I used to get the Sarah’s Crafts (now Hey Little Magpie) kit
until they stopped doing it and I loved the anticipation each month of
receiving a lovely box of goodies through the post.
I missed the kits when they stopped doing them and looked
around for an alternative. I like the Studio Calico kits and bought a couple of
‘new but second hand’ ones through UKScrappers and had great fun with them, but
wasn’t sure if I wanted to commit myself to a kit from the States.
Then I bought another ‘new but second hand’ one from
UKScrappers. This time it was a Noel Mignon one. Oh gosh! I just fell in love!
The kits are absolutely jammed FULL of papers and embellishments. I made so
many layouts from the kit, yet they didn’t have that ‘they are all the same’
feel which you sometimes can get if you scrap with the same range of papers.
So I then ‘ummed and ahhed’ as to whether or not I should
get that one. Yes, it comes from the States, but oh, I do love it! When I saw
in the summer that Noel was doing a special 4 month subscription I decided to
give it a go, after all, if I didn’t get on with it after four months I didn’t
have to renew. So I went ahead and my first one arrived at the beginning of
September. Oh the anticipation! I could see all the people in the States
getting theirs and starting to play and I didn’t have mine! However, it arrived
pretty promptly considering the distance and I was very lucky with the first one
not to catch any customs and tax fees on it. Hmm, not so lucky with this month's - £14.01 to pay!
Anyway, the first kit was wonderful! I have not had much time to
play with it with all that has been going on here, but last weekend I actually
got to spend some time at my craft table and had the inclination to scrap. I
made two pages and I am thrilled with them.
And there is still SO MUCH left in the kit. And my next one
is already here!
And did I mention, I have signed up for another six months!
It would have been rude not to! Now I just need to do a whole LOAD of scrapping
to make sure I don’t get a pile of kits that I am not using! Well, I have lots
of photos, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
If you are interested, do hop on over to Noel’s blog here (I
am not affiliated in any way, just love the kits) and there is also a Facebook
page. I was thrilled to find out that Noel had shared one of my layouts on the
Facebook page – made my day!
8 comments:
Noel does great kits, glad you found one that suits you. Great pages.
Enjoy!
I bought some kits from Noel a few years ago now and I loved them. I only stopped because the kits got so big. AND she really is one of the nicest people you could ever do business with too. Can't wait to see what you make every month
Looks like you're going to get a great selection.
It really shows how much you enjoy them.
I've always loved kits, but no longer subscribe to a scrapbook kit because I just didn't use up enough of the kits. I had three Project Life kits last winter, and I still have lots left to use! Love your first layout, especially.
These kits look so full! I especially like the design of your second page with space for the journalling and photos too. You are clearly going to be inspired this winter!
Great layouts! Sounds like you are going to have lots of FUN with these kits each month. I'm looking forward to seeing your creations.
So great you found a kit supplier you like. I tried kits but they just weren't for me as I really do KISS method and now I'm basically switching over to digital.
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