MARTHA STEWART AT MICHAEL's - an 18 x 18" scrapbook - how many of you will get it?

[Grumpy's Gal]

I know Michael's is all set to roll out the martha stewart stuff later this month....

how many of you are going to get the 18 x 18' scrapbook? I can't even imagine scrapping something that large. (I do 12x12 now).

Anyone? Thoughts?

[rlovew]

I don't have a bookshelf it would fit on.

Rebecca

[jennyL]

Where are we going to get paper for that size? And then to store it. I had enough trouble coming up with something for 12x12

[RRBB]

Martha's nuts if she thinks 18x18 is going to be popular. But I guess she wants to corner that market. I can't imagine anyone else jumping on the bandwagon to supply paper and cardstock in that size since so many scrappers seem to lean toward smaller than 12x12 these days. And I agree, where would you store a mammoth like that?

[MazdaUK]

Wouldn't fit on my shelves, where do you get the paper, and more to the point - how are you going to lift the thing once you've mounted and embellished everything?

Still, given the speed (OR LACK OF IT) that scrapbook innovations make across the pond there's no chance of me having to worry about it for a few years yet:rotfl2:

[ddavis860]

Well, think of all the extra pics you could put on each page...plus the embelishments...

But no, I won't be getting it. Is she coming out with papers to fit it too?

I know when I was at Mike's last week, they had 2 isles torn up over this new Martha stuff... I'll have to plan some time to explore...

[Mickster]

My Mike's said that her collection would be set by 4/27. They are having a big scrapbooking extravaganza on the 28th.

[JandJ]

My first thought is what paper will fit that? She'll have to come out with 18x18 paper. Then I thought, that's not so bad, I used to do CM 12x15 albums. Will it fit on a shelf? No, but I have tons of 12x12 albums that don't fit either and it doesn't bother me.

Has anyone seen one? What's the design/style?

[BernardandMissBianca]

I would probably end up buying the paper if she has a good selection. It will help with swap stuff, I won't have to buy as much. but 18 x 18, I doubt I would use it.

I just tossed a scrapbook that was 15x18. I never even touched it.

[Faerie]

too big! I like my 12x12 books

[Queenie]

It's just way too big, I struggle to find space on my dining table to design my 12x12's as it is!!!

[annakris1973]

I was at Mike's today, and the scrapping section was in a terrible mess. They had 3 employees working to move, and restock everything. The lady I talked to said that they would be having TONS of new scrapping things soon. By the amount of space they were clearing out, It looked like they were trying to make room for a whole eisle's worth of merchandise.

[hopemax]

I would theoretically use one if I ever decided to scrap my wedding photos. That might be an album I would have sitting flat on an end table or something, like a coffee table book. However, the paper would be a problem, so in practice I don't think I would buy one. Even if I liked the matching paper, I don't think it would be cheap.

[PoohBearLovinMama]

I think the only time an 18x18 book would come in handy would be when I'm scrapping my WDW photos. Sometimes I just don't have enough room in 2 12x12 pages to scrap one event, like parades and character meals etc.

But I can't imagine that Martha is going to come out with a whole bunch of 18x18 Disney papers for me to choose from. :rotfl: I also heard that her albums will be upwards of $50 and you can't use the coupons on them. So I seriously doubt that I will be buying any of those products.

[BernardandMissBianca]

$50 for an album?? Not a chance in Hades I would buy that.
The whole non coupon thing is really getting old. The stupid thing will be the size of a newspaper with all the exclusions they are listing.

At this point it would be better to just nix the coupon all together.
I wonder how big the ta-do is going to be on opening day.

[jennyL]

I've had trouble with the coupons lately since I go in and the things on my list are already on sale and since I'm trying to be more responsible I can't just find anything that I want to buy. Of course the last couple of weeks its been since everything is already clearanced but thats another story.

[Alison Wonderland]

For all the reasons already mentioned I won't buy her album. i guess I would possibly buy some of her embellisments or paper (to cut down) if they were absolutely georgous, but I have enough trouble coming up with a design for a 12 x 12 page.

[PoohBearLovinMama]

I just reread the thread on 2peas and it looks like the 18x18 album will be around $80! :scared1:

Here's the 2peas link in your interested

eta: oops, sorry here is the real link (http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2170816)

[nicurn]

are you KIDDING me? 80 bucks for an album? for that much it better be scrapping the pages for me. :rotfl2: maggie

[soccerchick]

I could see using it for my kids' artwork. I am thinking of getting the CM 12x15for this anyway (and at $44, a comparative bargain). I wouldn't wallpaper those anyway, probably just do labels.

PoohBearLovinMama ~ Could you re-post the link for twopeas? The one in your post links back to us;)

[nicurn]

try this link. maggie

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2213679

and I can't see this stuff selling well, but maybe that's just me. :)

[excitedtraveler]

Too big for me, just not interested.

[nicurn]

I think for me it's more the pricetag that makes me cringe. there are many other scrapbooking toys that I'd rather have than an 80$ album. that's just INSANE. clearly her home detention addled her brain. maggie

[pretty in tink]

it's just too big and way too expensive. who wants to invest that much just for an album and then still have to turn around and buy everything just to use it?!

