I like Wendy (wendyzine scraps) but sometimes am totally baffled by some of the actions she creates. She must have a market for them or she wouldn't create them. Honestly, why do you need an action to help you stack papers?
---------------- Aren't many actions like that? (not Wendy's specifically) Sometimes I wonder if all those actions are really selling or if they are just there to fill a store and make the designer look productive.
She wouldn't be at SBG if they weren't selling. ----- I was going to say I didn't think designers would continue to produce those types of actions if they didn't sell but this is an even better point.
From what I have heard in past is that people contact Wendy for specific actions or she sees things in ISO threads asking for these specific actions. So my guess is that she is just doing what someone is asking in the first place. What might seem pointless to us might not be to a certain scrapper willing to pay the amount for the action/script.
Speaking of copyright violation, I have a question that maybe someone more versed on the subject could answer. Can you name kits directly after a movie/tv show when the kit contains items related to the movie/tv show. For instance the True Blood, Pirates Of The Carribean & Red Riding Hood kits here http://www.twilightscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_252
----------- I am the one who posted about many actions being not that useful, but notice that I stated that I was NOT refering to Wendy's actions specifically. Hers seem to be well made and at least somewhat useful, but many many others are just... well...
Speaking of copyright violation, I have a question that maybe someone more versed on the subject could answer. Can you name kits directly after a movie/tv show when the kit contains items related to the movie/tv show. For instance the True Blood, Pirates Of The Carribean & Red Riding Hood kits here http://www.twilightscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_252
June 18, 2011 12:17 PM
^^^^^^^^^ Those would actually be trademark violations.
With the exception of "Red Riding Hood". Those older fairy tales have expired copyright. --- That looks like its based off of the movie though, not sure if that matters. It's a recent movie which was more of a horror movie than a fairy tale. http://redridinghood.warnerbros.com/dvd/
Doesn't matter. They didn't offer an original title and it is based off of the original fairy tale. Only that which is original would be covered. The same goes with Beauty and the Beast. The drawings of the characters Disney created are protected but the story and title itself are not.
I like Wendy (wendyzine scraps) but sometimes am totally baffled by some of the actions she creates. She must have a market for them or she wouldn't create them. Honestly, why do you need an action to help you stack papers?
Time. It's much easier sometimes to run an action which will perform a task one does over and over and over again. I have some of Wendy's actions and as a designer the ones I bought save me time and time=money!! I even make my own actions for repetitive tasks-so much easier that way.
Not to bring up the whole "is GP high-end or mid-tier" argument again or anything, since we just got off that. But I see that Etc. by Danyale just announced she's leaving GP, a mere month or two after opening up at TDC. Apparently the grass IS greener at the higher-end shops than it is at GP.
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.)
Yes, I am posting here because everyone reads it, and yes, because it was a topic of conversation a few months back. There were a lot of designers who were so sure their old kits were wonderful because "they are still selling".
I think that any designer who has older kits in their shop should take a look at them with fresh eyes.
You are what you sell, and if you haven't gotten more proficient with your software in 15 months, then you are stagnating.
If you aren't going to email the designers you really have no right to complain. I know at least 4 designers that intentionally never read this blog. They don't like negative in their lives and feel it messes with their creativity.
I don't see the point in wasting money. I email the designers if I have a problem. I still might cross them off my list if it's bad enough but I certainly will not be quiet about low quality and unusuable kits! I don't think they deserve my hard earned money!
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.)
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Then you posting about it here was a stupid waste of all of our time. Just saying.
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.) -------------
Bully for you. I'm really not sure what the point of your post is.
Yes, I am posting here because everyone reads it, and yes, because it was a topic of conversation a few months back. There were a lot of designers who were so sure their old kits were wonderful because "they are still selling".
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A lot? I think there may have been two or three. And not everyone reads this blog, besides, if you don't name name, it's a pointless exercise. You could be referring to anyone, or no one.
The story was a horror tale until it was rewritten by the Brother's Grimm. It was scary for children. It is not copywright nor trademarked unless they add something original. But I don't see how that kit took anything directly from the movie.
Not to bring up the whole "is GP high-end or mid-tier" argument again or anything, since we just got off that. But I see that Etc. by Danyale just announced she's leaving GP, a mere month or two after opening up at TDC. Apparently the grass IS greener at the higher-end shops than it is at GP.
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TDC requires exclusive products. It could be that she just didn't have time to be making twice as many products.
TDC requires exclusive products. It could be that she just didn't have time to be making twice as many products. _____________
My point exactly. If she felt she had to choose, and chose TDC over GP, maybe FB fan numbers aren't all it's cracked up to be, to whoever felt that FB numbers were indicative of store sales/success/etc.
Um well that could be, but its not. The grass may be the same shade of green, but the people are a whole lot better to work with on the other side. I don't blame her one bit for leaving. I would have left that place a long ass time ago! having to deal with Stacy and her suck ass posse of Tracy and Connie, please. anyone who has ever worked at, or knows someone that has worked at GP knows all about those inner workings.
OMG! Some mothers are so screwed up. Why give a hard time to your baby who's not even born yet???? He will have to spell his name EVERY single time in his life!
For the newcomers to the most recent thread; I reiterate the statement I am forced to make every few months: this is a place to smack the shoddy business practices that appear all to often in this industry, to smack poor customer service and substandard product. It is not a place to denigrate someone's appearance, or worse still, make up lies about a scrapbooker who you dislike. It is not a place to smack parenting skills, weight, genetics, personal alcohol choices, spousal occupations or otherwise." ------------------------------- I love this! June 15, 2011 4:55 PM
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I thought this might be a good time to re-post this, from above. Let's move on to something that doesn't involve smacking around someone for being excited about naming her unborn baby something that the rest of us don't like the spelling of. Are we really that bored around here, lately? Sheesh. Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids (if applicable) and let's just leave this one alone, shall we?
She's made it a competition on her business blog, so perhaps that is fair game?
All these names make me shudder a bit... does it remind anybody else of web 2.0 with all the YN's? Why not step that up with Ashr or Taylr?
And yeah... my daughter is named Caitlin, and the amount of people who need clarification on how to spell it, does it have Ks or Ys? Those poor spellings ruined it for me!
I thought this might be a good time to re-post this, from above. Let's move on to something that doesn't involve smacking around someone for being excited about naming her unborn baby something that the rest of us don't like the spelling of. Are we really that bored around here, lately? Sheesh. Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids (if applicable) and let's just leave this one alone, shall we?
June 19, 2011 2:56 PM
Seriously people... are you really that bored? Who cares how a name is spelled!!! If you take a look at history... there are so many names derived from a name in another culture, with a slight spelling change. Do you think they gave a crap? If that were the case, we would all be named Dick and Jane. Life would be pretty freaking boring.
Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids ---------
I'd rather not, thank you. I was beyond depressed.
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This makes me sad for you. But it's not a reason for you to get on here and spout all your negativity and rain on someone else's parade. Who cares what anyone names their kids? They're not your kids.
OMG! Some mothers are so screwed up. Why give a hard time to your baby who's not even born yet???? He will have to spell his name EVERY single time in his life! ------------------------------------- I have a very common name and yet have to spell it all the time. You can spell mine with a hyphen, no e, capital A, all one word or as two names......my mother wasn't screwed up, she spelled mine the plainest way possible and it still gets messed up.
I always thought Bronwyn was a girls name. I've never heard it used for a boy before. ----------------------------------- me either, it's an old Welsh name and definitely goes back to a female name, whereas Rowan dates back to a male name.
Looking at the list though there is only one that is spelled "normal". It might be a hint of sorts you know - post one that makes sense and a bunch of off the wall choices...
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid.
Looking at the list though there is only one that is spelled "normal". It might be a hint of sorts you know - post one that makes sense and a bunch of off the wall choices... -----------
It's probably the one name she won't use. Her other two boys are named Kaeleb and Chaseyn
I have a very common name and yet have to spell it all the time. You can spell mine with a hyphen, no e, capital A, all one word or as two names......my mother wasn't screwed up, she spelled mine the plainest way possible and it still gets messed up. --------
That's because of the all pretentious stupid spellings of traditional names.
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid. June 19, 2011 7:06 PM
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ITA. Anyway, we are talking about miss Tiina's kids. Tiina with 2 'i'.
About the usefulness of actions (or scripts), do you think these would be that useful: http://tkoscraps.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-in-store-from-puddicat-creations-cu_20.html Isn't there a place where designers can learn what makes sense to put in a store (and maybe get a few owners on that too)? Products might have good resolution, no blur, no stray pixels, no jaggied edges but is that enough to consider a product to be "good enough to put in a store" and marketable?
Is there really a market for everything we see in stores? Do designers really create for the market or do they just upload things to their store because they can, and cross their fingers that it will sell?
Is there really a market for everything we see in stores? Do designers really create for the market or do they just upload things to their store because they can, and cross their fingers that it will sell? -----------
I think in the higher-end stores, most of what you find there is actually selling and there's a market for it (and honestly, most higher-end designers are smart enough that they don't waste their time making things that don't/won't sell). In some of the mid- or lower-end stores, though, ITA that people are just uploading random junk to fill their stores and I will bet you it doesn't ever sell. That's why you always see the random junk items on sale... always always always. Clearance prices all around, forever and ever.
I think there's always a little bit of finger crossing. Some things may sell better than others and may vary by theme and color schemes. But I think by the time they reach a great store, they have an idea of what it takes and the store owners know how to pick those designers. They aren't willing to take risks on someone who creates mediocre products that are hit and miss.
But the poser market (such as that store you posted) must make some money and has the ability to sell things a digital scrapbooker would find unappealing.
But the poser market (such as that store you posted) must make some money and has the ability to sell things a digital scrapbooker would find unappealing. --------- To who, then? Curious.
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ScrapbookMax is a digital scrapping software & has a store where designers sell kits similar to mymemories.com by Polaroid. I googled it & Michelle McCoy sells there. I hadn't heard of her either. In fact I haven't heard of the majority of the designers mentioned here over the course of the last 2000 posts.
I haven't heard of quite a few of the so called 'name' designers that come up here as selling in 'top tier' stores. I guess it's a matter of perspective.
Royanna, can someone explain? I just stumbled upon an interview at CHA done by Scrapbook Dimensions. Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless", yet she spends time at Disneyland? What the hell is the scoop on this woman?
Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless",
Senior Vice President don't typically end up homeless due to their husbands going out of work. While she may have been the Director of Marketing in the past, I highly doubt she is now - especially given she lives her life out loud on FB and never has being a senior VP of any company shown up on there.
