I guess I should be flattered...

[Tracie Stroud]

Right? lol

Here's my lo:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/...1&ppuser=15263

and one that was posted a few days later:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/...9&ppuser=16454

I guess I shouldn't let it bother me, but at least a little "inspired by" would have been nice. Oh well. Such is life, huh?

[heatherdumas]

That truly stinks.

[ColleenSwerb]

Mmmmm, I'd totally be pissed. And, cuz I'm a bitch, I'd post a comment saying "THANKS FOR LIFTING ME MAYBE YOU COULD PIT IT IN YOUR CREDITS"

[Tracie Stroud]

Aww, thanks ladies. I'm not too upset about it, I guess, it just kinda bums me out, especially since I literally spent hours sketching and designing that lo. It's never happened to me before that I know of.

[Megan Turnidge]

Awww sorry! Yeah, it's happened to me a number of times... it puts me in a BAD mood... but I just hold my tongue and move on. I have left a "thanks for the lift" comment before. I'm pretty sure some of the cases were that the scrapper did not know how to credit properly... I don't want to think people blatantly try to take designs and claim them as their own...

[Tracie Stroud]

Originally Posted by mturnidge

Awww sorry! Yeah, it's happened to me a number of times... it puts me in a BAD mood... but I just hold my tongue and move on. I have left a "thanks for the lift" comment before. I'm pretty sure some of the cases were that the scrapper did not know how to credit properly... I don't want to think people blatantly try to take designs and claim them as their own...

I should so do that!

[lizzyfizzy]

i do not pay enough attention to dst to know if it ever has happened to me. i prefer my happy little ssd bubble to tell you the truth. HUGS, tracie!

[ZaCola3]

I would not let something like this bother me. She must have totally loved your LO and maybe she is new to scrapping-and doesn't know the rules. I hope you aren't too upset by this-I would totally take it as a huge compliment.

[ShortCake]

Well, I just have to say that your layout is awesome!!!

Hopefully with Amy's comment, she'll understand about crediting.......maybe.

[jessica31876]

If she does not speak english I have to wonder if she will even understand what is meant by "lift". Seems like someone should message her who speaks her native language and politely/delicately tell her it is a no-no in the scrapping community to do a lift and not credit the original artist.

[heatherdumas]

Originally Posted by lizzyfizzy

i do not pay enough attention to dst to know if it ever has happened to me. i prefer my happy little ssd bubble to tell you the truth. HUGS, tracie!

I swear Lizzy! You sound just like me. I get no love at any of my other galleries. I love my Sweet Bubble too.
I don't think I have ever lifted and not given credit. But there are so many standard design features, like clusters or blocking that I may incorporate. But this was a clear cut lift. I was blown away by the original. I thought it was so different than most of the stuff I have seen lately.

[junebug]

well, i keep getting a database error when i click the links. but if i get inspired by or even completely copy(lol) someone's page i put on there somewhere that i was inspired by ______. its just polite.

[Jennilyn]

Wow, the circles are the exact same size in the exact same place...she definitely should've credited you! That stinks Tracie

[mummytothree]

But I do agree that she is probably not an English speak and probably has no idea it's taboo to "lift" and not credit!!!

BTW...if she is indeed an non English speaker she is probably really wondering why in the world her LO has gotten over 200 views!!!

Gorgeous LO Tracie...LOVE IT!!!!

[Kara]

I am ROFL laughing at your comments on the lifted layout. WTG!

(Fab layout BTW, Tracie!)

[Teresa]

Yeah....a lot of people don't play by the "unspoken rules". I think I'd just take it as a compliment anyway.

[jessica31876]

I would look at it as a compliment that she liked your layout enough to copy it. I dont think I have ever had one of my layouts lifted so I think if that ever did happen I would be thrilled LOL

ETA:She may have forgotten where she saw the layout or who made it. I have done that once before as I had gotten an inspiration from mythreehens but I couldnt find the layout on here and didnt realize til like three days later I had saw it on DST so I made sure to leave the credit then when I had realized where it came from.

[Tracie Stroud]

Originally Posted by jessica31876

I would look at it as a compliment that she liked your layout enough to copy it. I dont think I have ever had one of my layouts lifted so I think if that ever did happen I would be thrilled LOL

ETA:She may have forgotten where she saw the layout or who made it. I have done that once before as I had gotten an inspiration from mythreehens but I couldnt find the layout on here and didnt realize til like three days later I had saw it on DST so I made sure to leave the credit then when I had realized where it came from.

I have actually done the exact same thing. I even forgot to post it was a lift until a few days later! I never did find the lo that it was inspired by.

[joelsgirl]

I'd cut her some slack. she's only got 60 posts at DST; she probably doesn't know the "rules". When I first started scrapping, it didn't occur to me to credit my inspiration; it was only after I saw threads about the subject that I started crediting.

That is one of my favorite layouts of yours, btw.

[Tracie Stroud]

Thanks! I'm really not the upset about it, it just bummed me out a little.

[mommy2aria06]

Definitely a compliment...sorry it wasn't credited though!

[kscwgirl]

It doesn't look like she speaks english, maybe. I'd just take it as a compliment.

[jorgies5]

This happened to me quite a while ago and it ended up that it was more than one person doing it...I kept seeing my same layout copied over and over in the gallery over a weeks time and none of them credited me. From what I could gather...it was a non-English speaking group of scrapbookers who had picked my layout to scraplift as a group and they apparently didn't know the etiquette of crediting the person they were lifting.

You should keep your eye out on the gallery and see if there are any more. It could be the same situation as mine. And for the record, I was a little peeved that they didn't credit me.

[cindys732003]

Originally Posted by joelsgirl

I'd cut her some slack. she's only got 60 posts at DST; she probably doesn't know the "rules". When I first started scrapping, it didn't occur to me to credit my inspiration; it was only after I saw threads about the subject that I started crediting.

That is one of my favorite layouts of yours, btw.

Ditto......I probably did the same think in my first couple of weeks of scrapbooking once or twice........

Gorgeous LO though!

[cheltzey]

I'd cut her some slack. she's only got 60 posts at DST; she probably doesn't know the "rules". When I first started scrapping, it didn't occur to me to credit my inspiration; it was only after I saw threads about the subject that I started crediting.

What I was going to say. Love the original. It's so gorgeous!

[meems]

Love your page and it is definitely a compliment.

Not long ago I did a page and then noticed a page that had been posted before mine. In my eyes, my page looked like it could have been a lift of the other page and I was all paranoid that the scrapper was going to see my page and feel like I had lifted her w/o credit. but really I hadn't b/c I had never seen her page before. It was just a strange coincidence. Not saying that is the case in your situation though; her page definitely looks like lift of yours.

[lizzyfizzy]

not classy...maybe she doesn't know to credit a lift. that is the only logical explanation. sorry tracie...you deserve to be credited!

[alansrock]

<---2 thumbs down

[crecia27]

wow - that is pretty blatant. Yours is much cuter!

[sannajeannine]

Left her a comment saying great lift of your LO Saw several others too, so I'm sure she will get the hint!