Scrapsmacktoo has gone invite only. Sometime this afternoon Guess made it private, so it is no more unless she invites you-which seeing that everyone posted anonymously probably isn't possible. I'm not really surprised. The hate and monkey troll thing took their toll. Sad, at one time there were interesting conversations and good info there. Farewell!
Good riddance. Apparently, very few people, if any, are left at failed Scrapsmack because the blog was abandoned by visitors several days ago.
ReplyDeleteOh, great. You're back.
DeleteI hope admin blogs you because you are one of the people (if not the only person with your multiple personalities) who poisoned the last blog.
Your love to bloviate about the "reputable boards" and the "failed" blogs, and yet you seem to spend an inordinate amount of time in the "toilet" rather than at your reputable boards.
Please go away.
Or admin, please block her or she will poison this blog with her ugly, repetitive statements.
I've been at all the Scrap Smack type places for years and I enjoyed the industry gossip and honest product reviews. It's too bad that it devolved into people cussing each other out and the stupid monkey stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised Guess put up with it for as long as she did, especially with all the trashing that one person did of her. For a long time it was a useful site but there hadn't been anything productive on there for a long long time.
ReplyDeletePebbles announced their new design team, most of them are already on multiple company teams. Same old same old
ReplyDeletePeople begged Guess to ban the trolls, but she wouldn't even acknowledge their complaints. She self-destructed.
ReplyDeleteThe invite only blog is no surprise. Trolls claimed ownership of it weeks before the formal announcement was made yesterday. One of them posts comments here. Same hateful complaint against an unknown person every time.
ReplyDeleteUnknown person? Please. Your tired writing style is so obvious. You are Ms. "reputable scrapboards," "Guess' reputation is mud," "scrap blogs are toilets," etc.
DeleteYou. Are. Not. Wanted. Or. Welcome. Here.
I hope admin blocks you before you ruin this blog like you ruined the other.
I want to buy the new Crate collections, but I don't want to have to buy pieces from 5 different places to get them. Do you remember when Crate sold collection kits? I miss those days!
ReplyDelete2:15 trolls trashed the other blog with their monkey filth. Not 12:18. Scrapsmack was going well until the freaks arrived last March and began spamming it with their dirt.
ReplyDeleteThey plainly stated that their intention was to shut down scrapping-related convos because they didn't care about the hobby.
If you are a spokesperson for this blog, it will also go down the tubes.
You are one of the freaks responsible for rejoining the other blog. You use the same tired phrasing all the time. Just go away. You contribute nothing but venom.
DeleteRejoining the other blog? That's a hoot. You're still hallucinating. I wouldn't be caught dead on that thing. Glad it bit the dust.
ReplyDeletePoisoning. Autocorrect turned my typo into rejoining.
DeleteWe all recognize your endless, self serving drivel from the other blog. you and your alters ruined the other blog. I hope admin band your IP, but not before she tells us the location of your IP address. At this point, I think the only way you will go away is if you are publicly outed. I am so sick of you, and I'm sure everyone else is, too.
Wouldn't be caught dead there, except for all the thousands of comments you left at the blog. You are toxic.
DeleteIf we start calling out people on here wait for the trolls to come out again, they did that to stop people from gossiping about the crap that goes on in scrapbooking.
ReplyDeleteFor the person writing earlier in the last post about 3-D houses, here's something that's going to be available in September.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_z4wBR8Bko
Also, some demos think you can take the Stampin Up popcorn boxes and make houses out of them so you might look at other boxes and see what you can do.
Anybody have a WRMK album with the gold foil dots? The strawberry one with the white cover and cold dots is on sale at Joanns.com plus I have a code for free delivery. Just about ready to pull the trigger but was curious if anybody has seen on in person. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI'm curious why Teresa Collins' blog stopped in May. She's active on other sites so maybe she is abandoning the blog/website. But it's also possible that business is really bad. She said earlier in the blog that she would have stuff for sale at Ross', TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Home Goods, but I've never seen any of it there. I have seen things similar to hers, gone over and looked but it was some other company. Without starting a flame war on her personal life, what's up with the company?
