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Old 03-19-2011, 09:22 PM
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Default best Artplay by Anna?

I don't have any of her Artplay kits....they look really cool....

Anyone have a favorite? use the most often? has the most variety of items?

Trying to decide which one to get! Thanks!
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Old 03-19-2011, 10:15 PM
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To be fair, I have a lot and I really like a lot of them. But some of my favs are Find My Way and the new Genuine. You can't go wrong though. Oh the Winter one is great for those kinds of layouts, too.
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Old 03-19-2011, 11:32 PM
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I'm in love with Origins.
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Old 03-20-2011, 02:29 AM
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I agree--you can't go wrong! Might go for a color palette you love or a particular theme. I often return to the first one I purchased--No.8. If you like a lot of white, you will love the new Genuine!
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:58 AM
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I haven't used these a ton so I'll be interested to see what others say.

I picked up her Genuine kit a few weeks ago and I have to say that I am very impressed with the elements in it - I used the butterflies (love!) in one of my recent layouts and I think I'll be using this kit quite a bit. Lots of amazing pages in the gallery using Genuine. I have her newest Easter kit in my shopping cart - this one looks great.
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Old 03-20-2011, 05:57 AM
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I couldn't pick just one, so my advice is to get them ALL! LOL
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Old 03-20-2011, 06:38 AM
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I'm with Debby here, I wouldn't be able to choose.
Pick one you like the colorpallete of and go from there
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Old 03-20-2011, 08:04 AM
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I don't know what to tell you, I really love them all. Depending on what color scheme I am going with I pick the one that's the closest. There are times when I use 3 or 4 on one page
I really love the colors in #5, Thankful Heart is wonderful and Finding my way. To me, I would have to have them all!
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Old 03-20-2011, 09:08 AM
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I think it's hard to answer your question right off the bat because the artists in this community mix and match them so creatively. If I was was just getting started with them though, I might drift toward the more neutral palettes - I love Genuine for example, and Find My Way, which Anke mentioned. I also love the Cuisine set, the utensils are so cool for foodie pages.

I know you're asking specifically about Art Play sets, but I also think the PotPourri Paperie series is a great foundation for art journal pages, but they also work really beautifully for graphic style pages.

There are so many talented people who use these sets so well.
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Old 03-20-2011, 10:32 AM
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I love all of Anna's ArtPlay kits and the Passionaire Page Set is a long time favorite.

You might want to pick up several of the ArtPlay Palette Mini Kits for starters for elements and brushes that you would use over and over like no. 10 which has neutral colors.
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Old 03-20-2011, 11:08 AM
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I have just about all of her artplay kits and I love each and every one!! I use the winter one and I love the squash artplay and use it all time!!
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Old 03-20-2011, 11:27 AM
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The number of answers to this question EQUALS the number of ArtPlay kits that Anna has put together.................we all LOVE something about each one of them! You can't go wrong no matter what you choose. Enjoy!
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:18 PM
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I'd say go with color that appeals most to you...right from your heart not your head. I favor ArtPlay Palette MiniKit No. 10 because it was the first I used in Anna's Album Magic class. I lost my ArtPlay virginity with that one.
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:55 PM
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I am totally in love with her genuine one & the newest one (easter) is so stinkin' cute!

Have fun shopping + playing!
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Old 03-20-2011, 07:45 PM
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Which ever one you chose will be a winner! Anna's kits are magical - colour choice is probably the easiest way or if you have a specific season or theme?
I tried to narrow my favs down to 3 but sorry - couldn't do it
check Thursdays (sale day) too - occasionally one will go on sale -

Looking forward to seeing your new adventures in ArtPlay in the Gallery!
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Old 03-20-2011, 07:58 PM
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Another vote for Find my Way!!! I also love the new Easter one! I did not get Genuine, but it's on my list to get in the next sale!!!!
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If this is your first artplay adventure, I like Anna's Genuine and her Autumn Crisp Mini Kit. The whites in the Genuine kit are very versatile and the Autumn Crisp kit has beautiful color and you get two spackle textures to try.
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Old 03-21-2011, 06:14 PM
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thank you for the responses!! I've checked them out - leaning towards Genuine and the Easter for now, then Find my Way....thanks!
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Old 03-21-2011, 06:26 PM
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I love Anna's Art Play kits and have quite a few of the earlier ones but I hadn't realized just how many she had now. My wish list has grown considerably longer!!
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Thanks everyone for being so kind about the ArtPlays
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Old 03-22-2011, 02:40 PM
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Anna - there is nothing else like it on the web as far as I can tell. Very unique and thank you for sharing your talents!
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I love this thread! Can't wait for more time so I can look a bit more in-depthly at all of them. I must confess, I'm intimidated by them. I love how they look, but can't seem to make it work on my pages. I will keep at it though!
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Old 03-22-2011, 03:15 PM
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I haven't met an Art Play Kit that I didn't LOVE....they are SO MUCH FUN....I think my favorite two would be Genuine and Barren Sunrise but you certainly can't go wrong with any of them!
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