They often do not come up on the 5 best places to shop, so, she asked for the best, not where you shop. Every single one of these shops has come up on here for various reasons.
SSD as being too cookie cutter and every thing looks the same.
TDC as being too hard to navigate and has far too many designers.
SO for a variety of reasons, which different from month to month.
There, did I put in enough effort for you this time?
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I wanted to post something a bit more rational than the last person, who seems a tad angry (although I agree with her, you are being a little thick). But then I read this, and am almost as annoyed as her.
The original question wasn't "what are the best shops" or "where do you shop". So why would you assume that this person's answers had anything to do with where they shop? This answer had to do with where the person thought there were good owners and an active community. I never read anything that said this person shopped there (though I will bet they do).
I'm also over the whole "SSD is too cookie cutter" argument, as those who shop there like the themey stuff and obviously it's working; it's a very successful store. TDC has no more designers than many other shops (in fact, back when the "reviewers" here on the blog were dealing with SDD, that rat-hole had just as many designers, if not more - and so do many other shops. I am assuming that TDC has a large designer list because it's a good place to be. It's not bleeding designers like 9th, for instance. Speaking of which, I would add Lizzy to the list of owners who seem to show up in the drama news a lot. I don't actually think she has/creates drama, but she's always brought up here and involved in something, and she can't hold on to designers to save her life.
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at. So you can answer with your own opinions, brainiac. This means that everything you just wrote, AGAIN, is idiotic. READ THE ORIGINAL FUCKING QUESTION. And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice. -----------
GET A FUCKING GRIP YOU FUCKING A A-GRADE FUCKING BITCH CUNT. CAN'T YOU HOLD A FUCKING CONVERSATION WITHOUT FUCKING SWEARING YOU FUCKING SLAG?
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at. ----
Fucking stupid, am I? How do you know? Do you have spy cameras in my bedroom? Take a chill pill.
I wanted to post something a bit more rational than the last person, who seems a tad angry (although I agree with her, you are being a little thick). But then I read this, and am almost as annoyed as her. ---
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at. So you can answer with your own opinions, brainiac. This means that everything you just wrote, AGAIN, is idiotic. READ THE ORIGINAL FUCKING QUESTION. And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice. ---------
I answered, Deviant Scrap. How does that make me stupid? Maybe instead of blowing a gasket every time, you should stop and take a breath. So, no, my second response was not stupid. Sigh.
The original question wasn't "what are the best shops" or "where do you shop". So why would you assume that this person's answers had anything to do with where they shop? This answer had to do with where the person thought there were good owners and an active community. I never read anything that said this person shopped there (though I will bet they do). ------
Oh boy, if people didn't shop there, why would you sell there? Shopping has everything to do with the question.
Fucking stupid, am I? How do you know? Do you have spy cameras in my bedroom? Take a chill pill.
October 20, 2011 9:29 PM
Why your bedroom? Are you way more stupid in your bedroom than in other rooms of your house? And before you get super pissed, I'm just kidding. I thought your statement was funny.
My attempt to answer the original question about shops worth selling at. I would consider selling at any of these (or I have sold there and thought it was a good shop):
Digi Chick Scrap Orchard Sweet Shoppe Lily Pad After Five Ninth & Bloom Scrapbook Graphics Catscrap
In review, here was the original question: "If you were a decent designer looking for a new store, which one would you go to and why? Which are the best stores?"
So I'd have to say that the person who immediately answered "whichever one suits your style" was being lazy and snotty. Even though I'm not going to lash out and throw a swearing-hissy-fit about it, the point made earlier is good: the OP didn't ask "which one suits my style?" She asked, "which one would YOU go to and why?" Meaning: you should answer with your own opinions.
How hard is that?
Here, I'll answer my own question. Apparently it is quite hard to do, because at least one of you (or more? no idea how many people are in this pissing match) keeps answering as though you think the OP doesn't want your actual opinion or reasoning behind it.
I weep for the future. This is simple reading comprehension, people.
p.s. Congrats to 9:48pm for finally comprehending the OP's question and answering with some substance. At least there are 2 of us with a brain here. Yippee! Don't you wish there were more? We're surrounded.
And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice. ------------
Not the OP bu I'm impressed that you got grouchy before she even posted her second response.
----------------- What makes you so sure it was the same person who came through a while ago ranting and swearing... who also posted earlier today? You must be a mind-reader if you can tell that. I happen to know it was 2 different people. So no, the most recent wasn't already grouchy before post 2. But nice try, a regular Sherlock Holmes, you are.
Since no one has ever come forward with specifics against Stacy Carlson, I'd drop her off your list of "bad reputation" owners. I've asked over and over for examples and no one can give them to me. I read back every post on this blog and found nothing. So I would say that she isn't the issue with GP if you have one. Put up or shut up already. You were able to dish specifics on the others mentioned so if you can't dish specifics on her, stop bringing up her name. October 20, 2011 4:09 PM
This was Stacy and GP. I was offered a spot there and turned it down - I don't want to deal with that kind of bullshit.
I totally get that Steph doesn't buy digi kits. I totally get that she prefers to make her own items from scratch and learn her program, practice, etc. I totally agree that she is very talented at her craft. But what is she doing hanging out at digiSHOPtalk for so she can take stabs at people who scrap with kits every chance she gets? Did she miss the original intent that was the freedom to talk about products for sale?
WV= huciati: people like Paris Hilton, Kesha, Lindsey Lohan. Pronounced hoochie-ati.
I found her way of talking mildly condescending at times but I never felt she's as bad as people on this blog made her out to be. I don't buy kits either - but only because I'm on CTs - which should have made me the kind of people she "hates" the most. But she's never been anything but nice to me and my pages. How about we just live and let live? ;)
I use to tell my son that if you have to cuss to get your point across, then you are showing how illiterate you really are because one should be able to make their point without having to swear with every other word. So now let's see what you can do with that?? and yeah I get that it's a smak blog but smak blog or not using utterly foul language isn't necessary to smak someone. See I did it without having to use one cuss word and make my point!!!
Boutique Cute Dolls left and nothing was said. She hasn't even posted where she will be going?!?!? Did she drop off the face of the earth? ------- Her Facebook page says there's something in the works and will announce I think in November.
I hate it when designers "retire" then come back a few months later.
Latest one is Re Kneipp (spelling?). I understand he wanted to leave SBG because of Maya, but to retire then come back to A5 a couple months later - that's just tacky.
There's been lots of specifics about Stacy. Go back and read the archives. Can't be bothered? Then don't make such a broad statement until you have the facts.
Then you didn't look hard enough. There's quite a few very specific instances. Maybe you got tired and missed them. --------------- No dear, maybe you got tired and forgot to mention anything specific other than generic statements like "she's a bitch" or "she was once rude to me". Cry me a river. And no, I read the archives to see what all the hoopla was about on here. Not just to see what was said about a specific person. So no, I'm not lazy, I DID bother to read your precious archives, and NO ONE has said anything. Prove it. I say again, put up or shut up. I did my part and read all your lunatic rantings on here for the past however many years. So prove it. Too lazy to go back and show me your specific gripe, then don't make stupid statements since you obviously didn't even read what was written in the first place before reacting. And yes, it was tiring reading this drivel but no, I didn't miss something that wasn't there. And no, I'm not angry or obsessed and yes, I realize that the two responses may or may not be from the same person. When I say "you" I do not mean YOU, I mean the collective you. If I didn't need the information, I wouldn't ask for it.
And since I'm not privy to the private designer area at DST I cannot see your "specific" gripes simply by you posting a link to a private area. Oh and for the record, I am not now and never have been Stacy.
Lastly, thank you to 7:48. We are mostly women here I'm sure. Please let's show our intelligence by refraining from the use of profanity.
If you "need" the information, you'd be a designer and would have privvy to the DSR. If you're not a designer, then it seems unlikely you would "need" any information about any store owner.
Dear 10:45/10:55 -- if you're not Stacy, then why so defensive about her? And if you're not a designer, then why do you "need" this info about her?
The bottom line is that the thread someone posted for you to read contains info (completely true and not arguable) about an instance in which a designer told Stacy she was leaving GP to take an exclusive position at another store... and Stacy violated the terms of the contract that designer had by restricting the designer from having a "departure sale" and also (if I remember correctly?) barring that designer from her FTP, or something like that. She cost the designer potentially hundreds of dollars, even though the designer's contract stated that she could have a departure sale. And she did all of this just because she wanted to, and because nobody could stop her. She doesn't act professionally, and she is rude to designers/customers, and generally doesn't have a good reputation.
And this is just ONE instance of this. We're not going to post them all here. It's your job to search them out, if you "need" this info so desperately. But just because you haven't searched it all out, don't come here ranting to us about how we should let it go b/c we don't make a friggin list for you on this blog.
I am grown up. Seems you have not. A designer is not the only one who might need or want this information. And if you look back, I have never defended this person, only asked for proof. If it was you people were attacking, I'm sure you would like proof as well. I also think, if you bothered reading, you would see that I have done my research. And, I have never ranted here. Only used intelligent words and reasons and asked people who are speaking poorly of someone to share with me the reasons for their opinions. No ranting, just intelligence. I can see why that might cause you to get your feathers ruffled. If that situation you relate is true, then I totally understand. That is the type of REAL information I am looking for and have been unable to find. I suspect that I know who that designer is and the reason why I would have never heard that story is because she is a kind and decent person who wouldn't air her dirty laundry in a public forum, even when she's been wronged. So I suggest you grow up since you obviously are not mature enough to handle a civil, intelligent and forthright conversation but instead must read laziness, defensiveness, etc. into a simple request for detailed information. My reasons for needing it are none of your concern. And my choice to not be involved in the private forums at DST are also none of your concern. If they were, I would tell you in as anonymously a way I could. If that will make you understand and more willing to share details, I will think about how I can do that in a way that protects your and my identities so that we will not be harassed. But please, don't attack me for asking in a decent manner for information. Thank you for what you did share.
there isn't anything wrong in my opinion. their products are awesome and their customer service is awesome, too. i have NEVER had a problem ever and i have been shopping there since they opened!
You people are so stupid. Only your opinion matters. Only your stupid questions about who is a top tier store matters. I don't know who that speak English comment was directed at because all I've seen is English. Maybe we should speak French and then everyone would get along better. I think I'll go read the hot topics where at least I expect people to be idiots.
it's not likely they will go out of business without your purchases! another drama queen who should totally stay away from there! ----------
I never said I would make them go out of business. I just do not like the store for various reasons. One being I think Lizzy is a nit-wit.
Speaking of a drama queen, have you looked in the mirror lately? October 21, 2011 3:51 PM
-----------------------------------why yes i have and i love the lovely blonde staring back at me. no drama queen here just tell it like it is. oh, and lizzy is no nitwit. that would be the pot calling the kettle black, eh?