ReplyDeletenot sure....but it seems no new releases for a while. Although states new releases available at Joann's...they are basically old releases with maybe something revamped in the line. She has an event coming up in September as well....hope she has something new to offer those attending classes with her
DeleteTCW really is rich and she doesn't have to do humdrum paper and glue stuff any more. Only what little she feels like doing to stay in touch with her fans. Her kids are grown, giving her more time for herself.
DeleteShe made a very good living on her own, her late husband left her well heeled and her current husband is a Partner-attorney in a major Salt Lake City law firm. As such, he can write his own ticket.
Good for them.
I agree. But I think if I was attending an event with TC in the name and the big headliner with two classes with her...that I would want to create a project with new product and not something that was pulled out of the warehouse or garage because it hasn't been used yet.
ReplyDelete^agreed. I just saw that Bella Blvd is now holding event weekends - I think its called She loves Color. Does anyone know anything about these events?
ReplyDeletebelieve this is the first year for Bella Blvd weekend. So time will tell I guess? It is sold out from what I can gather. October in Wisconsin...not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing :)
DeleteOK, new collections are coming out. Obsession Impression has their fall stuff coming out, Mama Elephant is showing the fall items, Ellen Hutson will be releasing new Essential stamps and die and then there's Stamptember with Simon Says Stamp. Any places to look at sneak peeks?
ReplyDeleteSaw Maggie Holmes' new collection ("Gather"). It's like EXACTLY the same visuals with just different colors. Oh, and a weird bear and unicorn. Very disappointing.
ReplyDeleteSo has anyone been to the invite scrap smack blog??? I have a feeling goes just closed down the blog.
ReplyDeleteI think she just shut the blog down. Not sure why she made it private instead of removing it altogether, though.
DeleteI'm guessing she wants to keep the content for some reason.
DeleteThis mod is clearly pro Teresa Collins. Only positive comments about her are posted. Try posting something about Teresa and it won't get posted here. Lame.
ReplyDeleteI think this mod is actively removing personal attacks. There is a difference between posting something personal and ugly (so and so is a bad person) and posting about their product (so and so's rub ons are the worst).
DeleteI think most of us appreciate that.
I am not pro or anti TC. I do delete hate speech and personal attacks regardless of who they are directed at. I haven't deleted anything in awhile though, as I've been recovering from a concussion.
Deleteamazing (complaints are lack of product, bad instruction, disorganized)
ReplyDeleteIt's a legitimate question. It's insulting to attendees to keep dragging the same old stock out of her garage or wherever. But she's rich so that makes everything ok I guess. Not following the logic.
"But she's rich so that makes everything okay I guess?"
DeleteWhat on earth are you talking about? I don't think logic is your strongsuit.
I know you hate Teresa Collins with every fiber of your being. We all do. You went on and on and on about it at the other blog.
TCW came from the ass-end of Nowhere NC and made a major name for herself in this business. Whether you like her or not, give her credit where credit is due.
ReplyDeleteShe also married 2 highly successful professional men in a row and lives a very upscale lifestyle. None of you can match any of that.
Well another reply of mine that was NOT a personal attack is deleted. I'm out of here.good luck.
ReplyDeleteI haven't deleted any posts in quite awhile. I was in an accident and got a concussion. I've been laying low and recovering for several weeks now.
DeleteSorry about your accident, hope you are healing well.
Delete4:46PM, you're probably right. The few sickos left at Scrapsmack were driven underground by sane crafters, resulting in the hilarious invite-only act.
ReplyDeleteThankfully, that blog is dead. No one in their right mind will go there. Since no one sees their lies, smut and insanity any more, the trolls are out of business.
With this Admin temporarily sidelined by a serious injury, any personal attacks you see here come from bitter Scrapsmack trolls, not her. Ignore them.
You and your toxic personality just need to go away already. Your tedious know-it-all posts were just as responsible for the death of the old blog as your other personalities, monkey girl and hostile.
DeleteYou devote a scary amount of time to these places.
The only bitter sounding person is you 4:46.....
Delete5:52 that's what it took for us to get rid of you freaks. We're back at the forums we came from. I hope this Admin recovers from her injuries soon.
