Ai's DITL Kit #3 Available

  Meh :
- it's not very original. I mean, kind of not at all. I seriously wonder what people do with all these super similar stamp sets? That's an expensive item if you're not going to go back to it several times because you got another that has a slightly different version of "right now" and all the everyday stuff, including numbers.
- dem fonts and her handwriting, it just clashes and hurts my eyes all put together.
- frustrating to see Ali go round in little circles in that puddle... I feel like I know she has it in her to be a bit more original and reinvent her go-to projects in a way that keeps things fresh, vibrant and make an attractive product with every new edition but it's just not happening.
- could we perhaps have some different languages or anything else than "hello" all the time. It's starting to feel a bit like I'm trying to take care of my friend's confident almost 3-year old who feels the need to greet everyone and everything whenever he goes outside. It's cute for five minutes but after that, you start going a little cuckoo in the head. "Hello stone! Hello red! Red what? Who knows? Red something. Red as a concept perhaps. Hello dog! Hello road! Hello car! Hello bus! Hello sidewalk! Hello door! Hello door! Hello door! Hello window! Hello door! Hello mailman! Hello door! Hello corner!"
- why two 3x4 DITL filler cards? Surely one ought to be enough. Or is this supposed to be enough for two DITL projects? It's confusing me which is never a good idea to get me to buy something.

Oh yeah :
- the colour scheme of greys and powdery colours is surprisingly nice
- the calligraphic playfulness with her handwriting on  the "no day like today" card
- can SC just get to their next $1 sale already and put up the bags with the circle die-cuts pleasethankyouverymuch?

I agree, she's used that font before and itvsucked then too. And find a new word to replace hello.

But since is the third ditl this year and we can assumes she's doing one each season, a light $10 kit seems reasonable. You'd probably make a mini book with it and $10 isn't terrible.

But I'm still not buying it

Exactly. It's so easy. Why not just do some basic variation? I haven't got the foggiest why Ali (who is by all accounts a smart and talented storyteller and designer) doesn't reach for even the easiest go-to changes?

And if she has an international audience that is big enough to want to cater a bit to even just through little winks (I very much appreciated the inclusion of "moi" in this month's Story kit + stamp), she could literally just go for a handful of hello translations instead:
"Nĭ hăo breakfast" "Hola work" "Ciao coffee" "Bonjour lunch" and reserve hello for the big "Hello today" card.

Something so simple could actually make quite the difference in sales. No comprendo.

craftgirl - no need to hide - I've been such a big AE fan that it used to just be reflex for me to order every kit she could dream up, but I really have too many of the same items. I feel like I need to get the space I use to store things down-sized and I really don't want repeats of things I already have - especially stamps. I'm sure it's hard to think outside of what is one's aesthetic when you are a designer, but just a bit more variety is all I need.

IF I participate in October, I will do it with my stash. The kit is ok but there's nothing I really need there.

I can't get enough decent photos of myself to do a DITL album. Plus I have the last two ones I haven't used yet, naughty me.
Darlene

I may hide with you soon. LOL 

Took a closer look and I like the number stamps, the "no day like today", DITL card with the days at the bottom and the multicoloured, multi-phrased card. Not sure if all this is worth $10 even though shipping is only $4.  Personally, I hate the closed centre font and wish they showed us the reverse side of the cards.  

Thanks, mom. I like more of the cards, but I'm still on the fence. Will have to sleep on it.

For $12.xx including shipping, I thought it was worth it for the stamp. I also like the colors of the foiled die cut circles. I don't have many Ali stamps, so it works out for me. I think the numbers will be super useful in the future.

I know some folks aren't that jazzed about the DITL repetition, but to be honest, a lot of people on the AE facebook groups were asking for another round, so Ali was responding to customer demand.

I actually love the blocky font. Maybe because I have all boys and this font feels more masculine less feminine. So much of Ali's stuff has a more feminine feel because she features her handwriting so prominently throughout. Bought the kit and I always forget to complete DITL. Haha. Maybe third time is the charm.

That was my thought too. So much more useful for a DAY in the life type kit.