PaperAngel
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Jun 27, 2014 23:04:06 GMT
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Post by PaperAngel on Aug 5, 2023 2:12:33 GMT
The following collection is scheduled to ship in September: Cutie PieThoughts? What's on your wish list?
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pantsonfire
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Jun 19, 2022 16:48:04 GMT
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 5, 2023 2:37:11 GMT
Not a darn thing.
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MDscrapaholic
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Location: Down by the bay....
Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 5, 2023 2:37:24 GMT
Not for me. Too bright and cheery. I want to see fall things now.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 5, 2023 2:41:56 GMT
I don't care for it. Not my style.
It has a tween vibe.
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Post by Linda on Aug 5, 2023 2:50:09 GMT
wow- that has a lot going on...lots of colours...lots of icons...iridescent, shiny, foil....
The matte puffy stickers are a maybe but other than that? no thank you
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breetheflea
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Jul 20, 2014 21:57:23 GMT
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 5, 2023 2:59:01 GMT
I like the Crazy for You paper with the music notes. Otherwise, that's a lot of heart patterns in one collection!
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 5, 2023 3:09:24 GMT
Nope. Doesn’t appeal to me at all.
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Chinagirl828
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Melbourne, Australia
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Jun 28, 2014 6:28:53 GMT
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Aug 5, 2023 6:30:56 GMT
The b sides are reasonably versatile but it just looks like a line I'd find in a discount outlet. It's definitely not my style.
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artbabe
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Jun 26, 2014 1:59:10 GMT
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Post by artbabe on Aug 5, 2023 14:39:22 GMT
I like the music notes paper and nothing else except for those red puffy Thickers. I absolutely need those Thickers.
It is just too soon for Valentine's lines.
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Post by hoopsfn on Aug 5, 2023 14:44:11 GMT
Some of the B-sides are OK, but overall, a little too bright & cute for me. Thanks for the link PaperAngel.
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Post by aj2hall on Aug 5, 2023 14:45:02 GMT
I like the music notes paper and nothing else except for those red puffy Thickers. I absolutely need those Thickers. It is just too soon for Valentine's lines. This exactly. Christmas collections released in the summer seem too early. Valentines ones 6 months before are definitely too soon. I think AC has had some supply chain issues though so maybe it won’t be ready until October?
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Post by scrappyrabbit on Aug 5, 2023 14:46:44 GMT
Not really interested in valentines collections but I don’t hate it. Just not on my radar right now.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 5, 2023 15:24:55 GMT
AC have missed the boat with their sometimes too-late release schedule in recent years so I understand going early. But this is jumping-the-gun early. I'd expect to see Valentine's Day lines a little later in the year, not just yet. I can't believe they're getting a February line out before revealing the very anticipated Crate Paper Christmas line. That's a little cray. I was expecting to hate this when I clicked the link initially. It just looked like a hot mess overall. But looking more closely, I don't. I couldn't see myself buying the whole thing but there are individual elements that I do really like. I wish they'd leaned into the retro vibe a little more (especially colour-wise). They took the risk of doing something different with the 1970s designs but then didn't quite find the courage to go all in. It looks like a mismatch now, alas. Still, I applaud the attempt at something different-looking. And to me, AC-branded lines scream holographic foil. They were the first to bring holographic foil finish in a traditional SB line with their AC-branded BOOtiful Night release years back. I still remember... Absolutely love the icon ephemera pack. The hear-shaped chocolate box is adorable. I can't wait to see the photo of everything included in the pack! The phrase puffy stickers look super versatile and great to add to a scrap staple even if you don't celebrate Feb. 14, especialy if you like the 1970s. The papers are the letdown. They don't hold much appeal to me, both individually and collectively. I do love-love-love the cut-apart heart sheet called You're Cute. So gorgeous and fun! I can totally see myself using this to tuck a fact I love about each family member behind. So retro!
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 5, 2023 15:33:59 GMT
It's a pass for me. Maybe, it's just my laptop monitor, but it looks like a dirty baby pink color. The colors are weirdly muted.