ReplyDelete5:52 I was never one of your filthy monkey girls. However, I was one of the people who gladly put the fools out of sight.
ReplyDeleteI hope admin blocks you. You suck the fun out of this place.
DeleteAnyways, moving on...
ReplyDeleteJust saw the We R Memory Keepers Typewriter. Not gonna lie - looks adorable, but I worry about it actually being built well. What do you guys think?
If a vintage typeface is all you want, just use one of the 'Courier' fonts in your word processor. If you don't have any, they can be downloaded from free font sites that also have distressed styles.
ReplyDeleteWTF? Becky Higgins came out with wrapping paper and acts like she invented the wheel.
ReplyDeleteTracie Claiborne posted about Becky, Tracie is really an insufferable suckup. Sadly though there are so many BH groupies that would buy shit if she sold it.
DeleteThe typewriter is cool but... 199.00!!!!! Geez ...My problem would be after 3 years when it tanks, WRMK will stop making the ink tape!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure it will tank. WRMK are known for their "tools", so this may have staying power like the corner chomper, etc. To be honest, I'm surprised someone else hasn't come out with one sooner.
ReplyDeleteI have an old electric typewriter, but it can be limiting when it comes to how wide the margin will let me go. Also, for the computer font thing? I could do that, but honestly, it's way more work to do that than to pop in a favourite piece of paper, or tiny scrap, (or even a photo) and type on it right away. Don't have to do all that re-sizing, pre-printing junk, so I'd rather have a typewriter.
My girls have been brought up with every type of gadget, tablet,i phone, i pad etc and for her birthday my 8 year old wants a typewriter. I have explained MS Word and we have done that but NO, she wants to hit the key, see the letter come up etc ...I would be tempted to get her one if it was going to be around for a few years.
Delete7:04 is absolutely right.
ReplyDeleteIn 3 years, if that long, you'll end up with a $199 plastic doorstop. Font software in current word processors does amazing work and it's slam-dunk easy to use. Sounds like you need to catch up with it.
All of the dedicated typewriter manufacturers tanked ages ago. If you bought WRMK's toy typewriter, you'd be stuck with an unresponsive AC-owned company that won't even produce decent scrapbooks any more.
Keep in mind the Cinch tool. It's hard to find the wire bindings unless you go on-line. If it's a flop they won't support it. I also agree with the right fonts you can create the same look!!! And if you really want a typewriter that is reliable ..here is one that is cheaper..https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Epoch-Portable-Manual-Typewriter/dp/B00FK540SI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1471382439&sr=8-2&keywords=typewriter
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ReplyDeleteDo any of you bother looking for cherries at ACOT? If so, do you have any tips on quickest ways to find them?
ReplyDeleteI do. Especially if close to a discount etc. I go to the new section, and start with the first product and hit next, next, next....and start collection cherries.
DeleteDoes anyone know if the ribbon for the WRMK typewriter will fit in any typewriter? They have some other colors than just your regular black and red.
ReplyDeleteLooking through the gallery at Scrapbook . com is more frustrating than inspirint for me. It seems like most of the layouts are terribly done product vomit. It takes a good eye to make tons of product on one page look good, and most of us don't have it. My style, if you want to call it that, is a lot more minimalist. I can't wait for scrapping to move away from the current junked up trend.
ReplyDeleteSo agreed. Love simple scrapbook magazine. I wish some would embrace that style
DeleteThere needs to be a happy medium in between PL and the one photo too many embellishments layouts.
DeleteAgreed. I don't do PL, mainly because I like paper and glue so much but product vomit all over a 12x12 page doesn't appeal to me either.... I love Creative Scrapbooker magazine. They show a good balance of stuff. I especially like the pages that show how to incorporate coloring into your scrapbooking pages. I hope the magazine stays around for awhile.
DeleteI agree. I went to the gallery a few times to get inspiration and it's obvious that most people are doing the same thing, that shabby chic, 200 flowers and some lace dumped on the page. I would look at some of the scrappers galleries and that's all they have - hundreds of pages that look exactly the same. That's not real creativity at all. The few people who are actually creative get hardly any votes at all because people are mindless sheep.