Well if she isn't one, she plays one wonderfully. Complete idiot on Facebook
October 22, 2011 12:16 PM
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You stay friends with her on Facebook even though you dislike her and her posts annoy you? And then you come here and talk smack about her behind her back? What does that say about your character? I have a lot more respect for someone who acts silly on Facebook, than I do for someone who pretends to be someone's friend but then comes here to talk badly about them.
You stay friends with her on Facebook even though you dislike her and her posts annoy you? And then you come here and talk smack about her behind her back? What does that say about your character? I have a lot more respect for someone who acts silly on Facebook, than I do for someone who pretends to be someone's friend but then comes here to talk badly about them. October 22, 2011 12:54 PM
I feel badly for people who think Facebook friends are actually friends.
If that situation you relate is true, then I totally understand. That is the type of REAL information I am looking for and have been unable to find.
^^^
If you were unable to find this - you really didn't look that carefully through the archives here. It was talked about extensively HERE on THIS BLOG when it happened ... not just in the private forum at DST. So if you missed this, I'm sure you missed a lot of other information.
its open. good god what a mess. and someone said they didn't like TDC because it was too hard to navigate?? LOL...get aload of this place. ---------------
I wonder who there decided that 300x300 is a good size for kit previews. No additional previews other than the main one and you can't even click to enlarge it. Good luck making sales with that. Or maybe they don't want people to see how bad they really are?
Huh. Not sure how I feel about SM closing. It was once a really great store. It seems to me that their fatal flaw was requiring exclusivity - they lost a lot of high-producing and high-selling designers then.
"whichever one suits your style" was being lazy and snotty. "which one suits my style?" She asked, "which one would YOU go to and why?" Meaning: you should answer with your own opinions.
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That was my opinion. So answering with my opinion, which didn't suit a bunch of people, was lazy and snotty? But yet I'm supposed to answer with my opinion. You folks are weird.
But what is she doing hanging out at digiSHOPtalk for so she can take stabs at people who scrap with kits every chance she gets? Did she miss the original intent that was the freedom to talk about products for sale? ---
Really, that was the original intent? News to me. Don't you know what shop talk means? It doesn't mean talking about shops, duh! I've never seen her have a go about people using or buying kits, I have, however, seen a lot of people having a go at her.
I use to tell my son that if you have to cuss to get your point across, then you are showing how illiterate you really are because one should be able to make their point without having to swear with every other word. ------
Well, you see, cussing is the only thing that some people get. There's not point in being literate with a bunch if illiterates. They are like to see you as being condescending, patronizing or a know it all.
Well, you see, cussing is the only thing that some people get. There's not point in being literate with a bunch if illiterates. They are like to see you as being condescending, patronizing or a know it all. ---------
Aw, heck, my keyboard sucks, I keep hitting the wrong keys.
My reasons for needing it are none of your concern. -----
Not the OP, but if you aren't going to share, why the heck should anyone else? If you need the information that badly, I'm sure you'll find it somewhere.
Does anyone know what happened at SM? One of the store CT posted on her FB that it's closing but no one will say anything more.
What happened over there?
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It's true. That CT member should not have said anything. They are announcing in a few weeks.
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Is this true (SM is closing)? If so, very interesting. It would explain, I suppose, why I keep seeing the SM designers who sell the most CU popping up at Sugarhill as "guests" and then staying there permanently. I had wondered about that lately, but never thought of the idea that SM would close. It's actually rather shocking.
I want to see the proof and not just a random, someone posted SM is closing. Where is the link to the FB post? And are you sure they are affiliated with SM?
If they really are closing, does anyone know when? Will they be around for DSD? I have a wishlist going for DSD... (selfish, I know, but hey times are hard)
Really, that was the original intent? News to me. Don't you know what shop talk means? It doesn't mean talking about shops, duh! I've never seen her have a go about people using or buying kits, I have, however, seen a lot of people having a go at her.
October 23, 2011 2:46 AM
Um yeah, I'm sure. I was there when everyone got sick and tired of not being able to discuss products, designers and other shops at 2Ps, and Shannon Beiger created digiSHOPtalk where everyone could freely discuss all products as well as other scrapping subjects.
Yeah.. I think it's ridiculous asking for PROOF for something like that here. So what if no one wants to show you any proof? You'll see for yourself soon enough if it's true or not. It's not like piracy issues (or store owner being a bitch - for that matter - haha) where proofs are really needed and should be clearly provided.
She wasn't a CT member. She was an admin. And she didn't post the site was closing, in fact she did not name SM at all. She posted something she had been a part of for 3 years was ending. Those who know her, knew what she was referring to. But obviously, news of this magnitude was going to come out sooner or later.
I saw it myself - not going to "out" the person. Was asking the other people who also know. Didn't come here looking to prove something to you. -----
Then why mention it at all? Oh, because you wanted to know if other people know? Want to find out which one of your FB friends also posts here but doesn't admit to it, huh?
Yeah.. I think it's ridiculous asking for PROOF for something like that here. So what if no one wants to show you any proof? You'll see for yourself soon enough if it's true or not. It's not like piracy issues (or store owner being a bitch - for that matter - haha) where proofs are really needed and should be clearly provided. ----
Yeah, because those rumors are so different from this one, *eye roll*
I don't understand the deal with all these new stores. Why are they trying to open and sell crap? The market is saturated with crap already. Like WLS. Any other stores out there to run away from?
Kimla just left After5...saying she was 'retiring'. At least her stuff wasn't the usual crap...not my style at all, but not crap. At least she goes for the good stuff...so if she is starting a shop....who knows..might be another 9th and Bloom (cuz of the street name)
^^^ I remember at SBG, Re had (Junior Designer) beside his name. I can see that he was young but somehow, why use "Junior"? And then Sudio Dutchie (who left and then was in The Lab) was quoted by Maya as an "apprentice". Interesting how newer designers are called (or considered) in the store.
No, they were the designers Maya didn't consider "Studio" worthy. ----
So not worthy in fact that she come to the defense of Studio Dutchie in such a way that she made herself look like a complete idiot, but according to you, she wasn't worthy enough to have the Studio label. Right. I see that, I really do.
^^^^ Then why qualify them of "Junior" or "apprentice"? I had noticed the "junior" attribute beside Re's name, and I wondered how long was a designer "junior". Until they turn 18? Until they are there for a specific amount of time? It just caught my eye that whenever I would peak in the store, Re was "junior". I had not checked shortly before he left so I don't know if he "graduated" from the "junior" label he had. Anyone noticed?
She had the name Studio Dutchie, but when Maya talked about her, she said she was "interning" with her (and to me "interning" means the same thing as "apprentice"). It is how Maya refered to her, not how she was listed in the store.
Then why qualify them of "Junior" or "apprentice"? I had noticed the "junior" attribute beside Re's name, and I wondered how long was a designer "junior". -----
Maybe it was because he was only 14. He was still Studio whatever, but had the junior appellation as well.
Maybe those turning 50 should be "senior"? Why qualify a designer by his age? If a designer is thought to be good enough to sell at SBG, the age should not matter. Unless there is a legal issue involved?
In High School, you have Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior, I don't see anyone arguing about that. Isn't that just labeling as well? Why can't they just be year whatever instead.
It should not make any difference but how would it look if a store was listing their designers as "male" or "female" beside their name? You are right, it should NOT matter, so why use it?
I wouldn't care if designers were listed as male or female, it doesn't bother me, as long as it's correct. How would it look? I don't think I would even notice. I mean, it's not like I'm looking for the restroom, is it?
p.s. Congrats to 9:48pm for finally comprehending the OP's question and answering with some substance. At least there are 2 of us with a brain here. Yippee! Don't you wish there were more? We're surrounded. ---
She listed a bunch of shops, with no reasoning behind it, and that's an answer with substance? If that constitutes having a brain, I'm glad I don't have one.
Does it really matter why SBG put "junior" next to Re's name in the shop? Maybe they just thought of it as something fun for their resident teenager. It probably worked in his favor because it made people curious about what kind of work a kid could put out. And now lots of people love his kits.
Is there anyone else out there who is surprised and/or thinks it's sorta odd when a male is a digital scrapbook designer? Or a scrapper in general? For instance, I think Sir Scrap A Lot's products/pages are quite good, but I simply cannot help being surprised every time I see one of them. Like, a man made this? Especially when I see his pages. I know that's wrong, but it's my visceral gut reaction. When I think about it rationally, I don't feel that way; but my gut DOES. Anyone else? Discuss.
Is there anyone else out there who is surprised and/or thinks it's sorta odd when a male is a digital scrapbook designer? Or a scrapper in general? For instance, I think Sir Scrap A Lot's products/pages are quite good, but I simply cannot help being surprised every time I see one of them. Like, a man made this? Especially when I see his pages. I know that's wrong, but it's my visceral gut reaction. When I think about it rationally, I don't feel that way; but my gut DOES. Anyone else? Discuss. October 24, 2011 7:29 AM
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad.
I think the fact that Re is a male and young makes his products stand out. I like the quirky energy in his kits. It shouldn't be an issue why Maya lebeled him Junior, especially if Re was okay with that. It creates a buzz and the buzz sells.
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad.
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Completely agree, and you raise a good point. It's probably the rarity of it that makes my gut react as though it's odd. Rare is a much better way of looking at it / putting it, though.
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'.
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'.
October 24, 2011 10:36 AM
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Seriously? I'm a woman and I don't watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Does that mean I'm secretly a man trapped in a woman's body? Are we seriously so lacking in drama here that we are going to start outing people based on TV show preferences?
OP here and I've thought the same thing, though... not that he's gay or anything, but that his layouts are strangely girly. Lots of scallops and pink and flowers etc. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I know if my husband were to start being the one to document our family's memories, he would do it in a really graphic, blocky, non-embellished way. More magazine-ad-inspired. Sir ScrapAlot's pages are very girly. So maybe I should take my hat off to him, for making pages for his daughters. Who knows. Or maybe he is just a clever businessman, and knows what sells and is taking advantage. Either way, it's definitely unorthodox. For a guy. Just sayin.
I have been perusing SM and while the news is unexpected, we all should have known something was up when Chelle left. (And if Shen ever leaves Catscrap, we'll know something is up with that store, too.)
I've been looking objectively at the designs there, and I'm sorry, but some (most) of those kits are so overpriced it's no wonder sales have been down! I would never pay $7.99 for what I see in the shop.
Atomic Cupcake is having her action sale now, and I was wondering if somebody would add a store called Atomic Cupcake on the DSTHOF website and people could start adding reviews of her actions. There are so many of them and I don't know if there are 15 good ones to make the bulk $35.00 purchase worthwhile.
