***NEW*** American Crafts Spring 2023 Lines

I love a lot of the Woodland Grove. Her patterns are really great.

Flower Child - what a ride 😂 Hate half the collection, love the rest. I’ll be grabbing several sheets.

Vicki - same as above. A few papers I like a lot, most I don’t care for at all.

I liked less and less as I moved down this list. The bottom half are a complete pass.

Flower Child - some cute stuff, not sure I need

Vicki Boutin - her designs are stunning. Hard for me to use, but actually new and fresh. Interested to see how this gets used.

Maggie Holmes- Yawn, just a repeat of all her other stuff. I can’t tell her collections apart.

Heidi Swapp - we are not sailing people, so not live or vacation with palm trees or sea shells. So this is a no.

Bo Bunny - didn’t realize they were around anymore. I do love the Diamond paper.

Crate Paper - pretty but no need.

Paige Evans - looks like all her other collections.

OooOooh! Love new stuff lol

Okay, Jen really loves brown huh? her lines always have it. Nothing speaks to me and it's def not my style. I don't think I'd be able to use them but those alphas are really cute.

I always love Vicki's bold style especially because she adds black into just about all her lines but then when I sit down with it I find it difficult to work with. The papers are always really lovely but I find they don't translate well into smaller than full 12x12 spreads. Those heart & star puffies are great! I like the multi-tone ones a lot. If I had a spring/summer vacation planned I could see myself using this -- other than the airplane a few times it's more generic warm weather travel/vacation vs specific icons like the eiffel tower, the weird camper van, etc we've seen in other lines.

Maggie be.. Maggie..'in lol. It's soft, it's pastel, there's florals and weird animal ephemera. Par for the course and not my thing. (although that ticket paper is v v cute)

Ah, and Heidi with the very specific vacation line! I get sick on boats so.. a nope for me lol. As always very lovely and soft papers with lots of gradients.

The only thing that Bo Bunny collection says to me is "no thank you".

Gingham Garden is so soft it almost blends away on my screen lmao. That striped rainbow though.. always getting me with those. I really like the rainbow butterflies paper too.

Paige's stuff is like Vicki's where it's absolutely me and I love it. But it's difficult to work with because it's SO loud. Her stuff tends to look the same in a "don't I already have that paper?" sort of way.. like that paper #12 with the rainbow-y flowers.. I swear I have something from her in my stack right now that looks exactly like it with the same simple flowers. I do like the idea of the diecut alpha shapes!

TFS! Overall, this release is more of the same from AC: stereotypically feminine, floral, butterflies, vintage/old fashioned, overly themed, odd icons, repeated patterns, pastel or bright color palettes, cheap acrylic stamp sets, & embellishments that repeat the same images/sentiments. Nothing is added to my wish list.

1. Jen Hadfield - hello, this is actually a little different? LOVE some of the papers. And HATE some of them too but they would scrapbook perfectly with my 1970s/80s childhood photos that I need to scrap...so I might actually have a use for them. Plus, I have a roller-skate LOVING friend and will use all those roller skate stickers on cards for her!

2. Vicki - Sigh, a weakness, I know. I'm sure I'll buy half of this. I do love that she can come up with different spins on her "signature" papers. Love that cut apart paper of journaling bits.

3. Maggie - not my vibe, won't be needing this - but it does feel a little brighter and thus slightly more appealing than previous releases.

4. Heidi Swapp - hmmm, not a sailor, but this vibe would work well with my kayak pictures. I love the colour palatte. And I think possibly the most "usable" paper from all of the release is "waves" with a gorgeous ombre on one side and a textbook/ledger paper on the reverse.

5. Bo Bunny and Crate - no thanks

6. Paige - wow, her stuff really looks the same, yes??? But I am such a SUCKER for a rainbow I'll probably pick up a few of the pretty pps, and maybe the chipboard.

Jen Hadfield Flower Child - Hate it. I don't need a flower child themed collection and never did. Great if you're scrapping 60s and 70s pictures I guess.

Vicki Boutin Where to Next? - I love a lot of this collection. Great colors. I'm mostly drawn to the b sides.


Maggie Holmes - Woodland Grove - It's pretty like all MH is pretty. I want it but I feel like I already own it. You know how it is with MH collections.


Heidi Swapp - Set Sail - Love the blues but this is just reminding me to nudge DH about selling his boat again.


Bo Bunny - Brighten - Eh. I'm never a Bo Bunny fan.


Crate Paper - Gingham Garden - It's pretty and I like it but it's too similar to My Mind's Eye Gingham Gardens. I had to have it and have barely used it.


Paige Evans - Blooming Wild - Just the usual onslaught of color. I'm not a PE fan. Great for those who love using bright colors and florals.

Paige mentioned her new line borrowed heavily from previous collections, especially Bloom Street, when she shared a sneak in her fb group earlier this week. She has the full reveal plus a chance to win on her blog if anyone wants to go in the draw for it. The blog post is here

Now, I'm off to check out all the new releases.

Hardly any of the papers speak to me, but there are bits and pieces I like:

Crate Paper enamel dots (I'm a sucker for enamel dot hears and shapes)

Heidi Swapp sentiment stickers and ephemera

Some of the papers in Vicki Boutin's Where to next and the Paperie Pack, but I don't want to pay $11.99 for it.

I think I'm safe for now.

The collection I like the most is Woodland Grove. I absolutely adore the green paper with the trees and animals. I can see using a lot of those papers for layouts featuring my daughter.

Vicki Boutin's line looks very usable as well. I am running low on travel paper, so I will probably pick some of this up too.

I will pick up some things from the Crate Paper collection, too.

Time to get going on those 50 layouts, my wish list is getting a little long! 😁

Jen Hadfield Flower Child - I really like this and I don't usually like Jen Hadfield. I'm a sucker for retro, though. I love that alphabet- I know I will get two of those.

Vicki Boutin Where to Next? - I don't like all of it but there are definitely papers that will be great mixed in with my previous Vicki Boutin collections. I think it is interesting that people are saying she is hard to work with- I think her papers are some of my easiest to work with. Her b-sides are always fantastic and there are a couple of A sides that I can't wait to work with.

Maggie Holmes - Woodland Grove - I usually think Maggie's stuff all looks the same but there are a few things in the collection I really like. The animals and the hydrangeas are fantastic. I'll get pieces of this.

Heidi Swapp - Set Sail - I'm hardly every in love with Heidi Swapp but I do like the theme- I always have water/beach photos to scrap. I like the Thickers and the navy color. I'll pick up pieces of this, too.

Bo Bunny - Brighten - I desperately need that rose paper but not much interests me.

Crate Paper - Gingham Garden - The only thing that really grabs me is the alphabet

Paige Evans - Blooming Wild - Paige always looks the same but I like it. The colors make me happy and a couple of the floral papers are gorgeous. And again, loving the Thickers.

I like American Crafts. I'm going to buy lots of pieces of this.

I thought the exact same thing! I frequently encounter impalas and zebras in my day to day travels. 😄

I am still totally buying it though, lol!

The big question for me is what will (if anything) Jo Ann's carry in their Designer Destinations section? I do like a lot of HS and VB. Not so much the other stuff.

Normally I don't get too excited about Paige Evans products, but out of these new collections I can see buying a few pieces from hers.

Crate Paper has been a favorite of mine but this collection I can pass on.