Holiday Kits--Do you buy them?

[joelsgirl]

I was thinking the other day that even though I shop a lot, I rarely buy holiday themed kits because I always use the ones my designers put out. Maybe I feel boxed in by a holiday theme, I dunno, but it really doesn't matter how much I like say, a Christmas kit, because I know I only have a limited number of Christmas pictures to scrap, but I'll buy a non-themed red & green kit anytime if it looks fun to me.

SO what about you, do you spend money on holiday kits?

[taracotta7]

Well, I am a SSD shopaholic so I buy holiday kits! :) I try to use them for a couple of layouts at least though. Of course, I don't even want to count the kits (regular and holiday) that I have bought and not used yet! Yep, I probably need a 12 step program but I am not willing to go yet. :) And it doesn't stop me from visiting the shoppe EVERY Saturday! LOL
I really need to make a CT! It will really help the wallet! LOL

[Jengerbread88]

I try not to, because there are so few with a universal theme, but I have kind of started doing it because I started seeing some REALLY cute ones... I try to only buy one per season, though, and I MAKE myself do at least 5 layouts with it. I tell myself that makes it worth it.

[rochelle789]

I'm with you, Kellie. I can't remember the last time I bought a Christmas kit. I have a limited number of pictures (and only like 4 pictures from 2009 since I was so damn sick!), and I can pretty much count on having to use those for CT layouts.

I do buy Halloween kits though because if I see it and like it, I buy it. I'm a sucker for Halloween kits.

[Kara]

I did a blog post kind of on this topic on Heather's blog today. :)

http://www.heatherroselli.typepad.com/

[HeatherKS]

Umm, yes. I do.

Now ask me if I scrap Christmas pictures. No. I don't. I have big plans to do it with all of the Christmas kits I've accumulated but it hasn't happened yet. :blink:

[LeeAndra]

Just Christmas and birthday kits.

All the other holidays I have to rescrap pics again and again for CT layouts, but can one ever have enough Christmas and birthday kits?! :p

[nesser1981]

I do like Holiday kits, and I use them over and over year after year. I think I finally deleted some from 2006/2007.

I don't buy tons, but I have a good collection of them.

[Sharon Kay]

OMG do I buy holiday kits! Generally we celebrate Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas at multiple houses so lots and lots of pictures! ... and we have a family reunion in December with a Christmas gift exchange ... so even more pictures. ...so boy do I use them!

...now holidays like St. Pat's (have had 1 picture in all the years) I don't use them ... New Years rarely (I can use one kit for a couple of years) ... and birthday I typically use themed kits because the kids have themed birthday parties (i.e. Pokemon for past years and video game for current years)...

[Nettio]

I don't really allow myself to buy kits at all because I never get around to using them. But I'm a total sucker for Christmas kits so I always end up buying at least one every year despite the fact that I rarely scrap Christmas layouts. :D I can usually resist other holiday kits though.

[Emmy]

christmas yes - I have tons and tons of christmas photos every year, there is no limit to my need for christmas kits. :)

birthday - not so much, I don't tend to use birthday kits for birthdays

valentines day - sometimes, depends on what I get from my CTs at the time

thanksgiving - always. lots.

halloween - usually but I'm cutting back.

other holidays - no (what's left? I guess st patrick's day is a good example...no kit needed for that for me)

[Libby Pritchett]

LOL This thread is so interesting! From a designer standpoint, holiday kits are usually some of my best-sellers. :)

[carriesmom]

Yes I buy Christmas kit and I use them. Most of my kits from this past year were from my CT gigs but I purchase about 3 from here and I used them in both my December Daily as well as some other holiday stuff. I love Christmas and will probably buy more next year. I also buy Easter, Halloween and well any sort of themed kit.

[CA Dreamer]

Last year was my first holiday season in the digi-world, so I bought every kit that came out(or so it seems!). This year, I was more selective, but I did pick up a couple of holiday kits this go around. I was mainly looking for THE kit that I would use for our holiday card and also some that I could use for other things.

Not so much for other holidays around the calendar. Birthdays, yes and always patriotic kits for some reason!

[lauren grier]

no.. but i'm not really an event scrapper... that and i dont even like making holiday kits :p lol

[SmallMoments]

Oh yeah. I guess I'm a holiday junkie. :)

[tborntreger]

I buy lots of kits, even holdiday ones. I'm a sucker for holiday kits of all sorts...except New Years. I just can't resist cute reindeer, santas, elves, bunnies, chicks, monsters, turkeys, pilgrims and lepercauns....I don't buy tons of valentine's kits unless they are super versatile.. I also need a 12 step program.

