opinion, they don't really enforce anything but deleting spam posts. Even then there's a post I reported over 20 hours ago that's still up. I know it's been brought up that they need more mods/admins who actually do something, but of course it doesn't happen... the advertising money is still pouring in!
gag I'm so sick of seeing people's signatures that are like four posts high... really??? what happened to the 600 x 250 px rule?
there are only two active mods at DST, Cassel and MsBrad (Michelle). They can NOT edit, delete...they are allowed to remove links. They can move posts to the proper spots..and send reminders to people about siggies, rules, etc. Linda, the admin can't delete or edit posts either, without getting her head chopped off. Forget ever getting a response from any of the people higher up than that. oh, and Jennifer Wilson, who thinks she owns the place??? LOL..what a joke. They need more mod's, and mods that can actually do something.
The DST mod stangergirls is active. I get messages from her every other week or so that I've put something in the wrong place.
Problem is I'm having trouble tracking down where my ad person is posting that is wrong, because once i get the message, it's been moved.
thats just the point - strangergirls....aka Sandy - is only around about every other weekend.
I know it's been brought up that they need more mods/admins who actually do something, but of course it doesn't happen... the advertising money is still pouring in!
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Um, maybe no one wants the job. It's a thankless task without any kind of remuneration. Why the hell would anyone want to do it?
BTW, how do you know the advertising money is still pouring in?
not the OP, but its obvious just by looking at all the banners...the ads in the insider...you name it.
I don't see the banners and I don't get the Insider. Guess that's why I don't know. Thanks.
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That is laughable! Not laughing at you but at the fact that any registered member can disable the ads, signatures, blinkies, etc.
Why would anyone want to spend money on ads on a site where people can disable them? An ads are REALLY expensive.
You can't disable the ads through the site, I use AdBlock.
There's not supposed to be any advertising in the siggy blinkies, but I've seen some subtle ones going on.
Um, maybe no one wants the job. It's a thankless task without any kind of remuneration.
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Funny how people will complain that the mods are not enforcing rules or things like that, but then, when a thread is closed or edited or moved or members are notified that their signature is not meeting the guidelines, people are complaining about it (i remember references to the "siggie police" in here). Never happy i guess!
So has anyone checked out the entries that are up so far at ScrapMatters for Design Star? So many of them really suck!! There's a couple that are ok and 1 or 2 that I think are actually good.
But right now there's only 16 entries up and I think 90+ people entered
Apparently last year 27 people quit before posting the results. I don't know about last year, but posting only happens today - so as to discourage "inspiration" from others
yeah, I went and took a peek at what entries were up so far..and there were like 12...and they were all nothing special at all. I guess I should have entered after all! altho - anonymous or not..one of them is from HollyBerry designs (I think she is at SBE?) - her "style" whatever it is in creating elements is unmistakeable.
so I looked in at the SM gallery again...and its no better. man...there is NOTHING special there at all. #64 is definitely HollyBerry ....and #39 has enough CU in it to get that contestant tossed out....good grief. They are allowed TWO CU items....and #39 has more than that. Programs due NOT come with that stuff...LOL
Little Dreamer is closing. Is this the end of digi? or just the old guard not having the pull to support their business anymore?
Closing? Or closed already. I just get errors when I click on their shoppe link.
It says they are closing on the 15th of March.
So which ones at SM do you think are any good? I think the entire palette sucks.
I agree the palette is horrible, a few of the minis are ok...........most are horrible
which SM minis did you download if any???
Funny how people will complain that the mods are not enforcing rules or things like that, but then, when a thread is closed or edited or moved or members are notified that their signature is not meeting the guidelines, people are complaining about it (i remember references to the "siggie police" in here). Never happy i guess!
February 21, 2011 5:29 AM
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This!
Little Dreamer is closing. Is this the end of digi? or just the old guard not having the pull to support their business anymore?
February 21, 2011 3:49 PM
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Big surprise, not! Why would it be the end of digi? And I've seen far more 'newer' shops closing, than the old guard. So far, only SA and LDD are the old guard shops that have closed down.
All the designers names are listed in their TOU for the competition.