Harsh. I don't know her either, but why so harsh? --------
She was accused of selling another designer's personal use and commercial use items without permission. In her defense, she claims she bought the items from a friend who she refuses to name (but that she properly credited the designer in her TOU!). I believe that is called piracy. That's why so harsh.
Today I found the answer to a question I had for a long time: why people keep admiring/supporting shitty designers. I am not talking about newbees, but people who digiscrap for many years, like the fans of Crafty Scraps. Today I understood that it's like literature: not all people can understand Nobelists, they just prefer what's more close to them, like a cheap, low quality pocket book.
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success? __________
1. Director of Marketing and "Senior Vice President" are 2 totally different things. 2. Never heard of that company, so honestly ANYONE could have been the Director of Marketing for some random mom-n-pop startup software company, even Royanna. 3. To whoever said that Senior VPs and/or their DH's don't become homeless: have you even been watching what's been going on w/ the economy in this country in the past 2-3 years? That shit happens all the time. It's the most successful people, w/ the most money, who can go from top to bottom the most quickly, b/c they have overburdened themselves w/ expenses and bills and stuff that nobody even needs. But once you can afford it, you get it... and once the money is gone, you can't afford it and everything gets repossessed. Happens a lot. So I could actually believe this stuff about Royanna. Not the part about her being a french chef, though. Definitely the part about her learning to "design" (as she calls it) in 3 days though...
She was accused of selling another designer's personal use and commercial use items without permission. In her defense, she claims she bought the items from a friend who she refuses to name (but that she properly credited the designer in her TOU!). I believe that is called piracy. That's why so harsh. -----
And that has what to do with being an apparent no name in a no name store? Um, exactly nothing.
Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless",
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success? ---------------
Um, it clearly says Director of Marketing, not Sr. Vice President, so, that much can't be true, can it? Which means the rest is questionable as well. Thanks for proving the OP right, even if that wasn't your intention.
A Marketing Director can be a Sr. Vice Pres. in some companies. I worked for a company that had 10 of them.
Either way, marketing director isn't too shabby of a position. I don't believe that she is lying. She has too many IRL people that know her that could read that article. Why wouldn't they call BS? I wouldn't stand for that from one of my friends. I would call that friend on such lies.
2. Never heard of that company, so honestly ANYONE could have been the Director of Marketing for some random mom-n-pop startup software company, even Royanna.
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Just because she put it up there, doesn't make it so.
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So she broke into the website and put her name in under a company that is listed to make $1 mill per year? And then created a website for the company all to scam some digital scrapbookers. That sure does make sense and doesn't sound paranoid at all!
http://www.spoke.com/info/cRNd6/AdaptSoftware
http://www.adaptcrm.com
It's a real company. I'm sure you could call and state you are doing a background check to find out if she really works there or not. That should answer your questions.
She didn't say it was "major" in the interview. The idiot who posted about the video didn't even bother to link us to it and she over exagerated much of her interpretation of what Royanna says.
Well, her store does not have 120 designers as she stated in the interview. Her new restaurant has absolutely no press anywhere - and this is very odd. Even when they are not open yet, she mentioned a summer opening and you would find something written up about its opening by now.
That interview was done in December. Its hard to imagine that she could really work full time as a Marketing Director, let alone a SVP - take care of a disabled spouse, raise two boys, travel all the time, run a huge design shop, plan and design a restaurant AND not sleep. All of this per her interview.
I found her description of the restaurant to be all over the place. Cupcakes, cafe, full menu - doesn't sound very mapped out. She may be genuine. Not feeling it though.
Six months is really not that long for everything to change. I remember seeing crap about Royanna losing her home and car sometime around April if not before. I haven't heard anything about this restaurant either. If I were a French trained chef, you better believe that I'd be working in some hoity toity restaurant and let me tell you there are a ton of them in that area. I can't even for a moment understand how you can cry poverty, "we lost our house, we don't even have a car, etc." yet you can keep going to Disneyland, Starbucks, and enjoying a life of privilege. When I don't have any money, I can't go to those places.
I don't understand how she can be homeless and at the same time play golf, open a restaurant and be a marketing director. It just makes you go hmmmm. Especially if you take into consideration she was doing a whole "I need Christmas presents for my boys" song and dance in December, when the interview took place, while supposedly working.
Was she homeless because of poverty or because of being in between homes?
I was "homeless" for a bit when we had to back out of a home purchase for structural reasons but we had already sold the home we lived in and had to move out. It took 3 weeks to find something that I wanted to buy after that.
She strikes me as a dreamer. Someone who has big ideas but lacks follow-through. Which could be the reason that we haven't seen a restaurant. But also summer isn't over! It's only June.
And she also made it sound like she no longer works in that position at the software company.
She was homeless, literally. She was crying all over the place about it and how she didn't even have a car to live in. Someone from their church ended up giving them a car. The whole thing is just so suspicious.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
If the kit itself is clearly marked personal use on the packaging or in the description and you buy it I doubt you will get a refund. If it bothers you so much PM that CTM. Otherwise just ignore them.
You are assuming they know. Think before you write.
June 22, 2011 12:00 AM
I don't believe that she is lying about that. It's a stupid thing to lie about and easy enough to get caught and fired from future jobs. All it takes is a phone call.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
Tell her once again that she is wrong if it bothers you so much. It's inmature to buy a product just to ask for a refund when you know that it isn't CU.
Tell her once again that she is wrong if it bothers you so much. It's inmature to buy a product just to ask for a refund when you know that it isn't CU. _____________
Amen. And also what happens if they won't refund you? Then you've screwed yourself out of 5 bucks (or whatever it costs), just to prove that a CTM is an idiot. Let it go.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
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If it were me, I'd just contact the designer she CT's for / is enabling, and let that designer know that she might want to school the CTM in the difference between PU and CU once again. Let it be the designer's problem. It's the designer she's representing badly.
If you want the script to allow you that much freedom to do whatever you want, isn't it just as easy to do it from scratch without a script. I can't see a script saving any time if you still need to make all those choices.
I'm betting Cassel will soon come to the rescue, though.
^^^^ Just like Wendy's action for stacked papers might not seem like such a time saver either. I didn't get Wendy's action, but if you need to choose your papers, and get the action to fit them into a preset position, it might not be saving that much time, yet, it will probably sell. And if someone asks for it, maybe others would want it too?
If you want the script to allow you that much freedom to do whatever you want, isn't it just as easy to do it from scratch without a script. I can't see a script saving any time if you still need to make all those choices.
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Sounds like this person wants to have a program that scraps for her. Where's the fun in that? ps. she forgot to mention that she also wants the action to shadow things perfectly for her
Some tools are just made to "scrap for you". Example: http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Scrap-It-8.html (and this is #8 so there are other similar actions).
I remember seeing a script, with a description that was similar to that "BRAND NEW FEATURE: the script will stop to let you choose the color of X". Well, maybe it is a brand new feature for that designer but it is old news for everyone else!
I guess everyone tries to make their product stand from the crowd. Some will be successful, others might look like idiots.
Sounds like this person wants to have a program that scraps for her. Where's the fun in that? ^^^^ Not much different than scrapping with QPs. Where's the fun in that?
Just like Wendy's action for stacked papers might not seem like such a time saver either. I didn't get Wendy's action, but if you need to choose your papers, and get the action to fit them into a preset position, it might not be saving that much time, yet, it will probably sell. And if someone asks for it, maybe others would want it too? --------
You have to load and unload the dishwasher, put all the dishes away, pre-rinse some of the dishes and scrub the pots. If you have to do so much already, why buy a dishwasher, it's not that much of a time saver.
Some tools are just made to "scrap for you". Example: http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Scrap-It-8.html (and this is #8 so there are other similar actions).
So what? ---------
I downloaded the free one and it's quite useful. It's just like a template, only in action form.
It was in reference to the stacking paper action. Someone said where's the fun in that, if it scraps for you. It doesn't 'scrap' for you, that was a stupid statement. I like templates too, they do save time, as does the stacking paper action.
Cassel is really annoying. I like Wendy's sarcasm in that thread! Cassel keeps making psp scripts out of Wendy's ideas (and other designers for that matter).
I've bought and used Cassel's scripts. Neither of them have worked right on purchase. I bought one, had a ton of problems, emailed her and had a LONG conversation with her and she did fix what was broken in the script for me. Never offered me a refund or a coupon or anything for MY time in working with her and having to TELL her what to fix - she really didn't know!!!
I decided to let it go and hope it was a one-time thing and bought another script and it also didn't work right. Now, it's not difficult to install and use scripts in PSP. It's super easy. So I know that wasn't it.
I had a programmer friend look at the second script for me and he fixed the programming for me so it actually worked.
Never again will I buy from her. Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.
I have never had a problem with any script I have purchased from Cassel. They all work fine, and if ever there was a question, i could find the answer in the instructions, or she is happy to answer in email.
Did you ask for a refund? or just to fix the script so it would work for you?
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end.
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end. ----------
Agreed. Some people just have a bee up their butt regarding Cassel.
It was in reference to the stacking paper action. Someone said where's the fun in that, if it scraps for you. It doesn't 'scrap' for you, that was a stupid statement. I like templates too, they do save time, as does the stacking paper action. -------------- It WASN'T a stupid statement; it wasn't made in reference to the actual script. Reading comprehension. I made the comment in reference to the person who started the aforementioned thread at DST, in which she asks for a script to stack papers... oh, and to give her complete control over size/positioning/etc... and oh, can it please place elements in between the papers for me, too?... and I said to myself (and posted here), something along the lines of "wow, sounds like someone wants the script to just scrap for her." Because seriously?... once we get to the point of having a script that places all your papers/elements, then really. Where's the fun in that?
You seem a little defensive about the paper stacking action. Nobody was knocking that part... just the part about turning it into a ready-made scrapping machine. Chillout.
Oh and to whoever started comparing QPs to templates? THAT was kinda a stupid comparison. They're not even remotely the same thing. Using a template allows a scrapper the freedom to create whatever she wants, with the temp as a guide, though you can move things around, delete them, etc. And you can use it with any kit, any elements, etc. You're still scrapping, and whatever you come up with is still your own. Can't say that about a QP, in which someone else has decided how everything should be arranged/shadowed/etc. Let's not compare apples to baboons.
What is the difference between someone asking a tool to do that with her supplies and a set of ready-made stacked papers with little decorative elements like were posted in other threads where someone asked for stacked papers? Would you knock out anyone asking for a QP or a premade stack of papers simply because "it looks like they want a page already scrapped"? Check those threads: http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-stacked-papers-275069/
At least, with an action or a script, the user would have options to choose other papers, colors, or elements. That would be more creative than buying a ready made stack (and I bet those stacked papers do sell too).
