Do you reuse kits?

ErinShannon

ErinShannon

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Hi all -

Just curious if you reuse kits? If so, does it matter how much older it is? I find I tend to only use them once and then I am done.

Erin
 
I never used to, I only used to use them once and never again. Now I reuse them a few times, especially if they fit the photos I want to use :)
 
Yes, I do. All the time.
No matter if they are old or not. If I'm in love with a kit I'll use it over and over again.

I recently did two pages with Kristin and Flergs' scrap your stories: love kit.





And I have TONS of pages Kristins' the great outdoors: explore.




Those two kits are not the only ones I reuse.
 
I use kits over and over again.... in fact, I only buy kits that I know I can get multiple uses out of them. I did scrap because it's more affordable than paper scrapping.... If I only used a kit once, I may as well go back to paper scrapping because I know I can scrap a paper page for less than one use of a kit. :)
 
Generally, no, but I will if it's a very themed kit like a Christmas or birthday one if I really like it.

I did use KCB's music/concert kit twice this year:



 
I always do it if the kit fits my photos or theme :) I love reusing kits because you cannot use all the paper and ellies on one page.
 
I use and re-use the same kits as many times as possible! I echo some of the comments above--it makes more sense financially, I only buy kits I love enough to use over and over, and it's the best way to use all those pretty papers and embellishments. Also, I find that I don't really hit my stride with a kit until I've used it a few times. It's a creative challenge to come up with new ways to use old things.
 
I use a kit twice generally then get rid of it. BUT if I really love it I will keep it and use it again a year later etc. I tend to do this most with certain designers. Like KCB or Flergs. I have trouble getting rid of those lol. Also if its great colors because I can always make them work off topic. Here are two examples:

These three were done with Congratulations by KCB in 2014, and two in 2018







These were both done in May of 2014 with Great Outdoors: Explore by KCB



 
I sure do.......for my CTs, I use kits on their own but after that I combine lots of kits. Love to do that :)
 
Definitely! Kits usually have so much variety that it's easy to scrap multiple pages that look nothing alike. I almost always buy kits that I can see myself using multiple times. Even when I'm considering something very themed, like a graduation kit, I only buy it if I think I'll be scrapping multiple pages of the occasion.

Sometimes I start to feel like I've used a kit too often in a given album, but I'll still use it for pages from other years that won't be in the same photobook.
 
JennNtheBoys said:
I use kits over and over again.... in fact, I only buy kits that I know I can get multiple uses out of them. I did scrap because it's more affordable than paper scrapping.... If I only used a kit once, I may as well go back to paper scrapping because I know I can scrap a paper page for less than one use of a kit. :)
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See that is what's getting me lately - I feel guilty spending the money and only using it once. I am working on changing this though and trying to go back and reuse ones and going forward only buying stuff that I know I can or want to use multiple times.
 
I definitely use kits over again. I think you can get so many different looks from one kit!
 
I always make at least two pages with a kit. I’m a bit nit picky and like my facing pages to be made from the same kit. I’ve gone into my photos and organized them so I have a “needs to be scrapped” folder for each month and inside that folder, each kid has a folder for pics for their specific books and each set of photos are paired together so I can look and know exactly which pics will be facing each other when put into a book in chronological order.
 
Yes. I don't like waste, digital or otherwise, and it seems very wasteful to me personally to buy a kit and only use it once. One of the big reasons I scrap digi was because it's so much more cost effective than paper scrapping because I can reuse kits so much. I tend to use a kit 3-4 times, then once I'm not in love with the entire kit any more break it into pieces- save alphas, specific elements, etc
 
I find I use any outdoorsy kits over and over (especially Kristin's Great Outdoors series) - there's just not enough of them around to scrap all my hiking/camping/holiday photos!

Other kits, not so much.
 
I use most of mine over and over. Some I’ve used almost too many times and some not so often. I tend to use Kristin and Megs’ kits more often though. Their designs just fit me and my scrapping. I actually think my entire PL album for 2017 is Flergs/KCB kits.


