*NEW* Echo Park/Carta Bella - November & December releases

I really liked last year's Valentine's collection which was mint and pink and I still have some left so this one doesn't interest me. Maybe newer scrapbookers would get more excited and I am jaded, none of these collections (including December) excite me. I can spot Lori Whitlock's stuff before I even read her name.

I really wish that companies would come out with some paper that has more "mature" color schemes (not necessarily dark and moody but not all primary colors that look like they are for little kids). I like the colors in the Little Builder set and could possibly make some of the patterns work, but most of them are too specific in the theme.

It seems that women of all ages are scrapbooking, including those of us with older kids. There are some paper lines that I have that I make work by using the non-themed sides but when I went on a recent retreat I found myself using a lot of really old paper lines that I still love (like some Basic Grey, MME, Fancy Pants, Crate Paper, etc). I also really need some paper that will work for sports that isn't too juvenile. I don't want sports balls, turf, grass, etc on the paper. I want papers that have colors that work well for sports (like typical school colors) but that have varying basic patterns (stripes, circles, chevron, diamonds, triangles come to mind but I am not the most creative lol).

I liked a couple of the papers.
All the rest is a >> no.

The plaid paper and b side of the cut apart with the green rainbows in the St.Pat’s line are so pretty. I’ll be grabbing those two sheets for sure.

I much prefer CB over EP
That being said - does anyone really need an entire line for valentines or St Patrick’s day?
Maybe it’s because I’m in Australia but both these are not really a thing where I am from

Wonder where CB is?

Blast Off - I like several B-sides of this line.
Little Builder - Lots of this to like. Wish there was a forklift.
Valentine's Day- No need for this, but I like the B-sides of Valentine's Bouquet, 4x4 Cards, & Signs of My Love.
Hip Hip Hooray - Colors are too bright or too "primary" for me.
Little Things - Like this, but don't need it. But again, EP B-sides are always good.
Lucky Charm - Cute, but have no need for it.

Thanks for taking the time to link all of these PaperAngel.

I don't need any more Valentine's Day anything, but I will likely pick up some of the St. Paddy's Day line.

All the rest are young looking to me, and I'm not really in that phase of life, anymore. When I do want to make a page devoted to a child, I still have plenty of baby/child lines left from when my kids were little.

I’m really trying to use what I have. Fortunately for my wallet, nothing I want out of any of those collections.

I'm hoping each year there will be something new in their collections.

I’m getting so tired of their cutesy designs and color palettes.

Blast off - I like the colors so I'm drawn to the non-themed patterns and I think the dinosaurs with the astronaut helmets are really cute. They should have added GIRL verbiage somewhere since there's a BOY banner in the ephemera pack. 

Little Builder - it's cute but I can't use it.  Only boy and kid references.

Valentine's Day - I like some of the b-sides, especially the black paper with lined hearts (back of arrow paper).  I could never use that many Valentine's day embellishments in my lifetime.


Hip Hip Hooray - I like that the ephemera is varied enough to use for celebrations other than birthdays.  For some reason, I find that confetti die offensive $10 for a few little squiggly scraps of paper.  ha!  

Little Things Mean A Lot - cute theme but I HATE the colors which is strange because they are so close to colors I love but no.

Lucky Charm - they're on point for the theme but an easy pass for me.

PaperAngel - thanks for linking us up.  

She has an IG, some photos of her.