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Post by Night Owl on Aug 5, 2023 19:31:43 GMT
Looks like a Damask Love collection, is Amber no longer with American Crafts?
I like a few B sides but there is nothing in it I feel like I “need”.
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kitbop
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Jun 28, 2014 21:14:36 GMT
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Post by kitbop on Aug 5, 2023 20:42:46 GMT
This isn't the worst...but it sure is a strange time of year? It is very very LOUD, but each individual piece has some potential? Linda - the matte puffy stickers are overpriced IMO, I think they are a "mini" alpha, not full sized like thickers. if you like them, look at PinkFresh mini puffy alphas - great deal when you get multiple colours and lots of letters! This is the current one: pink fresh mini puffy alpha
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Post by tampascrapper on Aug 5, 2023 20:54:49 GMT
Not my style, so I’m safe lol
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Post by QueSeraSera on Aug 5, 2023 21:35:10 GMT
I’m the odd scrapper out on this line. I don’t love it, but I do like parts of it. I enjoy the bright happy vibe. Mixed with some more mellow papers, it will be fun to scrap all of the old photos of my kids making Valentine’s Day boxes for school.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 5, 2023 21:51:14 GMT
I am really not a fan at all!
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Post by Linda on Aug 5, 2023 23:10:54 GMT
Thanks kitbop - I do like the Pinkfresh ones I got in my warehouse box a whiles back
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Post by dewryce on Aug 5, 2023 23:52:52 GMT
Not for me. Too bright and cheery. I want to see fall things now. That sounds a little wrong. But I feel the same way! Except, not fall, we don’t really have fall.
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Post by sarahsprettypapers on Aug 6, 2023 1:03:07 GMT
No thank you! Valentine's Day lines are always a miss for me.
I do want pie now though. 🥧
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Post by grammadee on Aug 6, 2023 2:36:14 GMT
So Christmas is already over and we are on to Valentines' Day now? Weird.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 6, 2023 3:03:14 GMT
I can’t really pinpoint why it’s wrong, but it I agree with Chinagirl828 it looks like a discount line. Maybe it’s too many loud prints in loud colors with not enough neutral tone on tone to calm it down? All the prints have the same weight to me instead of a selection of s, m, l prints that you can coordinate. I’m not opposed to cutesy, I drool over doodlebug even though I rarely buy it.
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Ryann
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Post by Ryann on Aug 6, 2023 4:20:40 GMT
I actually really like a lot of the papers. The collection as a whole feels busy and overwhelming, but looking at it piece by piece I appreciate the wider color palette and variety of patterns.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 6, 2023 14:12:41 GMT
Ryann I think that might be what I’m seeing. The papers individually are better than seeing it all together as a pack. I guess it’s less a “collection” as we are used to and more a pack of individual papers not intended to be used together? I think that where it misses for me.
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craftywendy
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Post by craftywendy on Aug 6, 2023 14:56:00 GMT
It’s not for me but I know some people will love it!
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artbabe
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Jun 26, 2014 1:59:10 GMT
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Post by artbabe on Aug 6, 2023 15:59:36 GMT
Ryann I think that might be what I’m seeing. The papers individually are better than seeing it all together as a pack. I guess it’s less a “collection” as we are used to and more a pack of individual papers not intended to be used together? I think that where it misses for me. This is exactly what I was saying about American Crafts lines in the other thread. Their stuff is seldom cohesive.
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christinec68
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Jun 26, 2014 18:02:19 GMT
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Post by christinec68 on Aug 6, 2023 22:57:41 GMT
I think it's kind of cute - I like some of the papers but could never put a dent in the embellishments. Although, I could if I packed lunches for DH that included obnoxiously adorable notes from me.
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Aug 9, 2023 0:03:00 GMT
wow- that has a lot going on...lots of colours...lots of icons...iridescent, shiny, foil.... Agree; it's a hodge podge! ... it just looks like a line I'd find in a discount outlet. ... As recently stated in this thread, I also find AC brand releases often resemble the clearance aisle at a dollar store rather than "designer" collections!
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