DeleteThe gallery on SCS is tons better. I also like browsing Pinterest when I have the time.
DeleteTracie Claibourne got outted for being a two face again
ReplyDeletehttp://2peasrefugees.boards.net/thread/47431/home-becky-higgins-launches-today?page=6
MEOW! Tracie C is getting catty there.
DeleteOh Snap! Do you think she was 'monkey' girl?????
DeleteI bet if someone conducted a poll on who they like better, Tracie or Tiffany, Tiffany would win hands down.
DeleteSomeone put a post on her group telling them to goto that 2peas thread and show her some love because she needed it! Ha. It was soon deleted of course... at least Tracey was smart enough not want the fangirls to see her real self.
DeleteElannah was the monkey girl, and SHEEE'S back. On the Peas board getting her foot in the door again, sounding normal for now. Then when people get used to her, she'll pull another stunt, "gotcha!"
DeleteEllenah said she is getting rid of 500 sheets of scrapbook paper, she hasn't scrapbooked in years.
DeleteShe's accumulating posts on a single page. Typically, she'll get to as many posts on a page as she can get.On one board, from which she's banned, she once dominated a whole first page. It's all a game and has nothing to do with anything true. Too bad. She's bright and writes well.
DeleteI am not innocent when it comes to overspending on scrap crap but getting rid of 500 sheets of paper? Talk about a glutton for paper. LOL
Delete"amblet" who is helping Elennah destash, is that actually a friend or is that Ellenah posting under a different name?
DeleteTracie Claiborne is such a fake, I wouldn't put it past her to be the crazy monkey spammer
ReplyDeleteI don't get the BH gift wrap paper either. It's sort of ugly too. I think some of them are all trying to jump on the home decor bandwagon after TC did. Speaking of TC.....nothing creative from her huh....
ReplyDeleteHi, does anyone have a $5 code for Simon Says Stamp? The one I had has expired. Hopefully they put out a new one every month?
ReplyDeleteI could see if the wrapping paper was something special maybe splurging but I didn't even think it was attractive and Becky's video for it was cringe worthy. I think she is surrounded by too many yes men who won't tell her when something doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt that bible-thumping, two-faced Tracie was one of the foul-mouthed monkey trolls. She knew Scrapsmack hated her and she was out to get them. She's extremely insecure and unstable.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Bible thumping, I wonder how non religious people think about all the Bible decorating stuff? Bella Blvd is really going all out with it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy bible journaling but I don't cover up the text at all.
DeleteAs an atheist I don't mind the Bible decorating lines. To each their own and all that. But it is a shame that I've passed on buying some of the collections where I've really liked the colors and patterns, but just not the religious wording.
ReplyDeleteI find the whole idea of bible decorating weird but have been drawn to some of the bible quotes, not the overly biblical ones but some have really resonated with me. Totally atheist though
DeleteI am a Christian but I am not doing Bible decorating and also I am not into the cheezy "Jesus rocks" type of products.
ReplyDeleteUsing bibles as coloring books and obliterating the text with paint and stamps doesn't make sense to me.
ReplyDeleteSeems like it crosses an ethical line being vain showing off your Bible journaling or making a profit selling a lot of unnecessary fluff for Bibles.
ReplyDeleteI haven't scrapped in years and wow the suprise I got when I went looking for old faves, all gone. I found a couple of new sites in Poland (in Eire) and the product quality is excellent but it is all shabby chic and vintage euro - ok for a while and First Edition do super papers for card making bit who's collections are you buying ...
ReplyDeleteI don't do PL, but I do like to make shaker cards. Is it worth my while to purchase the Fuse tool?
ReplyDeleteYes! The process of making the shaker element is so much easier with the Fuse.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of SU's holiday catalog? It's not bad at all,but I wish the had more fall/Halloween stuff.
ReplyDeleteI haven't looked at SU in years. Some of it I liked. I agree that they should have added a little more fall.
DeleteI love that the Becky Higgins thread on Two Peas Refugees keeps getting bumped up even though a handslapper told people to stop posting on it.