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end. ^^^^^^^^^^^ Plus the fact that the scripts Cassel makes only work with PSP and Wendy's Actions only work with Photoshop so what's the big deal. It's not like they work with everyone's programs. I wish that Wendy would make more actions like Cassel's scripts since I can't use Cassel's Scripts but like a lot of her ideas.
I wish that Wendy would make more actions like Cassel's scripts since I can't use Cassel's Scripts but like a lot of her ideas. ^^^^^^ And if Wendy was to make an action like one of Cassel's scripts, would anyone complain that she is "only copying another designer instead of having an idea of her own"? (or is it only the other way around?)
Would you knock out anyone asking for a QP or a premade stack of papers simply because "it looks like they want a page already scrapped"? Check those threads: -------------- Yes, since you brought it up... I would knock that. I wouldn't have given it a second thought until you forced my hand, but yes.
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
I've been on many different CTs over the past 5 years and I have never seen that happen! Not very smart because it's too easy to cut 'n paste! And very unproffesional!
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
Would like to hope not. That is very unprofessional indeed. Perhaps you should send a hint to the store owner.
I've seen it happen - and have been the subject of attack in one case. That designer lost a lot of business, a shop, and almost her entire team. Only the two people who were egging her on stayed.
And if Wendy was to make an action like one of Cassel's scripts, would anyone complain that she is "only copying another designer instead of having an idea of her own"? (or is it only the other way around?)
Designers copy each other all the time. Look at all the similar items in stores today! They were all someone's idea and now everyone and their brother makes similar stuff. It's no different in the Scrapbook stores. In fact I just bought a real product from one guy that was almost the exact same thing from another company.
Hasn't Cassel borrowed others ideas for her scripts and don't many action makers of elements make actions similiar to other action makers. It gets to the point where if you want something unique you make it yourself and if you are a designer you figure out how one wouldn't be able to copy it. ROFL
Let the design contest season start again http://www.digiscrapconnect.com/forums/index.php?/gallery/album/129-the-design-factor/ June 23, 2011 11:59 AM -------------- Oh. Finally. lol
Sarah Barber Design - WTF would I use this for? Studio Linda Renee - a blurry, gross mess Dancing Princess Designs - not my element style, but I like the colors and a few of the papers Blue Heart Scraps - very beginner... at least she spelled "you're" correctly Chris Matthis Designs - generic. Like the wave. Ronda's Scrap Bits - very beginner and awful color combo Dona Ritchie (Donakat) - element mish-mash in styles Marie H - very beginner. Hate the inked borders on the dotted papers - why bother? Scrappy Cocoa - someone who has been designing as long as she has should really have better looking stuff. Generic papers and elements and everything looks gritty. Digilicious Designs - I downloaded this because some of the elements looked cute and usable. Papers are forgettable. Shanmomto4 - basic, but crisp and the quality is decent. The texture on some of her elements is blurry. Snackpackgu - way too grungy and generic. Mandy King - the same applies here as to Scrappy Cocoa. Way too many textures, cheap looking elements, and just ugly. Foosa Moon - basic, generic, boring Kuper Doodles - way too many patterned pieces and boring, generic papers. I downloaded because the papers looked weird and sure enough, they have an odd texture and some are blurry. Digital Ink - I was shocked to see this person in a store. Just gross. Rose Thorn - mish-mash of grossness. Scraps by Mara - generic, but I do like the flower doodle. Monica Aguirre - I hate pictures on previews and I thought this preview was a LO. It's fine if you want to put a photo on there, but it should highlight the elements and papers, not hide them. Papers look yuck, but I do like the doodle flower. Wish I could see more of the sun. One of a Kind Studio - papers are cool looking, but those elements... I'd be able to use the tag and the buttons. Rebecca Myers - I don't even know where to start. It's just so bad. Milly Dee - This is really cute and different, but how the hell would I use it on a scrapbook page? papers are generic. Nana's Scraps - clearly beginner... Donna Duncombe - papers are basic, but crisp. Hate the font she used and the mish-mash of element styles. Dana's Footprint - too many textures on her papers and another mish-mash of element styles. Marni Designs - generic everything. It would have been nice to see the more unique looking flower (?) and the pineapple is cute, but wish she had used a more realistic brown instead of orange. tiggconn's scrap designs - clearly beginner. Basic everything. Farynar's Wings - I can't believe this person is in a store, either. Just gross. Just Jaimee - fun summer colors, even if done before. At least they make sense. Too much white grungy on everything for me. That stuff is too distracting on a page and the kit is full of it. Maybe a little here and there. Like the weird little buttons, but could leave everything else - especially those flowers. Would have downloaded if everything wasn't white grunged out. Christine Smith - very beginner, but at least everything isn't blurry or grungy - or shall I say "artsy" Sugar Kissed Designs - cute packaging. I didn't download, but it's one of the better looking ones.
^^^ well thank god you don't hate EVERYTHING *sarcasm*
I actually agree w/ you on many/most of the above observations, but good god! you seriously didn't find anything that didn't warrant criticism? wow. tough to please.
She might be a 'Simon', but I agree with her on most, I do like Just Jaimee's stuff, and Millie Dee always has great looking stuff for contests, altho kinda unuseable for general scrapping - her normal kits aren't that....fancy? and that Digital Ink....good god. what a mess that is. altho PDW isn't the greatest shop in the world popularity wise, I did think they had more class than to add this trash to their mix.
It's rather funny that these same people keep entering contests, claiming they enjoy the learning experience. Obviously they aren't learning a thing. Agreed on the Digital Ink and Farynar whatever submissions - total crap.
^^^^ I agree in most parts with the OP. I downloaded some of the kits, to check the quality. I only kept Milly Dee and Digilicious, and some elements from the others, but I am sure I will delete them some day soon (don't start with the credits thing, because I don't post LOs online so I don't need to remember from whom each botton is!)
that Digital Ink....good god. what a mess that is. altho PDW isn't the greatest shop in the world popularity wise, I did think they had more class than to add this trash to their mix.
June 23, 2011 2:39 PM
Taking one look at the front of PDW shows that they've lost all class that they may of every had. Everything is Digital Ink... it appears she's taken over their dead shop, ... looks like maybe only two other designers there ever design anything. They better run other shops before it gets worse and she swallows them all whole.
https://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=6082 ^^ You'd have to be a fool to purchase that!
I loved Simon, he was my favorite judge because he was honest instead of sugar coating everything. I agree completely with the OP. I didn't download anything and would have gotten Just Jaimee's if it wasn't covered in white, that was overkill.
I like the textured grungy look and will probably download both Mandy King's and Just Jaimee's minis. Everyone has different tastes.
Based on previews I plan to download the following so far: Milly Dee Just Jaimee Mandy King One of a Kind Designs Binty Designs
Some of the others look nice based on the previews, however they are either not my style or too girly. Many are very beginnerish, but everyone has to start somewhere and a design contest seems to be a good place to learn things.
I'm Simon (the OP) and I had to come back to see if there were more entries.
Binty Designs - someone needs to show her what perspective is and how to use it. That flower on the right, and the leaves, are just horrid. I do like that she put in white with the bright colors, though. At least she got the neutral memo I sent out...
Love my new nickname. I am a total Simon IRL, too. It is what it is.
You seem a little defensive about the paper stacking action. Nobody was knocking that part... just the part about turning it into a ready-made scrapping machine. Chillout.
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really? Me, defensive? Did you read your post? Follow your own advice.
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well. ---------------
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well. June 23, 2011 11:27 AM
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I'm a designer and I used to be in a store where the OWNER herself was bad-mouthing other designers, other stores and customers all the time. Every time she received a complaint from a customer, she told us in our private forum, how stupid she thought the customers were. Professional, isn't it?! I left!
Christine Smith - very beginner, but at least everything isn't blurry or grungy - or shall I say "artsy" --------
Wow. I thought it was another Christine Smith. Considering how long she's been around this is just awful, not up to her usual standard at all! Her earlier stuff is better than this.
Not bashing Simon here, but I do have a question ... you refer to a few of the minis as a 'mish mash of elements' and I'm wondering what you mean by this. I think it's OK to have, for example, some doodles with some paper lowers and some real ribbons ... in fact, I'd prefer that to all doodles. When everything is done the same, you get a kit like Just Jaimee where it's boring and you need something to break up all the same-ness.
The Donna Ducomb kit I don't thin is mish-mash at all ... and no, I'm not her. I like the assortment.
I'm curious what you think is a good mix of elements that is neither boring nor mish-mash?
Not the Simon OP, but I agree on her mish mash statement.
Donna's kit is a mish mash. If you look at the kit by Dancing Princess, she has a mix of real elements and doodles and they work, Donna's simply don't worth together. Consdering how long she's been designing, I'm surprised.
Well, then, if you don't like Donna's or Dancing Princess's - how 'bout you give yourself a thrill and download that LOVELY entry from Digital Ink and the farynar person - - but then, that would open up another bunch of comments on that crap, LOL! *just kidding*
I guess it's taste then because I think Donna's kit works ... its mostly paper elements with some strings and paper flowers. ----
Maybe it's the doodled sun, if it had been a different one, it would look better. It's such a geometric shape compared to the other shapes of the elements. That's why I think it doesn't work. There's no flow.
The doodled sun doesn't work because it is the only yellow element.
If it were smaller and a color matching the rest of the kit it would probably work well. Although I do not like the font used either. It seemed stretched in an odd way.
I'm entered in the contest myself. I may have to stop reading here until it's over though.
I think I'm starting to understand .. the other shapes are what the things would actually be ... the sun is whimsical ... so even though they are all paper elements they don't match. Am I getting it right? (color aside)
I think I'm starting to understand .. the other shapes are what the things would actually be ... the sun is whimsical ... so even though they are all paper elements they don't match. Am I getting it right? (color aside) -------
Yeah, pretty much. Better description than mine anyway.
So I just looked at the DigiscrapConnect forum. There are 114 'racers' - - and alot more crap to come. What cracked me up is that both Studio Demo and Tiffany Dazzle are entered.
I'm excited to see Happy Tits and her alter ego (well, one at least) in the contest.
As for Donna Duncome's kit, what makes it a mish mash (to me) is the black outlined doodle, the other non-outlined doodle type elements in different styles (the sun is definitely too whimsical compared to the other elements), the VERY real looking flowers that do not flow with anything else (the color of them is even stark against the calmer color palette), then there is metal and string and those words!
I, too, don't mind a few "real" elements mixed with doodles. But, the "real" elements need to make sense (ribbons, buttons, properly used paper, fabric flowers). I think SuzyQ and Captivated Visions do a great job of mixing real and doodled elements. Suzy uses many more doodles than Captivated Visions, but they both choose their "real" elements wisely. And their doodles are all the same style!
