As you all know, our sponsors this month are Traci Murphy and Kim Christensen. Two wonderful designers who have shared their beautiful kits with the RAKScraps Sponsor Team. Below are reviews for some of their kits, so check in and see if any of these kits sound perfect for your next project!

You can check out Traci Murphy’s store here, and Kim Christensen’s store here. Enjoy guys!

TRACI MURPHY

Happy Garden Kit

“Happy Garden is so appropriated named - it is a happy kit! I like the fact that there are both patterned and solid papers in this kit. The alphabet is darling - and great for titles. There are flowers, circles, and swirls included in this kit too. ” - DaraGolden

“Happy Garden is a bright, fun coloured kit. It definitely makes you think happy! I think this kit would work great with those outdoor pics you’ve been trying to scrap. It comes with lots of paper, elements and an alpha!” - sarahwhithers

“I love the striped background paper using so many different papers in this kit. The chipboard alpha is awesome and so is the stitching. This is a great kit for Spring and Summer layouts.” - clc

“This is a kit full of possibility. There is a combination of great paper solids, strong patterns including a stripe and a folksy floral, and elements from some versatile journal boxes to swirls, thick yarn stitches, buttons and fabric flowers, and a detailed chipboard-style alpha. Although the obvious layouts for this are perhaps outdoors, spring and summer, and floral, I decided to showcase the kit’s folk/whimsy side, something that was very useful for an event I needed to scrap and making the layouts for it work the way I wanted.” - sosumi

Hello Sunshine Kit

“Hello Sunshine was a great kit to work with. It has wonderful colours, so bright and fun! I think this kit would work well for those kid pages, both boys and girls! There is a totally cool graph paper alpha in there, lots of cute flowers and buttons, plus some great clear elements. With this kit, you’re sure to come out with a fun page!” - sarahwhithers

“Hello Sunshine: The crumpled notepaper alpha in this kit is so cute! The colors are bright and cheerful and the papers are very nicely textured. I couldn’t use all the papers that I wanted in one layout so I’m sure I’m going to be using this kit again. The layered flower elements are especially nice.” - clc

“Hello Sunshine is a kit with wonderful worn-edged papers, both plain and patterned. The elements include a garden full of florals, lace, buttons and frames and a very cool crumpled graph paper alpha. My own personal favourite piece of the elements set is a series of clear swirls and florals that lend well to use as-is or to instant layering with the papers to create more interest.” - sosumi

“I love love LOVE the alpha in this kit! Such a FUN alpha to work with, and perfectly complements the bright colors of the rest of Hello Sunshine. I love the uniquely different layered flowers as well as the acrylic elements included in this versatile summer kit.” - ronagavino

Derek Kit

“This is a paper pack of eight patterned papers. The patterns include dots, flowers, and geometric. I like the colours in the kit - blue, green, beige, orange, brown, and yellow. Traci combines these colours effectively.” - DaraGolden

KIM CHRISTENSEN

Starz Paper & Elements

“This set is wonderful! There are great colours in here that can be used for any kind of page, and there is a great mixture of elements as well. I loved going through it all and seeing the wonderful things I could add to my page!” - sarahwhithers

“I enjoyed using the Starz paper and elements too. This kit will absolutely work for a wide range of layouts with its grunged neutrals and naturals papers. The elements include many office-style tabs and folder frames (they work great on their own or layered with the papers) intermixed with a true variety of other elements including paint strokes in different colours, scatter swirls, stitches, grungy stars in multiple colours and shapes (that happen to layer and give a cast shadow effect), circular name/date/place stamps, notepaper, and a number of naturalist hemp wraps (my personal fave). This is a kit that will live in my stash; so much to use here, there and everywhere!” - sosumi

“This was such a FUN kit to scrap with! I loved the swirls, the stars, the glitter, the texture! Just a wonderful kit that is versatile enough to be used on a variety of pages!” - ronagavino

Au Contraire Kit

“Gorgeous Colours! This kit is just beautiful! There is a mix of light and dark and such a great assortment of elements, I wanted to use them all! You will be able to use this kit for any kind of page you want to make.” - sarahwhithers

“Looove the soft colors of this kit! Elegant papers, while some elements have a touch of whimsy, this kit will work great with any page!” - ronagavino

RAD Collection

“I love how all of the packs in Kim’s RAD collection work together and the sheer volume of elements she crams into each one: she provides her customers with the flexibility of mixing and matching as each kit within the collection (Longboard, Sk8, Refresh, Starry Eyed, White Water, The OC) is separated into individual paper and element packs. The papers are RAD in every way, with bold patterns and weathered solids. The elements; impressive. Let’s just say that every kit has its own unique alpha with extra characters included (need an asterisk, question mark, left and right brackets…look no further). Then there are the arrows, office tabs, staples, paperclips, felt circles and waves, cardboard frames, detail stitches, stars, stamps, ribbons, and the list goes on. Grab what you like, but try and resist the urge to grab all six sets? Good luck with that!” - sosumi

Be Yourself Kit

“This is another kit with great colours. I like the grid and orange papers a lot, though all the papers in this kit work well together. The elements are useful and although I don’t use photo turns a lot, I did like that the feel of those matched the feel of the kit.

I must add that my favourite items are the “word” ones - paper, rectangle, and flowers. [That they contain part of a story by a favourite author, might be part of the attraction.]” - DaraGolden

So Funky, So Fabulous, So Fantastic Papers

“Kim Christensen’s So Funky, So Fabulous and So Fantastic papers are just exactly that! I loved the grungy black and white polka dot with some green and red smears in the So Fabulous papers. The striped paper and the distressed yellow paper were my favorite in the So Fantastic Set. The big dotted paper, brown floral paper and diagonal striped paper in the So Funky set are some of my all time favorite papers.” - clc

SO there you have it. Some beautiful kits and some pages to give you some inspiration. So check out Traci’s and Kim’s Shoppes, you’ll be sure to find some great kits for all your pages!

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