I already know the first three posts will be from designers who turn their noses up at actions, much like Steph on DST who in turn turns her nose up at your kits, but for the rest of us mere mortals maybe this would be helpful.
I bought the bundle when I first started designing. Some of them are hit and miss.
Ones I use: Scallop Chipboard
Ones that I think are not good: Template Flower Create A Bow (only got it because I had credits left) Acrylic Effect (same as above) - if you google acrylic you can make your own in no time and just reuse that. Fabric Brad cuts off the top of the brad so it's square-ish, not round.
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad. --------------
Do you mean rare to be online? I actually think there's a lot of them out there, but it's probably really scary to enter such a female dominated online community.
OP here and I've thought the same thing, though... not that he's gay or anything, but that his layouts are strangely girly. Lots of scallops and pink and flowers etc. --------
I don't use any of those things as a girl. Would my pages then be considered strangely masculine? Would that make me gay? C'mon.
Seriously? I'm a woman and I don't watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Does that mean I'm secretly a man trapped in a woman's body? Are we seriously so lacking in drama here that we are going to start outing people based on TV show preferences?
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'. ---------------
I already know the first three posts will be from designers who turn their noses up at actions, much like Steph on DST who in turn turns her nose up at your kits, but for the rest of us mere mortals maybe this would be helpful.
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From this mere mortal non designer, I don't think it would be helpful at all. Actions are for people too lazy or stupid to learn their programs and make their own.
My DH watches Glee and he loves Lady Gaga. He is about as far from feminine as I am male. He doesn't scrap but he can sew and his dad used to make quilts. I don't find it weird that a man scraps at all. I think it shows a well-adjusted male that scraps openly.
From this mere mortal non designer, I don't think it would be helpful at all. Actions are for people too lazy or stupid to learn their programs and make their own.
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Yes I agree, and I am both lazy and stupid, so let the reviews start rolling! Thanks to 3:13. It's good to know the circles have flat sides - I hate that. so I'll stay away from anything that is supposed to be perfectly round!
I used to use actions (mainly the free ones from Atomic's site each month, but I bought a couple from her too), until I figured out how much easier it is to work with styles. There are a lot of styles that do the same things that Atomic's actions do, but look even more realistic and are way less of a PITA to install/work with. So I switched to styles. I get most of mine at Sugarhill, from Eyeinspire, Mommyish, Just Jaimee, or KimB. They usually run some good sales every once in a while, and it ends up being cheaper than Atomic Cupcake by far. JMO for what it is worth.
I still use actions some but I agree that styles seem to look better and are more realistic. I also randomly will run an action and half way through on some of them it stops. I use the chipboard one some but honestly prefer Mommyish's style now.
They aren't horrible but I would say save your money and buy they styles around iDSD and you will save money and get a better return :)
Atomic Cupcake is having her action sale now, and I was wondering if somebody would add a store called Atomic Cupcake on the DSTHOF website and people could start adding reviews of her actions. There are so many of them and I don't know if there are 15 good ones to make the bulk $35.00 purchase worthwhile.
I have almost all her actions. When some started out designing she was about the only one that had great actions. I like most of them though some aren't quite as realistic as I like, nevertheless, I don't necessarily think that all her actions were made to look like "real" items since back many years, actions and styles and designing weren't in to the real looking stuff and many still don't necessarily like everything to look like they bought it from a scrapbook store!! I don't think using actions is lazy at all. Many use hers as a tool like they would a brush or a shape and that's how she expects them to be used.
Many who make actions today are doing no more then taking a template and asking you to pick a color and wham bam thank you mam. That to me is not an action. I also love styles but I don't think that styles always give me the same look as actions and while eyeinspires are good, who wants 15 styles of the same only different color.
and no I am not Atomic Cupcake should anyone think that. I'm even getting the $20 credits for some of her new stuff. The credits are good for up to two years.
meant that to say 20 credits. Also you might find someone to share with you as she allows that and you just need to let her know as she'll split the credits so both of you can get what you want.
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Buying some actions is lazy because you, generic you, haven't bothered to learn your program enough to make your own. I use actions all the time, but my own actions.
There are some very complicated actions out there and buying those is probably better than trying to make your own, however, ACs actions aren't in that realm.
Many who make actions today are doing no more then taking a template and asking you to pick a color and wham bam thank you mam. That to me is not an action. I also love styles but I don't think that styles always give me the same look as actions and who wants 15 styles of the same only different color. -------
^^^^ SOOOOOO true. Actions and scripts cann be great tools but too many "designers" think they so clever in making the most simplistic ones. From what I have seen around, I honestly wonder if they sell. My guess is that there must be some who buy, or those "designers" would not bother making them! Don't you think?
^^^ yep, me too. I've only seen that one announcement that someone posted here. There are alot of designers there, some good, some not so good that will be looking for new homes. Jady Day is guesting at After 5 - and altho I think SSD would be a better fit for her, maybe she will stay there. and Kimla, who just left After 5 is opening a new shop...maybe some will head there? Some of the newer ones at SM came from TDC...maybe they will go back there, IF the owner takes them?
Some of the newer ones at SM came from TDC...maybe they will go back there, IF the owner takes them?
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I only count one person who came from TDC, and that's Elise's Pieces. It was a really recent move though (just in the past couple of months), which makes me wonder why Andilynn would have let someone uproot themself from somewhere they'd been for years if she knew this was going to happen. You can't tell me that a store owner like her, after all this time, would make this sort of decision (to close) without considering it for a while. I have to believe that she's known this was possible for a while now, in which case she shouldn't have been taking on new designers.
Searching within this blog is not that hard. In Google, type this: site:dsthof.blogspot.com "XXXXX" Change XXXXX to whatever you want to search for and voila! Good luck.
You're welcome. Unfortunately I just noticed that google will not search from other comment pages than the first one. So, if the content you want is on, say, page 3 of the comments, then you'll miss it. :(
Not only should she have not taken new designers, she should not have forced exclusivity and sponsored the latest DSA contest. ----------------- Seriously, I hadn't even thought about that, didn't the winner get a spot there? Did they take it? I don't shop there much so I have no idea. Was it Brine? I just looked at their designer list and didn't see her on there.
Not only should she have not taken new designers, she should not have forced exclusivity and sponsored the latest DSA contest. October 26, 2011 7:49 AM
This happens often enough that it's a lesson to be learned. Exclusivity may work in shops that have always been exclusive or who have been exclusive for years, but it's a tell-tale sign of trouble for any other store.
Greed is a powerful force. Just ask the former store owners who tried this game and failed.
I for some reason think a few of the SM designers will end up at 9th & Bloom. No inside knowledge, just think a few will land there. The CU designers over at Sugar Hill Co. maybe. It will be interesting to see who goes where, who retires and who just disappears.
With the surprising move of Chelle to SO a bit ago, I would guess some of the better designers from SM would follow her lead and go to SO.
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I don't think it was surprising at all that Chelle went to SO. It's a thriving community w/ a focus on participation/scrapping that not all shops have. Chelle was always one of the biggest participants around the SM community, and I will bet you she got tired of carrying all of the weight around that place. SO was/is a perfect fit for her.
As for other SM designers ending up there, I suppose I would be surprised if SO took very many of them. There comes a point when a shop is "full" and can't support an endless number of designers, and I will doubt SO can - or would want to - support very many new designers just b/c they're now without a home. Maybe one or two, but no more than that.
Trish has posted a new palette poll for the December blog train, it's in the DCR at DST and also on the facebook page for the blog train. I'm interested to see if she can actually stick to her deadline this time (in other words, leave the poll open until the 29th, like she says) or if she will close it 2 days prematurely like she did last time. I am also curious to know who came up w/ those 2 options. One of them is OK and the other (#2) is hideous. How do you create a pleasant scrapbook product out of that hot mess?
^^^^ She used an actual poll this time usually you can set up deadlines for it to automatically close on the date chosen.
As for the swatches, she didn't alter them or add or take away colors at all this time so I say that was a good call on her part... I kind of like that she opened the voting up to the public as well. Maybe she is learning from previous mistakes?
^^^ didn't alter them or take out colors from what??? She never asked for suggestions in the first place, so where did those palettes come from? I get the newsletter thing she set up, and have also been checking the DST forum recently, and today was the first mention that I'd seen about the next blog train. So I'd guess that the PP was commenting on the fact that Trish seems to have just chosen 2 palettes of her own this time and I totally agree that the 2nd one is icktastic.
I have to say...I'm honestly really sick of the design seed palettes popping up everywhere for everything...blog trains, store collabs, etc. I think that they have the potential to be a good tool sometimes, but to use for everything? It gets a little annoying--and also opens the door to a -lot- of monotony.
then you would be in the minority, as it's losing 32-4 right now on the FB page. thankfully other people have better taste than you do. ----
Better? Hmm, that's a matter of opinion. Popular taste does not equal better taste, whatever you may think. Thankfully, I'm not a herd animal and can think for myself.
I have to say...I'm honestly really sick of the design seed palettes popping up everywhere for everything...blog trains, store collabs, etc. I think that they have the potential to be a good tool sometimes, but to use for everything? It gets a little annoying--and also opens the door to a -lot- of monotony. -----
I haven't seen them everywhere, but that's probably because I don't shop a lot anymore. However, I agree about the monotony, which is probably why I prefer the second palette to the first, as the first is done to death and completely boring
I'm honestly pretty surprised by how far ahead the Christmas palette is in both the Facebook poll and the DST poll. I'm so fucking sick of green, red, white and gold Christmas kits I could puke.
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
"Hi everyone! I thought it was about time that I introduced myself. My name is Alyssa.
I am a proud resident of the beautiful island of Bermuda. I am also a mom and a full time student with a part time job. Haha. I am a little on the young side (21 years old! Don't hate me! ) I am currently single. I got engaged on Christmas Day of 2010 to my on and off boyfriend of almost 6 years but we have decided to take time to think about if marriage is really what we want.
I've been designing for about a year and a half now. I started designing in March 2010. By April 2010 I was in my first store. I kind of rushed it because I was so excited and just joined ANY store and now it is really coming back to haunt me! haha. By June 2011 I was exclusive to Elemental Scraps. I was also a designer at Funky Playground where I left due to personal reasons.
Can't wait to work with you."
I didn't know her before, but from some explanations of her I've read here, I don't think it could be anyone else.
I'm honestly pretty surprised by how far ahead the Christmas palette is in both the Facebook poll and the DST poll. I'm so fucking sick of green, red, white and gold Christmas kits I could puke.
October 26, 2011 8:26 PM Anonymous Anonymous said...
Monitor calibration?? I see reds/blues/tan.......