Well, I'm in the contest and my kit was trashed here, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt as I've had 179 downloads since I put it up yesterday. -------
So? That doesn't mean a thing. Just because they downloaded it, doesn't mean they liked it or kept it. Some people just download all freebies in contests and then go through them and delete the stuff they don't want.
I, too, don't mind a few "real" elements mixed with doodles. But, the "real" elements need to make sense (ribbons, buttons, properly used paper, fabric flowers). ----------------
agreed, basically, the elements look like they were thrown together without any real consideration to keeping to the same "feel" of everything else. Just make sure EVERYTHING coordinates, you don't want even just one thing sticking out like a sore thumb.
Many are very beginnerish, but everyone has to start somewhere and a design contest seems to be a good place to learn things.
June 23, 2011 5:10 PM
Nope, the right place to start is YouTube and then you can start selling at a store! http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-designer-school-280461/index2.html LMAO!
Nope, the right place to start is YouTube and then you can start selling at a store! http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-designer-school-280461/index2.html LMAO!
Not sure why you are laughing at this. There are many good tutorials out on the internet and yes even YouTube. One shouldn't have to necessarily pay for classes at scrapstores. hmmm wonder how the ones offering all these classes learned to design in the first place. They sure weren't all graphic design majors.
ROFL! I guess if YouTube is good enough for Scott Kelby and crew from NAPP then it should be good enough for even a new designer to better learn their program if they are designing in CS. So you might want to rethink your comment of designers and YouTube!! It's not all stupid stuff being shown there.
Exactly, sounds like someone paid Jessica Sprague's absorbent fees and is jealous of people who have a brain and know how to use google to find free design tutorials and are still much better than you.
Most of those classes look awful... those designers themselves aren't very good. So who would you rather learn from, some random designer with crap products... or free tutorials from a graphic designer who has designed for large clients like Nike?
I am the OP about YouTube and digistores. I was not laughing at YT, sure there many tuts for free all over the internet. The poster at DST believes that the next step is selling! Not even offering freebies and see how it goes! That was my point.
I am the OP about YouTube and digistores. I was not laughing at YT, sure there many tuts for free all over the internet. The poster at DST believes that the next step is selling! Not even offering freebies and see how it goes! That was my point.
June 24, 2011 10:25 AM
There's always going to be people like that, and with all these new crap stores popping up, they wont have a problem getting into one. I'm sure Plain Digital Wrapper will even want them, anyone is probably better than Digital Ink.
wow that's surprising, my guess is going to be 9th & Bloom .....
2 new Designers going to Scrap Orchard ... is Chelle moving there? Who is your guess? _________________
Seems to me over the past year or so that Chelle is almost like the flagship designer @ Scrapmatters, and she has (I think) a huge following of customers who will buy almost anything she releases. I am shocked she's leaving that (unless things aren't as rosy as would appear to the outside eye?). I can't imagine she'd make a lateral move, though, unless she's having a problem w/ management @ SM. 9th & Bloom is a lateral move, at best, b/c it's such a new store. Too risky, IMO, to do that. SO is a better option, as it might increase her fan base by adding new SO customers. But has she even guested there? I'm surprised someone like her would leave a good thing and go to something that's not tested/tried yet. I do think SO would maybe be better in the long run, but if she doesn't KNOW that yet, then hmm.
Another option is she's moving to a store w/ a much bigger customer base, like 2Ps. Their stuff sells even when they're not marketing/trying.
Chelle's Creations is suddenly leaving SM. Going somewhere new, but doesn't say where. This might be fun to discuss...
^^^^^^ You think she got sick of the same old, same old crappy products coming out week after week at SM and figured she'd do better at a different store?
Seems to me over the past year or so that Chelle is almost like the flagship designer @ Scrapmatters, and she has (I think) a huge following of customers who will buy almost anything she releases. I am shocked she's leaving that (unless things aren't as rosy as would appear to the outside eye?). I can't imagine she'd make a lateral move, though, unless she's having a problem w/ management @ SM. 9th & Bloom is a lateral move, at best, b/c it's such a new store. Too risky, IMO, to do that. SO is a better option, as it might increase her fan base by adding new SO customers. But has she even guested there? I'm surprised someone like her would leave a good thing and go to something that's not tested/tried yet. I do think SO would maybe be better in the long run, but if she doesn't KNOW that yet, then hmm.
Another option is she's moving to a store w/ a much bigger customer base, like 2Ps. Their stuff sells even when they're not marketing/trying.
^^^^ Or she is leaving SM to go to another store where she doesnt have to be exclusive allowing her to get in more stores and become like Connie, all over the market, making more money in the longrun.
You don't make more money being non-exclusive. You just waste time uploading to a million stores and make the same amount.
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I disagree. Maybe if the person whores themselves out like Lathia Designs, but if they keep it under three shops, no. Some customers just follow shops over the designer, and in that case being at more than one shop benefits the designer because of the different shops' customer bases. Depending on the shop, it could be a small increase or double the amount the designer makes.
^^ Have you tried selling both exclusively for a good shop and selling at multiple stores at one time? Your theory hasn't proven true for me. I actually make more selling exclusively than I made selling in 3 shops at once.
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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I'd want to know if my older designs had problems too. But I certainly wouldn't want you to tell me here of all places!
I like Wendy (wendyzine scraps) but sometimes am totally baffled by some of the actions she creates. She must have a market for them or she wouldn't create them. Honestly, why do you need an action to help you stack papers?
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Paper-Stacker-PRO.html
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Aren't many actions like that? (not Wendy's specifically) Sometimes I wonder if all those actions are really selling or if they are just there to fill a store and make the designer look productive.
She wouldn't be at SBG if they weren't selling.
She wouldn't be at SBG if they weren't selling.
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I was going to say I didn't think designers would continue to produce those types of actions if they didn't sell but this is an even better point.
From what I have heard in past is that people contact Wendy for specific actions or she sees things in ISO threads asking for these specific actions. So my guess is that she is just doing what someone is asking in the first place. What might seem pointless to us might not be to a certain scrapper willing to pay the amount for the action/script.
Speaking of copyright violation, I have a question that maybe someone more versed on the subject could answer. Can you name kits directly after a movie/tv show when the kit contains items related to the movie/tv show. For instance the True Blood, Pirates Of The Carribean & Red Riding Hood kits here http://www.twilightscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_252
She wouldn't be at SBG if they weren't selling.
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I am the one who posted about many actions being not that useful, but notice that I stated that I was NOT refering to Wendy's actions specifically. Hers seem to be well made and at least somewhat useful, but many many others are just... well...
Speaking of copyright violation, I have a question that maybe someone more versed on the subject could answer. Can you name kits directly after a movie/tv show when the kit contains items related to the movie/tv show. For instance the True Blood, Pirates Of The Carribean & Red Riding Hood kits here http://www.twilightscraps.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_252
June 18, 2011 12:17 PM
^^^^^^^^^
Those would actually be trademark violations.
With the exception of "Red Riding Hood". Those older fairy tales have expired copyright.
With the exception of "Red Riding Hood". Those older fairy tales have expired copyright.
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That looks like its based off of the movie though, not sure if that matters. It's a recent movie which was more of a horror movie than a fairy tale. http://redridinghood.warnerbros.com/dvd/
Doesn't matter. They didn't offer an original title and it is based off of the original fairy tale. Only that which is original would be covered. The same goes with Beauty and the Beast. The drawings of the characters Disney created are protected but the story and title itself are not.
I like Wendy (wendyzine scraps) but sometimes am totally baffled by some of the actions she creates. She must have a market for them or she wouldn't create them. Honestly, why do you need an action to help you stack papers?
Time. It's much easier sometimes to run an action which will perform a task one does over and over and over again. I have some of Wendy's actions and as a designer the ones I bought save me time and time=money!! I even make my own actions for repetitive tasks-so much easier that way.
Honestly, why do you need an action to help you stack papers?
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Paper-Stacker-PRO.html
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Ease, so you don't have to start from scratch every single time.
Not to bring up the whole "is GP high-end or mid-tier" argument again or anything, since we just got off that. But I see that Etc. by Danyale just announced she's leaving GP, a mere month or two after opening up at TDC. Apparently the grass IS greener at the higher-end shops than it is at GP.
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.)
Yes, I am posting here because everyone reads it, and yes, because it was a topic of conversation a few months back. There were a lot of designers who were so sure their old kits were wonderful because "they are still selling".
I think that any designer who has older kits in their shop should take a look at them with fresh eyes.
You are what you sell, and if you haven't gotten more proficient with your software in 15 months, then you are stagnating.
If you aren't going to email the designers you really have no right to complain. I know at least 4 designers that intentionally never read this blog. They don't like negative in their lives and feel it messes with their creativity.
I don't see the point in wasting money. I email the designers if I have a problem. I still might cross them off my list if it's bad enough but I certainly will not be quiet about low quality and unusuable kits! I don't think they deserve my hard earned money!
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.)
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Then you posting about it here was a stupid waste of all of our time. Just saying.
No, I am not naming names; I am not complaining to the designers. Yes, I am crossing them off quietly (but as it happens, there are a lot of new designers I like to take their places.)
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Bully for you. I'm really not sure what the point of your post is.
Yes, I am posting here because everyone reads it, and yes, because it was a topic of conversation a few months back. There were a lot of designers who were so sure their old kits were wonderful because "they are still selling".
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A lot? I think there may have been two or three. And not everyone reads this blog, besides, if you don't name name, it's a pointless exercise. You could be referring to anyone, or no one.
was more of a horror movie than a fairy tale.
The story was a horror tale until it was rewritten by the Brother's Grimm. It was scary for children. It is not copywright nor trademarked unless they add something original. But I don't see how that kit took anything directly from the movie.
*copyright (bwahaha! too early in the morning!)
Not to bring up the whole "is GP high-end or mid-tier" argument again or anything, since we just got off that. But I see that Etc. by Danyale just announced she's leaving GP, a mere month or two after opening up at TDC. Apparently the grass IS greener at the higher-end shops than it is at GP.
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TDC requires exclusive products. It could be that she just didn't have time to be making twice as many products.
TDC requires exclusive products. It could be that she just didn't have time to be making twice as many products.
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My point exactly. If she felt she had to choose, and chose TDC over GP, maybe FB fan numbers aren't all it's cracked up to be, to whoever felt that FB numbers were indicative of store sales/success/etc.
Um well that could be, but its not.
The grass may be the same shade of green, but the people are a whole lot better to work with on the other side.