[Macca1111]

Holy god. Who is going to be willing to pay $80 an album? I do a few albums a trip, with the amount of pictures that I take (usually 10+ rolls a trip). That would be ridiculous, even if I could fit a few more pics in the album being so huge. Geez. Will have to go check out the new section though, just out of curiosity.

[BernardandMissBianca]

I would definitely not go out and buy new tools to work with larger paper. That is going to turn a lot of people away. I will look at her stuff though to see what's up but I don't I will purchase much. Personally I think she is about a year to late to jump on the scrapbooking band wagon.

[Honeybehr1]

18x18 is way to big for my to use. But I am hoping that she does have a nice line of paper. I have a couple of 12X15 ( I think thats the size) that I use for the kids professional pictures. I like that size so that I dont have to cut the 10X13 pictures to fit into a 12X12 album.

[willis37862]

I've had trouble with the coupons lately since I go in and the things on my list are already on sale and since I'm trying to be more responsible I can't just find anything that I want to buy. Of course the last couple of weeks its been since everything is already clearanced but thats another story.
I have been having the same problem....I collect the coupons and off to the store I go only to find anything I wanted was already on sale and the coupon is useless. :mad: I think they put out the coupons to get you there and then you buy but can't use the coupon ...pretty smart.
For all the reasons already mentioned I won't buy her album. i guess I would possibly buy some of her embellisments or paper (to cut down) if they were absolutely georgous, but I have enough trouble coming up with a design for a 12 x 12 page.

Me too.

are you KIDDING me? 80 bucks for an album? for that much it better be scrapping the pages for me. :rotfl2: maggie
:thumbsup2 That is insane. No way that would I pay that for an album. Not even a Disney one. ;)
I think for me it's more the pricetag that makes me cringe. there are many other scrapbooking toys that I'd rather have than an 80$ album. that's just INSANE. clearly her home detention addled her brain. maggie

:rotfl2:

[Queenie]

are you KIDDING me? 80 bucks for an album? for that much it better be scrapping the pages for me. :rotfl2: maggie


You lot need to come live in England for a while and gain some perspective!!! :lmao: The cheapest I can get a 12x12 for is $20 (and it'll start falling apart before I've gotten it home! :rotfl2: Standard album from a designer like K&Co or similar would be $60ish and a high quality top one can easily exceed $80 at current exchange rate.
:scared1:

[RLccweems]

I know Michael's is all set to roll out the martha stewart stuff later this month....

how many of you are going to get the 18 x 18' scrapbook? I can't even imagine scrapping something that large. (I do 12x12 now).

Anyone? Thoughts?

I just think that's way too big for my taste. I really like the 12 x12 the best.


lettie

[nicurn]

You lot need to come live in England for a while and gain some perspective!!! :lmao: The cheapest I can get a 12x12 for is $20 (and it'll start falling apart before I've gotten it home! :rotfl2: Standard album from a designer like K&Co or similar would be $60ish and a high quality top one can easily exceed $80 at current exchange rate.
:scared1:


seriously? wow. I'd have to start making my own or something. Actually at this point, I have no idea what our albums cost cause I don't buy them, just page protectors which I then stick in a D ring binder. (although those seem to be getting harder to find). martha stewart stuff is bound to be over priced mostly because it's the whole "name" thing. maggie

[Faerie]

Queenie, you need to go to Michael's at the Loop on Osceola Parkway next time you're over here!

[BernardandMissBianca]

OK so I was at M's today. Most of the aisle is dedicated to craft kits. The loose paper is $1.99 a sheet. Kind of pricey if you ask me. They had all the tags set and the aisle was finished but nothing was out yet. That's the latest news from my end.

[nicurn]

OK so I was at M's today. Most of the aisle is dedicated to craft kits. The loose paper is $1.99 a sheet. Kind of pricey if you ask me. They had all the tags set and the aisle was finished but nothing was out yet. That's the latest news from my end.


are you kidding me? 1.99 for a piece of paper???? I'm not seeing that sell well, but what do I know? :) maggie

(oh I forgot it was that random 18x18 size but still.....)

[huge mickey fan]

I saw this today and I agree with everyone else. Way TOO BIG! Yes you could get lots of photos on a page but you wouldn't be able to lift it. I picked up the album cover and almost dropped it. They had only plain off white paper and they wouldn't fit on a shelf. You would have to custom make a shelf to hold it. But I supposed people had the same things to say when 12 x 12 size came out.

[SusieStone]

I'm wondering who her focus group was for this project.

[Yzerbear19]

The Michaels near where I work has their scrapbook sections done. The 18x18 book is HUGE! I can't imagine where anyone would put it. It is $74.99. I seen a couple of things that were cute that I might get eventually, but definitely not an 18x18 book! Yikes!

