Studio Calico July kit

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Laurie - there are still many choices. I recently joined Hip Kit Club and, on the spur of the moment, joined Studio Calico this month. For years, I didn't need a monthly kit since I could jump in the car and go spend my paycheck at Archivers. Now they're gone and I was spending too much money on shipping costs. I like HKC because they use products from different companies and they only ask for a 3 month commitment. Over a few months, I watched Studio Calico's offerings and decided I liked their style well-enough to commit to 6 months. My style is evolving so what I am buying now has really freshened up my stash and I'm energized about scrapbooking again. I feel like both offer products I can easily use for photos of Joel & me or the grandkids. Another great option is to buy some of the kits offered by companies like Carta Bella or Echo Park - especially if you like theme-specific papers and embellishments. If I had all granddaughters, I'd join Swirleydos. Their kits are beautifully feminine. I belonged to C'est Magnifque for a while because they offer products from other countries. Once I realized all their kits were very feminine/vintagey and I wasn't using them, I unsubscribed.
So - I lurked for several months to be sure that a) I really needed a kit club, b) I would use their products, and c) their kits were a good value.
Have fun checking them out!
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Marianne, love that kit you pointed out. Thataway.

Pam, I went to http://www.hip2bsquare.com/march-2014-kit to see what it's like. Is March their most recent kit?
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http://www.hipkitclub.net/july-2014

Jen - Click on the "Kits" tab and you can look at each month.
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ScrappinJen wrote:Speaking of maps, I just bought this set from Unity. It's perfect for me since I don't leave the U.S.

http://unitystampco.com/shop/life-is-a-journey/

I also bought a U.S. map stencil by Julie Balzer. I'm on a map roll.

Studio Calico's kits are cool but I don't need so much stuff and all the add-ons make my head spin. I guess I'm getting old and easy to confuse.

P. S. By the way, I'm sure I bought that set on sale. Didn't pay $29 for it. I've learned Unity has frequent sales so I never pay full price for their stuff.
Good idea to get the stencil, Jen. I like that idea then you can use which region/states are relevant for a particular trip and it won't be too small.
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Oh, fine, Pam, now you've done it.
Love their kits.
Right now I'm already in three monthly kits...so someone has to go before I could join another.

It's a Sophie's Choice!!!
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It was a good fit for me - products from several different companies and I feel like you get good value.
This weekend I'm going to use a whole kit. Noble plan, right?
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So the question is "which club is the best for the $"? If you could choose 1 club kit company which one would it be?
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Laurie - I really liked Scrapbook Generations monthly kits. You get items from many different companies, which will help ease you back into what's out now, and they include sketches for the LOs. I always printed out the color photos for each month because I needed the visuals to go with the sketches. :lol: (Link for the finished LOs is below.) I joined the Super Sketch club, which was 10 LOs per month. I generally had enough leftovers to do several other pages by adding them to the card stock that I already have. They also have a monthly magazine that has lots of sketches that can be applied to whatever you have on hand. The best thing is that the majority of the LOs include more than 2 photos per page and use different sizes of photos, so you end up getting a lot done.

OK, that's my two cents worth.

http://www.scrapbookgeneration.blogspot ... hotos.html
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Right now? Hip Kit Club. It just fits me well.
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Speaking of kit clubs with a travel theme, check this out.

http://www.cocoadaisy.com/store/index.p ... ts_id=2280

Just sayin'
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Very nice and very tempting.

I subscribed to CD years ago. They were very heavy in the odd embellishments then (and for the life of me, I can't think of a single example to give you right now). I hear a lot of good things about them again.

Does anyone here subscribe to Cocoa Daisy?
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