I don't blame her one bit for leaving. I would have left that place a long ass time ago! having to deal with Stacy and her suck ass posse of Tracy and Connie, please.
anyone who has ever worked at, or knows someone that has worked at GP knows all about those inner workings.
Talk about horribly tacky name spellings. I'm all for being different and the names themselves are ok but the spelling for most of those... horrible.
http://misstiina.com/blog/its-a-boy-guess-his-name-and-win/
OMG! Some mothers are so screwed up. Why give a hard time to your baby who's not even born yet???? He will have to spell his name EVERY single time in his life!
For the newcomers to the most recent thread; I reiterate the statement I am forced to make every few months: this is a place to smack the shoddy business practices that appear all to often in this industry, to smack poor customer service and substandard product. It is not a place to denigrate someone's appearance, or worse still, make up lies about a scrapbooker who you dislike. It is not a place to smack parenting skills, weight, genetics, personal alcohol choices, spousal occupations or otherwise."
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I love this!
June 15, 2011 4:55 PM
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I thought this might be a good time to re-post this, from above. Let's move on to something that doesn't involve smacking around someone for being excited about naming her unborn baby something that the rest of us don't like the spelling of. Are we really that bored around here, lately? Sheesh. Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids (if applicable) and let's just leave this one alone, shall we?
She's made it a competition on her business blog, so perhaps that is fair game?
All these names make me shudder a bit... does it remind anybody else of web 2.0 with all the YN's? Why not step that up with Ashr or Taylr?
And yeah... my daughter is named Caitlin, and the amount of people who need clarification on how to spell it, does it have Ks or Ys? Those poor spellings ruined it for me!
I thought this might be a good time to re-post this, from above. Let's move on to something that doesn't involve smacking around someone for being excited about naming her unborn baby something that the rest of us don't like the spelling of. Are we really that bored around here, lately? Sheesh. Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids (if applicable) and let's just leave this one alone, shall we?
June 19, 2011 2:56 PM
Seriously people... are you really that bored? Who cares how a name is spelled!!! If you take a look at history... there are so many names derived from a name in another culture, with a slight spelling change. Do you think they gave a crap? If that were the case, we would all be named Dick and Jane. Life would be pretty freaking boring.
Can we get back to some useless digiscrap drama?
The kid is going to care how the name is spelled.
Besides, if she's having a boy, why have Caidence Brownyn in there as a choice.
She's made it a competition on her business blog, so perhaps that is fair game?
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Yes, it's fair game for that reason alone.
I always thought Bronwyn was a girls name. I've never heard it used for a boy before.
Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids
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I'd rather not, thank you. I was beyond depressed.
Think back to how you felt when you were preggers w/ your kids
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I'd rather not, thank you. I was beyond depressed.
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This makes me sad for you. But it's not a reason for you to get on here and spout all your negativity and rain on someone else's parade. Who cares what anyone names their kids? They're not your kids.
Who is spouting? Not me, I never said anything, thank you very much.
Why are you sad for me?
I'm sad for you for assuming.
OMG! Some mothers are so screwed up. Why give a hard time to your baby who's not even born yet???? He will have to spell his name EVERY single time in his life!
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I have a very common name and yet have to spell it all the time. You can spell mine with a hyphen, no e, capital A, all one word or as two names......my mother wasn't screwed up, she spelled mine the plainest way possible and it still gets messed up.
I always thought Bronwyn was a girls name. I've never heard it used for a boy before.
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me either, it's an old Welsh name and definitely goes back to a female name, whereas Rowan dates back to a male name.
Looking at the list though there is only one that is spelled "normal". It might be a hint of sorts you know - post one that makes sense and a bunch of off the wall choices...
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid.
Looking at the list though there is only one that is spelled "normal". It might be a hint of sorts you know - post one that makes sense and a bunch of off the wall choices...
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It's probably the one name she won't use. Her other two boys are named Kaeleb and Chaseyn
6.33 - is it Joanne? And did I spell it your way? :)
Chaseyn? Really?
I have a very common name and yet have to spell it all the time. You can spell mine with a hyphen, no e, capital A, all one word or as two names......my mother wasn't screwed up, she spelled mine the plainest way possible and it still gets messed up.
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That's because of the all pretentious stupid spellings of traditional names.
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid.
June 19, 2011 7:06 PM
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ITA. Anyway, we are talking about miss Tiina's kids. Tiina with 2 'i'.
About the usefulness of actions (or scripts), do you think these would be that useful:
http://tkoscraps.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-in-store-from-puddicat-creations-cu_20.html
Isn't there a place where designers can learn what makes sense to put in a store (and maybe get a few owners on that too)? Products might have good resolution, no blur, no stray pixels, no jaggied edges but is that enough to consider a product to be "good enough to put in a store" and marketable?
I personally don't care for that and don't understand how any item on that blog sells. But there must be a market for it, I'm just not in that market.
You will never see something like that in a higher end store because they have learned what sells and have an eye for the good stuff.
Is there really a market for everything we see in stores? Do designers really create for the market or do they just upload things to their store because they can, and cross their fingers that it will sell?
Is there really a market for everything we see in stores? Do designers really create for the market or do they just upload things to their store because they can, and cross their fingers that it will sell?
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I think in the higher-end stores, most of what you find there is actually selling and there's a market for it (and honestly, most higher-end designers are smart enough that they don't waste their time making things that don't/won't sell). In some of the mid- or lower-end stores, though, ITA that people are just uploading random junk to fill their stores and I will bet you it doesn't ever sell. That's why you always see the random junk items on sale... always always always. Clearance prices all around, forever and ever.
I think there's always a little bit of finger crossing. Some things may sell better than others and may vary by theme and color schemes. But I think by the time they reach a great store, they have an idea of what it takes and the store owners know how to pick those designers. They aren't willing to take risks on someone who creates mediocre products that are hit and miss.
But the poser market (such as that store you posted) must make some money and has the ability to sell things a digital scrapbooker would find unappealing.
But the poser market (such as that store you posted) must make some money and has the ability to sell things a digital scrapbooker would find unappealing.
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To who, then? Curious.
6.33 - is it Joanne? And did I spell it your way? :)
June 19, 2011 7:57 PM
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no it's Leeanne :) I do have an aunt named Joanne and she goes through the same thing.
Having a pretentious spelling of an ordinary name is completely pointless. Either give the kid a pretentious name, or not, but don't mess with the spelling, it just makes you look stupid.
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amen, sister.
What happened here??
http://www.hunnybeedesign.com/blog/2011/06/re-the-more-piracy-issue/#respond
I missed the first post - does anyone know the story?
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Don't know anything, but who the heck is this "reputable" designer Michelle McCoy?
I googled her and it says she's Crafty Scraps. It seems she sells at some store called Scrapbook Max. Another nobody in a noname store.
ScrapbookMax is a digital scrapping software & has a store where designers sell kits similar to mymemories.com by Polaroid. I googled it & Michelle McCoy sells there.
I hadn't heard of her either. In fact I haven't heard of the majority of the designers mentioned here over the course of the last 2000 posts.
Another nobody in a noname store.'------
Harsh. I don't know her either, but why so harsh?
I haven't heard of quite a few of the so called 'name' designers that come up here as selling in 'top tier' stores. I guess it's a matter of perspective.
Royanna, can someone explain? I just stumbled upon an interview at CHA done by Scrapbook Dimensions. Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless", yet she spends time at Disneyland? What the hell is the scoop on this woman?
I forgot to add, she taught herself to design in three days? Really?
What the hell is the scoop on this woman?
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She loves to tell stories.
Royanna, Amanda Dykan, and Alyssa just need to team up and become BFFs. They're perfect for eachother.
LOL
Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless",
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http://www.spoke.com/info/p2OLIeD/RoyannaFritschmann
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success?
Senior Vice President don't typically end up homeless due to their husbands going out of work. While she may have been the Director of Marketing in the past, I highly doubt she is now - especially given she lives her life out loud on FB and never has being a senior VP of any company shown up on there.
Harsh. I don't know her either, but why so harsh?
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She was accused of selling another designer's personal use and commercial use items without permission. In her defense, she claims she bought the items from a friend who she refuses to name (but that she properly credited the designer in her TOU!). I believe that is called piracy. That's why so harsh.
Today I found the answer to a question I had for a long time: why people keep admiring/supporting shitty designers. I am not talking about newbees, but people who digiscrap for many years, like the fans of Crafty Scraps. Today I understood that it's like literature: not all people can understand Nobelists, they just prefer what's more close to them, like a cheap, low quality pocket book.
http://www.spoke.com/info/p2OLIeD/RoyannaFritschmann
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success?
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1. Director of Marketing and "Senior Vice President" are 2 totally different things.
2. Never heard of that company, so honestly ANYONE could have been the Director of Marketing for some random mom-n-pop startup software company, even Royanna.
3. To whoever said that Senior VPs and/or their DH's don't become homeless: have you even been watching what's been going on w/ the economy in this country in the past 2-3 years? That shit happens all the time. It's the most successful people, w/ the most money, who can go from top to bottom the most quickly, b/c they have overburdened themselves w/ expenses and bills and stuff that nobody even needs. But once you can afford it, you get it... and once the money is gone, you can't afford it and everything gets repossessed. Happens a lot. So I could actually believe this stuff about Royanna. Not the part about her being a french chef, though. Definitely the part about her learning to "design" (as she calls it) in 3 days though...
http://www.spoke.com/info/p2OLIeD/RoyannaFritschmann
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success?
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Just because she put it up there, doesn't make it so.
She was accused of selling another designer's personal use and commercial use items without permission. In her defense, she claims she bought the items from a friend who she refuses to name (but that she properly credited the designer in her TOU!). I believe that is called piracy. That's why so harsh.
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And that has what to do with being an apparent no name in a no name store? Um, exactly nothing.
Not the part about her being a french chef, though.
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Why not? It's not that hard. I could go on a cooking course in French cuisine and also be a French trained chef.
Royanna claims to have been a Sr. Vice President of a major software company, is a French trained chef, is opening a restaurant in Laguna Beach, etc., etc. Does anyone else call bullshit to this? Didn't she recently become "homeless",
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http://www.spoke.com/info/p2OLIeD/RoyannaFritschmann
That much must be true. I know you can't stand for her to be successful. Maybe if you stop stalking her you can focus on your own success?
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Um, it clearly says Director of Marketing, not Sr. Vice President, so, that much can't be true, can it? Which means the rest is questionable as well. Thanks for proving the OP right, even if that wasn't your intention.
A Marketing Director can be a Sr. Vice Pres. in some companies. I worked for a company that had 10 of them.
