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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,586
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
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Thanks to this thread, I finally took the plunge and ordered all of Ali's sketch books. I blogged about my reasons and gave the Peas full credit, LOL!
Thanks for the enabling, ladies! |
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bostonmum
BucketHead
PeaNut 399,846
November 2008
Posts: 917
Layouts: 24
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Yay!!! I love 'em all! | |
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karensay
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 34,565
April 2002
Posts: 2,626
Layouts: 32
Loc: Elgin, SC (NE of Columbia)
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WOW, I like the sketches. |
Karen in SC
Two page, multiple 4x6 photo scrapper.
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rush2scrap
BucketHead
PeaNut 253,076
March 2006
Posts: 683
Layouts: 0
Loc: SG - Springfield, MO
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Is this a good time to tell you that we'll have volume 6 ready for sale on July 1? LOL! |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,586
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 4/6/2010 12:42:40 AM
Is this a good time to tell you that we'll have volume 6 ready for sale on July 1? LOL!
Yes, it's a great time to tell me that, LOL! I'll add it to my blog entry, and I'm sure I'll be ordering it, along with the DVD, when the time comes. |
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paniolobrits
PeaNut
PeaNut 419,170
April 2009
Posts: 355
Layouts: 0
Loc: Massachusetts
| Posted: 4/6/2010 5:30:17 AM
I did the same thing and they came in the mail yesterday. Love them! So many great ideas, where will I begin? | |
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K-B8123
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,946
Layouts: 138
Loc: Here
| Posted: 4/6/2010 6:28:45 AM
I just "discovered" her blog thanks to Two Peas! |
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disneypal
PEAS Porridge Hot
PeaNut 93,127
June 2003
Posts: 19,052
Layouts: 169
Loc: Somewhere over the rainbow
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Dog gone it journey fan - now YOU just enabled me - I went ahead and ordered all books including the card book   |
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matleavepea
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 382,038
July 2008
Posts: 2,565
Layouts: 1
Loc: hogtown
| Posted: 4/6/2010 2:43:22 PM
i ordered two (to start) based on that thread also and should be getting mine this week! i tried to scrap on friday and couldn't come up with ANYTHING. i am convinced that these books will kick-start the creativity (well, more like i am *hopeful* they will).
let us know what you think of them when they arrive! | |
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PeaLegs
PeaAddict
PeaNut 331,309
August 2007
Posts: 1,149
Layouts: 105
Loc: Canby, Oregon!! :D
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Bwahahahaha! |
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aracely
TKD, Black Belt Pea
PeaNut 15,413
May 2001
Posts: 6,414
Layouts: 152
Loc: Westside of Houston
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i know you will love them!!! i only ordered 2 (#4 & #5) but I hope to get all of them!!! i have made several LO's already and it was super easy!!!!  |
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Jynx
PeaFixture
PeaNut 45,977
August 2002
Posts: 3,426
Layouts: 4
Loc: down on the farm
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Thanks to that thread, I ALSO ordered all the sketch books PLUS the card book. Thanks, peas!!!
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Donna in GA
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 60,695
January 2003
Posts: 8,154
Layouts: 2
| Posted: 4/7/2010 10:12:46 AM
I just ordered 3,4,5 today! I am really loving these books! | |
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candygurl
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 269,170
July 2006
Posts: 2,512
Layouts: 12
Loc: USA
| Posted: 4/7/2010 1:45:33 PM
do they work with one page lo's? |
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Carolann
BucketHead
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February 2000
Posts: 693
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I also caved and ordered all of them! Maybe they will motivate me to get something done! | |
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bostonmum
BucketHead
PeaNut 399,846
November 2008
Posts: 917
Layouts: 24
| Posted: 4/7/2010 2:34:52 PM
candygurl, I routinely use Allison's sketches for one pagers. I use the lefts, rights, and the middles. There is a lot of flexibility in the sketches!
I will be eagerly awaiting Volume 6, rush2scrap! Your team does a great job!
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Donna in GA
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 60,695
January 2003
Posts: 8,154
Layouts: 2
| Posted: 4/7/2010 4:08:51 PM
I just completed a 2 page LO in about 30 minutes with one of the sketches! This is amazing for me because I am very slow usually. | |
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rush2scrap
BucketHead
PeaNut 253,076
March 2006
Posts: 683
Layouts: 0
Loc: SG - Springfield, MO
| Posted: 4/7/2010 7:56:56 PM
Thanks, bostonmum! And thanks to everyone who has been talking about our books and helping explain them here. All the wonderful comments lately have us walking on clouds!
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sugaredsongbird
BucketHead
PeaNut 430,643
July 2009
Posts: 535
Layouts: 12
Loc: Grand Rapids, MI
 | Posted: 4/7/2010 9:26:50 PM
I have 3,4, and 5. I'm ready to order 1 and 2 when they call to say the DVD is ready, too. Whoo, hooo, a 6th coming! |
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Moriarty was real, Believe in Sherlock Holmes | |
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Shih Tzu Mommy
Million dollar camera, 10 dollar lock!
PeaNut 224,352
September 2005
Posts: 23,527
Layouts: 0
Loc: Right here
| Posted: 4/7/2010 10:01:33 PM
I don't want to be the Debbie Downer, but really? A person needs to have half a dozen sketch books? From the same person?