11 is Shilo
45 is Kasey Krouse
21 is Tanya something, She is a SM CT member
which SM minis did you download if any???
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NONE! the only little (& I say that with a very tiny voice)glimmer of creativity is #20
I feel for the digi industry if this is the talent pool..... I can do better and Im not a designer just a humble scrapper who knows my tools ....
Pick your top 10. Who would you choose to move on in the contest?
20 is Wyld Web Designs
How many are they taking to the next round?
As of right now if I was judging my top 10 in gallery order would be:
55
61
94
21
69
20
30
11
63
64
Link for the gallery at SM? Can't find it.
http://scrapmatters.com/gallery3/showgallery.php/cat/1961
Well I really liked #39 (and no I'm not her). I liked the watercolor effect on the papers. The dandelion on the lower left looked like a bad extraction though.
I think you have to be logged in to see the gallery.
Re: #39 Wonder what her CU was. The tulip is pretty, but I think I've seen it before.
Which LDD designers would you miss if they didn't move to a new store?
Thanks for the link, but you have to be registered.
Which LDD designers would you miss if they didn't move to a new store?
February 21, 2011 6:41 PM
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None. It lost it's appeal for me a long time ago and I don't think I've been for over 12 months.
ok, downloaded #39's, cuz I had to see this stuff. its made by someone named Angela Tadema, never heard of her. The elements are HUGE - way to big...flowers are almost 3200 px square..but have 400 - 500 pixels on all sides of empty space. no jaggies or strays...but....what she has done is brush over the original floral pieces. Its rather obvious....I'm betting she will try to pass these off as "hand painted" and not CU items. That dandelion is the same way...its all brush strokes, not extracted at all. I have that same brush...and it does NOT come with the program. The leaf is 4590 pixels in length! geezus.
IMHO, no matter how good/bad that 39's stuff is - its too fantasy type for scrap matters.
How many are they taking to the next round?
As of right now if I was judging my top 10 in gallery order would be:
55
61
94
21
69
20
30
11
63
64
February 21, 2011 6:01 PM
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I agree with this list, but not in the same order. #11 is iffy for me. I'd add 26 to the list as they used the colors nicely and their mini looks nice and clean.
#39 is disgusting.
Most are beginners and I wonder why they would enter this sort of contest where the prize is a store spot at ScrapMatters. Seriously. There are other contests with prizes that would be far more useful to them and a tad more attainable.
That SM palette is very odd - but I can't put my finger on what makes it so ugly.
Here's my list of 10 in order of upload. I meant to look to see how many entries there were, but I forgot. It seems like there were a LOT.
7
22
69
37
51
45
61
81
33
73
So i could not eve come up with 10, I got 8 and a few are a stretch cuz I was shootin for 10
in order in the gallery:
73
61
21
22
7
58
70
63
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name?
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ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice.
My 10 would be (in no particular order):
61
26
52
30
11
70
63
57
79
20
You gotta give them credit though cause IMHO that palette was HORRID.I don't think I would've been able to come up with anything too pretty using it either.
wishes the SM CT/fakedesigners would quit posting here pimping that contest!
You gotta give them credit though cause IMHO that palette was HORRID.I don't think I would've been able to come up with anything too pretty using it either.
February 21, 2011 9:07 PM
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absolutely. those colors are so bad.
63 is Hummie... I actually like the kit a lot which surprised me. 20 is fantastic! Wyld Web Design's doodling is really unique.
Which LDD designers would you miss if they didn't move to a new store?
February 21, 2011 6:41 PM
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None. It lost it's appeal for me a long time ago and I don't think I've been for over 12 months.
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LMAO! Yeah wonder why they are closing? Same here. I can't even tell you who is there right now besides Michelle.
So has anyone brought up how Sahlin Studio is totally ripping off designs from paper companies? I saw a LO with one of her kits and I noticed that she made a paper that's an exact a copy of a Dear Lizzy die cut made by AC (you can see it here: http://www.americancrafts.com/images/products/full/35261_f.jpg).
She copied it down to the position of every butterfly and key! WTF?! Seriously: W! T! F?! How is she getting away with this? And making money at it too? For shame!