Either way, marketing director isn't too shabby of a position. I don't believe that she is lying. She has too many IRL people that know her that could read that article. Why wouldn't they call BS? I wouldn't stand for that from one of my friends. I would call that friend on such lies.
here's the interview where she says she was Sr. VP in Marketing:
http://scrapbookdimensions.com/online/interview-with-royanna-of-divine-digital-and-a-free-kit/
I can't read the article without registering?
The OP didn't mention marketing in her post and that interview was in December 2010, it's now June 2011, a lot of things could have changed.
I looked up ADAPT Software, I wouldn't call them a 'major' company.
2. Never heard of that company, so honestly ANYONE could have been the Director of Marketing for some random mom-n-pop startup software company, even Royanna.
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Just because she put it up there, doesn't make it so.
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So she broke into the website and put her name in under a company that is listed to make $1 mill per year? And then created a website for the company all to scam some digital scrapbookers. That sure does make sense and doesn't sound paranoid at all!
http://www.spoke.com/info/cRNd6/AdaptSoftware
http://www.adaptcrm.com
It's a real company. I'm sure you could call and state you are doing a background check to find out if she really works there or not. That should answer your questions.
I can't read the article without registering?
It's a video. I didn't have to register to view it.
She didn't say it was "major" in the interview. The idiot who posted about the video didn't even bother to link us to it and she over exagerated much of her interpretation of what Royanna says.
Well, her store does not have 120 designers as she stated in the interview. Her new restaurant has absolutely no press anywhere - and this is very odd. Even when they are not open yet, she mentioned a summer opening and you would find something written up about its opening by now.
That interview was done in December. Its hard to imagine that she could really work full time as a Marketing Director, let alone a SVP - take care of a disabled spouse, raise two boys, travel all the time, run a huge design shop, plan and design a restaurant AND not sleep. All of this per her interview.
I found her description of the restaurant to be all over the place. Cupcakes, cafe, full menu - doesn't sound very mapped out.
She may be genuine. Not feeling it though.
That sure does make sense and doesn't sound paranoid at all!
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You need to look up the definition of paranoid, for real.
She may be genuine. Not feeling it though.
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Agreed. I would think that someone who regularly played golf and spent time on the beach with two boys, would be in better shape.
Six months is really not that long for everything to change. I remember seeing crap about Royanna losing her home and car sometime around April if not before. I haven't heard anything about this restaurant either. If I were a French trained chef, you better believe that I'd be working in some hoity toity restaurant and let me tell you there are a ton of them in that area. I can't even for a moment understand how you can cry poverty, "we lost our house, we don't even have a car, etc." yet you can keep going to Disneyland, Starbucks, and enjoying a life of privilege. When I don't have any money, I can't go to those places.
I don't understand how she can be homeless and at the same time play golf, open a restaurant and be a marketing director. It just makes you go hmmmm. Especially if you take into consideration she was doing a whole "I need Christmas presents for my boys" song and dance in December, when the interview took place, while supposedly working.
Was she homeless because of poverty or because of being in between homes?
I was "homeless" for a bit when we had to back out of a home purchase for structural reasons but we had already sold the home we lived in and had to move out. It took 3 weeks to find something that I wanted to buy after that.
She strikes me as a dreamer. Someone who has big ideas but lacks follow-through. Which could be the reason that we haven't seen a restaurant. But also summer isn't over! It's only June.
And she also made it sound like she no longer works in that position at the software company.
She was homeless, literally. She was crying all over the place about it and how she didn't even have a car to live in. Someone from their church ended up giving them a car. The whole thing is just so suspicious.
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This! Royanna, more than once, boohooed all over the place about how her family was living in a car. It seems to be an annual event.
So she broke into the website and put her name in under a company
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You don't have to break into that website. You just join up and put your name down, like LinkedIn. Sheesh.
http://www.adaptcrm.com
It's a real company.
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I'm not going to put my faith in a software company that can't be bothered updating their website since 2004! Not very good marketing.
You don't have to break into that website. You just join up and put your name down, like LinkedIn. Sheesh.
June 21, 2011 11:28 PM
and the company would be ok with someone just signing up as an employee? uh-huh, right.
You want to know for sure, call the company.
How does she get away with it when someone who knows her in real life watches the video?
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You are assuming she tells everyone she knows the same thing. It's dead easy to keep secrets from family and friends.
and the company would be ok with someone just signing up as an employee? uh-huh, right.
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You are assuming they know. Think before you write.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
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Tell her to fuck off?
Anonymous said...
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Tell her to fuck off?
June 22, 2011 6:56 AM
For her, that's a wish, not an insult!
If the kit itself is clearly marked personal use on the packaging or in the description and you buy it I doubt you will get a refund. If it bothers you so much PM that CTM. Otherwise just ignore them.
You are assuming they know. Think before you write.
June 22, 2011 12:00 AM
I don't believe that she is lying about that. It's a stupid thing to lie about and easy enough to get caught and fired from future jobs. All it takes is a phone call.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
Tell her once again that she is wrong if it bothers you so much. It's inmature to buy a product just to ask for a refund when you know that it isn't CU.
Tell her once again that she is wrong if it bothers you so much. It's inmature to buy a product just to ask for a refund when you know that it isn't CU.
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Amen. And also what happens if they won't refund you? Then you've screwed yourself out of 5 bucks (or whatever it costs), just to prove that a CTM is an idiot. Let it go.
There is a CTM that posts all PU kits at the ISO CU items threads. What would you do? Tell her once again that she is wrong, or buy the kit and ask for a refund from the designer because her CTM misled you?
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If it were me, I'd just contact the designer she CT's for / is enabling, and let that designer know that she might want to school the CTM in the difference between PU and CU once again. Let it be the designer's problem. It's the designer she's representing badly.
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/psp-script-stacked-papers-280659/
If you want the script to allow you that much freedom to do whatever you want, isn't it just as easy to do it from scratch without a script. I can't see a script saving any time if you still need to make all those choices.
I'm betting Cassel will soon come to the rescue, though.
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Just like Wendy's action for stacked papers might not seem like such a time saver either. I didn't get Wendy's action, but if you need to choose your papers, and get the action to fit them into a preset position, it might not be saving that much time, yet, it will probably sell. And if someone asks for it, maybe others would want it too?
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/psp-script-stacked-papers-280659/
If you want the script to allow you that much freedom to do whatever you want, isn't it just as easy to do it from scratch without a script. I can't see a script saving any time if you still need to make all those choices.
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Sounds like this person wants to have a program that scraps for her. Where's the fun in that?
ps. she forgot to mention that she also wants the action to shadow things perfectly for her
Some tools are just made to "scrap for you". Example:
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Scrap-It-8.html
(and this is #8 so there are other similar actions).
So what?
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Don't love how those actions are advertised as REVOLUTIONARY though.
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Just marketing I guess.
I remember seeing a script, with a description that was similar to that "BRAND NEW FEATURE: the script will stop to let you choose the color of X". Well, maybe it is a brand new feature for that designer but it is old news for everyone else!
I guess everyone tries to make their product stand from the crowd. Some will be successful, others might look like idiots.
Sounds like this person wants to have a program that scraps for her. Where's the fun in that?
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Not much different than scrapping with QPs. Where's the fun in that?
Not much different than scrapping with QPs. Where's the fun in that?
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There IS not fun in scrapping w/ QPs. I hate QPs. ;-)
Using QP's is NOT scrapping.
Just like Wendy's action for stacked papers might not seem like such a time saver either. I didn't get Wendy's action, but if you need to choose your papers, and get the action to fit them into a preset position, it might not be saving that much time, yet, it will probably sell. And if someone asks for it, maybe others would want it too?
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You have to load and unload the dishwasher, put all the dishes away, pre-rinse some of the dishes and scrub the pots. If you have to do so much already, why buy a dishwasher, it's not that much of a time saver.
That's a generic you, not a specific you.
Sounds like this person wants to have a program that scraps for her. Where's the fun in that?
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Where's the fun in templates?
Some tools are just made to "scrap for you". Example:
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/ACTION-Scrap-It-8.html
(and this is #8 so there are other similar actions).
So what?
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I downloaded the free one and it's quite useful. It's just like a template, only in action form.
Where's the fun in templates?
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I really like templates. I don't buy them, just take the freebies I get, but they save me some time.
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It was in reference to the stacking paper action. Someone said where's the fun in that, if it scraps for you. It doesn't 'scrap' for you, that was a stupid statement. I like templates too, they do save time, as does the stacking paper action.
I'm betting Cassel will soon come to the rescue, though.
June 22, 2011 9:20 AM
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hahahahaha
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/psp-script-stacked-papers-280659/
Cassel is really annoying. I like Wendy's sarcasm in that thread! Cassel keeps making psp scripts out of Wendy's ideas (and other designers for that matter).
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So? She's making PSP scripts, not actions. It's not like she's taking away sales from the action makers.
I've bought and used Cassel's scripts. Neither of them have worked right on purchase. I bought one, had a ton of problems, emailed her and had a LONG conversation with her and she did fix what was broken in the script for me. Never offered me a refund or a coupon or anything for MY time in working with her and having to TELL her what to fix - she really didn't know!!!
I decided to let it go and hope it was a one-time thing and bought another script and it also didn't work right. Now, it's not difficult to install and use scripts in PSP. It's super easy. So I know that wasn't it.
I had a programmer friend look at the second script for me and he fixed the programming for me so it actually worked.
Never again will I buy from her. Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.
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Bummer.
I have never had a problem with any script I have purchased from Cassel. They all work fine, and if ever there was a question, i could find the answer in the instructions, or she is happy to answer in email.
Did you ask for a refund? or just to fix the script so it would work for you?
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end.
hear = here.
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end.
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Agreed. Some people just have a bee up their butt regarding Cassel.
It was in reference to the stacking paper action. Someone said where's the fun in that, if it scraps for you. It doesn't 'scrap' for you, that was a stupid statement. I like templates too, they do save time, as does the stacking paper action.
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It WASN'T a stupid statement; it wasn't made in reference to the actual script. Reading comprehension. I made the comment in reference to the person who started the aforementioned thread at DST, in which she asks for a script to stack papers... oh, and to give her complete control over size/positioning/etc... and oh, can it please place elements in between the papers for me, too?... and I said to myself (and posted here), something along the lines of "wow, sounds like someone wants the script to just scrap for her." Because seriously?... once we get to the point of having a script that places all your papers/elements, then really. Where's the fun in that?
You seem a little defensive about the paper stacking action. Nobody was knocking that part... just the part about turning it into a ready-made scrapping machine. Chillout.