[Diana Lyn]

I was in our Mike's last night and the aisle is all set up, but it's completely blocked off. People were hanging over the shopping carts and ropes they had set up to check out the stuff. :lmao: It's nice, but expensive. The 18x18 paper is 1.99 and it's like 3 or 4 patters all in like 4 colors and the album is gigantic--I don't know where anyone would store it.

[nicurn]

well, I saw the new martha stuff today.... I am not impressed at all. It's expensive, it's not "new and innovative" and I can't imagine that it's going to sell well. That 18x18 book is HUGE and really heavy and that's empty, I can't imagine what it's going to weigh with stuff in it. It's also really stupid not to let people use coupons on the stuff. maggie

[Honeybehr1]

I saw them yesterday and man 'o man they are HUGE. Bulky to even pick up with nothing in it. The album must be 20X20 in size with the papers being 18X18. Crazy.

The only thing I did like is the paper and that is because I have 12X15 albums that I cant find paper for but I can get the 18X18 and cut it but it is $1.99 a sheet.

The MS things are pretty but very pricey. Not something I would invest alot of it into

[Madisonznana]

It's certainly prices and sizes that I really don't care for but when you add the following article about scrapbooking being a "dowdy business", I don't care to add any more $$$$$$ to Martha's change purse!:snooty:

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB117746758515281494-lMyQjAxMDE3NzI3NTQyNjU3Wj.html
Karen

[Faerie]

One of my mikes had it ready to go and it's so not me. Way too expensive too

[RRBB]

It's certainly prices and sizes that I really don't care for but when you add the following article about scrapbooking being a "dowdy business", I don't care to add any more $$$$$$ to Martha's change purse!:snooty:

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB117746758515281494-lMyQjAxMDE3NzI3NTQyNjU3Wj.html
Karen
Thanks for the link to the article. What I got out of it, which really wasn't news to me, is that Martha Stewart - both the person and the companies - are way to arrogant for me. Nope, I won't be lining their pockets with my $$ any time soon.

And they think they're creating something new, or reinventing existing products? HA!!! Seems to me products like those mentioned here have been out and available for purchase at least a year already.

For their product line, Ms. Stewart and Hannah Milman, editorial director of crafts for Martha Stewart Living, tried to come up with new twists on old products. Ms. Milman says innovations include adhesive-backed ribbon and "collector boxes" in which crafters, instead of pasting keepsakes into scrapbooks, can create displays for wall-mounted dioramas.

[Macca1111]

I'm wondering who her focus group was for this project.

I'm guessing there wasn't one...or it was filled with Martha devotes who agreed with whatever stupid whim came to her, just because she's Martha. I can't believe how expensive all of her stuff is...I haven't been to Michael's lately, but I'll be sure to check the ridiculous prices when I go. Maybe they're not as ridiculous in Colorado?

[PoohBearLovinMama]

Yeah, that adhesive backed ribbon is SO innovative. :rolleyes: It's amazing that I actually have (and have had for over a year) such an amazing and "innovative" product. Lucky me. :rolleyes:

[vanyel]

Not that it will make a difference, but after reading that article, I had to write the author. Not only is there attitude from Martha Stewart and her company but the author certainly sounds snobby, though I'm sure she's not dowdy in the least. After all, she isn't a scrapbooker (or at least that's my assumption)!

Even it wasn't overpriced, I don't want to buy it after reading that article.

[PrincessNancy96]

Well, I finally had time to sit and read the article..
Well, if Jo's and HL are downscale..than I must be downscale too... I guess MS just lost my interest even to look at her items..

I guess I'll muddle through and continue to make my scrap books MY way, the way that makes MY family happy..

[huge mickey fan]

Even it wasn't overpriced, I don't want to buy it after reading that article.

My sentiments exactly!!

[huge mickey fan]

Not that it will make a difference, but after reading that article, I had to write the author. Not only is there attitude from Martha Stewart and her company but the author certainly sounds snobby, though I'm sure she's not dowdy in the least. After all, she isn't a scrapbooker (or at least that's my assumption)!

Even it wasn't overpriced, I don't want to buy it after reading that article.

Could anyone post a link to how to write the author. I stopped reading after the first couple of paragraphs but I want to send a nasty letter to the author.

[New England Eeyore]

Could anyone post a link to how to write the author. I stopped reading after the first couple of paragraphs but I want to send a nasty letter to the author.

At the end of the article it lists the author's email address: brooks.barnes@wsj.com

I think I will be writing an email also! The author definitely did not do much research!

[PrincessNancy96]

Could anyone post a link to how to write the author. I stopped reading after the first couple of paragraphs but I want to send a nasty letter to the author.

If you go back to the letter... scroll all the way down.. it has an email address on there...
I'd post it but don't want to get in trouble for it if it's against the rules...

[Mickey&JoshNut]

I was at our Michael's here in Canada....they have all the Martha albums including 12X12, 8.5X11, and the 18X18....the 18X18 albums here are $99.99 - can't see them selling a lot of them....they are just too big and not too impressive for the price.

[Grumpy's Gal]

please, everyone, take a minute and email this joker. :rotfl:

Dowdy? really............