And here I thought I was wild and crazy for having Blueprints I and II. |
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bostonmum
BucketHead
PeaNut 399,846
November 2008
Posts: 917
Layouts: 24
| Posted: 4/8/2010 7:28:27 AM
Shih Tzu Mommy, I don't think you are a Debbie Downer, lol.
I think that each scrapper has different go-to tools for when we create most successfully. For me, Allison Davis sketches are one of my go-to tools and share "prime real estate" on my scrapping table along with my ruler, ATG, and paper cutter.
I enjoy scrapbooking more and get more accomplished using the Allison Davis/Scrapbook Generation sketches and that is why I look forward to subsequent editions.
ETA: I keep all my sketches in one book because I dismantle the books and remove the bindings when I get them. Then I sort the sketches into categories by the number of photos I feel I will use on that sketch. I put them into page protectors and then into a tabbed binder by number of photos per LO. | |
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Mishasmom
PeaNut
PeaNut 102,340
August 2003
Posts: 391
Layouts: 0
Loc: Land of Oz
| Posted: 4/8/2010 8:00:16 AM
I like having lots of sketches when I scrap for fun and variety in my albums. I having been a scrapbooker for many years and have always loved sketches since Becky Higgins. Compared to most scrapbookers I am a minimalist in supplies, I have never had to purge because I purchase supplies, make kits, and create all based on a sketch. This processs allows me to create pages faster and without having a huge supply of stuff I will never use.
So I love sketches and especially Allison's and will continue to save time, money and space,and at the same time create beautiful pages with Allison's sketches as long as she continues producing them for us.
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luv2talk
PeaNut
PeaNut 208,509
June 2005
Posts: 253
Layouts: 0
Loc: Oregon
 | Posted: 4/8/2010 10:09:38 AM
I see what you're asking about have 5+ SKETCH BOOKS from the same person, but I guess you could ask the same thing about a year's worth of CK or SBEtc.
For me, it never ceases to amaze me how many combinations you can come up with for a 12x12 area (much less a 12x24 area). While some of her SKETCHES may be SIMILAR, there really is SO MUCH VARIETY in her books, it's worth it to have them all.
If I had to choose between all of my CK's or the 3 AD SKETCHBOOKS I have, I'd choose the SKETCHBOOKS. (And, in my opinion, HER SKETCHES top ANY other SKETCH ARTIST's by a MILE.) | |
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yodlo
PeaAddict
PeaNut 62,725
January 2003
Posts: 1,563
Layouts: 28
Loc: Pacific NW
| Posted: 4/8/2010 1:30:47 PM
I ordered them all too, last week. When I called they asked where I heard about the books, and I had to admit is was from Two Peas.
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jodeenjb
PeaNut
PeaNut 136,921
March 2004
Posts: 94
Layouts: 3
| Posted: 4/8/2010 3:36:16 PM
I ordered #5 a couple of days ago. I have found the sketches so incredibly easy to use. They make for quick simple pages.
I used one of the sample sketches from book #2 for this layout a couple of days ago.
Summer BBQ
And, this afternoon, I adapted this one from a layout shown on their blog.
Surf's Up!
LOVE!!! Jodeen |
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journey fan
"Rome! By all means, Rome."
PeaNut 308,186
April 2007
Posts: 11,586
Layouts: 0
Loc: California Coast
| Posted: 4/8/2010 5:34:10 PM
I don't want to be the Debbie Downer, but really? A person needs to have half a dozen sketch books? From the same person?
You're asking a legit question
For me, I bought all 5 mainly because I know I'm going to use the heck out of them. I've followed Ali Davis for years in CK and her blog, and I know beforehand what I'm getting with her books. I LOVE the way she does layouts and it matches my style perfectly. She also uses mostly 4x6 photos or sizes you can crop from 4x6 whereas, say, Becky Higgins uses a variety of photo sizes, enlargements, odd sizes, etc., which I'm not a fan of. Again, I KNOW that the Ali Davis books will get a lot of use at my house whereas I can't say that about other sketch books I've bought.
I also love the idea of sorting them by # of photos so I figure with all 5 books, I'll have a variety of sketches to choose from for any amount of photos I have. These books have only 30 sketches each, as compared to 128 pages in Becky Fleck's book and 202 pages in Best of Becky Higgins, just to give 2 examples. I don't know how many sketches each has, but obviously much more than 30 (and I do feel Ali's books are worth it, and they cost less per book). So in having 5 books at 30 layouts each, that's 150 sketches which doesn't seem outrageous to me.
I also chose to order all 5 at once because the shipping is so reasonable and you're only charged once no matter how many you buy. So I actually SAVED money by ordering all 5 at once At least, that's how I explain things to DH when the box comes, LOL! |
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scrapperdipper
PeaAddict
PeaNut 60,038
January 2003
Posts: 1,595
Layouts: 5
Loc: North Carolina
| Posted: 4/8/2010 9:15:14 PM
I just order vol 1&2. I've never really used sketches before, but these seemed fantastic. I can't wait to get them and give it a try. If I like them, I'll have to get the other volumes. Thanks for enabling everyone. | |
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