Oh and to whoever started comparing QPs to templates? THAT was kinda a stupid comparison. They're not even remotely the same thing. Using a template allows a scrapper the freedom to create whatever she wants, with the temp as a guide, though you can move things around, delete them, etc. And you can use it with any kit, any elements, etc. You're still scrapping, and whatever you come up with is still your own. Can't say that about a QP, in which someone else has decided how everything should be arranged/shadowed/etc. Let's not compare apples to baboons.
What is the difference between someone asking a tool to do that with her supplies and a set of ready-made stacked papers with little decorative elements like were posted in other threads where someone asked for stacked papers? Would you knock out anyone asking for a QP or a premade stack of papers simply because "it looks like they want a page already scrapped"? Check those threads:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-stacked-papers-275069/
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-stacked-papers-242913/
At least, with an action or a script, the user would have options to choose other papers, colors, or elements. That would be more creative than buying a ready made stack (and I bet those stacked papers do sell too).
and honestly? There have been several times (one just a month or so ago) where Cassel comes out with a script, and a week later Wendy has a matching action. If Cassel and Wendy get along fine (and they do - it was NOT sarcasm in that thread, they are truly scrapping friends) - - then what the heck does it matter to anyone who comes up with an idea first? I've never seen anyone hear go on and on about Wendy copying an idea to use in a script (action) - - and she does it all the time. Scripts and actions are timesavers. Period. the end.
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Plus the fact that the scripts Cassel makes only work with PSP and Wendy's Actions only work with Photoshop so what's the big deal. It's not like they work with everyone's programs. I wish that Wendy would make more actions like Cassel's scripts since I can't use Cassel's Scripts but like a lot of her ideas.
I wish that Wendy would make more actions like Cassel's scripts since I can't use Cassel's Scripts but like a lot of her ideas.
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And if Wendy was to make an action like one of Cassel's scripts, would anyone complain that she is "only copying another designer instead of having an idea of her own"? (or is it only the other way around?)
Would you knock out anyone asking for a QP or a premade stack of papers simply because "it looks like they want a page already scrapped"? Check those threads:
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Yes, since you brought it up... I would knock that. I wouldn't have given it a second thought until you forced my hand, but yes.
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
I've been on many different CTs over the past 5 years and I have never seen that happen! Not very smart because it's too easy to cut 'n paste! And very unproffesional!
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
Would like to hope not. That is very unprofessional indeed. Perhaps you should send a hint to the store owner.
I've seen it happen - and have been the subject of attack in one case. That designer lost a lot of business, a shop, and almost her entire team. Only the two people who were egging her on stayed.
Would like to hope not. That is very unprofessional indeed. Perhaps you should send a hint to the store owner.
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Definitely.
Let the design contest season start again http://www.digiscrapconnect.com/forums/index.php?/gallery/album/129-the-design-factor/
And if Wendy was to make an action like one of Cassel's scripts, would anyone complain that she is "only copying another designer instead of having an idea of her own"? (or is it only the other way around?)
Designers copy each other all the time. Look at all the similar items in stores today! They were all someone's idea and now everyone and their brother makes similar stuff. It's no different in the Scrapbook stores. In fact I just bought a real product from one guy that was almost the exact same thing from another company.
Hasn't Cassel borrowed others ideas for her scripts and don't many action makers of elements make actions similiar to other action makers. It gets to the point where if you want something unique you make it yourself and if you are a designer you figure out how one wouldn't be able to copy it. ROFL
Let the design contest season start again http://www.digiscrapconnect.com/forums/index.php?/gallery/album/129-the-design-factor/
June 23, 2011 11:59 AM
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Oh. Finally. lol
Sarah Barber Design - WTF would I use this for?
Studio Linda Renee - a blurry, gross mess
Dancing Princess Designs - not my element style, but I like the colors and a few of the papers
Blue Heart Scraps - very beginner... at least she spelled "you're" correctly
Chris Matthis Designs - generic. Like the wave.
Ronda's Scrap Bits - very beginner and awful color combo
Dona Ritchie (Donakat) - element mish-mash in styles
Marie H - very beginner. Hate the inked borders on the dotted papers - why bother?
Scrappy Cocoa - someone who has been designing as long as she has should really have better looking stuff. Generic papers and elements and everything looks gritty.
Digilicious Designs - I downloaded this because some of the elements looked cute and usable. Papers are forgettable.
Shanmomto4 - basic, but crisp and the quality is decent. The texture on some of her elements is blurry.
Snackpackgu - way too grungy and generic.
Mandy King - the same applies here as to Scrappy Cocoa. Way too many textures, cheap looking elements, and just ugly.
Foosa Moon - basic, generic, boring
Kuper Doodles - way too many patterned pieces and boring, generic papers. I downloaded because the papers looked weird and sure enough, they have an odd texture and some are blurry.
Digital Ink - I was shocked to see this person in a store. Just gross.
Rose Thorn - mish-mash of grossness.
Scraps by Mara - generic, but I do like the flower doodle.
Monica Aguirre - I hate pictures on previews and I thought this preview was a LO. It's fine if you want to put a photo on there, but it should highlight the elements and papers, not hide them. Papers look yuck, but I do like the doodle flower. Wish I could see more of the sun.
One of a Kind Studio - papers are cool looking, but those elements... I'd be able to use the tag and the buttons.
Rebecca Myers - I don't even know where to start. It's just so bad.
Milly Dee - This is really cute and different, but how the hell would I use it on a scrapbook page? papers are generic.
Nana's Scraps - clearly beginner...
Donna Duncombe - papers are basic, but crisp. Hate the font she used and the mish-mash of element styles.
Dana's Footprint - too many textures on her papers and another mish-mash of element styles.
Marni Designs - generic everything. It would have been nice to see the more unique looking flower (?) and the pineapple is cute, but wish she had used a more realistic brown instead of orange.
tiggconn's scrap designs - clearly beginner. Basic everything.
Farynar's Wings - I can't believe this person is in a store, either. Just gross.
Just Jaimee - fun summer colors, even if done before. At least they make sense. Too much white grungy on everything for me. That stuff is too distracting on a page and the kit is full of it. Maybe a little here and there. Like the weird little buttons, but could leave everything else - especially those flowers. Would have downloaded if everything wasn't white grunged out.
Christine Smith - very beginner, but at least everything isn't blurry or grungy - or shall I say "artsy"
Sugar Kissed Designs - cute packaging. I didn't download, but it's one of the better looking ones.
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well thank god you don't hate EVERYTHING *sarcasm*
I actually agree w/ you on many/most of the above observations, but good god! you seriously didn't find anything that didn't warrant criticism? wow. tough to please.
she's the Simon of digital scrapbooking!
She might be a 'Simon', but I agree with her on most, I do like Just Jaimee's stuff, and Millie Dee always has great looking stuff for contests, altho kinda unuseable for general scrapping - her normal kits aren't that....fancy? and that Digital Ink....good god. what a mess that is. altho PDW isn't the greatest shop in the world popularity wise, I did think they had more class than to add this trash to their mix.
It's rather funny that these same people keep entering contests, claiming they enjoy the learning experience. Obviously they aren't learning a thing. Agreed on the Digital Ink and Farynar whatever submissions - total crap.
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I agree in most parts with the OP.
I downloaded some of the kits, to check the quality. I only kept Milly Dee and Digilicious, and some elements from the others, but I am sure I will delete them some day soon (don't start with the credits thing, because I don't post LOs online so I don't need to remember from whom each botton is!)
And here is another contest! Enjoy!
http://www.nuthouse-scraps.com/Gallery/g598-design-for-me28designer-contest-29.html
WTF is nuthouse-scraps?! OMG. Anyone w/ internet access can run a site nowadays, huh.
The "Simon of digital scrapbooking"... ha! That's classic, thanks for the giggle.
that Digital Ink....good god. what a mess that is. altho PDW isn't the greatest shop in the world popularity wise, I did think they had more class than to add this trash to their mix.
June 23, 2011 2:39 PM
Taking one look at the front of PDW shows that they've lost all class that they may of every had. Everything is Digital Ink... it appears she's taken over their dead shop, ... looks like maybe only two other designers there ever design anything. They better run other shops before it gets worse and she swallows them all whole.
https://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=6082
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You'd have to be a fool to purchase that!
I loved Simon, he was my favorite judge because he was honest instead of sugar coating everything. I agree completely with the OP. I didn't download anything and would have gotten Just Jaimee's if it wasn't covered in white, that was overkill.
I like the textured grungy look and will probably download both Mandy King's and Just Jaimee's minis. Everyone has different tastes.
Based on previews I plan to download the following so far:
Milly Dee
Just Jaimee
Mandy King
One of a Kind Designs
Binty Designs
Some of the others look nice based on the previews, however they are either not my style or too girly. Many are very beginnerish, but everyone has to start somewhere and a design contest seems to be a good place to learn things.
I'm Simon (the OP) and I had to come back to see if there were more entries.
Binty Designs - someone needs to show her what perspective is and how to use it. That flower on the right, and the leaves, are just horrid. I do like that she put in white with the bright colors, though. At least she got the neutral memo I sent out...
Love my new nickname. I am a total Simon IRL, too. It is what it is.
You seem a little defensive about the paper stacking action. Nobody was knocking that part... just the part about turning it into a ready-made scrapping machine. Chillout.
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really? Me, defensive? Did you read your post? Follow your own advice.
Oh and to whoever started comparing QPs to templates?
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Er, no one did that. What are you talking about? The template reference was to the action reference.
Reading comprehension. I made the comment in reference to the person who started the aforementioned thread at DST,
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Writing clearly goes much further and seriously helps in reading comprehension. You were not clear and I'm not a pyschic.
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
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Not in my experience.
I've been a CTM for many years now, but not for a lot of different designers/stores. Recently, in one of my newer CT forums, the designer and some of the CTM's were bad-mouthing a couple of other designers - right in their forum!
Is this sort of thing common? I've personally never seen it before now, but I was curious if others have been in that position as well.
June 23, 2011 11:27 AM
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I'm a designer and I used to be in a store where the OWNER herself was bad-mouthing other designers, other stores and customers all the time. Every time she received a complaint from a customer, she told us in our private forum, how stupid she thought the customers were. Professional, isn't it?! I left!
I loved Simon, he was my favorite judge because he was honest instead of sugar coating everything.
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ITA. The music industry is tough and if they can't handle honest, sometimes brutal criticism, they should think of doing something else.
Christine Smith - very beginner, but at least everything isn't blurry or grungy - or shall I say "artsy"
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Wow. I thought it was another Christine Smith. Considering how long she's been around this is just awful, not up to her usual standard at all! Her earlier stuff is better than this.
