Designer Calls...huh?

Let me start with this: I'm not trying to make enemies or to centre anyone out in the digital scrapbook community. I think everyone is motivated by different things in life, and that is fine by me. I'm fairly new to the online scrapbooking community which is maybe I'm surprised by this.

Within a short time of starting this blog (really, it's been maybe 2 weeks?!) I have found a few emails in my inbox regarding designer calls. I wondered how many new bloggers found these same exact emails bcc'ed to their email inbox. Generally these emails contain the same content: flattery, an invite to design for someone else's store, and rules/guidelines (ie. how many products required, mandatory community chats, fees, and commission).

I guess my initial surprise comes down to just how new this blog is, and that I post FREE downloads for digital scrapbooking. I have never bought any digital products for any of my scrapbook pages. The reason I love to digital scrapbook is the price. For me personally, it's been the cheaper route. So I will say this now. I do not intend to design this blog as a free site and suddenly start up a store to sell my products or join a design team for someone else's profit. I do this for fun, and for a bit of a challenge...not for the money. Is the money even that great for digital scrapbooking? I'm not sure, but I won't be quitting my day job. At this point you notice there are no advertisements on my site. I will be honest and upfront now. One day there might be ads, or maybe not...who really knows. But I do know this will remain a free site with free downloads, and I will continue to design for myself and for fun. If you want to download my stuff to enjoy too, then that's great.

So for now, I will say thanks to the emails, but no thanks.

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