Wednesday 30 September 2015

Like For Ever - Acorn Avenue - September Kit

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

Septembers kit is called 'Acorn Avenue' and features Pink Paislees 'Cedar Lane' collection as well as a couple of other items.




Here's what I received in my kit:

Embellishments

Arrow Embellishments



These embellishments are amazing, I've never seen anything like them before. Anything that's sparkly automatically catches my eye and the gold glitter detail on these is super sparkly! I love the gold that is wrapped in with the twine as it adds an extra dimension of colour and detail to the embellishments. The ends of the arrows match the papers perfectly and really help to tie these arrows in with the rest of the collection. I'm not really sure how I'm going to use these but I'm sure I will find a way!


Ephemera Pack



My ephemera stash is growing rapidly, I'm either going to have to start using them or get myself a bigger bowl to keep them in! There are 76 pieces in this ephemera pack including glitter, foiled, vellum and normal cardstock pieces. I love the autumnal feel of this collection and the ephemera is a great representation of this. I'm about to start on September 2014 in my daughters Project Life album, so I can see myself getting a lot of use out of the pieces in this ephemera pack. My favourites have to be the acorns and the foxes.


Word Stickers



These word stickers are a completely new item for me, I've never purchased or used word stickers before. There are 112 stickers in this pack with all sorts of different words and phrases on. The colour is a beautiful transparent mint with gold foiled writing on them. There are so many phrases that I've spotted in this pack and thought 'ooh I can use that!'. My favourite has to be #likeaboss! My other half has just passed his driving test so this is the perfect sticker to use on a layout to document that!


Blue Glitter Thickers - Fitzgerald Font



Ooh so shiny, so glittery! These thickers are BEAUTIFUL. Never would I ever have thought to buy blue thickers for myself as it's not a colour that I generally use much. I'm definitely going to have to think of a use for these as they are too fantastic not to use! I'm thinking of maybe an April showers layout for my daughters Project Life album (If I ever manage to get to April!)


Pretty Pink Posh Sequin Mix


Sequins are something that I have never used in a layout before. I'm going to have to turn to Pinterest for some inspiration. This sequin mix was especially created for the Like For Ever Kit by the lady over at Pretty Pink Posh. The colours are amazing, blues, browns, pinks and a fab mustard yellow. They compliment the kit perfectly and I can't wait to get stuck into them.


Wooden Butterfly Buttons



Buttons are another thing that I have never used on a layout before. I'm actually quite tempted to keep these to one side and use them in my bedroom which has a bit of a butterfly theme going on in it. The back of these buttons are plain which opens them up to be used on many different layouts...I may even have a go at painting the other side myself or letting my daughter at them with some colouring pens for a completely individual look.


Papers

Town Square

The floral side of this paper definitely isn't my style, I much prefer the pale blue side. That said, I can imagine fussy cutting some of the flowers out and using them as embellishments instead.

Acorn Avenue

This paper is beautiful, I don't know which side of it to use! I'd love to fussy cut some of the acorns out but I can imagine it will be quite time consuming. I can also imagine layering this paper on a layout. I should have got two of these!

Greenspace

Hmm.. this paper I am struggling with, I'm not too keen on either side of it. I'd love the side with the words on if they were bolder.. maybe I'll have a go at cutting some of them out. Really unsure on this one.

Cedar Lane

This floral paper is gorgeous, I can't wait to make a layout with it. I'm not so keen on the B side but that's OK as I will definitely be using the floral side of it!

Main Street

I adore both sides of this paper. Grey isn't a colour that I would normally use but its one of my favourite colours, so I need to start using it more! However, the pink pattern on the other side is lovely too. This is definitely a piece of paper that will have to be cut up and used in a few different layouts.

Walnut Street

Woodgrain is not a favourite of mine, I have never used it in a layout as it's just too dark for me, so I can never imagine using it either. I love the black and white polka dot side of this paper and I enjoy using monochrome in my layouts, so it's a good thing that I received two pieces of this paper in my kit.

Arrow Avenue

Again, the B side of this paper is a woodgrain so I highly doubt I will use it. The A side of this paper is amazing and I think it will look fab with the arrow embellishments that I also received in this kit.

Circle Street

LOVE the circle pattern on this paper, its definitely getting cut up so that I can use the circles to layer up on a layout. There's absolutely no doubt which side of this paper I will use!

Park Place

Both sides of this paper are fab and I will definitely be using both sides of this, I actually think that they will layer up nicely together. I may end up fussy cutting the zigzag pattern and using it as a border on a coloured piece of cardstock that coordinates with the colours in the zigzags.

Riverside Lane

The leaf pattern on the B side of this paper is interesting and is something a lot more neutral than anything I would ever use. I may have to think something up for this paper as the pattern on it is fab for an autumn layout, I'm just about to start on October 2014 so I'm hoping I will use this then.

5th Avenue

Another paper that I am torn between sides on. The B side is a gorgeous colour, however I won't be using it as a full sheet as I'd quite like to cut out some of the strips of leaves to use as borders and layering strips.


This month there are 2 pieces of cardstock, a grey and a beige. I honestly don't know if I will use the grey 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. I will however be using the beige cardstock as it matches some of the papers in this kit beautifully.

Overall I would say that this kit isn't really my style due to the dark colours, I much prefer bright, bold colours. That said, I'm looking forward to trying out some new layouts and techniques in order to be able to incorporate the darker colours. It will definitely add something new to my album, and who knows...maybe I will learn to love darker colours!

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



Tuesday 29 September 2015

Blogging Hiatus

Hey everyone, welcome back!

So I guess I have a little explaining to do regarding my lack of blogging recently.

September has been a horrendous month! At the beginning of the month I split from my partner of 7 years and had to move myself and my daughter down to my mums house. Everything has been up in arms and there has been a lot of back and forth with solicitors and such....

Now we've reached the end of the month and everything seems to have settled into place. Myself and Scarlett are all settled in at my mums house, money is sorted and I've met an amazing guy who treats me like I should be treated!

During September I haven't even touched my Project Life album, let alone last months Like For Ever Kit. Now that everything is back to normal I am very much looking forward to getting my scrap mojo back and getting stuck into my supplies. I've got so much catching up to do with the Project Life album and have also bought a 4x4 album to throw something a little different into the mix. 

Tomorrow I am being whisked away to Hobbycraft to stock up on some essentials. I am so excited to go, I've never been before, I think I'm going to be in awe of all the amazing products!

Now that I'm back on track I plan on getting my kit share blog post up and then hopefully some layout shares and monthly favourites.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Charl x