Hey everyone, welcome back!
Today's post is the second in a monthly series where I will be showing you the contents of my Like Forever kit.
The Like Forever kit is a monthly scrapbook subscription kit. Each month is a different theme and a different scrapbook collection. Like Forever is a UK based kit and I am so excited to be subscribed to it!
More details can be found on www.likeforever.co.uk
Augusts kit is called 'Oh So Lovely' and features Crate Papers 'Wonder' collection as well as a couple of other items.
Here's what I received in my kit:
Embellishments
Embellishments
Enamel Dots
There are 30 enamel dots, and 17 self adhesive gold sequins. Each colour of enamel dot comes in two different sizes and there are also 2 different sizes of the gold sequins.
I love using enamel dots on my layouts to add a bit of detail to a plain background so these are a welcome addition to my stash. The colours are beautiful; bright pink, teal, yellow, baby blue and baby pink. I don't have any other enamel dots in these colours so these will definitely get used up very quickly! I have seen so many layouts using sequins recently but I've never had any sequins to try it out for myself. I'm looking forward to 'blinging up' a layout with these gold ones.
I love using enamel dots on my layouts to add a bit of detail to a plain background so these are a welcome addition to my stash. The colours are beautiful; bright pink, teal, yellow, baby blue and baby pink. I don't have any other enamel dots in these colours so these will definitely get used up very quickly! I have seen so many layouts using sequins recently but I've never had any sequins to try it out for myself. I'm looking forward to 'blinging up' a layout with these gold ones.
American Crafts 'I Love You' Wash Tape
This is the first black washi tape that I have ever owned! The colouring is more of a chalkboard black than a pure black and the script on it is lovely. I've not yet used washi tape on a layout but I think I will definitely give it a go with this one as it matches a lot of the 'Wonder' collection very well.
Puffy Stickers
One word... adorable! (That pretty much sums up this whole collection) There are 29 stickers on this sheet ranging from small hearts and triangles to big cats and houses. These stickers are so pretty that I almost don't want to use them, I love the colouring of them and think that they will be perfect to use in my daughters project life album.
Ephemera Pack
One great thing about the Like For Ever kit is that you get a whole pack of ephemera, I've seen many kits where you just get a few different bits from a pack. I cannot get enough of ephemera and die cut packs, I love sifting through the bowl where I store them all to find that one piece which accentuates my layout perfectly. This pack has some great pieces in it, my favourites being the animal masks and the felt hearts.
Amy Tangerine Paper Clips
There are 12 paper clips included in this months kit, 2 each of 6 different designs. The designs are; house, rabbit, camera, heart, cross and more of a traditional paperclip shaped design. I have tons of cute paperclips but I've never thought to use them on a layout before. Nicola (the lady who runs the kit) showed part of a layout on Instagram (@likeforevershop) where she had used the paperclips as a charm on the page.. so I may have to give that a go.
Trinket Thickers
These are HUGE. I have never seen thickers so big before. The font is elegant and slim line and each letter is a different pattern. I think these will make a great addition to a layout done on white cardstock, but I'm going to have to be careful what words I use them for as there aren't many of each letter.
Gold Foil Vellum
I love this vellum, I've really enjoyed experimenting with vellum on my layouts recently so this is a welcome addition to my stash. The vellum has a nice transparency to it that will look great when layered up with papers and photos and the tiny gold triangles are so cute!
Papers
Please note that my camera is playing up so i've had to take close up photos of the B sides of the paper, designs may look bigger than they actually are.
Cute One
Please note that my camera is playing up so i've had to take close up photos of the B sides of the paper, designs may look bigger than they actually are.
Cute One
This paper is beautiful, I love both sides of it so I think that this one is going to get chopped up for a couple of layouts. I love the idea of using the garlands as a border for a page.
My Dear
My Dear
I already know which side of this paper I will be using. I'm not too keen on the corrugated design as it's a little dark for me and I really hate scrapping with dark colours. The mosaic pattern has such vibrant colours on it and I can already think of a few ways in which I will use it.
Cheerful
Cheerful
I will definitely be using the houses side of this paper, those little houses are so cute! I'm thinking of fussy cutting the houses out instead of using this as one full 12x12 piece. The 'parquet' design on the other side is unusual and I do quite like it but I can't think how I would ever use it in a layout.
Wonderful
Another paper that I wish I'd ordered a copy of. I like both sides of this paper as they are both such simple designs. The 'maze' design would be perfect for scrapping a photo of us visiting Julian's Bower Maze at Alkborough. I'd love to draw a little trail through the design to represent this.