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ErinShannon said:
See that is what's getting me lately - I feel guilty spending the money and only using it once. I am working on changing this though and trying to go back and reuse ones and going forward only buying stuff that I know I can or want to use multiple times.
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I think you should not feel guilty if you only use it once because how many of us have folders and folders of supplies we've paid for and never even opened. (And how many of us have actually forgotten to DOWNLOAD a kit after buying it?? raises hand)

As long as I use a kit once, I don't feel guilty and this is why: Every time I buy digital scrapbook supplies, the money goes into the hands of women who work hard to create these products. Not into the hands of big business, but into the hands of someone I know. And I love that. So guilt be gone!
 
I tend to buy themed kits rather than mood kits, so I make myself think of at least two pages that I would use it on before I buy it. I also ask myself a) if it's filling a genuine hole in my collection that's preventing me from properly scrapping certain stories and b) do I have something similar enough to make it work? I've been trying to cut down on my shopping across the board, so I'm trying only to buy things that I know I'll use. I have one particular kit that I've used bits and pieces of well over 25 times; that's been my best value so far.

I do give myself a couple of exceptions. I can buy a very specific themed kit if a page has been sitting on my to-scrap list for over a year because I don't have any kits that will work for it (still holding out for a Phantom of the Opera theater type kit and a dark colored Christmas lights kit). On the other hand, I'll also almost automatically buy any Star Wars and HP kits because I scrap a ton of those pages, so by the time new ones are released in the shop I've already gotten bored of the ones I have.
 
jak said:
I find I use any outdoorsy kits over and over (especially Kristin's Great Outdoors series) - there's just not enough of them around to scrap all my hiking/camping/holiday photos!

Other kits, not so much.
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Yes, this!
 
I definitely reuse kits as much as I can and then I mix and match to make them stretch further. I love that digi supplies are so reusable.
 
joelsgirl said:
As long as I use a kit once, I don't feel guilty and this is why: Every time I buy digital scrapbook supplies, the money goes into the hands of women who work hard to create these products. Not into the hands of big business, but into the hands of someone I know. And I love that. So guilt be gone!
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So true!
 
I don't use the entire kit very often...but I do pull out the flowers and greenery!
 
JennNtheBoys said:
I use kits over and over again.... in fact, I only buy kits that I know I can get multiple uses out of them. I did scrap because it's more affordable than paper scrapping.... If I only used a kit once, I may as well go back to paper scrapping because I know I can scrap a paper page for less than one use of a kit. :)
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this. :thumbup:

when i make a page, i typically use only 2-3 papers from the kit, even though there are usually at least 10. i can't imagine using the kit only once. you can get so many looks from just one kit. i even re-color elements and papers to get more use out of them.
 
JennNtheBoys said:
I use kits over and over again.... in fact, I only buy kits that I know I can get multiple uses out of them. I did scrap because it's more affordable than paper scrapping.... If I only used a kit once, I may as well go back to paper scrapping because I know I can scrap a paper page for less than one use of a kit. :)
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I'm just kind of starting out but this is my goal. I have a hard time spending money on myself so I need to stretch any purchase I buy as far as I can to be okay with it. Spending money on anyone else in the family doesn't bother me as much for some reason. I'm a saver though. It is very hard though because there are such beautiful kits here :wub: Now I just have to figure out to reuse and have it look different still LoL.
 
joelsgirl said:
I think you should not feel guilty if you only use it once because how many of us have folders and folders of supplies we've paid for and never even opened. (And how many of us have actually forgotten to DOWNLOAD a kit after buying it?? raises hand)

As long as I use a kit once, I don't feel guilty and this is why: Every time I buy digital scrapbook supplies, the money goes into the hands of women who work hard to create these products. Not into the hands of big business, but into the hands of someone I know. And I love that. So guilt be gone!
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So much truth to that ...I mean, what else do I buy regularly that I can say I know exactly where my money is going ?! I love that this hobby helps support these amazing women!!!
 
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