PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Oct 8, 2022 2:17:58 GMT
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 8, 2022 4:16:22 GMT
Whoa. A lot of those papers are visually overwhelming.
I do wish the polar bear was a die. I would so get it!
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 8, 2022 4:23:08 GMT
I like some of the "Our Love Song" stickers and embellishments.
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Oct 8, 2022 5:21:34 GMT
Pass. Don’t see anything for me.
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Post by Night Owl on Oct 8, 2022 5:37:12 GMT
I will probably end up buying a few pieces of the 'Our Love Song' collection. I like bright and fun.
Bella Blvd has been a favorite, but I have so much of it and the Christmas collection 'North Pole' has the same colors as older Christmas collections (same as Doodlebug) so I tell myself I don't need more. Also the Value Bundles are older collections so don't need those.
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Post by sarahsprettypapers on Oct 8, 2022 9:03:22 GMT
I like the musical instrument paper from "Our Love Song." I can use it for my daughter's school concert.
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 8, 2022 12:03:03 GMT
I won't be buying any of it. The North Pole line looks almost like Doodlebug lines to me, in that it's juvenile.
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bananarama
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Post by bananarama on Oct 8, 2022 12:26:34 GMT
I have such a hard time with Bella (and doodlebug for that matter) because they look so garish and cartoonish. It's just so much!
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Post by hoopsfn on Oct 8, 2022 13:40:58 GMT
Again, I like a lot of the B-sides. Also love BB's alphas. The Chloe cat collection might be something I'll buy. But I might have a few sheets of this already - will have to check. Maybe this is a re-issue with added elements? Thanks for showing us PaperAngel. |
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Post by Linda on Oct 8, 2022 14:05:25 GMT
Pass for me - I agree with pantsonfire about visually overwhelming. Even the Chloe value pack - I scrap cats all the time but it just doesn't speak to me |
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Post by cannmom on Oct 8, 2022 14:11:23 GMT
I may get a few things from the love collection. One thing I do like about Bella Blvd is the sticker sheets. I love that it’s mix of icons, borders, words, and has an alpha.
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Oct 8, 2022 14:52:21 GMT
The North Pole line looks almost like Doodlebug lines to me, in that it's juvenile. Bella Blvd is always juvenile. I'm not usually a cartoony-type scrapper but I love North Pole. I really like that it is heavy on primary colors- it is a different color palette for Christmas. I think the characters are cute, too. I will be definitely be getting some of this line. It will make me stretch a bit as a scrapper. I like a challenge. I love Our Love Song, too. I'm not in a relationship so some of the stuff isn't for me but I adore all of the music papers. I never have enough music stuff so I'll be getting a bunch of this. The instrument paper is awesome. I'll definitely be getting a bunch of this. I will probably get Chloe, too. I have a few pieces of that line but I can always use more cat stuff, too, and the amount of product is a really good value. Santa Squad just isn't my favorite color palette. I do like the hedgehog, though. I'll pass on this one. |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 8, 2022 14:58:39 GMT
Whoa. A lot of those papers are visually overwhelming. I do wish the polar bear was a die. I would so get it! I know, right? I LOVE those whimsical little guys! If I had 25 of that one paper with the blue dots on the back and the bear scene on the front and a stamp and die for those two, my Christmas cards would just about make themselves! |
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Ryann
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Post by Ryann on Oct 8, 2022 23:35:53 GMT
I scrapbook a lot of concerts and like to add subtle hints of the theme, so I will definitely get the few music specific papers. I like the color scheme of the holiday collection, but not enough to buy anything. Not sure that anything else calls to me.
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Post by natscraps on Oct 9, 2022 0:27:48 GMT
I don’t usually care for “love” themes but Im really liking some of the papers, particularly the music ones, in the love song collection. The rest is blah.
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Post by marg on Oct 9, 2022 0:39:39 GMT
Okay, I'm going to have to pick up most of the Our Love Song collection. Yes, it is cutesy, but I think I can make it work without looking too cutesy by picking and choosing the ephemera, etc., carefully and using smaller pieces of patterned paper on white cardstock backgrounds. My husband and I met in the early 1990s working in a CD store and fell in love over music. We went to a ton of concerts and meet & greets. I have always wanted to document that time in our life and the importance of music but never have, and I think a lot of this could work well for that. Not the roller skates, though, those I won't use. The cassette tapes and vinyl albums, though - perfect.
I like the North Pole collection and it could work for my Christmas photos from when my son was little but I'm not sure. I think I like White Christmas better (Carta Bella) so I'll probably buy that instead.
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Chinagirl828
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Jun 28, 2014 6:28:53 GMT
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Oct 9, 2022 2:08:05 GMT
Overall their lines are too cutesy for me. The bears in the North Pole are adorable and I don't mind the brighter colours, but it's not a particularly good fit for the photos I scrap.
I wish the Our Love Song line was less 80's retro. I still have plenty of music stories to tell, including some from the era of tapes and records, but they don't fit at all with this colour scheme.
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Post by tampascrapper on Oct 9, 2022 4:06:50 GMT
I have such a hard time with Bella (and doodlebug for that matter) because they look so garish and cartoonish. It's just so much! I agree! |
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Oct 9, 2022 4:24:20 GMT
The only paper I'm tempted to buy is the Love Song paper with the bold 2 inch stripes. The B-side has music notes on a white ground, and I don't think it's busy enough to overwhelm my photos.
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 10, 2022 1:19:30 GMT
-The polar bears in The North Pole are adorable. I do not like the reindeer.
-80's childhood flashbacks with the Our Love Song line.
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Oct 12, 2022 4:43:42 GMT
Thanks for your responses. I'm neither a theme nor collection scrapper & use few embellishments, so value bundles are not for me. The new collections are cute, but not my style. I like the wide stripe pattern on the reverse of December 25 in the North Pole collection, but nothing from this release is added to my wish list. ETA: ... One thing I do like about Bella Blvd is the sticker sheets. I love that it’s mix of icons, borders, words, and has an alpha. Agreed. |
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Post by laila2207 on Oct 13, 2022 20:40:47 GMT
I love North Pole, but probably wouldn´t get it before Christmas as I live overseas.  |
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Post by infochick on Oct 13, 2022 21:51:22 GMT
I like the "Besties" paper pack in the North Pole collections. Some of the prints look like good alternatives to cardstock. I am also contemplating the piece of paper with the cassette tapes, but I may already have one in an older Crate Paper line. The text print in the North Pole line is also cute. It reminds me of KI Memories.
I might take a closer look at the the chipboard. While they are quite cutesy on the whole, I bought a summer one and used most of it quite successfully on a number of not so cutesy layouts. It was a good way to tie together some older leftover papers I had kicking around.
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