I looked at more of her kits and I saw several other papers that were totally ripped off versions of things Sassafrass Lass has released, so this was no one time boo boo. She's intentionally making digital knock offs and selling them. This one is in her Art & Soul kit: http://www.sassafraslass.com/image.asp?w=800&h=600&i=11365.jpg And this one is in Granny's Dresser: http://www.sassafraslass.com/image.asp?w=800&h=600&i=11312.jpg I guess no one has noticed yet because digital scrappers don't go paper shopping? Well this digital scrapbooker does!
And here I thought she was a talented designer with her own ideas. I was loving all her new non-Disney stuff! Stupid me.
Maybe report her to those paper companies. Maybe they will be quicker than Disney to react!
Yeah she has Disney issues too, doesn't she?
I can't open the Sassafrass links but I can tell you I have wondered why she is so popular for some time. She started out as a MAJOR CU user now all of her stuff is just a rip off of other designers or jumps onto the trendy bandwagon. Take a look at Kitcshy Digitals store at Jessica Sprague. KD released some of these sugar flower things then like 2 weeks later SS did.
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name?
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ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice.
February 21, 2011 8:58 PM
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Actually. No. I'm not a freebie hunter and it was after 8am. The time stamp on my OP even states it was 8:09am.
A couple of the designers were new to me, so I wanted to download a sample of their work. Which is what I thought that blog train was for... Silly me.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
I just spent the last 15 minutes combing their blog. lol
Here's a post: http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/2010/01/new-post.html First layout has the paper.
And here's another: http://sassafras.typepad.com/sassafras/2009/03/brrrrrrrrr-its-cold-outside-march-came-in-like-a-lion-gave-us-a-little-spring-teaser-and-went-back-to-lion-snow-and.html
Utterly shocking! My jaw just hit the floor...
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
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Template designers can't make any money. I'm guessing that's why she quit. Bad news is that newbie designers don't make any money either.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
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Me, too. I don't know why but I'm always forgetting about it. And I always used to go to SPD. Now I've forgotten them too. Both shops dropped off my radar when the poop hit the fan.
Template designers can't make any money. I'm guessing that's why she quit. Bad news is that newbie designers don't make any money either.
February 21, 2011 10:43 PM
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No true. But you have to be unique in the templates you design, or make them really workable. I don't even remember seeing True Blue's stuff at SBG, so, I guess that says it all for her, doesn't it?
No seriously. You don't know how many template designers I've fired because they couldn't make any money at it. And they had more unique designs then jennamy. Very few people make any money at it.
I always thought Salin was marginal, too, but that last kit - I'll Love you Forever - was gorgeous. The WA looked off in the preview, though. "I made a wish a you came true" That's what it looked like to me. Is she a native English speaker?
I've never bought any templates. here are so many people who give them away on their blogs. Also, If I see an attractive LO, instead of buying the templete, I would re-create it for myself i a few minutes. I guess if you know how to use the pen tool, you don't really need templates.
73 is jennamy82 aka Studio True Blue. She just closed her store at SBG because she was too busy after only like 3 months of selling. And now she is in a design comp?!?!
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Can she design other things than templates? To me, her colors look really off.
I always thought Salin was marginal, too, but that last kit - I'll Love you Forever - was gorgeous. The WA looked off in the preview, though. "I made a wish a you came true" That's what it looked like to me. Is she a native English speaker?
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I've heard that "quote" several times before...typically with baby layouts. And yes she is a native English Speaker
That being said, I was aware she had Disney issues, but WOW! Those are some serious copies!
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Yeah, but
I made a wish a you came true
Isn't it supposed to be
I made a wish and you came true.
I mean, it's barf, trite and over done either way.
About DesignStar contest
In my opinion, some are cute, but others are just aweful.
I prefer mini kits that can be used for scrapping. Most of the entries have one or two nice elements and papers but nothing exceptional. Here is my top-11 list
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18
20
30
45
51
53
57
61
64
69
P.S. #39 is disgusting, it reminds me of COLS! LOL!
I just downloaded a few of the ones that I thought looked promising.
51
37
69
53
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30
64
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65
Anonymous said...