[Traci Reed]

I LOVE holiday kits :)

[pewtertm]

I usually will buy one Christmas and one Easter kit each year. I see alot that I like, but then will wait until the end of the season (and I have my pics), and go for the kit I like best. I'm a sucker for patriotic kits...and use them yearound. I'm open for just about any holiday kit, other than New Years (we never do anything...but I am always tempted by Heather's Ball Drop Bash in the store LOL). Also, I don't do the 'scary' Halloween stuff...so kits with vampires, mummies, witches, etc don't go into my shopping cart (even though I spied some really cute ones last year)

[kscwgirl]

I usually have Christmas kits coming out my ears but I always always always get Dani's & KCB's.

[nesser1981]

I currently have on my Harddrive

5- 4th of July Kits
12-birthday kits
29- Christmas Kits
7-Easter kits (thanks to some new releases this year)
2-New Years Eve
1-St. Pattys (even though I'm Irish, I hardly ever do anything)
15-Halloween
7-Thanksgiving
13-Valentine's Day

So, yes, I love holiday kits, some I'm bad to hang on to just in case, but most of these I do use through out the year. I've used them all at least twice, with the exception of St. Patty's day and maybe one or two of the Valentine's kits.

[Jengerbread88]

I guess I did get a lot of use out of the kit I spent the most on last year. I ended up ordering ornaments from artscow, each one with a different photo of one of the kids, for my parents' tree. I also was able to make playing cards for my brother with a cute photo I had and the kit... so I already have several Christmas gifts for next year done using the kit. :)

[lovely1m]

I always buy at least 1 4th of July kit and at least 3 Christmas kits. Sometimes Valentines day, never New Years or St Pattys Day (though I am getting Traci's this year since I finally have some pictures!) or Easter or Thanksgiving. I don't get enough pictures ever on this holidays. Halloween, I never had to before, but I probably will this year. A store I created for since I started scrapping loved Halloween so I always got a few there, but they closed this year.

[Linz]

rarely. i scrap WAY more everyday photos and i have more than enough CT kits to keep me busy for just about any holiday on the calendar. :p my answer might be different if i had a ton of kids, but nope. just the one. :D

[gypsystar]

In a word, yes! I really have trouble limiting the number of holiday kits I buy, I usually feel guilty if I end up buying more than say two (and I usually do) especially b/c I have trouble scrapping holidays but I'm a sucker for the kits. I love all the holiday kits, Christmas Easter, St Patricks, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving. Love'em all! I'm a sucker for practically any themed kit. The theme-ier the better LOL :P.

[crecia27]

I love holiday kits, I'm a big sucker for a good Christmas kit, but I like other holidays as well!

[ZaCola3]

Hummm-I'm a SUCKER for Holiday Kits-Christmas-Easter-Valentines Day especially-
Not so much everything else...but those three in particular.

[beaucat]

I love holiday kits - I think I bought four St. Patrick's Day and eight or so Christmas kits this year. I can't help it.

[krystalhartley]

Not so much. Which is probably why I struggle creating them, too. /shrug

[nun69]

I am a sucker for Halloween and XMAS! and I can always find a way to use them in ordinary LO's just because I like the color combos! I still have some XMAS ones on my wishlist!!!

[misfitinmn]

Well, I am a SSD shopaholic so I buy holiday kits! :) I try to use them for a couple of layouts at least though. Of course, I don't even want to count the kits (regular and holiday) that I have bought and not used yet! Yep, I probably need a 12 step program but I am not willing to go yet. :) And it doesn't stop me from visiting the shoppe EVERY Saturday! LOL
I really need to make a CT! It will really help the wallet! LOL

Ummm yeah. That's pretty much me in a nutshell.

I will say that I AM more susceptible to Christmas kits though, I don't know why. I think it's because our most celebrated holiday.

[Joana1n]

I buy holiday kits. I just picked up a Christmas kit the other day, in fact! I design our Christmas cards every year, and I make a lot of little gifts for friends and teachers, so the stuff gets more use than just a handful of Christmas layouts.

[Balinda]

I adore holiday kits..so keep 'em coming!

[[michele]]

:thumbup:


Umm, yes. I do.

