*NEW* AC/Crate Paper/Shimelle - July release *UPDATED

I really like Farmstead Harvest!

Not feeling Shimelle's line at all. But I was never a big fan of her lines. The only one I ever bought was Recess (name?) - it had science and Dinosaur stuff that was gender neutral.

If JoAnns get it in I will look at it in person but...😕

I mentioned on the other thread that I have no use for a Halloween kit, but I really love Happy Halloween!

I also love Shimelle's Main Character Energy collection, and will buy it if/when it's released as a digital kit. Some of those papers are YUM and I can't wait to get my hands on them.

The only one of those that I would possibly buy is Happy Halloween. The Shimelle and Crate Paper collections seem all over the place to me, and the Farmstead Harvest collection is just not something I would use.

I like Main Character Energy and think it would work well for all the photos I have of my two granddaughters. I also quite like Moonlight Magic. The other two I just don't have any use for, even though some of the papers are really pretty.

The Halloween line doesn't appeal to me, and I really dislike that creamy off-white they've used. I added my thoughts on the Crate line to a separate thread, but I don't especially care for it either.

I like a couple of pieces in the Farmstead Harvest line, the mushrooms and leafy print on the dark background is just lovely, and I really like the smaller scale version and the one with the deer on the creamy backgrounds as well. I find autumn themed collections difficult to work with, so while I like it I am unlikely to buy it.

The creamy backgrounds in Life of the Party are really not my thing, and most of the patterns don't appeal to me either, so this one is an easy pass.

Shimelle's line is one I will likely pick up a few pieces from. I find some of her lines to be way too bright and bold and colourful for my style, but she has some good b sides, and I like some of the embellishments in this.

I like a few of the papers, but again, it seems to be all over the place.  I like a collection to be coordinated and have some common themes or images.  Some of these would be good for one- or two-off single papers, but I wouldn't buy the entire collection.  And I like rainbows, but why does every collection have to have some sort of cartoony rainbow (usually with smiley faces)?

I like a lot of the B sides for the life of the party line as well as the puffy alpha stickers. I really like the color on the foam alphas but I believe they have glitter. I try and stay away from those.

Love this because not many collections are geared toward adult celebrations.

Side note, every year on our anniversary, my husband and I take a champagne photo, and this paper would be perfect! I really like this paper lol

I’ve already preordered almost all of Main Character Energy. I skipped the notecards and washi. The purple letter Thickers…Fitzgerald is back! Albeit with a new name. Even though a small piece of me cringes at $7 for a dang pack of letters, I ordered two of them. Yesterday was my 21st wedding anniversary so I’m considering that collection to be an anniversary gift for myself.

As for the other AC collections, nothing jumps out as a must have right now. There are some papers scattered here and there but I won’t be upset if I miss out.

I haven’t pre-ordered, but will stalk online stores and buy multiples of Shimelle’s new collection. Finally something that is different from AC’s regular old. I LOVED field Trip; and this couldn’t be better.

I am so excited for glitter Fitzgerald’s too.

That transparency?! Those B sides? What’s not to love!?

If you’re afraid of or bold pattern paper isn’t your thing, I highly suggest one of Shimelle’s classes. She’s a pattern paper queen!

1. Moonlight magic: Not the worst thing I've seen from crate? I like the washi tape booklet. But I feel I already own the papers in different collections and they feel randomly selected here - how do they coordinate exactly??? I would buy the puffy stickers except for the dang fugly faeries - they are enough to put me off by themselves!

2. main character energy - yes to lots! The puffy stickers will make a great generic addition to may pages: I love bits to add that final somethin-somethin to a page. The only pps that aren't good for me are the florals, and that's because I'm becoming less and less of a flowers girl. LOVE the sunshine paper! Overall - I see myself buying the collection

3. Farmstead Harvest. What. the. heck. "farmstead" and "harvest" normally sends me running for the hills. But I really like this! The mushrooms, acorns, muted orange, the "fabric" textures - yes! The only drawback is that I don't take a lot of fall photos but I know I can use this.

4 Halloween. I no longer need Halloween supplies. And this would be my last pick in any case. A very strange combination of garish/too bright with cream?? For me it's just ugh.

5. Party - What does a party have to do with odd dogs, cats, a trumpet and a pineapple? WHAT AC, WHAT? But while I dislike the icons, the colours and papers aren't bad and yes, nice to see some more adult birthday things. Will I buy it? No.

Crate Paper - Moonlight Magic I like about half the papers but the stickers look like Maggie Holmes and those fairies are creepy.

Shimelle - Main Character Energy- I really like this. I'll buy a lot of it because I really want American Crafts to keep releasing Shimelle stuff again.

American Crafts - Farmstead Harvest- This is boring

American Crafts - Happy Halloween- I feel like I've seen these designs before but I'm a sucker for bats and cats so I'll probably get those two papers.

ETA: American Crafts - Life of the Party- The only thing I like is the champagne paper and the balloon paper.

Also I think the party one looks a lot like Simple Stories Celebrate.