As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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OK, I have a question about the cricut. I have been a Creative Memories purist for the 14 years I've been "scrapping." But while CM has come out with some cool Disney things (LOVE my Character autograph covers for the albums!), they don't have everything I'd like. So, I know the cricut basically cuts what I know as die-cuts, right? My questions are:
1. How hard are they to use?
2. Do you have to use lots of different colors of paper to assemble them?
3. Do they end up being bulky? (I do not do embellishments that are 3-D on my pages)
4. Do you find they give you enough flexibility that you aren't using the same shapes/designs on all your pages?
Thanks for any answers you can give! Seeing these new ones, makes me wonder if I need to finally invest in one of these systems!
Oh, last question - what is the basic thing you have to start with? I assume that the cartridges need to be used with some kind of cutting system. Are there different options for that?
THANKS!!
OK, I have a question about the cricut. I have been a Creative Memories purist for the 14 years I've been "scrapping." But while CM has come out with some cool Disney things (LOVE my Character autograph covers for the albums!), they don't have everything I'd like. So, I know the cricut basically cuts what I know as die-cuts, right? My questions are:
1. How hard are they to use? The bad news is that the Disney carts are pretty challenging. Many of the cuts are pretty small and difficult to cut in a smaller size.
2. Do you have to use lots of different colors of paper to assemble them? You can just use whatever scrapbook paper you normally use. But if you want Mickey's pants red then you'll need red paper.
3. Do they end up being bulky? (I do not do embellishments that are 3-D on my pages) No more so than when you mat a photo. It's usually 2 or 3 layers at most.
4. Do you find they give you enough flexibility that you aren't using the same shapes/designs on all your pages? There are SO many cartridges that have somewhere around 30 images at least that you should find enough variety. And there is third party software available that would allow you to cut out images that are not from Provo Craft.
Thanks for any answers you can give! Seeing these new ones, makes me wonder if I need to finally invest in one of these systems!
Oh, last question - what is the basic thing you have to start with? I assume that the cartridges need to be used with some kind of cutting system. Are there different options for that? There are three different systems currently on the market. The Cricut Create is a smaller unit that can take paper up to 6"X12". The Cricut Expression is a bigger machine and can take paper up to 12"X24". Finally the Cricute Imagine will cut and print at the same time. You can find out more here: Shopping - Cricut.com
OK, I have a question about the cricut. I have been a Creative Memories purist for the 14 years I've been "scrapping." But while CM has come out with some cool Disney things (LOVE my Character autograph covers for the albums!), they don't have everything I'd like. So, I know the cricut basically cuts what I know as die-cuts, right? My questions are:
1. How hard are they to use? The bad news is that the Disney carts are pretty challenging. Many of the cuts are pretty small and difficult to cut in a smaller size.
2. Do you have to use lots of different colors of paper to assemble them? You can just use whatever scrapbook paper you normally use. But if you want Mickey's pants red then you'll need red paper.
3. Do they end up being bulky? (I do not do embellishments that are 3-D on my pages) No more so than when you mat a photo. It's usually 2 or 3 layers at most.
4. Do you find they give you enough flexibility that you aren't using the same shapes/designs on all your pages? There are SO many cartridges that have somewhere around 30 images at least that you should find enough variety. And there is third party software available that would allow you to cut out images that are not from Provo Craft.
Thanks for any answers you can give! Seeing these new ones, makes me wonder if I need to finally invest in one of these systems!
Oh, last question - what is the basic thing you have to start with? I assume that the cartridges need to be used with some kind of cutting system. Are there different options for that? There are three different systems currently on the market. The Cricut Create is a smaller unit that can take paper up to 6"X12". The Cricut Expression is a bigger machine and can take paper up to 12"X24". Finally the Cricute Imagine will cut and print at the same time. You can find out more here: Shopping - Cricut.com
Thanks, Mary Ann! That's all helfpul. So in looking at this, would the Disney cartridges now work as well on the smaller unit (Cricut Create)? I'd probably be looking for embellishments not bigger than 3" x 5".
Thanks, Mary Ann! That's all helfpul. So in looking at this, would the Disney cartridges now work as well on the smaller unit (Cricut Create)? I'd probably be looking for embellishments not bigger than 3" x 5".
I'll pipe in....
Each cartridge comes with many images of the same character to cut (meaning just face close ups to full body) The full body ones are the more difficult to cut as mentioned due to the very small pieces (such as eyes or mouths) *IF* you cut at small sizes. It would be better to cut only the faces at those measurements in my opinion.... for example, a 3" full body Tinkerbell would drive you crazy, but just her face would be OK ... I've read that a lot of people have just drawn in the mouth and eyes to solve the issue though.
Based on what you've mentioned, the Create would probably be your best option. It's more portable & does exactly what the Expression does, just smaller.
The best thing is that you can dress the characters in ANY pattern you want. (You do NOT have to buy specific "character" colored paper unless you WANT too... theres even a list out there of Bazill Paper for each character... it's amazing what us scrapbookers have done to help each other out) You can make Minnie & Mickey wearing safari colors if you are doing a page from Animal Kingdom.... vs searching high and low for those "premade" one. Basically, ANY color clothes you want them to wear, let your imagination be your guide.... Depending on what cartridges you have, you can combine cuts from however many carts you want and NEVER have to buy a 'sticker' again...
If you have either of the 3rd party programs, then you can virtually cut ANYTHING you could ever imagine and never have to buy a cartridge again. Many website offer free cut files to download for the programs.... (Yes, one free site even has Disney characters)
Cricut is a GREAT investment as it does sooo much more than just scrapbook. I bought it just for scrapbooking, but ended up using it for much more than that. You could spend as little as you want OR buy the entire cartridge library.... you control whatever you want. you're not REQ'D to buy things for the system.
You can even re-use / re-stick your mats easily so you don't have to keep buying them. There are tutorials out there online and on YouTube to show you sooo much you can do to SAVE money instead of spending with Cricut!!!!
I would stay away from the Creative Imagination machine unless you want to print your own paper alot and expensively. As for me Ive been taking tons of photos to use as scrapbooking paper, patterns on carpet on Ohana chairs for example.
Compare prices - you get sooooo much more variability in size with the expression, I can never see usine the smaller one again. It also has several time saving features as well.
Trixie that's a great tip about photographing the carpets and the like to use as pattern paper. I'll definitly be trying that next time.
One other tip about the Disney people, you can get the gelly pen holder and DRAW your figure out first, then switch out the pen for the cutting blade assembly, and cut around it. That way, the face and other parts are drawn in and you can just color in the eyes and lips instead of fighting to cut them out and glue them. Here's a post on another blog that did just that. I've tried this myself and it works great. Scrappy-go-Lucky » Blog Archive » Are you a believer?
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