Welcome To The New www.aliedwards.com
It's finally here.
I'm beyond excited to introduce you to the new www.aliedwards.com.
On and off for the last year I've been working with Rubber Design and Studio Aluminum to create this new online home. (Rubber Design is the firm behind that great tooth fairy bag I've posted about previously.) They've both been great partners in this process.
One of the biggest changes you'll find is that there are now two blogs. The first, AE Blog, is where you'll find stories about daily living, inspirational links, thoughts on scrapbooking & creativity, workshop & event updates, giveaways, etc. The second blog, AE Projects, is where you’ll find completed scrapbook layouts, memory projects, step-by-step written and/or video tutorials, product updates, etc. Use the drop-down Archives by Category over on the left to view posts by a specific category.
An almost-complete portfolio of many of my layouts and projects can be found under the About Ali tab along the top navigation by clicking on Portfolio. There's a new Shop link along the top that will take you to my products at Designer Digitals, Technique Tuesday, and Big Picture Scrapbooking. Eventually when I get those PDF's of my books done you'll be able to purchase them there.
There's definitely still some adjustments going on behind the scenes. There are links within the site on older posts that are in the process of being updated and forwarded to the right location.
I'm giving myself some room to grow and expand. Thanks for continuing to read, to support, and be a part of this journey.
Here's to a new chapter online!
Love your new site! Happy 4 U:)
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it looks fabulous ali!!! congratulations!
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LOVE IT!!!
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Love it! Love it all, love the design, love the site, love the inspiration. Yeah!
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Congratulations Ali everything looks lovely!
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Guess...I am the only one who doesn't like it---or am the only one brave enough to say so! Much preferred...the old blog-easier to navigate--not so much "stuff"/extra clicks to sort through...sigh.
It took me awhile too Sharon. One of my biggest goals was to get the content I already have from the last six years more organized. It's more of a "site" now than just a blog. I felt the need to spread my wings a bit more. You can also choose to subscribe to the RSS feed and receive the content in your email or in your feedreader to simplify things. Completely appreciate the feedback and hope you'll give it a chance to grow on you.
Sharon, you're not alone - that is my first reaction exactly. I'm hoping after playing around, I'll find a new "routine" with this that works just as well. Ali, thanks for your reply; as always it helps to see it from your side.
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Looks way cool!!!!!!
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i think it will take some time to get used to ... but honestly, i'm glad that it's crisp and clean (very authentic to your style.) i look forward to becoming more at home here.
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This is great, Ali! Cannot wait to check out all the new feautures you've incorporated into your new site. You're always such an inspiration.
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LOVE it!! Looking forward to exploring :)
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Looks GREAT! Love the colors and the design. YAY!
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Great job!!
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Love it! Great job.
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I love it, like all new things, it takes time to get used to the "newness" and find where everything is but I love the look and feel of the new site. I am finding things easier to located. Feels so organized, which I love. Everyone involved in its creation has done an awesome job. I am glad you are wanting to spread your wings - I for one support that 100%. just love your style and encouragement (and kathy z, love her too). keep it up.
I'm with you, Tove! I agree with you, and I, too, also love Cathy Z. as well! We could be a fan club! LOL!
We totally could be a fan club.....I realized last night about an hour after my post that I spelled Cathy Z with a K....whoooops, but you new exactly who I was referring to.
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LOVE the new look!!! Congrats!
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WOW, Ali! This is amazing and awesome! Love, love, love this new site; so fresh and inspiring. Yay! I will continue to be a huge fan and follow you.
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This looks great Ali! I've been checking for several days to see if the new site is up! I love it! Congrats!
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Love the layout Ali. I especially loved looking at all of your layouts, I can finally quit saving the magazines. Thanks for the new site....
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Love it! Congrats :)
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This is fantastic! Off to take a stroll through all the new pages! Congrats!
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Your new site is lovely! I look forward to both blogs being part of my daily reading routine.
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Congratulations! It's a big job to do... redesign a Web site. A couple of things I noticed: The orange on the gray/green... very hard to read. I'm going to guess even worse if you are vision impared. Also, on the site, some of the orange text is links, some is not. I do love the navigation. And, of course, the simplictiy of the design.
Great feedback Karen - thank you. In the past I used orange as an accent rather than a link - going forward I'll use a different color as an accent and keep the links orange. And I agree about the orange on the grey in the portfolio section - let me see what we can do about that.
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Congratulations, Ali! I love that you needed a second site, and can't wait to check it out.
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This is just fabulous! Love the new look!! So far, very, very easy to navigate!
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While I do love the new site...I'm not loving that I'm not able to subscribe to it through bloglines which means I'll fall behind. :( Am going to love going through your projects, etc. in this new design.
Hi Chris - you can use bloglines. Click this link (http://feeds.feedburner.com/aliedwards) and select the Bloglines icon.
Thank you!!
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