PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Feb 16, 2024 19:38:42 GMT
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 16, 2024 20:06:11 GMT
Hmmmm, I really love 49 and Market, but neither of these lines are speaking to me. Charcoal is just not a color I think about crafting with, I guess.
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Post by infochick on Feb 16, 2024 20:13:27 GMT
I am reserving judgement on the Charcoal. Right now it looks to me like photocopies of scrapbook supplies. My money may be safe on this, but a friend texted me and said she things it will look amazing with Spectrum Gardenia, so there is that...
I like Kaleidoscope. I have some Mexico pictures that I might use for this. I don't need ALL the hummingbirds, but I will definitely get some of this. I just won't go hog wild like I have with some of the lines in the past.
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Post by BSideCrafter on Feb 16, 2024 21:13:09 GMT
I'll prob pick up the 6x8 Charcoal because I use a lot of gray. I love it as a neutral. But I have no need for the florals or butterflies for sure.
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Post by coloradocropper on Feb 16, 2024 21:25:03 GMT
I'm relieved to say, that after going hog wild on Where to Next, I will be totally satisfied with picking just a few of my favorite pieces from Kaleidoscope. Charcoal not at all.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Feb 16, 2024 21:46:54 GMT
49 and market is one of my favorites, but to honest their lines are starting to look like >> "same stuff, different color(s)".
I love the Kaleidoscope, but already have similar items from some of their past collections. I will probably buy the word titles and a couple pieces of the paper.
I don't like the charcoal.
In general, gray is not a color I like....too drab and depressing.
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Feb 16, 2024 22:11:30 GMT
I love the newsprint paper that's b-side in kaleidoscope, and I like the ephemera pack and laser cuts...but yes, I agree, I feel like I already have a lot of similar papers and don't need more.
The charcoal is opposite - I think I'd like a few of the pps as backgrounds, but I don't really like the ephemera.
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Feb 16, 2024 22:12:28 GMT
I like Paper 4, the frames, and maybe the ephemera stackers from Charcoal, although I might need to see the ephemera in person, they kind of look like photocopies on my computer...
Kaleidoscope did not catch my wallet... which is good because I already have a lot of 49 and Market sitting in my stash I need to use.
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Post by justjac on Feb 16, 2024 22:25:13 GMT
I, too, own a LOT of 49 and Market already. I might get the charcoal paper to use as backgrounds or photo mats. I like some of the Kaleidoscope paper, but I definitely don't need it. We'll see if I'm still saying no when my LSS brings it in.
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Chinagirl828
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Feb 17, 2024 1:29:35 GMT
I love grey as a neutral so I will almost certainly pick up some of the Charcoal line.
Overall Kaleidoscope is not for me, although I may pick up one or two of the papers.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Feb 17, 2024 4:27:30 GMT
I’m a late comer to 49 and Market so I only have 2 of their collections. I do like Kaleidoscope and might buy some of that. Charcoal does nothing for me.
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scrappinwithoutpeas
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Feb 17, 2024 5:16:51 GMT
Love pretty much all of Kaleidoscope and will definitely be getting some a lot of that.  I generally love neutrals, including grey, but the Charcoal line really doesn't speak to me at all and I cannot see a use for it on my pages. A lot of the neutrals I use are solid CS or just very subtle (like B-side) patterns and these are just too busy to be neutral for me. |
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Post by skycrashesdown on Feb 17, 2024 5:28:05 GMT
Kaleidoscope is very pretty, but completely antithetical to my style of scrapping. I'm very tempted to pick up the paper pack for Charcoal, however - those would make some good backgrounds for pages with a lot of color on them.
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paget
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Post by paget on Feb 17, 2024 16:42:34 GMT
I like 49th and market. I rarely buy “regular” pattern paper anymore (mostly subscribe to AE for my PL things) but I do pick up some of this brand at times. I would buy some of the charcoal- I love gray. The other one - if I was already buying something I’d pick a sheet of two of the ones that stood out to me but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.
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Post by tampascrapper on Feb 17, 2024 17:18:51 GMT
I love a lot of the Kaleidoscope collection. I don’t need it though
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Feb 18, 2024 6:50:25 GMT
It appears the Color Watch - Charcoal collection is polarizing: either it's embraced as a neutral or automatically dismissed as "too drab & depressing."
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ScrappingMe
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Post by ScrappingMe on Feb 19, 2024 3:24:01 GMT
I like the bright colors of Kaleidoscope. It feels like it would work great for a tropical vacation or a cruise or something. But I don’t need it.
I can see the Charcoal line being useful. But it’s not something I’m excited to preorder and scoop up. It’s something I’d grab a piece of here and there for a project if I saw it in person. Alas, I don’t have an LSS so that probably won’t happen.
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Post by babylou on Feb 20, 2024 3:52:48 GMT
I love pretty much all of the Charcoal collection and will probably get most of it! I'm a gray person and often use it instead of black so it's not such a stark and strong contrast. And that acetate pack...
Kaleidoscope is pretty and I really like the hummingbirds-but I wouldn't use it. Nothing about it stands out enough for me to want it! Which is ok, cuz like many of you-I have a lot of 49 & Market to use!
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Feb 20, 2024 18:44:00 GMT
I really like Kaleidoscope and preordered quite a bit of it to scrapbook a couple of tropical vacations that still need to be documented. The only thing I bought from the charcoal collection was the frames. I agree with scrappinwithoutpeas the papers seem too busy to be neutrals. Now that so many of you seem to love it I am going to go back and look at it more closely. LOL |
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artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Feb 20, 2024 23:00:01 GMT
Kaleidoscope
- The solid papers are must-haves. I like a few of the hummingbird papers. I'll probably get some embellishments- either die cuts or laser cuts. I haven't decided yet.
Color Swatch - Charcoal
= I like the papers- reminds me of Basic Grey Tuxedo paper. The only embellishment I like is the gray frames.
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Feb 22, 2024 5:07:52 GMT
Thanks for your responses. While I appreciate the concept of the Color Swatch collection (& charcoal is my favorite neutral!), I don't gravitate toward the 49 & Market aesthetic (i.e. vintage/distressed, faux mixed media, feminine, floral, etc.) or embellishments (e.g. washi, epoxy, rub-ons, frames, acetate, florals). Nothing from this release is added to my wish list.
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Post by chaosisapony on Feb 23, 2024 6:34:31 GMT
Oh I really like the hummingbirds in Kaleidoscope. That is something I would definitely use and the colors mesh well with a lot of products I already own.
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