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I think she's being sarcastic. I get what she's saying. The colors are red, blues and tans but it may as well be red, green and gold because it's still so darn traditional and overused.
Yes but obviously it's what the customers want, as it's their poll in which it's so far ahead.
As a designer, I think the first palette is overused and potentially boring, but the 2nd would be near-impossible to create something from and have it turn out to be something a person would actually use to scrap their memories. So I'll go with trite and cliche and overused, thank you.
Yes but obviously it's what the customers want, as it's their poll in which it's so far ahead.
As a designer, I think the first palette is overused and potentially boring, but the 2nd would be near-impossible to create something from and have it turn out to be something a person would actually use to scrap their memories. So I'll go with trite and cliche and overused, thank you.
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and yet the customer complains about everything looking the same and now we know why.
you, generic you, could create something wonderful with the second palette that the customer would use.
you can use the trite and overused but I'd rather shop with someone who has a bit of daring and doesn't.
WTF w/ Alyssa's intro, in which she claims she was exclusive at ES by June of this year? That's improbable, considering it closed down in Dec 2010. ------
This was my thought too. Maybe she got confused, but that is also improbable. I don't remember her being anywhere in June 2011. In fact, anyone remember this thread:
Again with her typos. Didn't she say at one stage she was studying to be a lawyer or something to do with the justice dept? I hope her typos improve by then!!!
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
The whole "I'm young, don't hate me" thing is obviously there because she's an idiot and knows no better. When you're 21, you actually think that's cute and endearing. Then you grow up and realize that in reality it made you look like an A-class moron.
As for the ES thing, I am sure it was a typo and she meant 2010. Another indication of her idiocy. I weep for those who signed-up to sell at her store. I am ever-doubtful that she will even pay them what they're owed each month. What a hot mess this is going to be.
So I am surprised that nobody has yet mentioned that both Jady Day and WM Squared are guesting at SO this month. I've seen Yari guest at other shops before, but haven't ever noticed WM anywhere but SM. I wonder if this is an indication of where they'll end up if/when SM closes?
happy scrap girl and krisi's are also guesting at SO now, too. looks like SO might take in the whole SM gang. also I just looked at SO's new releases and jady day takes up the entire front page. I'd wager she's definitely staying there.
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
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Which store?
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She's joined the Designer team at Digital Scrap Cafe (where the crowd favorite Outside the Box Designs Studio also sells)
also I just looked at SO's new releases and jady day takes up the entire front page. I'd wager she's definitely staying there. ___________________________________ Jady Day was at SO at one time I believe and left to go to SM....maybe she's coming back?
Why am I not surprised that people are now sharing their thoughts on the new Blog swatches. ROFL so typical it was almost a given that everyone would dislike them. I'm sure there will be plenty to say about the blah kits done with the blah swatch. Gosh no one can have any fun anymore can they. All ways a scrooge or 2 or 3 in the crowd.
Well you didn't convince me last time not to participate just as you won't convince me this time not to participate so I guess your comments are falling on some deaf ears. Maybe it's time ya'll just give it up. Oh right anyone having anything to do with DST or the Blog Train or Trish is just..............
you, generic you, could create something wonderful with the second palette that the customer would use.
you can use the trite and overused but I'd rather shop with someone who has a bit of daring and doesn't.
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Likewise, I could also create something wonderful with the first palette and it wouldn't have to be holiday-themed. The fact that so many of you saw that first palette and could only think of a holiday theme is laughable. Just because the palette/swatch said Holiday Traditions doesn't mean a designer has to go that route. A few of my favorite portions from the last Blog Train were from designers who thought totally outside of the box and didn't just dish out a boring "fall" theme with those odd blue/brown colors. You can tell which designers have creative minds when you look at what they choose to make.
Well you didn't convince me last time not to participate just as you won't convince me this time not to participate so I guess your comments are falling on some deaf ears. Maybe it's time ya'll just give it up. Oh right anyone having anything to do with DST or the Blog Train or Trish is just..............
Get a life.
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I don't think that anyone was trying to convince you not to participate. People were just having a (rather civil) discussion about which palette they liked, and which one could be better used. There wasn't any name calling, or bashing, or (gasp!) threatening for you, personally-you, to stop participating. Although due to your foul attitude, I think it would be nice if you bowed out and spared us your negativity.
BTW your little rant there sure sounded a lot like the rant Trish posted here on the blog last time when the whole voting debacle came about.
Wait. Hold the bus. Are you all telling me that Alyssa Happy Tits has just opened up shop at ANOTHER store, not her "With Love Studio" store? Someone took her? WTF?
And how does she have time to sell elsewhere, if she's busy running this new endeavor (where she said she'd be an owner and NOT a designer)? And what happened to "I'm not going to be an owner who tries to make money off this?"
Wait. Hold the bus. Are you all telling me that Alyssa Happy Tits has just opened up shop at ANOTHER store, not her "With Love Studio" store? Someone took her? WTF?
And how does she have time to sell elsewhere, if she's busy running this new endeavor (where she said she'd be an owner and NOT a designer)? And what happened to "I'm not going to be an owner who tries to make money off this?"
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Well, I can't confirm she's behind WLS - I was told it was just Bean Bunny. But, yes, the owners at Digital Scrap Cafe added her. I would say that maybe they just don't know about her 'history', but the truth is, I don't know if they'd care.
Regardless, she's back, and I'm sure she'll start popping up at several more places soon.
Don't know. She didn't give one in her introduction and there's no siggy or links in her signature space (and I don't see anything new listed in the store - will probably open next month). She's using the username AlyAngel. Isn't that the same one she's used at DST before? Way to come back with a new identity, eh?
Told you SO would scoop up some of the better designers at SM. It's just the smart thing to do. I never thought for a minute they would take any of the newbie designers.
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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«Oldest ‹Older 601 – 800 of 1423 Newer› Newest»p.s. if the OP had wanted you to give her suggestions based on her style, she would have TOLD you her style. Omygee.
They often do not come up on the 5 best places to shop, so, she asked for the best, not where you shop. Every single one of these shops has come up on here for various reasons.
SSD as being too cookie cutter and every thing looks the same.
TDC as being too hard to navigate and has far too many designers.
SO for a variety of reasons, which different from month to month.
There, did I put in enough effort for you this time?
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I wanted to post something a bit more rational than the last person, who seems a tad angry (although I agree with her, you are being a little thick). But then I read this, and am almost as annoyed as her.
The original question wasn't "what are the best shops" or "where do you shop". So why would you assume that this person's answers had anything to do with where they shop? This answer had to do with where the person thought there were good owners and an active community. I never read anything that said this person shopped there (though I will bet they do).
I'm also over the whole "SSD is too cookie cutter" argument, as those who shop there like the themey stuff and obviously it's working; it's a very successful store. TDC has no more designers than many other shops (in fact, back when the "reviewers" here on the blog were dealing with SDD, that rat-hole had just as many designers, if not more - and so do many other shops. I am assuming that TDC has a large designer list because it's a good place to be. It's not bleeding designers like 9th, for instance. Speaking of which, I would add Lizzy to the list of owners who seem to show up in the drama news a lot. I don't actually think she has/creates drama, but she's always brought up here and involved in something, and she can't hold on to designers to save her life.
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at. So you can answer with your own opinions, brainiac. This means that everything you just wrote, AGAIN, is idiotic. READ THE ORIGINAL FUCKING QUESTION. And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice.
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GET A FUCKING GRIP YOU FUCKING A A-GRADE FUCKING BITCH CUNT. CAN'T YOU HOLD A FUCKING CONVERSATION WITHOUT FUCKING SWEARING YOU FUCKING SLAG?
WOW ok but what is a slag?
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at.
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Fucking stupid, am I? How do you know? Do you have spy cameras in my bedroom? Take a chill pill.
I wanted to post something a bit more rational than the last person, who seems a tad angry (although I agree with her, you are being a little thick). But then I read this, and am almost as annoyed as her.
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Whatever. Thanks for your input.
And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice.
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Not the OP bu I'm impressed that you got grouchy before she even posted her second response.
WOW ok but what is a slag?
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GO AND LOOK IT UP, IT'S NOT THAT HARD. GO AND TYPE INTO THE GOOGLE BAR AND SEE WHAT COMES UP.
You are SO FUCKING STUPID. The OP never asked you what store you think SHE should/would want to sell at. The original question was actually what store YOU would want to sell at. So you can answer with your own opinions, brainiac. This means that everything you just wrote, AGAIN, is idiotic. READ THE ORIGINAL FUCKING QUESTION. And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice.
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I answered, Deviant Scrap. How does that make me stupid? Maybe instead of blowing a gasket every time, you should stop and take a breath. So, no, my second response was not stupid. Sigh.
The original question wasn't "what are the best shops" or "where do you shop". So why would you assume that this person's answers had anything to do with where they shop? This answer had to do with where the person thought there were good owners and an active community. I never read anything that said this person shopped there (though I will bet they do).
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Oh boy, if people didn't shop there, why would you sell there? Shopping has everything to do with the question.
No wonder there's a recession.
Fucking stupid, am I? How do you know? Do you have spy cameras in my bedroom? Take a chill pill.
October 20, 2011 9:29 PM
Why your bedroom? Are you way more stupid in your bedroom than in other rooms of your house? And before you get super pissed, I'm just kidding. I thought your statement was funny.
My attempt to answer the original question about shops worth selling at. I would consider selling at any of these (or I have sold there and thought it was a good shop):
Digi Chick
Scrap Orchard
Sweet Shoppe
Lily Pad
After Five
Ninth & Bloom
Scrapbook Graphics
Catscrap
My, my, my people. Let's get a grip, shall we?
In review, here was the original question: "If you were a decent designer looking for a new store, which one would you go to and why? Which are the best stores?"
So I'd have to say that the person who immediately answered "whichever one suits your style" was being lazy and snotty. Even though I'm not going to lash out and throw a swearing-hissy-fit about it, the point made earlier is good: the OP didn't ask "which one suits my style?" She asked, "which one would YOU go to and why?" Meaning: you should answer with your own opinions.
How hard is that?
Here, I'll answer my own question. Apparently it is quite hard to do, because at least one of you (or more? no idea how many people are in this pissing match) keeps answering as though you think the OP doesn't want your actual opinion or reasoning behind it.
I weep for the future. This is simple reading comprehension, people.
p.s. Congrats to 9:48pm for finally comprehending the OP's question and answering with some substance. At least there are 2 of us with a brain here. Yippee! Don't you wish there were more? We're surrounded.
And no, I didn't wake up grouchy. I got grouchy after reading your stupidity. Twice.
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Not the OP bu I'm impressed that you got grouchy before she even posted her second response.