Now ask me if I scrap Christmas pictures. No. I don't. I have big plans to do it with all of the Christmas kits I've accumulated but it hasn't happened yet. :blink:


OMG do I buy holiday kits!

[jessica31876]

uumm it depends on who is making said kits LOL.

For the most part I can generally just go with what I have from CT and from my own past purchases but certain designers *cough* Kristin, Traci, Dani *cough* and I have a really hard time resisting LOL. I cannot tell you how many times I have looked at Kristin's collection for Christmas from this past christmas. I mean I really really want them but I know I do not have enough pics to say it is something I would use. And the ice-skating kits Kristin and Meg did last year....I want them soooo bad and I live in FLORIDA!!! Seriously? What would I do with a snow/ice skating theme kit? LOL

[jessica31876]

This is what I am talking about:

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/images/cache/e0c207bda4e224f89ecaadba3478066f.jpg

I just love everything about it LOL. The colors especially. And the elements so cute. And the plaid background paper. So yea I am pretty weak. If I had more money I would probably own everything Kristin and Traci make

[Roxxygerlie]

I absolutely LOVE holiday kits. I have so many Christmas and 4th of July ones. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten around to scrapping with them! I'm such a sucker for holiday kits! :)

[Chantal Miller]

I spotted this topic Heather's blog earlier. I tend to buy primarily themed kits but I do check the amount versatile items before I buy. I tried the versatile kit approach and found that I had a shortage of themed elements

[ksbella]

I love the holidays and I love holiday themed kits, and when I see all the Christmas ones that come out each year I just want them all, but we live in Australia and I dont think in my lifetime I will ever see a snowy christmas! Its normally like 35 degrees here and stinkin hot!! Something completely different to whats coming out from the designers!! I would love to see a hot summer's christmas kit one year!

[Milmomma]

Well my designers usually put out more than enough holiday kits for me to cover all my layouts and few extras LOL. I don't usually pic any up unless it really sparks my interest! :)

[nonnie]

It depends on the kit - I only have one boy little one so I tend to shy away from the super cutsie ones, but I love the holiday themed kits

[ryliesmom]

I'm a sucker for holiday kits, especially Christmas and halloween. I always take a ton of photos so I use most of the kits I get. :)

[sprauncey1]

Umm, yes. I do.

Now ask me if I scrap Christmas pictures. No. I don't. I have big plans to do it with all of the Christmas kits I've accumulated but it hasn't happened yet. :blink:

Amen sista! ugh...I have three years of Christmas photos to still scrap. Events are so hard to scrap and feel like you did them justice. But I LOVE the kits for events...too hard to resist. And yes I do try to use them in non-holiday pages as well that way they at least get a little love!

[Stacey42]

I'll buy half a dozen holiday kits because I do Journal Your Christmas & that is 37 layouts.

I;ll buy one Halloween & July 4th kit becuase there is only the one layout for each of those.

The rest I don't generally buy, though some Easter & St Patty Day ones can be versatile for spring photos

[Gemma]

I think I only buy Christmas kits, I don't have any for other holidays, apart from CT kits, lol.

[scrap2day]

I love holiday kits...but then I love theme kits.

I don't get the scary Halloween. Maybe a "cute" one, but I prefer the Fall Harvest themes. Scarecrows, pumpkins, indian corn, hay stacks, hay rides, hay/corn maze, etc.

The funny thing is I buy a lot of 4th of July kits but I don't see myself as having a lot of 4th of July pics. I do like the color combination a lot, though.

Please keep making the holiday kits. Somehow I find a way to justify buying a new one.

[amystoffel]

I like holiday kits, I am a sucker for them. I think the only ones I don't buy are Easter, St. Pattys and Thanksgiving.

[MommaTrish]

No not at all. I buy one each year to do our cards and that's it.
As for other holidays, no I don't buy kits for those either, or winter kits for that matter...

[scrapperjade]

Not really.... unless I can see another use for it right away. I did buy Traci's All Aglow, and deleted all the X-mas themed items out of it immediately (I don't celebrate, so I was never going to use them - no use taking up space). And I was still left with a HUGE kit, and I love it!!

[coopert]

I love holiday kits! Trying to only buy one per holiday per year.

[crystalbella77]

I never ever buy holiday kits and I never have. I think it 's cause I think all my holiday pictures suck! Seriously! they all turn out horrible and when I don't have a great pic I am really blocked scrapping wise. I do'nt know why..but it really bothers me :(