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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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03-07-2005, 08:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
Actually, this one is a piece of art for my office wall, I still have to get a 12x12 frame for it, but I *adored* working w/ the Eco Africa papers...they are truly special and if you get a chance, they would make a great AK/AKL layout. In fact, I'm getting the pics printed tomorrow to do a Kianga/Tufani from the Safari at AK page, since I've been calling my DDs that (they "bicker" all the time, just like I've seen the baby elephants do every Safari ride I've been on!)
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03-07-2005, 09:04 PM
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Mrs. Jack Sparrow
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
<font color="blue">Very nice, Where were the Pictures taken? You are right it would make a great AK/AKL page(s). </font>
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03-07-2005, 09:16 PM
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
The photos were taken at the Tulsa Zoo on their really  carousel last year. The jaguar rubber stamp I used at the bottom left is from a very nice set that I use a *LOT* from Stampin' Up. It comes in very handy with AK/AKL photos, too!
*All* the embellishments on the page except for 2 copper brads came in the kit, and I still had 2 tags, twine, and a Christmas tree-shaped wire clip left over.
If you get a chance to try some Eco Africa kits, please do. I talked w/ a CM at the AKL from Zimbabwe and it is really making a difference in women's lives there! |
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03-07-2005, 10:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
That is awesome Dawn! I love that paper!!! Where did you buy the Eco Africa paper?
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03-08-2005, 02:14 AM
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
I got mine on clearance at Archiver's awhile back, but Mary Ann posted below (Great Items for AK Pages) that addictedtorubberstamps.com was selling them. They are just so fun to work with and to think about the women who made all of that by hand is amazing.
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03-08-2005, 04:12 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
That is a really neat layout! I'll have to look for those papers around here.  |
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03-08-2005, 08:49 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
I love how you added the bright blue to snap up the neutrals from the kit. Just Super! What are you framing that in for your office?
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03-08-2005, 11:42 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
JoAnns has frames for scrapbook pages in 12x12, so I'm going to get one of those (when Spring comes and DH gets back to work!) They have glass to protect the page and everything.
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03-08-2005, 12:02 PM
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The Original BagMan
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
 Dawn, Looks like I'll have to check out those papers... |
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03-09-2005, 07:37 PM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
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Location: Peoria IL
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
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If you get a chance to try some Eco Africa kits, please do. I talked w/ a CM at the AKL from Zimbabwe and it is really making a difference in women's lives there!
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I have looked at these kits and thought they were very cool. Now that I know some good is coming from the sale of them I will have to pick some up. Thanks for sharing that!
Beautiful layout. And I love the idea of framing it. Sometimes I think our scrapbook pages are more works of art then just another page in a book!
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03-13-2005, 08:03 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: A scrapbook page done w/ the Eco Africa papers
Wow, that turned out really nice Dawn!!
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