PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Jan 19, 2021 19:33:10 GMT
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Jan 19, 2021 20:23:15 GMT
Oh dear, not a SINGLE thing I come close to wanting. I've never felt so negative about a SS release  |
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Post by grammadee on Jan 19, 2021 20:53:34 GMT
kitbop , I think you are going to fall in love with those Simple Pages collections. Clusters, anyone? And geared for all seasons. Wonder what their price point will be in Canada? I like that the school line is more aimed at high school rather than elementary. why would a wedding line be based in cream and not white?
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 19, 2021 21:02:08 GMT
I like School Life and the additional colors of alpha stickers. If the stickers are the same quality as the last round, these are very, very thin and not cardstock weight.
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Post by infochick on Jan 19, 2021 21:05:09 GMT
I like Safe Travels, although my need for a travel collection is low at this point in time. I will likely pick up some of this to save for later.
Simple Vintage Cottage Fields feels like a rehash of SV Garden District and SV Botanicals, but I do like the addition of black. Since I have the earlier two collections, I might pick up a couple sheets of this to combine with them. There are some very nice papers, but nothing that feels particularly new or must have to me.
I don't have photos for the other collections, so those will be an easy skip for me.
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Kerri W
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Post by Kerri W on Jan 19, 2021 21:18:57 GMT
I love everything about School Life! Love the colors as usual and it's not too juvenile for my MS and HS photos..
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Post by huskermom98 on Jan 19, 2021 21:22:31 GMT
I don't hate the Bunnies & Blooms--it's not so pastel that it hurts to look at! I do wish it was either spring or Easter, not a combo because I don't need spring, just usable Easter. It's cute without being so cutesy or cartoony. I can see picking up some pieces for Easter.
I like the Safe Travels. The colors are great (even though there is a touch too much pink for my taste). I LOVE the B sides of the papers, but not loving the A sides. Parts are a little too cartoony for me, but other parts I like. I have so much for travel, but might get some of this.
I really like the School Life. Great colors, current icons, and it doesn't scream elementary school. Again, I like more of the B sides, but love that book paper! I can definitely see myself getting some of this.
The other releases are just "meh". The Vintage one looks like it's from a different company. The Simple Pages templates are odd, but the Page Pieces could be handy for when you need something themed, but for only one or two pages.
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Jan 19, 2021 21:56:28 GMT
The only one I like is the wedding one.
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Elsabelle
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Post by Elsabelle on Jan 19, 2021 22:08:50 GMT
The only thing I'm interested in is Safe Travels. The only outings we've had since March were to the beach, woods, hikes, and outdoorsy stuff so I could work with that. Nothing else appeals to me.
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 19, 2021 23:55:05 GMT
I love everything about School Life! Love the colors as usual and it's not too juvenile for my MS and HS photos.. I feel the same way. I love the school line and most of it can be used for non school things. I love the colors so much |
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 19, 2021 23:57:00 GMT
I think the other lines are ok, but nothing I am really needing. In the embellishment packages I like and appreciate the variety and think it is funny they have such a nice and cute gender neutral baby set after the discussion on the other thread about that.
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Post by jennoconnell on Jan 20, 2021 0:03:40 GMT
I have the current Color Vibe alpha sticker books as well as their foam alpha stickers, and I use them on almost every project. As cbscrapper mentioned, the sticker book letters are very thin. I love having several colors and sizes available in a convenient book format, but I don't love that you can't really move them around. I don't think I will purchase the winter, spring, summer, fall versions though. Summer is super pretty, but the colors I already have are good enough for me for now. grammadee I've noticed Simple Stories ALWAYS seems to use cream, rather than white in their collections. I prefer to use white based stuff, so I have stopped purchasing any of their collections. I do still like their Color Vibe alphas as I mentioned above. |
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 20, 2021 1:10:19 GMT
I have the current Color Vibe alpha sticker books as well as their foam alpha stickers, and I use them on almost every project. As cbscrapper mentioned, the sticker book letters are very thin. I love having several colors and sizes available in a convenient book format, but I don't love that you can't really move them around. I don't think I will purchase the winter, spring, summer, fall versions though. Summer is super pretty, but the colors I already have are good enough for me for now. grammadee I've noticed Simple Stories ALWAYS seems to use cream, rather than white in their collections. I prefer to use white based stuff, so I have stopped purchasing any of their collections. I do still like their Color Vibe alphas as I mentioned above. And their creams are all a little different too, even within the same collection. I really wish they did some collections with white base. |
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Post by KikiPea on Jan 20, 2021 1:30:18 GMT
kitbop , I think you are going to fall in love with those Simple Pages collections. Clusters, anyone? And geared for all seasons. Wonder what their price point will be in Canada? I like that the school line is more aimed at high school rather than elementary. why would a wedding line be based in cream and not white? My dress was candlelight color, not white. I’d use that color, but it’s too cutesy for my style. |
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Jan 20, 2021 2:43:22 GMT
The school collection looks just like the Smarty Pants school line they had a few years ago.