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What makes you so sure it was the same person who came through a while ago ranting and swearing... who also posted earlier today? You must be a mind-reader if you can tell that. I happen to know it was 2 different people. So no, the most recent wasn't already grouchy before post 2. But nice try, a regular Sherlock Holmes, you are.
Since no one has ever come forward with specifics against Stacy Carlson, I'd drop her off your list of "bad reputation" owners. I've asked over and over for examples and no one can give them to me. I read back every post on this blog and found nothing. So I would say that she isn't the issue with GP if you have one. Put up or shut up already. You were able to dish specifics on the others mentioned so if you can't dish specifics on her, stop bringing up her name.
October 20, 2011 4:09 PM
This was Stacy and GP. I was offered a spot there and turned it down - I don't want to deal with that kind of bullshit.
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=270306
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You mind giving us mere scrappers an idea about what's going on in the thread? Thanks!
Why is Boutique Cute Dolls leaving SBG?
I totally get that Steph doesn't buy digi kits.
I totally get that she prefers to make her own items from scratch and learn her program, practice, etc.
I totally agree that she is very talented at her craft.
But what is she doing hanging out at digiSHOPtalk for so she can take stabs at people who scrap with kits every chance she gets?
Did she miss the original intent that was the freedom to talk about products for sale?
WV= huciati: people like Paris Hilton, Kesha, Lindsey Lohan. Pronounced hoochie-ati.
^^^^ One word, Maya. Im guessing she wasn't happy at SBG. I was shocked she went to SBG in the first place.
7:10 AM - I guess you meant stefdesign @ DST?
I found her way of talking mildly condescending at times but I never felt she's as bad as people on this blog made her out to be. I don't buy kits either - but only because I'm on CTs - which should have made me the kind of people she "hates" the most. But she's never been anything but nice to me and my pages. How about we just live and let live? ;)
I use to tell my son that if you have to cuss to get your point across, then you are showing how illiterate you really are because one should be able to make their point without having to swear with every other word. So now let's see what you can do with that?? and yeah I get that it's a smak blog but smak blog or not using utterly foul language isn't necessary to smak someone. See I did it without having to use one cuss word and make my point!!!
Boutique Cute Dolls left and nothing was said. She hasn't even posted where she will be going?!?!? Did she drop off the face of the earth?
Boutique Cute Dolls left and nothing was said. She hasn't even posted where she will be going?!?!? Did she drop off the face of the earth?
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Her Facebook page says there's something in the works and will announce I think in November.
I hate it when designers "retire" then come back a few months later.
Latest one is Re Kneipp (spelling?). I understand he wanted to leave SBG because of Maya, but to retire then come back to A5 a couple months later - that's just tacky.
Isn't the retiring thing common though? I see so many retire and come back over and over again.
There's been lots of specifics about Stacy. Go back and read the archives. Can't be bothered? Then don't make such a broad statement until you have the facts.
Then you didn't look hard enough. There's quite a few very specific instances. Maybe you got tired and missed them.
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No dear, maybe you got tired and forgot to mention anything specific other than generic statements like "she's a bitch" or "she was once rude to me". Cry me a river. And no, I read the archives to see what all the hoopla was about on here. Not just to see what was said about a specific person. So no, I'm not lazy, I DID bother to read your precious archives, and NO ONE has said anything. Prove it. I say again, put up or shut up. I did my part and read all your lunatic rantings on here for the past however many years. So prove it. Too lazy to go back and show me your specific gripe, then don't make stupid statements since you obviously didn't even read what was written in the first place before reacting. And yes, it was tiring reading this drivel but no, I didn't miss something that wasn't there. And no, I'm not angry or obsessed and yes, I realize that the two responses may or may not be from the same person. When I say "you" I do not mean YOU, I mean the collective you. If I didn't need the information, I wouldn't ask for it.
And since I'm not privy to the private designer area at DST I cannot see your "specific" gripes simply by you posting a link to a private area. Oh and for the record, I am not now and never have been Stacy.
Lastly, thank you to 7:48. We are mostly women here I'm sure. Please let's show our intelligence by refraining from the use of profanity.
If you "need" the information, you'd be a designer and would have privvy to the DSR. If you're not a designer, then it seems unlikely you would "need" any information about any store owner.
Dear 10:45/10:55 -- if you're not Stacy, then why so defensive about her? And if you're not a designer, then why do you "need" this info about her?
The bottom line is that the thread someone posted for you to read contains info (completely true and not arguable) about an instance in which a designer told Stacy she was leaving GP to take an exclusive position at another store... and Stacy violated the terms of the contract that designer had by restricting the designer from having a "departure sale" and also (if I remember correctly?) barring that designer from her FTP, or something like that. She cost the designer potentially hundreds of dollars, even though the designer's contract stated that she could have a departure sale. And she did all of this just because she wanted to, and because nobody could stop her. She doesn't act professionally, and she is rude to designers/customers, and generally doesn't have a good reputation.
And this is just ONE instance of this. We're not going to post them all here. It's your job to search them out, if you "need" this info so desperately. But just because you haven't searched it all out, don't come here ranting to us about how we should let it go b/c we don't make a friggin list for you on this blog.
Grow up.
I am grown up. Seems you have not. A designer is not the only one who might need or want this information. And if you look back, I have never defended this person, only asked for proof. If it was you people were attacking, I'm sure you would like proof as well. I also think, if you bothered reading, you would see that I have done my research. And, I have never ranted here. Only used intelligent words and reasons and asked people who are speaking poorly of someone to share with me the reasons for their opinions. No ranting, just intelligence. I can see why that might cause you to get your feathers ruffled. If that situation you relate is true, then I totally understand. That is the type of REAL information I am looking for and have been unable to find. I suspect that I know who that designer is and the reason why I would have never heard that story is because she is a kind and decent person who wouldn't air her dirty laundry in a public forum, even when she's been wronged. So I suggest you grow up since you obviously are not mature enough to handle a civil, intelligent and forthright conversation but instead must read laziness, defensiveness, etc. into a simple request for detailed information. My reasons for needing it are none of your concern. And my choice to not be involved in the private forums at DST are also none of your concern. If they were, I would tell you in as anonymously a way I could. If that will make you understand and more willing to share details, I will think about how I can do that in a way that protects your and my identities so that we will not be harassed. But please, don't attack me for asking in a decent manner for information. Thank you for what you did share.
Wanting or 'needing' this information simply because you are nosey is not a valid reason.
I hear Boutique Cute Dolls will appear at A5D. That is the latest in the rumor mill.
I heard it was 9th and Bloom.
Hope not 9&B. That's 1 of the 2 stores I refuse to shop at and her stuff is too cute!
hmmm, maybe it will be. maybe the person that said A5D didn't know what they were talking about.
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Hope not 9&B. That's 1 of the 2 stores I refuse to shop at and her stuff is too cute!
October 21, 2011 2:22 PM
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it's not likely they will go out of business without your purchases! another drama queen who should totally stay away from there!
What's wrong with shopping at 9th and Bloom? I haven't had any issues. Yet.
there isn't anything wrong in my opinion. their products are awesome and their customer service is awesome, too. i have NEVER had a problem ever and i have been shopping there since they opened!
I also heard A5D for BCD. I think that is where she is going.
Once person's "nosiness" is another person's financial concern.
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WTF...speak English please! you make no sense whatsoever!
LOL @ financial concern
You people are so stupid. Only your opinion matters. Only your stupid questions about who is a top tier store matters. I don't know who that speak English comment was directed at because all I've seen is English. Maybe we should speak French and then everyone would get along better. I think I'll go read the hot topics where at least I expect people to be idiots.
it's not likely they will go out of business without your purchases! another drama queen who should totally stay away from there!
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I never said I would make them go out of business. I just do not like the store for various reasons. One being I think Lizzy is a nit-wit.
Speaking of a drama queen, have you looked in the mirror lately?
Who is The Hidden Heart?
Per the TOU, The Hidden Heart is none other than Re Kneipp.
http://thiddenheart.blogspot.com/p/tou.html
it's not likely they will go out of business without your purchases! another drama queen who should totally stay away from there!
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I never said I would make them go out of business. I just do not like the store for various reasons. One being I think Lizzy is a nit-wit.
Speaking of a drama queen, have you looked in the mirror lately?
October 21, 2011 3:51 PM
-----------------------------------why yes i have and i love the lovely blonde staring back at me. no drama queen here just tell it like it is. oh, and lizzy is no nitwit. that would be the pot calling the kettle black, eh?
Well if she isn't one, she plays one wonderfully. Complete idiot on Facebook
Well if she isn't one, she plays one wonderfully. Complete idiot on Facebook
October 22, 2011 12:16 PM
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You stay friends with her on Facebook even though you dislike her and her posts annoy you? And then you come here and talk smack about her behind her back? What does that say about your character? I have a lot more respect for someone who acts silly on Facebook, than I do for someone who pretends to be someone's friend but then comes here to talk badly about them.
I never said I was Facebook friends with her. She is friends with some of my friends and the crap she posts is just - ignorant.
I unfriended her as soon as I read some of her crap.
You stay friends with her on Facebook even though you dislike her and her posts annoy you? And then you come here and talk smack about her behind her back? What does that say about your character? I have a lot more respect for someone who acts silly on Facebook, than I do for someone who pretends to be someone's friend but then comes here to talk badly about them.
October 22, 2011 12:54 PM
I feel badly for people who think Facebook friends are actually friends.
I feel badly for people who think Facebook friends are actually friends.
October 22, 2011 5:45 PM
I feel badly for the people who have you as a Facebook friend since they might assume that you are a friend.
I'd like an example of some ignorant things she's said on facebook. I have her as a friend on facebook and have seen nothing like that.
If that situation you relate is true, then I totally understand. That is the type of REAL information I am looking for and have been unable to find.
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If you were unable to find this - you really didn't look that carefully through the archives here. It was talked about extensively HERE on THIS BLOG when it happened ... not just in the private forum at DST. So if you missed this, I'm sure you missed a lot of other information.
http://kaboks.com/
its open. good god what a mess. and someone said they didn't like TDC because it was too hard to navigate?? LOL...get aload of this place.
Does anyone know what happened at SM? One of the store CT posted on her FB that it's closing but no one will say anything more.
What happened over there?
http://kaboks.com/
its open. good god what a mess. and someone said they didn't like TDC because it was too hard to navigate?? LOL...get aload of this place.
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I wonder who there decided that 300x300 is a good size for kit previews. No additional previews other than the main one and you can't even click to enlarge it. Good luck making sales with that. Or maybe they don't want people to see how bad they really are?
Does anyone know what happened at SM? One of the store CT posted on her FB that it's closing but no one will say anything more.
What happened over there?
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link to the CT blog please. I don't believe this for a minute.