Happy Hello
Both sides of this paper are rather busy so I think I will be cutting it up into smaller pieces. The hello speech bubbles look so perfect for fussy cutting and turning into embellishments. I may save some of the green design for a Christmas layout.
Wild Spirit
There are so many papers in this collection that have a beautiful design on both sides! I'm picturing using the flowers in a spring layout, I love the depth of colour on the flowers - they're so pretty. The mosaic pattern on the other side of the paper would look lovely layered up with the B side of the 'My Dear' paper.
Brave
I will for sure be using the cut apart side of this paper, the other side is a little too dark for me. The cut-outs are perfect for my daughters 1st year album with phrases such as 'let them be little' and 'oh, so cute'. I'm already thinking about using the be brave cut-out as a Project Life card to document my daughters inoculations.
Discover
Yet another paper where both sides are great. I think the triangle scattered side would be great for a full page layout with some of the triangle vellum layered over it, whereas the other side would look great as a page border.
Splendid
I quite like this coral ombre corrugated size, but the florals are so ditsy and cute. This again my well have to be a page that I cut apart so I can use some from each side of it.
Curious
My absolute favourite paper in this kit! I love the cat print so much, I haven't got the foggiest how I'm actually going to use is as I have a dog, but I am going to have to use it somewhere. Its far to adorable not to! (I may have to steal next doors cat to take a photo of my daughter stroking her haha)
Cardstock
This month there are 2 pieces of cardstock, a grey and a black. I honestly don't know if I will use these as I'm not the biggest fan of dark colours and I'm actually a little intimidated by the thought of scrapping onto something so dark.
A new addition to this months box is an A4 page of page maps. I am so happy to see this in here, as a bit of an amateur scrap booker this will help me so much. The amount of times I've been sat for hours trying to think of how to place items onto a layout is unreal. This will definitely inspire me to be more creative and try layouts which I maybe wouldn't have been brave enough to try before.
Well that's everything I got in this months Like For Ever kit. I really enjoyed receiving this and excitedly looking through all the contents, I can't wait for next months box!
Wonderful
Another paper that I wish I'd ordered a copy of. I like both sides of this paper as they are both such simple designs. The 'maze' design would be perfect for scrapping a photo of us visiting Julian's Bower Maze at Alkborough. I'd love to draw a little trail through the design to represent this.
Happy Hello
Both sides of this paper are rather busy so I think I will be cutting it up into smaller pieces. The hello speech bubbles look so perfect for fussy cutting and turning into embellishments. I may save some of the green design for a Christmas layout.
Wild Spirit
There are so many papers in this collection that have a beautiful design on both sides! I'm picturing using the flowers in a spring layout, I love the depth of colour on the flowers - they're so pretty. The mosaic pattern on the other side of the paper would look lovely layered up with the B side of the 'My Dear' paper.
Brave
I will for sure be using the cut apart side of this paper, the other side is a little too dark for me. The cut-outs are perfect for my daughters 1st year album with phrases such as 'let them be little' and 'oh, so cute'. I'm already thinking about using the be brave cut-out as a Project Life card to document my daughters inoculations.
Discover
Yet another paper where both sides are great. I think the triangle scattered side would be great for a full page layout with some of the triangle vellum layered over it, whereas the other side would look great as a page border.
Splendid
I quite like this coral ombre corrugated size, but the florals are so ditsy and cute. This again my well have to be a page that I cut apart so I can use some from each side of it.
Curious
My absolute favourite paper in this kit! I love the cat print so much, I haven't got the foggiest how I'm actually going to use is as I have a dog, but I am going to have to use it somewhere. Its far to adorable not to! (I may have to steal next doors cat to take a photo of my daughter stroking her haha)
Cardstock
This month there are 2 pieces of cardstock, a grey and a black. I honestly don't know if I will use these as I'm not the biggest fan of dark colours and I'm actually a little intimidated by the thought of scrapping onto something so dark.
A new addition to this months box is an A4 page of page maps. I am so happy to see this in here, as a bit of an amateur scrap booker this will help me so much. The amount of times I've been sat for hours trying to think of how to place items onto a layout is unreal. This will definitely inspire me to be more creative and try layouts which I maybe wouldn't have been brave enough to try before.
Well that's everything I got in this months Like For Ever kit. I really enjoyed receiving this and excitedly looking through all the contents, I can't wait for next months box!
Thanks for reading and have a great day,
Charl x