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Jan 20, 2021 3:03:30 GMT
I think you are going to fall in love with those Simple Pages collections. Clusters, anyone? On the US site, they are $3-4 for only 12-14 die cuts. In a "real" ephemera pack, you get around 40 die cuts for $5-6. And you can use the ones you don't like as the "base layer" of your cluster. The pieces they've chosen for these smaller packs are truly the "showcase" die cuts that you wouldn't want to cover up! Guess I don't like that it's not new product, just new packaging. And I definitely *do* like some of the lines, the travel line and the school day line are cute, but it feels like it's all been done before by them, and recently. I have similar stuff in my stash that I need to use! Plus, they've chosen themes that I'm not scrapping at this time in my family's vintage  I'm bummed because I was looking forward to their releases. |
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Jan 20, 2021 3:16:09 GMT
There is nothing I can use here except the foam letters in the basics collection.
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jan 20, 2021 4:19:08 GMT
Some of the school line is OK, and not as primary as EP and Photo Play but I swear I have that paper airplane paper from a paper pad at J's, in the exact same shade of aqua.
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pallavi83
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Post by pallavi83 on Jan 20, 2021 4:20:59 GMT
Im excited to pick up some items from safe travels. Can’t wait for a post covid future trip!
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Jan 20, 2021 5:05:07 GMT
Loving the deep forest green in the bunny collection - might pick up a few sheets of that
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 20, 2021 5:58:25 GMT
I miss having Traci Reed design for them.
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Post by Night Owl on Jan 20, 2021 6:44:50 GMT
I like that the school line is more aimed at high school rather than elementary. I like that it is for older kids and that there are some sarcastic comments in there too since my daughter has never been a rah rah yay school type. |
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Post by Night Owl on Jan 20, 2021 6:49:55 GMT
it is funny they have such a nice and cute gender neutral baby set Are you talking about the page pieces that match their baby line that came out a few years ago or is there a new baby collection? |
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cdnscrapper
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Post by cdnscrapper on Jan 20, 2021 15:28:38 GMT
I had heard from a store owner that the Crate designers had moved over to Simple Stories and seeing all these designs it definitely looks like that is the case. I agree with cbscrapper, I also miss Traci Reed, I loved her designs. Probably the only thing I will get is a few things from the Easter/Spring line. That school line does look like a rehash from an earlier line they did.
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kellyr21
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Post by kellyr21 on Jan 20, 2021 22:34:42 GMT
I really like that Vintage cottage collection!
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Jan 20, 2021 22:45:50 GMT
I really like that Vintage cottage collection! I thought of you when I saw it  |
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cbscrapper
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Post by cbscrapper on Jan 20, 2021 23:13:44 GMT
I had heard from a store owner that the Crate designers had moved over to Simple Stories and seeing all these designs it definitely looks like that is the case. I agree with cbscrapper, I also miss Traci Reed, I loved her designs. Probably the only thing I will get is a few things from the Easter/Spring line. That school line does look like a rehash from an earlier line they did. I’m not a fan of Crate Paper designs, and don’t care for the ones by SS with the same aesthetic. |
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Post by mom on Jan 21, 2021 0:20:31 GMT
The only thing I will be purchasing is the alphabet books. I like them for PL.
I wanted to like the travel line but the colors are just blah.
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Post by scrappyem on Jan 21, 2021 2:47:25 GMT
And their creams are all a little different too, even within the same collection. I really wish they did some collections with white base.  I'd buy more of their stuff if it was white based. Drives me batty. I can see grabbing a couple of things from Vintage Cottage & Bunnies & Blooms. I have zero need for School Life but I'm another one who loves the colors. |
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jan 21, 2021 8:56:40 GMT
I don't mind the foam stickers from the travel line, but the rest of it is not my thing. I like quite a few pieces from the school line, although as I looked again at the papers I realised I have a lot of very similar things in my stash already.
The others are an easy pass for me.
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