Comments on ScrapBizness: Scrapbook Fashionistas

Wow you really nailed it. Reading online sites lik...

2007-07-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

Wow you really nailed it. Reading online sites like Two Peas in a Bucket you may think the majority of people are into the trendy stuff but the people I know in real life don't care about the latest & greatest.

They just want cute matching paper products that go with their event layouts like Christmas, birthday, graduation, etc.

They don't read CK, and wouldn't know a scrapbook "celebrity" if they fell over them.

Speaking of your popcorn paper layout - what is funny is that I made a layout with *GASP* Cheerio paper of my baby girl eating Cheerios and that is the page that gets the most compliments from my family & friends who look at my album. LOL

I think you raise some very valid points here. Eve...

2007-02-22T23:49:00.000-08:00

I think you raise some very valid points here. Even on a 'trendy' message board I'm on, everyone was like, "What's with the birds? What am I gonna' scrap with that?" Pretty, but can we use it on our pages? Only time will tell, I guess. I do think those products look great on altered projects. Thanks for the article, very well written.
PS: Trendy products sell magazines :)

You don't sell couture at Sears. There's nothing ...

2007-02-07T07:27:00.000-08:00

You don't sell couture at Sears. There's nothing wrong with wanting to use the new stuff - many business owners do - but, they have to, at some point, come to terms with the fact that their customers don't want it. Many of them mistakenly start out thinking that's ALL their customers want and end up with a lot of product they can't move. If the ugly paper is selling like crazy, then I'm buying more of the ugly paper to sell. It's about profit, not art at that point. We all have customers who want the new stuff, but the majority simply don't care.

I am not arguing the fact that there are some outr...

2007-02-07T06:47:00.000-08:00

I am not arguing the fact that there are some outrageous trends out there, but for you business ladies, seems to me that publically flocking people that are 'fashionistas' on your blog might not be a great business move for you. I personally hate some of the themed items out there, but would never insult people on my business blog. Just my .02

This really hits home. Sandra is so right--so man...

2007-02-06T16:22:00.000-08:00

This really hits home. Sandra is so right--so many of the trendy paper I had to have due to "buzz" is sitting there as I have no photos that will go with it. Meanwhile, I have used most of the Karen Foster and other themed papers because they matched my pictures. Most of the ladies at the crops I vendor scrap with specific event photos in mind, not to showcase the bird on Basic Grey's new paper.

In my experience 'name brand' paper is irrelevant ...

2007-02-05T18:49:00.000-08:00

In my experience 'name brand' paper is irrelevant to the average scrapper. The Fashionistas and 'collectors' will jump all over the latest MME Bohemia(oh sorry, that's so Paris Spring 06) or Magnolia...but do they actually USE IT, or is it sitting in pretty collections on a shelf? The more typical scrapper wants birthday, summer and dog paper. And if they buy Bohemia its because it looks great with their Grand Canyon photos, not because its the latest CHA release.

ouch-this article hurts! Just because I dont like...

2007-02-05T14:49:00.000-08:00

ouch-this article hurts! Just because I dont like popcorn paper means I am a 'fashionista'?? To each their own. I like some trendy product, I totally agree with the bird phase and some of the other strange items, but I have also seen stores go under because all they carry is 'popcorn' and 'boyscout' paper. I enjoy your blog and have been a prior member of scrapbiz, but I have to disagree with some of what you say here.
Angela