Does anyone know what happened at SM? One of the store CT posted on her FB that it's closing but no one will say anything more.
What happened over there?
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It's true. That CT member should not have said anything. They are announcing in a few weeks.
Huh. Not sure how I feel about SM closing. It was once a really great store. It seems to me that their fatal flaw was requiring exclusivity - they lost a lot of high-producing and high-selling designers then.
"whichever one suits your style" was being lazy and snotty. "which one suits my style?" She asked, "which one would YOU go to and why?" Meaning: you should answer with your own opinions.
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That was my opinion. So answering with my opinion, which didn't suit a bunch of people, was lazy and snotty? But yet I'm supposed to answer with my opinion. You folks are weird.
But what is she doing hanging out at digiSHOPtalk for so she can take stabs at people who scrap with kits every chance she gets?
Did she miss the original intent that was the freedom to talk about products for sale?
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Really, that was the original intent? News to me. Don't you know what shop talk means? It doesn't mean talking about shops, duh! I've never seen her have a go about people using or buying kits, I have, however, seen a lot of people having a go at her.
I use to tell my son that if you have to cuss to get your point across, then you are showing how illiterate you really are because one should be able to make their point without having to swear with every other word.
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Well, you see, cussing is the only thing that some people get. There's not point in being literate with a bunch if illiterates. They are like to see you as being condescending, patronizing or a know it all.
Boutique Cute Dolls left and nothing was said.
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So many designers leave SBG suddenly. She's not the first and she won't be the last.
Well, you see, cussing is the only thing that some people get. There's not point in being literate with a bunch if illiterates. They are like to see you as being condescending, patronizing or a know it all.
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Aw, heck, my keyboard sucks, I keep hitting the wrong keys.
Hope not 9&B. That's 1 of the 2 stores I refuse to shop at and her stuff is too cute!
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Not being snarky, but compared to what? It looks like everything else out there.
My reasons for needing it are none of your concern.
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Not the OP, but if you aren't going to share, why the heck should anyone else? If you need the information that badly, I'm sure you'll find it somewhere.
Does anyone know what happened at SM? One of the store CT posted on her FB that it's closing but no one will say anything more.
What happened over there?
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It's true. That CT member should not have said anything. They are announcing in a few weeks.
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Is this true (SM is closing)? If so, very interesting. It would explain, I suppose, why I keep seeing the SM designers who sell the most CU popping up at Sugarhill as "guests" and then staying there permanently. I had wondered about that lately, but never thought of the idea that SM would close. It's actually rather shocking.
It's true. That CT member should not have said anything. They are announcing in a few weeks.
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That CT member shouldn't have said anything, but it's ok for you to say something here? Irony.
Other than having a couple friends on the SM CT, I'm not affiliated with the store in any way.
I want to see the proof and not just a random, someone posted SM is closing. Where is the link to the FB post? And are you sure they are affiliated with SM?
If they really are closing, does anyone know when? Will they be around for DSD? I have a wishlist going for DSD... (selfish, I know, but hey times are hard)
Yes, they will be around for DSD but not all the designers will be.
PROOF, people. where is this link to the CT members FB page?
Really, that was the original intent? News to me. Don't you know what shop talk means? It doesn't mean talking about shops, duh! I've never seen her have a go about people using or buying kits, I have, however, seen a lot of people having a go at her.
October 23, 2011 2:46 AM
Um yeah, I'm sure. I was there when everyone got sick and tired of not being able to discuss products, designers and other shops at 2Ps, and Shannon Beiger created digiSHOPtalk where everyone could freely discuss all products as well as other scrapping subjects.
PROOF, people. where is this link to the CT members FB page?
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I saw it myself - not going to "out" the person. Was asking the other people who also know. Didn't come here looking to prove something to you.
Yeah.. I think it's ridiculous asking for PROOF for something like that here. So what if no one wants to show you any proof? You'll see for yourself soon enough if it's true or not. It's not like piracy issues (or store owner being a bitch - for that matter - haha) where proofs are really needed and should be clearly provided.
She wasn't a CT member. She was an admin. And she didn't post the site was closing, in fact she did not name SM at all. She posted something she had been a part of for 3 years was ending. Those who know her, knew what she was referring to. But obviously, news of this magnitude was going to come out sooner or later.
I saw it myself - not going to "out" the person. Was asking the other people who also know. Didn't come here looking to prove something to you.
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Then why mention it at all? Oh, because you wanted to know if other people know? Want to find out which one of your FB friends also posts here but doesn't admit to it, huh?
Yeah.. I think it's ridiculous asking for PROOF for something like that here. So what if no one wants to show you any proof? You'll see for yourself soon enough if it's true or not. It's not like piracy issues (or store owner being a bitch - for that matter - haha) where proofs are really needed and should be clearly provided.
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Yeah, because those rumors are so different from this one, *eye roll*
http://www.scrapbookartavenue.com/
A new store opening soon. Anyone know which designers are opening there? And no, I'm not advertising it. Just wanting the dirt.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kimla-Designs/95235705891
She's the owner of http://www.scrapbookartavenue.com/
I don't understand the deal with all these new stores. Why are they trying to open and sell crap? The market is saturated with crap already. Like WLS. Any other stores out there to run away from?
What is WLS?
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I'm assuming it's With Love Studio.
So no, the most recent wasn't already grouchy before post 2. But nice try, a regular Sherlock Holmes, you are.
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I know it was two different people. Well done Watson, but you missed something crucial, which is why you are Watson and I'm Holmes.
Kimla just left After5...saying she was 'retiring'. At least her stuff wasn't the usual crap...not my style at all, but not crap. At least she goes for the good stuff...so if she is starting a shop....who knows..might be another 9th and Bloom (cuz of the street name)
SO fucking sick of designers "retiring" then coming back at another store.
Put your big girl panties on and say that you're leaving and wish the store well.
In the Re Kneipp instance - he just needs to grow a pair.
Maybe Maya terrified him lol.
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I remember at SBG, Re had (Junior Designer) beside his name. I can see that he was young but somehow, why use "Junior"? And then Sudio Dutchie (who left and then was in The Lab) was quoted by Maya as an "apprentice". Interesting how newer designers are called (or considered) in the store.
In the Re Kneipp instance - he just needs to grow a pair.
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Why pick on him and not all the other designers that have left SBG and retired and returned? And grow a pair of what? Bananas? Boobs? What?
Interesting how newer designers are called (or considered) in the store.
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Not really, all the other designers are just Studio whatever. I guess in the case of Re and Dutchie, they were still learner designers or something?
No, they were the designers Maya didn't consider "Studio" worthy.
what makes you worthy? just curious... your quality?
Sales, quality? I'm not sure.
Not quality. Some of the SBG designers have the worst quality. *cough*Flergs*cough*
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I've never had an issue with anything of Flergs.
No, they were the designers Maya didn't consider "Studio" worthy.
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I call BS. If they weren't worthy, they wouldn't be in the store in the first place. And I'm not even a fan of her's
No, they were the designers Maya didn't consider "Studio" worthy.
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So not worthy in fact that she come to the defense of Studio Dutchie in such a way that she made herself look like a complete idiot, but according to you, she wasn't worthy enough to have the Studio label. Right. I see that, I really do.
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Then why qualify them of "Junior" or "apprentice"? I had noticed the "junior" attribute beside Re's name, and I wondered how long was a designer "junior". Until they turn 18? Until they are there for a specific amount of time? It just caught my eye that whenever I would peak in the store, Re was "junior". I had not checked shortly before he left so I don't know if he "graduated" from the "junior" label he had. Anyone noticed?
Dutchie WAS Studio Dutchie. So she must have been "studio worthy", despite the fact that she was considered "apprentice".
Why did she go from Studio to "apprentice" then?
She had the name Studio Dutchie, but when Maya talked about her, she said she was "interning" with her (and to me "interning" means the same thing as "apprentice"). It is how Maya refered to her, not how she was listed in the store.
I've never had an issue with anything of Flergs.
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You've purchased everything in her shop? No?
I've never been in a hurricane either, but I just haven't been in the right place.
Why did she go from Studio to "apprentice" then?
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She didn't. She was always Studio Dtuchie (intern)
I've never had an issue with anything of Flergs.
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You've purchased everything in her shop? No?
I've never been in a hurricane either, but I just haven't been in the right place.
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Ah, but your original statement, if it was you, implied that everything she made was bad.
Then why qualify them of "Junior" or "apprentice"? I had noticed the "junior" attribute beside Re's name, and I wondered how long was a designer "junior".
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Maybe it was because he was only 14. He was still Studio whatever, but had the junior appellation as well.
Maybe those turning 50 should be "senior"? Why qualify a designer by his age? If a designer is thought to be good enough to sell at SBG, the age should not matter. Unless there is a legal issue involved?
What does it matter if he was called junior?
IRL he would be junior and someone over the age of 55 would be senior.
What the heck difference does it make?
In High School, you have Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior, I don't see anyone arguing about that. Isn't that just labeling as well? Why can't they just be year whatever instead.
It should not make any difference but how would it look if a store was listing their designers as "male" or "female" beside their name? You are right, it should NOT matter, so why use it?
I wouldn't care if designers were listed as male or female, it doesn't bother me, as long as it's correct. How would it look? I don't think I would even notice. I mean, it's not like I'm looking for the restroom, is it?
p.s. Congrats to 9:48pm for finally comprehending the OP's question and answering with some substance. At least there are 2 of us with a brain here. Yippee! Don't you wish there were more? We're surrounded.
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She listed a bunch of shops, with no reasoning behind it, and that's an answer with substance? If that constitutes having a brain, I'm glad I don't have one.
Does it really matter why SBG put "junior" next to Re's name in the shop? Maybe they just thought of it as something fun for their resident teenager. It probably worked in his favor because it made people curious about what kind of work a kid could put out. And now lots of people love his kits.
Is there anyone else out there who is surprised and/or thinks it's sorta odd when a male is a digital scrapbook designer? Or a scrapper in general? For instance, I think Sir Scrap A Lot's products/pages are quite good, but I simply cannot help being surprised every time I see one of them. Like, a man made this? Especially when I see his pages. I know that's wrong, but it's my visceral gut reaction. When I think about it rationally, I don't feel that way; but my gut DOES. Anyone else? Discuss.
Is there anyone else out there who is surprised and/or thinks it's sorta odd when a male is a digital scrapbook designer? Or a scrapper in general? For instance, I think Sir Scrap A Lot's products/pages are quite good, but I simply cannot help being surprised every time I see one of them. Like, a man made this? Especially when I see his pages. I know that's wrong, but it's my visceral gut reaction. When I think about it rationally, I don't feel that way; but my gut DOES. Anyone else? Discuss.
October 24, 2011 7:29 AM
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad.