ReplyDeleteDitto!
DeleteThe Becky Higgins thread fell off the front page, wish somebody would bump it back up. heehee
DeleteI wonder what happened with the gift book project that busy pea was working on? Don't want to say here who or what the book was for in case the recipient reads here, but I wonder if she'll ever receive it at this point. busy pea has been mum on the topic for weeks now.
ReplyDeleteI came across this image on pinterest and find crate paper snow and cocoa elements so similar to this.
ReplyDeletehttp://printpattern.blogspot.com/2015/12/xmas-2015-stop-clock.html?m=0
I get Becky Higgin's Facebook posts and most of them are pushing the PL app or digital scrapbooking. Seems like she is ignoring the physical PL.
ReplyDeleteThat's sad. I like the PL cards for journalling and mixed media.
DeleteSOOOO!!! Paperclipping is going bye bye! Well, there will be videos for six more months, but no more podcast. What do y'all think? I'm a little sad, myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little sad since it was the first podcast I found but honestly the shows were starting to become a bit boring. I don't think I will be missing them a lot.
DeleteI bet Tracie is creaming in her panites thinking that she will be able to step in and fill Noell's shoes, but that will never happen.
DeleteUGH Tracie is such a fake and is desperate to be somebody in the scrapbook world. You know she is going to jump at the chance to fill Noell's shoes.
DeleteAnd what about their forum? I suspect that Noell is abandoning scrapbooking entirely. Shame. I think Paperclipping was a solid business for them.
ReplyDeleteI don't think she will quit scrapbooking in her personal life. When you turn a hobby into a business, it becomes a job and less enjoyable when you have put yourself into a position where you are forced to create content.
DeleteWasn't Noell not being sponsored anymore by the industry to go to CHA or show product? Guarantee that's why she is closing it down. No more $$$ involved....
ReplyDeleteShe was offering a service that wasn't available before. With so many YouTubers providing content for free, I think it caused a decline in their membership. Sure the video quality was better with Paperclipping, but that doesn't really matter when you are looking for inspiration. I also think as she decreased the amount of podcasts being done, it took her out of the scrapbooking spotlight and things just kinda fell by the wayside.
DeleteDonna J. (9/21 at 6:04 a.m.) is right. CHA went all-pro this year with hundreds of excellent videos done by scrapbook.com and a Canadian company whose name escapes me. The difference in production values was phenomenal. No more fuzzy videos, Noell babbling with her few personal favorites and dressing like she just fell out of bed.
DeleteFor over a year, I said that boring PRT was going down the tubes and got smacked for it every time. Noell couldn't attract any intetesting guests. Sadly, PRT became nothing but a content-free gigglefest with Noell and her predictable bff's. Her mean girl reputation and loudmouth husband didn't do her any good either. Neither did defection of her sole sponsor, Stacy Julian, to SC in 2015.
Unfortunately, two-faced Tracie has a large following of mindless fans who could make her the next podcast celebrity if big names don't replace Noell soon. Michaels sponsors her, so she'd have a head start if she moved to a monetized platform like YouTube. All that's limiting her exposure now is that lousy free software she uses. It's balky on mobile phones.
Have you listened/read their explanation? It's a total lifestyle change Noell needs to make for her health. I also think she's found a new passion in yoga. She may not abandon scrapbooking entirely, but I imagine it will decrease a lot for physical reasons.
ReplyDeleteIt's weird. They've been a staple for so long and they'll just be totally done in less than a year.
Becky Higgins is either reading the posts about her or somebody is reporting back to her because lately she has made some posts about social media and surrounding yourself with supportive people. She has pushed creating scrapbooks of some kind for years now she says she may scan those scrapbooks and toss them. WTF?
ReplyDeleteBecky Higgins and Lisa Bearnson will both shill anything for money. Their act is they are moms "just like you" and let you think you know them personally which draws in their groupies to buy, buy, buy.
ReplyDeletePublic contradiction of yourself, inconsistency or complete turn-around, hurts your reputation. Even if you're promoting a good product. So if I advertise a toothpaste that helps you keep your teeth and gums healthy, I shouldn't advertise the value of extraction and implants -because the second suggests the first doesn't work. So Higgins should not have promoted digital memory keeping at the expense of material scrapbooks when she's selling those products too. The contradiction undercuts her credibility, not advocacy for the digital product. She looks like a liar.
