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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:43 am
Very nice Danz.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:53 am

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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:04 pm

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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:05 pm
Aw love the blue jean pocket idea for frames and design. What a 'Dol'baby cutie pie in the photos, too. The 11:54 post photo is really tiny. The last one (green) is too.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:07 pm
I know...I am trying to make them a little bigger so you can see the detail but it won't allow it Thanks for the nice posts!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:09 pm
Oh the mods like for you to put a space between the pics, if that helps? They're nice! I especially like the Relaxing one, too. eta. I forgot to tell you I appreciate you sharing your pages with us.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:11 pm

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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:17 pm
thanks.... here are a couple more.....now that I have the time to upload them!!!

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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 30, 2007 - 12:35 pm
Fun pages Danzdol. Boy you put a lot into that last one and it all came together great.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 7:52 pm
Tomorrow is National Scrapbook Day! I hope all the scrappers here can scrap, or shop, or maybe take some pictures. We are having a crop from 11 to 9 in the store. I am giving away tons of things. We have a bull pinata full of scrapbook items to be broken. Should be a fun day! Danzdol you are the brave one. We are asked to do books for others, but no way would I venture there! You should have plenty of business when you get the word out there. Just remember your time is not free! Oh and Danzdol love your layouts. Thanks for sharing!
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 10:55 pm
Has anyone seen the new Martha Stewart SB line? What do you think? I was invited to her reception in CHA and saw some of her products there. My rep called yesterday and wanted to come by and show me the new items and place an order. I turned her down. I think Martha would lose me money.
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 11:35 pm
Most people I know think it's nuts to ask for $5 a page...people just don't want to pay that. But heck, to charge for my time, to feel like I almost broke even, I would have to charge $15 a page. I just don't think people will pay that.
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Friday, May 11, 2007 - 4:07 am
I saw Martha's stuff online at the 'Michaels' website. I wasn't too impressed. It all seemed pretty basic, nothing really new/innovative. And the sample layouts done w/her product looked very much like a beginner. It's not bad, just not my style/taste, and I had been all excited to see her line!
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 10:18 am
Hi knightpatti........thanks, it has been really smooth so far. All positive..fingers crossed of course! You can send me the customer referrals!!! I am working on the website... www.myphotoproductions.com But it's not ready yet....should be soon though. BTW I love the bull piņata idea!!! it's great! I have not seen Martha's stuff yet. I charge 7.50 per page of mine and a flat fee for materials from 15-25.00 depending on the book size. When you do a big album, not every page is loaded with embellishments you know? so it works out nicely. I also do digital books for 35% design fee of the printing cost or $30.00 flat fee They are much faster to do than the traditional ones that's for sure!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 11:49 am
Question: Do you put the word out with the kids/parents that you will do their scrapbook for the entire school year, then negotiate a contract? How detailed are you - do you use newspaper articles, pictures, bulletins, etc.? Do you attend certain school functions and take pictures yourself, or do the kids/parents do their own pictures?
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 3:58 pm
Tonight is registration for CKU- Nashville! I want to take Tracy White's album track and then I *so* hope I get Tim Holtz's class - 'Painting outside the Lines'!!! I get to pick 5 classes total, Stacy Croninger has one I *really* want, too... Wish me luck on not getting shut out of them! 
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 10:13 am
Well I am officially registered! I got my first choice for Album Track, but Tracy is no longer the teacher!?!?! The new CK Editor-in-chief will be teach it, and it's a GUY, LOL. I did get Tim's class - first choice thankfully! I did not get Stacy's class, but my sister did, so that'll work out well. We plan on sharing all of our class designs/supplies and double our value. So now, I can't wait for August - Nashville here I come! 
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 6:49 pm
Danzdol - you are so smart! Those prices sound very reasonable and you should make some money,too. Will be glad to refer when you are ready! I wish you the best! Lateeda you must let us know what you think of Tim. Women raze over him! I know that you are very excited! I love taking classes!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, May 18, 2007 - 6:16 am
Lateeda, have a great time and don't forget to hook up with Tntitanfan while you are in Nashville for lunch or something. She's TVCH meet-worthy!
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Sunday, May 20, 2007 - 3:40 pm
Urgrace...here are my answers... Do you put the word out with the kids/parents that you will do their scrapbook for the entire school year, then negotiate a contract? What I did with my son's school is send out emails to the group from his class announcing the new company and what I will be doing. How detailed are you - do you use newspaper articles, pictures, bulletins, etc.? I use everything the parents give me to use. It's all their choice. I am the doer that makes the scrapbook happen for them!I also ask what their priorities are and if there is something they absolutely have to have in it. SOmetimes they give me too much stuff and they really don't care about most of it or it's repetitive. I also request that behind the pictures they write the info needed for journaling or names of who is in it...funny stories, etc... Do you attend certain school functions and take pictures yourself, or do the kids/parents do their own pictures? For a playgroup that I own, everyone knows I always photograph it all so they all leave it up to me...lol but for the most part, everyone either sends me their kodak gallery album or they bring me their ziploc bag with the pictures clipped and separated already. It's more work for me to go into their albums, order prints, etc.. than already start off the bat with the photos. In that case, there is a 15.00 additional set up fee for me to go through the online album, pick the pictures, appropiate sizes, etc.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, May 20, 2007 - 6:14 pm
Thank you for your answers, Danzdol. It never occurred to me that the parents/kids would have the pictures ready/clipped/separated for you. That would make a world of difference in your time spent working on the scrapbook for them. My daughter does personal scrapbooking for the seniors at the high school who hire her. She takes pictures at their events, clips newspaper items, collects pamphlets/guides/programs for the activities they are involved in. Although she gets paid according to how many pages she does, I'm beginning to think she is not getting paid enough.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Monday, May 21, 2007 - 12:36 pm
Oh they absolutely have to clip and tell me what is going on with the pictures. I would not want to put a "first time walking" page in the wrong spot! or mislabel a family member! lol... She needs to evaluate how much time she is spending on each page. My average is 1/2 per page though sometimes a single page alone can take up to an hour if it is a title page. But it's fine as long as every page is not a work of art with a thousand layers which honestly, would make for a book that is too overloaded anyway!
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Monday, May 21, 2007 - 7:59 pm
A man came in the store tonight looking for letters. As I helped him, he told me his wife gave him an album and a bunch of pictures of their daughter. He is in town for 4 days and his wife expects him to complete this album. She did not give him adhesive (I sold him some.) Do you think he will be back tomorrow? I told him to come back in and I would help him. THis is first experience, too.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 8:59 am
If this is his first experience with scrapbooking, do you think she had him do it because he is handy with other crafts or do you think he was just browbeat? I hope he does come back for help, unless you already gave hime whatever advice he needs and he's good at direction. Was he in town just for the daughter's graduation/ birthday/ a non-custodial visit/ or something? I cannot imagine my dh agreeing to such direction.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 9:03 am
seems odd? was this a punishment for him? lol....was it for a gift? I guess it depends on his background and what the rush is to get this album done.
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