Not bashing Simon here, but I do have a question ... you refer to a few of the minis as a 'mish mash of elements' and I'm wondering what you mean by this. I think it's OK to have, for example, some doodles with some paper lowers and some real ribbons ... in fact, I'd prefer that to all doodles. When everything is done the same, you get a kit like Just Jaimee where it's boring and you need something to break up all the same-ness.
The Donna Ducomb kit I don't thin is mish-mash at all ... and no, I'm not her. I like the assortment.
I'm curious what you think is a good mix of elements that is neither boring nor mish-mash?
Not the Simon OP, but I agree on her mish mash statement.
Donna's kit is a mish mash. If you look at the kit by Dancing Princess, she has a mix of real elements and doodles and they work, Donna's simply don't worth together. Consdering how long she's been designing, I'm surprised.
* work not worth
* considering not consdering
sigh.
I guess it's taste then because I think Donna's kit works ... its mostly paper elements with some strings and paper flowers.
I am not trying to start an argument, just trying to understand what people think works and why.
Well, then, if you don't like Donna's or Dancing Princess's - how 'bout you give yourself a thrill and download that LOVELY entry from Digital Ink and the farynar person - - but then, that would open up another bunch of comments on that crap, LOL! *just kidding*
LOL I think we can all agree on Digital Ink and Faynar ... gross.
I guess it's taste then because I think Donna's kit works ... its mostly paper elements with some strings and paper flowers.
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Maybe it's the doodled sun, if it had been a different one, it would look better. It's such a geometric shape compared to the other shapes of the elements. That's why I think it doesn't work. There's no flow.
The doodled sun doesn't work because it is the only yellow element.
If it were smaller and a color matching the rest of the kit it would probably work well. Although I do not like the font used either. It seemed stretched in an odd way.
I'm entered in the contest myself. I may have to stop reading here until it's over though.
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Agreed on the yellow sun, but it's also the wrong shape. It's just not organic enough compared to the other elements.
I think I'm starting to understand .. the other shapes are what the things would actually be ... the sun is whimsical ... so even though they are all paper elements they don't match. Am I getting it right? (color aside)
I'm the one that mentioned being in the contest. I wanted to clarify that while I am entered in the contest I have not yet submitted my portion.
I think I'm starting to understand .. the other shapes are what the things would actually be ... the sun is whimsical ... so even though they are all paper elements they don't match. Am I getting it right? (color aside)
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Yeah, pretty much. Better description than mine anyway.
Well, I'm in the contest and my kit was trashed here, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt as I've had 179 downloads since I put it up yesterday.
ooooooooooooooo - 179 huh? LOLOL...is that supposed to be alot?
So I just looked at the DigiscrapConnect forum. There are 114 'racers' - - and alot more crap to come. What cracked me up is that both Studio Demo and Tiffany Dazzle are entered.
Well, I'm in the contest and my kit was trashed here, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt as I've had 179 downloads since I put it up yesterday.
June 23, 2011 8:25 PM
Rofl, way to put a huge big sign on your face that you're a total n00b. Apparently even the worldwide army of freebie hunters wont download your crap.
Simon here...
I'm excited to see Happy Tits and her alter ego (well, one at least) in the contest.
As for Donna Duncome's kit, what makes it a mish mash (to me) is the black outlined doodle, the other non-outlined doodle type elements in different styles (the sun is definitely too whimsical compared to the other elements), the VERY real looking flowers that do not flow with anything else (the color of them is even stark against the calmer color palette), then there is metal and string and those words!
I, too, don't mind a few "real" elements mixed with doodles. But, the "real" elements need to make sense (ribbons, buttons, properly used paper, fabric flowers). I think SuzyQ and Captivated Visions do a great job of mixing real and doodled elements. Suzy uses many more doodles than Captivated Visions, but they both choose their "real" elements wisely. And their doodles are all the same style!
Hope that helps some.
Well, I'm in the contest and my kit was trashed here, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt as I've had 179 downloads since I put it up yesterday.
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So? That doesn't mean a thing. Just because they downloaded it, doesn't mean they liked it or kept it. Some people just download all freebies in contests and then go through them and delete the stuff they don't want.
Well, I'm in the contest and my kit was trashed here,
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Grow the heck up. If you can't honest criticism, you need to get out of the business and real fast.
I, too, don't mind a few "real" elements mixed with doodles. But, the "real" elements need to make sense (ribbons, buttons, properly used paper, fabric flowers).
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Exactly!
Chelle's Creations is suddenly leaving SM. Going somewhere new, but doesn't say where. This might be fun to discuss...
OK Donakat and Danas footprint - you also called them mish-mash ... (not I am neither of them) ... what would you do.ant different?
That should say 'what would you do/want different?'
(as an aside - I am going to put an entry into this contest - and I'd love your feedback when I post mine)
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Again, it's the sun element. Also, the fan doesn't go with the flip flops. It's either the flip flops or the fan.
The fan, to me, is sort of elegant and formal, while the flip flops are casual.
The sun is quite retro looking, while the rest of the kit isn't.
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agreed, basically, the elements look like they were thrown together without any real consideration to keeping to the same "feel" of everything else. Just make sure EVERYTHING coordinates, you don't want even just one thing sticking out like a sore thumb.
Many are very beginnerish, but everyone has to start somewhere and a design contest seems to be a good place to learn things.
June 23, 2011 5:10 PM
Nope, the right place to start is YouTube and then you can start selling at a store!
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-designer-school-280461/index2.html
LMAO!
Nope, the right place to start is YouTube and then you can start selling at a store!
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-designer-school-280461/index2.html
LMAO!
Not sure why you are laughing at this. There are many good tutorials out on the internet and yes even YouTube. One shouldn't have to necessarily pay for classes at scrapstores. hmmm wonder how the ones offering all these classes learned to design in the first place. They sure weren't all graphic design majors.
ROFL! I guess if YouTube is good enough for Scott Kelby and crew from NAPP then it should be good enough for even a new designer to better learn their program if they are designing in CS. So you might want to rethink your comment of designers and YouTube!! It's not all stupid stuff being shown there.
Exactly, sounds like someone paid Jessica Sprague's absorbent fees and is jealous of people who have a brain and know how to use google to find free design tutorials and are still much better than you.
Most of those classes look awful... those designers themselves aren't very good. So who would you rather learn from, some random designer with crap products... or free tutorials from a graphic designer who has designed for large clients like Nike?
*exorbitant
damn auto correct
Anonymous said...
Chelle's Creations is suddenly leaving SM. Going somewhere new, but doesn't say where. This might be fun to discuss...
June 23, 2011 11:11 PM
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wow that's surprising, my guess is going to be 9th & Bloom .....
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/search-100/iso-action-fill-doodles-280737/
How much help does one need to color a doodle?
Of course Wendy has one!
I am the OP about YouTube and digistores. I was not laughing at YT, sure there many tuts for free all over the internet. The poster at DST believes that the next step is selling! Not even offering freebies and see how it goes! That was my point.
2 new Designers going to Scrap Orchard ... is Chelle moving there? Who is your guess?
I am the OP about YouTube and digistores. I was not laughing at YT, sure there many tuts for free all over the internet. The poster at DST believes that the next step is selling! Not even offering freebies and see how it goes! That was my point.
June 24, 2011 10:25 AM
There's always going to be people like that, and with all these new crap stores popping up, they wont have a problem getting into one. I'm sure Plain Digital Wrapper will even want them, anyone is probably better than Digital Ink.
wow that's surprising, my guess is going to be 9th & Bloom .....
2 new Designers going to Scrap Orchard ... is Chelle moving there? Who is your guess?
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Seems to me over the past year or so that Chelle is almost like the flagship designer @ Scrapmatters, and she has (I think) a huge following of customers who will buy almost anything she releases. I am shocked she's leaving that (unless things aren't as rosy as would appear to the outside eye?). I can't imagine she'd make a lateral move, though, unless she's having a problem w/ management @ SM. 9th & Bloom is a lateral move, at best, b/c it's such a new store. Too risky, IMO, to do that. SO is a better option, as it might increase her fan base by adding new SO customers. But has she even guested there? I'm surprised someone like her would leave a good thing and go to something that's not tested/tried yet. I do think SO would maybe be better in the long run, but if she doesn't KNOW that yet, then hmm.
Another option is she's moving to a store w/ a much bigger customer base, like 2Ps. Their stuff sells even when they're not marketing/trying.
Chelle's Creations is suddenly leaving SM. Going somewhere new, but doesn't say where. This might be fun to discuss...
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You think she got sick of the same old, same old crappy products coming out week after week at SM and figured she'd do better at a different store?
2 new Designers going to Scrap Orchard ... is Chelle moving there? Who is your guess?
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I guess Chelle and what's her name from TDC, the template designer, Fiddle Dee Dee
Seems to me over the past year or so that Chelle is almost like the flagship designer @ Scrapmatters, and she has (I think) a huge following of customers who will buy almost anything she releases. I am shocked she's leaving that (unless things aren't as rosy as would appear to the outside eye?). I can't imagine she'd make a lateral move, though, unless she's having a problem w/ management @ SM. 9th & Bloom is a lateral move, at best, b/c it's such a new store. Too risky, IMO, to do that. SO is a better option, as it might increase her fan base by adding new SO customers. But has she even guested there? I'm surprised someone like her would leave a good thing and go to something that's not tested/tried yet. I do think SO would maybe be better in the long run, but if she doesn't KNOW that yet, then hmm.
Another option is she's moving to a store w/ a much bigger customer base, like 2Ps. Their stuff sells even when they're not marketing/trying.
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Or she is leaving SM to go to another store where she doesnt have to be exclusive allowing her to get in more stores and become like Connie, all over the market, making more money in the longrun.
You don't make more money being non-exclusive. You just waste time uploading to a million stores and make the same amount.
i got Chelle's newsletter too, and came to see if anyone had any idea's...I'm thinking SO or Sweet Shop. not 9th and Bloom, not a good fit at all.
Not SSD. She can't sell her CU stuff there. Unless she does her own shop.
I think she's going to GP because they have a higher facebook fan count.
*snicker*
You don't make more money being non-exclusive. You just waste time uploading to a million stores and make the same amount.
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I disagree. Maybe if the person whores themselves out like Lathia Designs, but if they keep it under three shops, no. Some customers just follow shops over the designer, and in that case being at more than one shop benefits the designer because of the different shops' customer bases. Depending on the shop, it could be a small increase or double the amount the designer makes.
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Have you tried selling both exclusively for a good shop and selling at multiple stores at one time? Your theory hasn't proven true for me. I actually make more selling exclusively than I made selling in 3 shops at once.
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