Do you scrap by line?

Nope, almost never. It's taken me a while, but I finally figured out that my favorite part of scrapping is mixing pattern papers. I get the most joy out of curating page kits and remembering what I have, searching thru stash for the combination I want.

I am no design expert, I try to listen to the advice, but I look at things like the size of the pattern/image, either comparable or complimentary colors, try to not use too many wordy papers together, ground everything with solid colors. Lately I've been on a monotone kick where things are all the same shade family or blocking the page by color or lines of color. It is fun.

I sometimes get a little campy with mixing patterns, but if I like it, I go with it. It's just paper!

I don't buy full collections, and usually only 1-2 pieces of paper I like, if I really like it maybe 4-5.

One thing I love about VB, is her lines tend to work well together across collections. Maybe you can try that to start?

I mix and match. Whatever works.

I have tended to stick to one line, but I am getting better at branching out and the layouts where I mixed up my papers are some of my favourites.

I have SO much paper that I am now only trying to buy the sheets that I love and making it work with what I already have. I would say the biggest challenging is that I have almost everything sorted by paper line (except for a bit of paper that is sorted by colour) so I need to go through and really look for what works together. But it's always a fun process and I like mixing the old and new. I feel like it breathes new life into my stash.

I tend to scrap mostly by collection with a few extra bits thrown in. If I try to make my own kits or combine collections or patterns it takes me forever and isn't fun for me. I just want to start scrapping.

Usually I do, but that is just for paper. Happy to find other pieces that work with my layout as I go.

I usually grab two collections to start picking papers from and go from there. I will add cardstock, letter stickers and embellishments from various sources when I start putting together the layout.

So, I guess my answer is kind of? 😁

99% of my layouts will use papers and embellishments from the one digital kit/collection. I might throw in some embellishments or paper from other kits if my main kit doesn't have what I need, but the majority of the product will be from the same kit. I makes it soooooo much quicker and easier, I don't have to go hunting through my stash to find bits and pieces to match/complement the rest of the products.


You've just described 99% of my pages!   But that's okay, because I like it that way. Having said that, I really liked the look of some of my pages from Shimelle's Scrap A Rainbow classes, where I had to do so much more mix and match than I've ever done before. The main reason I stick with samsies is because it is a lot quicker for me to get a page done. The Scrap A Rainbow pages took me two to three times longer to do, with all the stash hunting involved.

I will make a few layouts with a collection, then I dump it all in with whatever theme it is. Then I mix and match in my layouts.

I also have a box of unthemed papers, because I can't resist a good floral with a coordinating background.

Hmm, yes but not all the time. Especially if I've used up a good portion of a collection. I too wish I was better about mixing things up.

I'm the Kit Queen - I love it when everything goes together.

That said, I recently found a single piece of PP floating around my stash - no brand on the back. It struck me, and I abandoned my cleanup project (LOL) to make 4 cards with it.

I will also sometimes make my own kit from my stash, especially if I'm traveling to a crop. I treat my DIY kits just like my purchased kits, and I leave them together until they're too used-up to be worthwhile.

No. I very rarely stick to all one manufacturer. At the moment, in the vacation album I’m doing, I’m using at least three paper lines from three different manufacturers, and embellishments from at least eight. I love mixing things that are not made to go together, but match perfectly.

Mostly yes, I do keep things by line. My brain works that way and I find it easier. That being said, my PL style is the complete opposite. I take everything from everywhere and mix and match completely.

I start off working from a kit or collection but almost always add to it from my random embellishments, paper scraps, etc.