Scrappy Question #4 {What Draws You to a Kit?}

Jill

Jill

Sugar Cookie : GingerScraps Praise Team
Do you choose a kit by theme or colour or designer or value or content or just because?

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Colour attracts me firstly, sale prices attract me also (yikes, says my credit card..), I scrap off theme frequently but with a little great grandson, I do sometimes buy a themed kit to fit with his current interests and abilities. I have some favourite designers whose products I will look for and choose over others. The previews are sometimes a bit overwhelming to me so I look at the CT samples to get a better idea of what a kit contains.
 
Sales prices and pretty kits.
  • If I am in the shop, browsing, I always look to see what pages have been created using the elements.
  • I also find myself shopping for themes related to something I am working on!
  • Quite often I see a page in the gallery that I love and I get the kit.
  • Sometimes I love a designer and I check every time new kits are coming out to see if there is anything new
 
I do have a couple of designers that always rise to the top of my lists, so that is a huge factor. I also look at colors and theme. My eye is always drawn to kits that have unique items or "cool" elements (I'm a sucker for anything metallic or something that will add texture like gesso, torn paper strips, etc.).
 
FormbyGirl said:
Quite often I see a page in the gallery that I love and I get the kit.
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Same, Lynnie, I so appreciate those members who always add the store links to the products they use and promise myself I will make a habit of doing that, I used to always do it but got lazy along the way and stopped doing it, I must try harder!!
 
I think my favorite way to shop for new kits is by clicking links from the gallery when I see a page I absolutely love! I also do plenty of just scrolling new releases and going by what visually draws me in. I have kits on most themes already, so I don't normally shop for a theme unless by chance it is something pretty rare - I know not too long I was looking for renaissance fair themed goodies because I shockingly didn't have anything like that.
 
My go-to is COLOR! The brighter, the better! But then it's by theme. What strikes me when I'm scrappin'. And I always look at the team layouts because they're always using something that I miss in the PV ads and I go, "DANG, I didn't see that in there! I MUST GET THIS collection!" LOL
 
I agree with those of you who said that color is a driving force in choosing a kit. If it is color scheme that I like it will catch my eye first and foremost.
The theme is also very important but it has to be in a good color scheme for me.
I also tend to lean towards certain designers too.
I will admit, and this isn't great news for designers, ;) the price is huge for me too. I don't think I have ever paid full price for a kit. I am always on the lookout for sales... the monthly Bake Sale is a fav of mine and often the $2 sales as well. If there is a freebie, I will often grab it or work toward a goal to earn a free kit.
 
@Kristi Martin I am also budget conscious Kristi, and our Aussie dollar has not been stacking up well against the US dollar these past years so a $2 kit costs me $3 and more depending on the exchange rate on the day. It's great that GS has so many fantastic sales, freebies and rewards isnt it.
 
I choose kits that help me tell my story in my travels. Travel kits are perfect and some designers have a lot of themed places I have visited. I also choose kits that tell my ancestor history. There is a lot of variety for everyday as well but I don't do a lot of that any longer but most are interchangeable.
 
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