I think the fact that Re is a male and young makes his products stand out. I like the quirky energy in his kits. It shouldn't be an issue why Maya lebeled him Junior, especially if Re was okay with that. It creates a buzz and the buzz sells.
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad.
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Completely agree, and you raise a good point. It's probably the rarity of it that makes my gut react as though it's odd. Rare is a much better way of looking at it / putting it, though.
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'.
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'.
October 24, 2011 10:36 AM
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Seriously? I'm a woman and I don't watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Does that mean I'm secretly a man trapped in a woman's body? Are we seriously so lacking in drama here that we are going to start outing people based on TV show preferences?
I thought the same until I saw his layouts with a wife and kids on them.
OP here and I've thought the same thing, though... not that he's gay or anything, but that his layouts are strangely girly. Lots of scallops and pink and flowers etc. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I know if my husband were to start being the one to document our family's memories, he would do it in a really graphic, blocky, non-embellished way. More magazine-ad-inspired. Sir ScrapAlot's pages are very girly. So maybe I should take my hat off to him, for making pages for his daughters. Who knows. Or maybe he is just a clever businessman, and knows what sells and is taking advantage. Either way, it's definitely unorthodox. For a guy. Just sayin.
back to the SM closing issue...at least one designer is announcing that she is 'moving' -
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=289642
I have been perusing SM and while the news is unexpected, we all should have known something was up when Chelle left. (And if Shen ever leaves Catscrap, we'll know something is up with that store, too.)
I've been looking objectively at the designs there, and I'm sorry, but some (most) of those kits are so overpriced it's no wonder sales have been down! I would never pay $7.99 for what I see in the shop.
Back to Reviews.
Atomic Cupcake is having her action sale now, and I was wondering if somebody would add a store called Atomic Cupcake on the DSTHOF website and people could start adding reviews of her actions. There are so many of them and I don't know if there are 15 good ones to make the bulk $35.00 purchase worthwhile.
I already know the first three posts will be from designers who turn their noses up at actions, much like Steph on DST who in turn turns her nose up at your kits, but for the rest of us mere mortals maybe this would be helpful.
I bought the bundle when I first started designing. Some of them are hit and miss.
Ones I use:
Scallop
Chipboard
Ones that I think are not good:
Template Flower
Create A Bow (only got it because I had credits left)
Acrylic Effect (same as above) - if you google acrylic you can make your own in no time and just reuse that.
Fabric Brad cuts off the top of the brad so it's square-ish, not round.
I always think it's refreshing that a man actually takes such an active roll in capturing his family memories. I don't think it's "odd" as much as I think how rare it is. The fact that it's rare is sad.
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Do you mean rare to be online? I actually think there's a lot of them out there, but it's probably really scary to enter such a female dominated online community.
Either way, it's definitely unorthodox. For a guy. Just sayin.
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It is?
OP here and I've thought the same thing, though... not that he's gay or anything, but that his layouts are strangely girly. Lots of scallops and pink and flowers etc.
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I don't use any of those things as a girl. Would my pages then be considered strangely masculine? Would that make me gay? C'mon.
Seriously? I'm a woman and I don't watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears. Does that mean I'm secretly a man trapped in a woman's body? Are we seriously so lacking in drama here that we are going to start outing people based on TV show preferences?
October 24, 2011 10:44 AM
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I agree with you 100%.
Does Sir ScrapAlot strike anyone else as being a little...feminine? I've seen posts and kits that seem inspired by things in pop culture that gay men are drawn to. Examples: Glee and Lady Gaga. None of the adult men in my life watch Glee or listen to Lady Gaga and Britney Spears. Just sayin'.
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Are you kidding me? Pop culture!!!????
I already know the first three posts will be from designers who turn their noses up at actions, much like Steph on DST who in turn turns her nose up at your kits, but for the rest of us mere mortals maybe this would be helpful.
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From this mere mortal non designer, I don't think it would be helpful at all. Actions are for people too lazy or stupid to learn their programs and make their own.
My DH watches Glee and he loves Lady Gaga. He is about as far from feminine as I am male. He doesn't scrap but he can sew and his dad used to make quilts. I don't find it weird that a man scraps at all. I think it shows a well-adjusted male that scraps openly.
From this mere mortal non designer, I don't think it would be helpful at all. Actions are for people too lazy or stupid to learn their programs and make their own.
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Yes I agree, and I am both lazy and stupid, so let the reviews start rolling! Thanks to 3:13. It's good to know the circles have flat sides - I hate that. so I'll stay away from anything that is supposed to be perfectly round!
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They are all over used, and almost no one uses them in an original manner. I wouldn't get any of them.
I used to use actions (mainly the free ones from Atomic's site each month, but I bought a couple from her too), until I figured out how much easier it is to work with styles. There are a lot of styles that do the same things that Atomic's actions do, but look even more realistic and are way less of a PITA to install/work with. So I switched to styles. I get most of mine at Sugarhill, from Eyeinspire, Mommyish, Just Jaimee, or KimB. They usually run some good sales every once in a while, and it ends up being cheaper than Atomic Cupcake by far. JMO for what it is worth.
I still use actions some but I agree that styles seem to look better and are more realistic. I also randomly will run an action and half way through on some of them it stops. I use the chipboard one some but honestly prefer Mommyish's style now.
They aren't horrible but I would say save your money and buy they styles around iDSD and you will save money and get a better return :)
Atomic Cupcake is having her action sale now, and I was wondering if somebody would add a store called Atomic Cupcake on the DSTHOF website and people could start adding reviews of her actions. There are so many of them and I don't know if there are 15 good ones to make the bulk $35.00 purchase worthwhile.
I have almost all her actions. When some started out designing she was about the only one that had great actions. I like most of them though some aren't quite as realistic as I like, nevertheless, I don't necessarily think that all her actions were made to look like "real" items since back many years, actions and styles and designing weren't in to the real looking stuff and many still don't necessarily like everything to look like they bought it from a scrapbook store!! I don't think using actions is lazy at all. Many use hers as a tool like they would a brush or a shape and that's how she expects them to be used.
Many who make actions today are doing no more then taking a template and asking you to pick a color and wham bam thank you mam. That to me is not an action. I also love styles but I don't think that styles always give me the same look as actions and while eyeinspires are good, who wants 15 styles of the same only different color.
and no I am not Atomic Cupcake should anyone think that. I'm even getting the $20 credits for some of her new stuff. The credits are good for up to two years.
meant that to say 20 credits. Also you might find someone to share with you as she allows that and you just need to let her know as she'll split the credits so both of you can get what you want.
I don't think using actions is lazy at all.
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Buying some actions is lazy because you, generic you, haven't bothered to learn your program enough to make your own. I use actions all the time, but my own actions.
There are some very complicated actions out there and buying those is probably better than trying to make your own, however, ACs actions aren't in that realm.
Many who make actions today are doing no more then taking a template and asking you to pick a color and wham bam thank you mam. That to me is not an action. I also love styles but I don't think that styles always give me the same look as actions and who wants 15 styles of the same only different color.
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Couldn't agree with you more.
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SOOOOOO true. Actions and scripts cann be great tools but too many "designers" think they so clever in making the most simplistic ones. From what I have seen around, I honestly wonder if they sell. My guess is that there must be some who buy, or those "designers" would not bother making them! Don't you think?
I'm stuck on the SM thing.... wondering who will land where and how soon. No insider info or anything on my part just curious.
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yep, me too. I've only seen that one announcement that someone posted here. There are alot of designers there, some good, some not so good that will be looking for new homes. Jady Day is guesting at After 5 - and altho I think SSD would be a better fit for her, maybe she will stay there. and Kimla, who just left After 5 is opening a new shop...maybe some will head there? Some of the newer ones at SM came from TDC...maybe they will go back there, IF the owner takes them?
I'm on CT for 2 of them, one is going to another shop and the other is retiring.
Some of the newer ones at SM came from TDC...maybe they will go back there, IF the owner takes them?
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I only count one person who came from TDC, and that's Elise's Pieces. It was a really recent move though (just in the past couple of months), which makes me wonder why Andilynn would have let someone uproot themself from somewhere they'd been for years if she knew this was going to happen. You can't tell me that a store owner like her, after all this time, would make this sort of decision (to close) without considering it for a while. I have to believe that she's known this was possible for a while now, in which case she shouldn't have been taking on new designers.
Jennifer Labre also came from TDC. She's the one that posted at DST about moving.
Not only should she have not taken new designers, she should not have forced exclusivity and sponsored the latest DSA contest.
Has Plain Digital Wrapper been reviewed or discussed anywhere? As there's no search function it's hard to find anything!
Searching within this blog is not that hard. In Google, type this:
site:dsthof.blogspot.com "XXXXX"
Change XXXXX to whatever you want to search for and voila! Good luck.
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Thanks, I honestly did not know that.
You're welcome. Unfortunately I just noticed that google will not search from other comment pages than the first one. So, if the content you want is on, say, page 3 of the comments, then you'll miss it. :(
Not only should she have not taken new designers, she should not have forced exclusivity and sponsored the latest DSA contest.
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Seriously, I hadn't even thought about that, didn't the winner get a spot there? Did they take it? I don't shop there much so I have no idea. Was it Brine? I just looked at their designer list and didn't see her on there.
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Brine Design did win and she went to 9th & Bloom instead.
Not only should she have not taken new designers, she should not have forced exclusivity and sponsored the latest DSA contest.
October 26, 2011 7:49 AM
This happens often enough that it's a lesson to be learned. Exclusivity may work in shops that have always been exclusive or who have been exclusive for years, but it's a tell-tale sign of trouble for any other store.
Greed is a powerful force. Just ask the former store owners who tried this game and failed.
I for some reason think a few of the SM designers will end up at 9th & Bloom. No inside knowledge, just think a few will land there. The CU designers over at Sugar Hill Co. maybe. It will be interesting to see who goes where, who retires and who just disappears.
With the surprising move of Chelle to SO a bit ago, I would guess some of the better designers from SM would follow her lead and go to SO.
I would also guess some will go to 9th.
The pathetic designers will likely fall off the planet and no one will miss them.
Weren't there 3 winners at DSAI thought they all won a spot at SM. I haven't seen any of them show up there though and I've kept an eye out.
With the surprising move of Chelle to SO a bit ago, I would guess some of the better designers from SM would follow her lead and go to SO.
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I don't think it was surprising at all that Chelle went to SO. It's a thriving community w/ a focus on participation/scrapping that not all shops have. Chelle was always one of the biggest participants around the SM community, and I will bet you she got tired of carrying all of the weight around that place. SO was/is a perfect fit for her.
