how do you like your flowers.

[KristinCB]

So I have a question.. when you get a kit do you like it when the flowers come without the centers already on (buttons.. gems etc) or do you prefer to have them in the kit separate so you can customize how you wish. I usually do my previews showing flowers with centers but i usually leave them naked in the kit so they can be done themselves but i wonder which way is preferred.

[emmasmommy]

naked flowers make me twitch

[Jengerbread88]

I will say to some degree it depends what I'm doing. Flowers I tuck behind photos, I like to be naked. Flowers that go on top, I like to be finished. I CAN finish them, sure... but I think they look better when you do.

But I prefer finished.

[LeeAndra]

I prefer naked... flowers.

[g8rbeckie]

NEKKID!

that way I can customize them and make endless combinations. Assuming we get cool bits to put in the center that is, LOL!

[mummytothree]

Naked please!!!

[LoriC777]

I like a combo of both.. LOL but if I had to choose one, I guess I would choose naked..

[lauren grier]

nekkid for the most part... i'm a big element tucker, so sometimes big honkin center blobs make for grumpy. Though- an occassional tiny gem is ok.. occassional not every flower ever.

[nun69]

I am an element tucker too, but I like a good mixture of nekkid and all done

[Kiki]

I like naked...sometimes when designers put the centres on the flowers the shadowing doesn't match my shadows. I'd prefer to be able to move my flowers around, flipping them around and then apply the gem shadow so it all matches direction.

[Paula]

I voted naked because I love to add what I like - sometimes I add buttons, sometimes brads, sometimes I even stack flowers.

[kristijoy]

I like them both ways for different things. Sometimes the predone ones just are quicker to use. But it's also nice to mix-it up a bit. I often do a LO with only 2 of the colors in the kit, so naked gives me the flexibility to limit the color scheme.

I love to find a kit that has a fun unusual twist on a flower too!

[jacinda]

I like it both ways. LOL! Am I allowed to say that?? If I had to choose, I'd say nekkid though, but have some stacked examples in the preview so I can visualise their potential.

[MandaT]

Both.

Some of each is always best.

[KyRainbow]

Originally Posted by apphotos

Both.

Some of each is always best.

This. I cannot have naked flowers on my page unless the center is covered by something else, but sometimes I like to add something different to the centers (like a bow, rather than a button, etc)

[AmberK]

I voted naked but as long as there is something in the kit that can cover up the nekkidness.

[eranslow]

Can I say that I think it's hilarious that almost everyone in this thread said naked - but finished is winning the poll!! LOL

I prefer naked myself

[krystalhartley]

Originally Posted by eranslow

Can I say that I think it's hilarious that almost everyone in this thread said naked - but finished is winning the poll!! LOL

I prefer naked myself

Very funny indeed. I like 'em naked, too.

[Freckles]

Another vote for both! Sometimes I'm just too lazy to assemble them myself, other times I really need naked ones in my layering.

[DeepGirl]

I prefer naked flowers, just right for the shadows issue

[FireWolf]

Originally Posted by Kiki

I like naked...sometimes when designers put the centres on the flowers the shadowing doesn't match my shadows. I'd prefer to be able to move my flowers around, flipping them around and then apply the gem shadow so it all matches direction.

This...so long as there are a few bits in the kit to finish them off.

[Gemma]

Originally Posted by nun69

I am an element tucker too, but I like a good mixture of nekkid and all done

This!

[MissKim]

Well, sometimes I don't like the choices for centers when they come nekkid, and it irritates me. However, I've never been annoyed by the centers on predone flowers. So I guess I feel pickier when they're nekkid, and when they're finished, I'm just happy to copy and plop.

[adrianka]

Originally Posted by AmberK

I voted naked but as long as there is something in the kit that can cover up the nekkidness.

That.

[Sarah8914]

I think you have a great combo of both in a lot of yours Kristin (or all?).

I sometimes have shadow issues, but I am also too lazy at times to put them together myself.... so in the end, I prefer finished ones.

[KristinCB]

lol.. sigh. well the poll is now mostly even so i guess doing a mix of both is the best solution

its no wonder why we designers often seem so confused :P

[breakingbrie]

Originally Posted by KristinCB

lol.. sigh. well the poll is now mostly even so i guess doing a mix of both is the best solution

Well, I voted naked, because I do like some naked, and I can always finish them myself, but I can't take a finished one and make it naked... I use both, though.

But, Kristin, lol, your kits make me happy however the flowers come. If you keep making them, I'll keep buying them.

[scrappurple]

both.

[Sharon Kay]

I voted predone ... but you KNOW how OFTEN I use flowers ... I think I am jinxed...I went to do a layout with a couple of flowers on it the other day and CS3 shut down on me. See it's not just me ... I think my laptop doesn't like using flowers. lol Maybe not only am I married to a male, but have 3 sons and a male dog ... maybe my laptop is a male too???

[jessica31876]

mostly finished but I love that alot of yours come undone so I can combine them.

[wvasweetness]

Originally Posted by jacinda

If I had to choose, I'd say nekkid though, but have some stacked examples in the preview so I can visualise their potential.

This exactly!

[Leah]

I love all your flowers Kristin!

I like a good combination of both.

[Angie4b1g]

Flowers naked, but buttons tied!

[strawberryredhead]

Wow. Who knew the vote would be so split.

I like them finished.