Loydene
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,639
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jul 8, 2014 16:31:47 GMT
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Post by Loydene on Jan 3, 2018 15:25:07 GMT
Haven't we seen this before? I mean, really --- doesn't it echo some other, older, lines? That deer, the cabbage roses, I know that trim is a already long time available product (maybe not in scrap lines, but it isn't new -- and the exact thing was available during our "fiber" phase), GAH on anything bird related, and I'm weary of baby animals (or adult animals for that matter!)
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tsabhira
Full Member
Posts: 250
Jun 26, 2014 3:38:01 GMT
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Post by tsabhira on Jan 3, 2018 15:31:53 GMT
Papers look too much like her other collections - actually, mostly like the stuff I don't buy from her other collections rather than the stuff I do - though the lick of blue is nice. I love the acetate sheet, and I'll probably grab stickers and ephemera since those go with everything.
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Post by auroraborealis on Jan 3, 2018 16:10:18 GMT
Enjoyed a lot of this look the earlier times around, don't need more of it. And I usually like mixing in some old with the new to refresh my stuff, but this is so very similar it doesn't even accomplish that for me.
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Deleted
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Sept 30, 2024 1:21:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 16:12:09 GMT
I'm liking the bolder deeper colors. I won't seek this out but if it shows in my kits I won't be mad.
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Post by janamke on Jan 3, 2018 16:56:05 GMT
This feels like a less useful rehash of October Afternoon Woodland Park. Colors are pretty, many of those papers are not usable for me. I do love the gold trim though!
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Elsabelle
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,675
Jun 26, 2014 2:04:55 GMT
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Post by Elsabelle on Jan 3, 2018 17:02:45 GMT
It’s a no from me. Too many big, busy patterns. Maybe the B sides are less garish.
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Post by merry on Jan 3, 2018 17:04:44 GMT
I honestly like only one piece of paper out of the whole bunch. Good for my wallet.
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Post by Prenticekid on Jan 3, 2018 18:02:51 GMT
I like that it looks like her stuff. I happen to think that it should be that way to a point. However, I don't believe that I'd use this collection for scrapbooking. Mini albums and other projects, maybe.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 3, 2018 18:19:36 GMT
If this is the sort of thing that’s going to be released this year, I won’t have any trouble staying frozen!
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Post by karinec on Jan 3, 2018 21:20:33 GMT
I really like it...in the past there's always been something I don't like about her collections, but this one I like most everything. Will have to find an excuse to buy/use though, I just don't have many "girly" photos anymore as my kids have flown the nest.
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Post by dasmith2 on Jan 3, 2018 21:49:56 GMT
I like some of it, not enough to buy it though..I feel that way about a lot of collections lately.
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Post by woodysbetty on Jan 3, 2018 22:02:04 GMT
I like it but don't love it...
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Post by justcindy on Jan 3, 2018 22:04:08 GMT
I like the overall deeper vibe...The deeper blues are especially nice, and she can do florals beautifully...But man, please come up with different patterns and motifs....
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Post by ceepea on Jan 4, 2018 8:50:47 GMT
It’s nice but it feels like I’ve seen it already. I am not good at using the big bold prints and don’t have any pictures that would go with the colors. I also am not a fan of the tassels I see every where nowadays. The gold puffy stickers and the rose gold ones I would buy. I had a rose gold tree in my foyer this year so I could use those for that.
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pilcas
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,143
Aug 14, 2015 21:47:17 GMT
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Post by pilcas on Jan 4, 2018 13:06:00 GMT
It is very similar to her other offerings which I haven’t bought in a long time but I do like the color combinations and I can see you could create very striking layouts with the line. I do think I might get a few of the papers.
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Post by twillerbee on Jan 4, 2018 13:50:26 GMT
Love all the colors in this collection but it's too busy for me to use. And I do not see anything new and tempting.
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all5ofme
Junior Member
Posts: 75
Aug 31, 2016 11:22:17 GMT
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Post by all5ofme on Jan 5, 2018 3:41:39 GMT
Looks like horrid 1990s era wallpaper....
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Post by dudleypippen on Jan 5, 2018 12:06:36 GMT
I like the lemons and the cabbage roses papers. Super excited about the 6x8 paper and I really hope that becomes a thing! The rose gold is nice. Bits and pieces I like, but then again I'm not one to buy an entire collection.
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Post by rrp23 on Jan 5, 2018 14:02:50 GMT
This is a little too much floral for my taste.
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kitbop
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,577
Jun 28, 2014 21:14:36 GMT
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Post by kitbop on Jan 5, 2018 15:15:41 GMT
Waaay too busy and random for me! It seems they are catering to the "white background" scrappers who a) use small layers/pieces of a paper or b) fussy cut pieces Both those approaches are strategies to use a too-busy piece of paper or content that is not applicable (like peacocks?) to your page. I'm more a Shimelle type scrapper...I use pp for backgrounds and like larger pieces to actually show off my pp. So this ain't it
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PaperAngel
Prolific Pea
Posts: 7,799
Jun 27, 2014 23:04:06 GMT
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Post by PaperAngel on Jan 5, 2018 19:05:18 GMT
I dislike & will not purchase anything from this line.
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Post by auroraborealis on Feb 2, 2018 16:58:19 GMT
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 2, 2018 17:04:38 GMT
Not a fan at ALL!
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Post by scrapnatya on Feb 3, 2018 16:15:20 GMT
I have all of it in my cart.
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Post by catseatcheese on Feb 3, 2018 19:32:16 GMT
Ladies (and perhaps a few gents), I must say that I am a little bit sad. There was a time when almost anything that Maggie Holmes put out had to go in my cart and I just loved using every scrap of it. I have purchased almost entire lines of her product with doubles of some papers and items. This line is pretty but...it looks like the last several collections. There is not much making me go "oh wow that is so great I need it." I did not have a prolific scrapping year last year (but I bought some stash) and I feel like I can go through and find a lot of very similar papers from MH already there.
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Post by twillerbee on Feb 3, 2018 19:34:42 GMT
Ladies (and perhaps a few gents), I must say that I am a little bit sad. There was a time when almost anything that Maggie Holmes put out had to go in my cart and I just loved using every scrap of it. I have purchased almost entire lines of her product with doubles of some papers and items. This line is pretty but...it looks like the last several collections. There is not much making me go "oh wow that is so great I need it." I did not have a prolific scrapping year last year (but I bought some stash) and I feel like I can go through and find a lot of very similar papers from MH already there. That's how I feel about her collection too. AC needs to stop putting out the same colors and products. It is so underwhelming.
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