So there are 6 "new" designers at 9th and Bloom today. There is a blog train. 2 of the 6 couldn't figure out how to schedule a blog post - Jennifer Fox and Secret Stash. Seriously. Must not be too excited.
And how many times is Erin (now currently known as Secret Stash) going to retire or change her design name?
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ha. so you're a freebie hunter. and irritated that you can't get your freebie at 1 in the morning. nice.
February 21, 2011 8:58 PM
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Actually. No. I'm not a freebie hunter and it was after 8am. The time stamp on my OP even states it was 8:09am.
A couple of the designers were new to me, so I wanted to download a sample of their work. Which is what I thought that blog train was for... Silly me.
One shop so far off my shopping list it's not funny.
February 21, 2011 10:33 PM
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Why is it bad to be a freebie hunter these days? I gotta tell you, many "top designers"(*) do freebie hunting every day.
(*) as considered by store owners and costumers, not by me!
Why is it bad to be a freebie hunter these days? I gotta tell you, many "top designers"(*) do freebie hunting every day.
(*) as considered by store owners and costumers, not by me!
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There's nothing wrong with being a freebie hunter - but to come and complain about it is stupid. Maybe posts were scheduled and a mishap occurred.
going back in the comments - I'm seeing stores I haven't shopped at in a long time...
has anyone shopped at tdc lately?
anything good there at all?
There's nothing wrong with being a freebie hunter - but to come and complain about it is stupid. Maybe posts were scheduled and a mishap occurred.
February 22, 2011 8:34 AM
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Coming here to complain about anything is stupid. Yet, here we all are - including you.
going back in the comments - I'm seeing stores I haven't shopped at in a long time...
has anyone shopped at tdc lately?
anything good there at all?
February 22, 2011 9:24 AM
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If you have to ask, the answer is no.
Can't you go look at TDC yourself and decide if you like anything?
I'm not the one complaining about a freebie not getting up by a certain time. Whatever.
does anyone have an email for Stacy Carlson at Gotta Pixel??? yes, I've looked all over, and the only way I can come up with is the contact forum in the store. I would rather email direct..but I can't for the life of me find anything!
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Try messaging her at Facebook
Pick your top 10. Who would you choose to move on in the contest?
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No can do...I'm not registered and I refuse to register to a site that I can't browse around first.
does anyone have an email for Stacy Carlson at Gotta Pixel??? yes, I've looked all over, and the only way I can come up with is the contact forum in the store. I would rather email direct..but I can't for the life of me find anything!
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stacy at gottapixel dot com
I think that is stacy@gottapixel.net
wow. there's no coincidence with those papers. i thought sahlin studio was really creative, too. i wonder what her store would think of those side by side comparisons.
thanks for the info for Stacy. I appreciate it!
just saw 2 posts from Scrapmatter designers saying that SM is going exclusive and they won't be staying. wonder who else is going to leave or stay.
just saw 2 posts from Scrapmatter designers saying that SM is going exclusive and they won't be staying. wonder who else is going to leave or stay
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Why would they do that!?! Weren't they a fairly successful store already? Has this ever worked for a store to change from non-exclusive to exclusive?
Well, based on their designer list, I can see where going exclusive makes sense for ScrapMatters in a lot of ways. Many of them already are exclusive and the ones who aren't will more than likely leave, but they're a big store and others will flock there happy to be exclusive.
My guesses on who they will lose:
Connie Prince
Laitha
Mye De Leon
Trixie Scraps
And the Connie/Trixie North Meets South Studios
I think the only wild cards are Creations by Rachael (Also at TDC) and Amy Stoffel (Also at GP).
I don't personally see the loss of those designers as a bad thing for SM. They're all at 100 different stores anyway. All they do is drag the store down. SM can easily find a handful of other designers to fill their shoes. Easily.
A lot of the more successful stores (not all) require their designers to be exclusive (SBG, SSD, TLP, DD, etc.). I think in the long run if SM's can keep some/most of their better designers when they go exclusive it is a good business decision, but if those designers bail on them... then I see them sinking like the Titanic.
Most of SM's better designers are already exclusive, not all of them are, but most. I think this will work out for them. This isn't exclusive with a twist.
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