ReplyDeleteWell said. She is really pushing the PL App, at this point it seems like she has little interest in the regular physical PL product yet they keep coming out with new kits all the time.
DeleteI follow another scrapbook company that is family owned and though they show pictures of their kids I couldn't tell you any of their names and while you can tell they are family oriented they keep it on a professional level (so it is possible). Becky Higgins overshares info about herself then we get handslapped if we dare question what she does, you can't have it both ways.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone seen the new Freckled Fawn items that are a ripoff of the Monster High Logo?
ReplyDeletehttp://freckledfawn.com/collections/newly-added/products/resin-girl-skull-with-red-bow
One of my friends uses those Peachy Keen stamps for faces on all her diecuts, some of them are damn creepy looking. Anybody else not care for the look of those faces?
ReplyDeleteNoell gave Tracie a podcast interview not long ago. Was that her way of passing the torch?
ReplyDelete10:16 those Peachy Keen stamps look weird to me too and they're very expensive. They don't work on every doll style, especially mod ones like Julie Nutting's.
ReplyDeleteI am so so about Noell passing Tracie the torch. The fact that Tracie isn't among "The professionals" bugs me a little. She is all about "the little people" and I want to here more from the supertalented scrappers, not the regular scrapper...
ReplyDeleteTracie has always wanted to be with the "in crowd" in scrapbooking and is desperate to make a career out of it. She is so fake and really exposed herself as a two face with her posting about the Refugee site and the BH thread.
ReplyDeleteLike Tracie, Noell desperately wanted to be one of the In Crowd, but she never made it. She sucked up to all of the mean girl celebs while trying to hit the big time, but all that did was ruin her reputation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with whoever said Noell wouldn't have left the industry if CHA hadn't dumped her. Their winter show is moving to Phoenix in January 2017 and that's literally in her backyard. Look for other AZ residents Tim Holtz, Becky Higgins, Maggie Holmes and that dizzy dude with the blond-streaked black hair to be there with bells on.
Nancy Nally said TCW and Heidi Swapp are moving into "different directions", but she didn't say what they are. Does that mean they're leaving scrapping and paper crafting? It certainly seems that way with TCW.
Heidi is definitely pursuing the decorator arts, aka crap for the house route.
ReplyDeleteI hope Heidi isn't coming up with more of that circus marquee-type garbage. TCW doesn't seem to be doing anything but living La Dolce Vita.
ReplyDeleteHas there been any feedback on TCW's Las Vegas event from last month? Haven't seen any and am very curious. I went for years but after 2015 and 2015 I couldn't waste the money anymore. Wondering if I missed out
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard or seen a peep. But the teachers lineup wasn't that impressive. I did hear that TCW's one class was to make 5 banners...yes 5 banners in a 3 hour class. The lineup for next year doesn't look much better. There is another event now called Ready Set Create and also one with Bella Blvd that is this upcomng weekend.....
ReplyDeletehuh thanks for responding 9:00 am. I wonder what kind of banners they were?? That could be fun but I would rather make one really nice banner than 5 cheap ones. Her classes were seriously lacking the past few years and that was a big reason I stopped going.
ReplyDeleteTriangles. Easy Peasy and skimpy. She showed how to make tassels. In gold of course
ReplyDeletewow. Miss the days when it was good and people just focused on the industry and the good the bad and the ugly of it.
ReplyDeleteWill some one ever start a new blog??? hmmmmmmm......
What happened to Two Peas Refugees? It disappeared.
ReplyDeleteThey're still online. It's probably your browser. For me, they showed up on Google, but not on Chrome.
DeleteIf you want to know which crafters are perfect bitches in real life I'll tell you! They are the ones who pretend to be all sugary sweet. My Pink Stamper, Robyn Cardon is the worst, followed closely by Gina K. Not nice girls at all. I know from personal experience. They have everyone snowed and are raking in the big bucks at the same time.
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