As for other SM designers ending up there, I suppose I would be surprised if SO took very many of them. There comes a point when a shop is "full" and can't support an endless number of designers, and I will doubt SO can - or would want to - support very many new designers just b/c they're now without a home. Maybe one or two, but no more than that.
Trish has posted a new palette poll for the December blog train, it's in the DCR at DST and also on the facebook page for the blog train. I'm interested to see if she can actually stick to her deadline this time (in other words, leave the poll open until the 29th, like she says) or if she will close it 2 days prematurely like she did last time. I am also curious to know who came up w/ those 2 options. One of them is OK and the other (#2) is hideous. How do you create a pleasant scrapbook product out of that hot mess?
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She used an actual poll this time usually you can set up deadlines for it to automatically close on the date chosen.
As for the swatches, she didn't alter them or add or take away colors at all this time so I say that was a good call on her part... I kind of like that she opened the voting up to the public as well. Maybe she is learning from previous mistakes?
^^^ didn't alter them or take out colors from what??? She never asked for suggestions in the first place, so where did those palettes come from? I get the newsletter thing she set up, and have also been checking the DST forum recently, and today was the first mention that I'd seen about the next blog train. So I'd guess that the PP was commenting on the fact that Trish seems to have just chosen 2 palettes of her own this time and I totally agree that the 2nd one is icktastic.
oh p.s. she used an actual poll at DST last time, too.
I kind of like that she opened the voting up to the public as well.
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Link please, I can't find it at DST. I'll admit I didn't look very long. Thanks.
it's not at DST for the public voting. as already stated above, it's on the BTB facebook page. but at least you admit that you're lazy.
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thanks, even though you were snotty.
I like the second one much better than the first.
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then you would be in the minority, as it's losing 32-4 right now on the FB page. thankfully other people have better taste than you do.
I have to say...I'm honestly really sick of the design seed palettes popping up everywhere for everything...blog trains, store collabs, etc. I think that they have the potential to be a good tool sometimes, but to use for everything? It gets a little annoying--and also opens the door to a -lot- of monotony.
then you would be in the minority, as it's losing 32-4 right now on the FB page. thankfully other people have better taste than you do.
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Better? Hmm, that's a matter of opinion. Popular taste does not equal better taste, whatever you may think. Thankfully, I'm not a herd animal and can think for myself.
I have to say...I'm honestly really sick of the design seed palettes popping up everywhere for everything...blog trains, store collabs, etc. I think that they have the potential to be a good tool sometimes, but to use for everything? It gets a little annoying--and also opens the door to a -lot- of monotony.
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I haven't seen them everywhere, but that's probably because I don't shop a lot anymore. However, I agree about the monotony, which is probably why I prefer the second palette to the first, as the first is done to death and completely boring
then you would be in the minority, as it's losing 32-4 right now on the FB page. thankfully other people have better taste than you do.
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Only a minority thought the world was around, while the rest thought it was flat.
I'm honestly pretty surprised by how far ahead the Christmas palette is in both the Facebook poll and the DST poll. I'm so fucking sick of green, red, white and gold Christmas kits I could puke.
Monitor calibration?? I see reds/blues/tan.......
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
"Hi everyone! I thought it was about time that I introduced myself. My name is Alyssa.
I am a proud resident of the beautiful island of Bermuda. I am also a mom and a full time student with a part time job. Haha. I am a little on the young side (21 years old! Don't hate me! ) I am currently single. I got engaged on Christmas Day of 2010 to my on and off boyfriend of almost 6 years but we have decided to take time to think about if marriage is really what we want.
I've been designing for about a year and a half now. I started designing in March 2010. By April 2010 I was in my first store. I kind of rushed it because I was so excited and just joined ANY store and now it is really coming back to haunt me! haha. By June 2011 I was exclusive to Elemental Scraps. I was also a designer at Funky Playground where I left due to personal reasons.
Can't wait to work with you."
I didn't know her before, but from some explanations of her I've read here, I don't think it could be anyone else.
I'm honestly pretty surprised by how far ahead the Christmas palette is in both the Facebook poll and the DST poll. I'm so fucking sick of green, red, white and gold Christmas kits I could puke.
October 26, 2011 8:26 PM
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Monitor calibration?? I see reds/blues/tan.......
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I think she's being sarcastic. I get what she's saying. The colors are red, blues and tans but it may as well be red, green and gold because it's still so darn traditional and overused.
Yes but obviously it's what the customers want, as it's their poll in which it's so far ahead.
As a designer, I think the first palette is overused and potentially boring, but the 2nd would be near-impossible to create something from and have it turn out to be something a person would actually use to scrap their memories. So I'll go with trite and cliche and overused, thank you.
WTF w/ Alyssa's intro, in which she claims she was exclusive at ES by June of this year? That's improbable, considering it closed down in Dec 2010.
I don't even remember her at Elemental Scraps.
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Typo I'm sure.
No, I'm not her.
Yes but obviously it's what the customers want, as it's their poll in which it's so far ahead.
As a designer, I think the first palette is overused and potentially boring, but the 2nd would be near-impossible to create something from and have it turn out to be something a person would actually use to scrap their memories. So I'll go with trite and cliche and overused, thank you.
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and yet the customer complains about everything looking the same and now we know why.
you, generic you, could create something wonderful with the second palette that the customer would use.
you can use the trite and overused but I'd rather shop with someone who has a bit of daring and doesn't.
WTF w/ Alyssa's intro, in which she claims she was exclusive at ES by June of this year? That's improbable, considering it closed down in Dec 2010.
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This was my thought too. Maybe she got confused, but that is also improbable. I don't remember her being anywhere in June 2011. In fact, anyone remember this thread:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=279383
She was a DigiScrapDriveIn for a bit, as well as a few other places
She meant June 2010. It's a stupid typo. She was at ES in 2010.
She was also at Funky and Digicrap Drive In, where it's been known that she erased many collabs, etc.
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Again with her typos. Didn't she say at one stage she was studying to be a lawyer or something to do with the justice dept? I hope her typos improve by then!!!
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
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Which store?
I'm confused as to why she felt the need to give everyone details of her failed engagement and that she's single?
But yeah she was at ES in June 2010 under Paper Planes as her design name.
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Agreed. I also don't get the whole "I'm young, don't hate me".
The whole "I'm young, don't hate me" thing is obviously there because she's an idiot and knows no better. When you're 21, you actually think that's cute and endearing. Then you grow up and realize that in reality it made you look like an A-class moron.
As for the ES thing, I am sure it was a typo and she meant 2010. Another indication of her idiocy. I weep for those who signed-up to sell at her store. I am ever-doubtful that she will even pay them what they're owed each month. What a hot mess this is going to be.
So I am surprised that nobody has yet mentioned that both Jady Day and WM Squared are guesting at SO this month. I've seen Yari guest at other shops before, but haven't ever noticed WM anywhere but SM. I wonder if this is an indication of where they'll end up if/when SM closes?
happy scrap girl and krisi's are also guesting at SO now, too. looks like SO might take in the whole SM gang. also I just looked at SO's new releases and jady day takes up the entire front page. I'd wager she's definitely staying there.
I know there's been lots of speculation about whether or not Alyssa had made her return to the digital scrapbooking world. Here's a part of her introduction at (at least one of) her new store:
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Which store?
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She's joined the Designer team at Digital Scrap Cafe (where the crowd favorite Outside the Box Designs Studio also sells)
also I just looked at SO's new releases and jady day takes up the entire front page. I'd wager she's definitely staying there.
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Jady Day was at SO at one time I believe and left to go to SM....maybe she's coming back?
Why am I not surprised that people are now sharing their thoughts on the new Blog swatches. ROFL so typical it was almost a given that everyone would dislike them. I'm sure there will be plenty to say about the blah kits done with the blah swatch. Gosh no one can have any fun anymore can they. All ways a scrooge or 2 or 3 in the crowd.
Well you didn't convince me last time not to participate just as you won't convince me this time not to participate so I guess your comments are falling on some deaf ears. Maybe it's time ya'll just give it up. Oh right anyone having anything to do with DST or the Blog Train or Trish is just..............
Get a life.
you, generic you, could create something wonderful with the second palette that the customer would use.
you can use the trite and overused but I'd rather shop with someone who has a bit of daring and doesn't.
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Likewise, I could also create something wonderful with the first palette and it wouldn't have to be holiday-themed. The fact that so many of you saw that first palette and could only think of a holiday theme is laughable. Just because the palette/swatch said Holiday Traditions doesn't mean a designer has to go that route. A few of my favorite portions from the last Blog Train were from designers who thought totally outside of the box and didn't just dish out a boring "fall" theme with those odd blue/brown colors. You can tell which designers have creative minds when you look at what they choose to make.
Well you didn't convince me last time not to participate just as you won't convince me this time not to participate so I guess your comments are falling on some deaf ears. Maybe it's time ya'll just give it up. Oh right anyone having anything to do with DST or the Blog Train or Trish is just..............
Get a life.
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I don't think that anyone was trying to convince you not to participate. People were just having a (rather civil) discussion about which palette they liked, and which one could be better used. There wasn't any name calling, or bashing, or (gasp!) threatening for you, personally-you, to stop participating. Although due to your foul attitude, I think it would be nice if you bowed out and spared us your negativity.
BTW your little rant there sure sounded a lot like the rant Trish posted here on the blog last time when the whole voting debacle came about.
Wait. Hold the bus. Are you all telling me that Alyssa Happy Tits has just opened up shop at ANOTHER store, not her "With Love Studio" store? Someone took her? WTF?
And how does she have time to sell elsewhere, if she's busy running this new endeavor (where she said she'd be an owner and NOT a designer)? And what happened to "I'm not going to be an owner who tries to make money off this?"
So what's Alyssa's new designer name?
Wait. Hold the bus. Are you all telling me that Alyssa Happy Tits has just opened up shop at ANOTHER store, not her "With Love Studio" store? Someone took her? WTF?
And how does she have time to sell elsewhere, if she's busy running this new endeavor (where she said she'd be an owner and NOT a designer)? And what happened to "I'm not going to be an owner who tries to make money off this?"
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Well, I can't confirm she's behind WLS - I was told it was just Bean Bunny. But, yes, the owners at Digital Scrap Cafe added her. I would say that maybe they just don't know about her 'history', but the truth is, I don't know if they'd care.
Regardless, she's back, and I'm sure she'll start popping up at several more places soon.
So what's Alyssa's new designer name?
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Don't know. She didn't give one in her introduction and there's no siggy or links in her signature space (and I don't see anything new listed in the store - will probably open next month). She's using the username AlyAngel. Isn't that the same one she's used at DST before? Way to come back with a new identity, eh?
Told you SO would scoop up some of the better designers at SM. It's just the smart thing to do. I never thought for a minute they would take any of the newbie designers.
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