One of the best things about American Crafts is how well all of the lines go together! You like a piece of paper from one line, stickers from another, and a different piece of paper from another line? That's great! They'll look awesome combined! This week our talented design team will show you how the current lines mix'n'match. Up first is a pair of layouts by Corrie Jones:
SHE'S IN THE KNOW by Corrie Jones
Supplies: Solana Paper (35738) - Shoreline, Flamingo (42249) - Remarks, Sienna Spirit Paper (35672) - Sketchbook, Gwyneth's Graph Paper (35672) - Sketchbook, 6x6 Paper Pad (35696) - Sketchbook, Pigment (42241) - Remarks, Hazy Horizon Paper (35639) - Neapolitan, 6x6 Paper Pad (35658) - Neapolitan, Buttons & Accents (78073) - Embellishments, Neapolitan Stickers (42235) - Remarks, Annual Terrace Paper (35617) - Gardenia, Butter (71040) - Cardstock, Fennel (77264) - Bits, Camellia (42230) - Remarks, Boardwalk Taffy (53362) - Thickers, Scene Taffy (53342) - Thickers, Black (62001) - Slick Writer
SWIM by Corrie Jones
Supplies: Kraft (71464) - Cardstock, 6x6 Paper Pad (35658) - Neapolitan, Neapolitan Accent & Phrase Stickers (42232) - Remarks, 6x6 Paper Pad (35743) - Shoreline, Flamingo (42249) - Remarks, Sand Dollar (85585) - Bits, 6x6 Paper Pad (35696) - Sketchbook, Palette (42240) - Remarks, Die Cut Shapes (77290) - Bits, Scene Taffy (53342) - Thickers, Boardwalk Pool (53361) - Thickers, Black (62001) - Slick Writer
For a chance to win bits and pieces from each of our newest lines, leave a comment on this post by Friday June 8th 2012 letting us know what your favorite lines to mix'n'match are. We'll randomly select one winner and announce them with Friday's post - good luck!
I like mixing Amy Tangerine with bits of Studio Calico embellies and don't forget some Thickers!! Thx for the chance!
Posted by: heidiY | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 07:36 AM
I love how all the lines go together if you stick to a color pallet. I like brights, so I would mix Margarita and Shoreline. And, of course, Thickers go with everything :)
Posted by: Patchi | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 07:45 AM
I think that the new Dear Lizzy line mixes well with Echo parks new Hello Summer line! thanks for the chance to win some goodies!
Posted by: laurie lariviere | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 07:55 AM
I love mixing and matching across lines and manufacturers. I have used some of my old Dear Lizzy and some of the Chaps with a whole range of products. And of course, there are thickers for every project!
Posted by: julie e | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:03 AM
I think some of my favorite lines of yours to mix and match would be Dear Lizzy and Studio Calico lines. I would love to win bits and pieces. It's so funny how we forget to go outside of the collection sometimes!
Posted by: Court's Crafts | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:04 AM
I love mixing different lines together it's all part of the creative process I love :) Some of my favourite lines are Studio Calico and Dear Lizzy, always great pieces in those collections!
Posted by: KimberlyMarie | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:24 AM
I've been mixing Dear Lizzy Nepolitan and AT Sketchbook Collection. I would love to mix them with Gardenia and Studio Calico. :)
Posted by: Neelu | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:26 AM
Definitely Amy Tangerine Sketchbook is a dream to mix and match with any other collection! There are so many happy colors in it!
Posted by: Lorena Cantó | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:55 AM
I love to mix Thickers....seriously they are the best! I love the new Dear Lizzy and AT Sketchbook lines!
Posted by: Melanie C | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:04 AM
I've been mixing washi tape with my Thickers!
Posted by: tammy g | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:11 AM
they all go so well together!
Posted by: tammy K | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:16 AM
I think that I'd love to mix the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection. I love the colors and the lines.
Posted by: Lefki | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:20 AM
I will mix and match anything with the same colors I am working with on any given project:)
Posted by: Jamie Greene | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:21 AM
Sketchbook & Neapolitan [and any or all of the Thickers]
Posted by: Avital | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:39 AM
I love to mix and match anything! Right now I'm using my SC kits with the Amy Tangerine collection and patterned paper from years ago.
Posted by: Melinda T | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:52 AM
You can mix thickers with everything! Also embellishments, like flairs and the accordeon flowers, are easy to use with whatever you want.
Posted by: arjanne | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:54 AM
I mix and match all the time in my layouts. Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Felicia Young | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 10:18 AM
How fun!!! I don't mix-n-match much myself but I love seeing others do it!
Posted by: April W | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I love to mix Dear Lizzy Neapolitan and Amy Tangerine Sketchbook!
Posted by: Melissa H. | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Amy Tangerine papers and Dear lizzy neopolitan!
Charo
Posted by: Charo | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 10:43 AM
For me it's Dear Lizzy's Neopolitan & Amy's Sketchbook.
Posted by: Tona | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Yes add me to the list of mixing Amy Tan's & Dear Lizzy they are just so fun & seem to fit like puzzles together! Thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Ellie A. | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Love mixing the Dear Lizzy and Studio Calico together, it seems to blend and mix so well...thanks for the chance to win!!!
Posted by: Kailash Naidoo | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 11:28 AM
I love mixing lines together! I'm loving the look of Amy Tangerine's old and new collections together!
Posted by: Brenna C | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 11:44 AM
I have been pairing my Chap "Jared" stamp with the 7 Gypsies Postale line and I love everything I am creating! They make perfect partners!
Posted by: rhonda nickol | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 11:53 AM
I think the Amy Tan Sketch collection can go with a ton of lines, because you can use the black and white sides to go with any color combination that you want!
Posted by: Tiffany M | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 12:18 PM
I like to mix Amy tan sketchbook with dear Kizzy and studio calico stuff
Posted by: Christi Parker | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Truth be told, I don't mix lines that much! I tend to buy collection pieces so that they'll "match". However, from what I've seen, the look of the colorful Amy Tan Sketchbook mixed with Dear Lizzy Neopolitan is very cool. And as far as AC's sister companies, I find that Crate's Storyteller mixes well with SC's Abroad perfectly too!
Posted by: Cynthia B. | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Sketchbook seem to go well with any line. I love it. Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Jenny McGee | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 12:45 PM
I like to use My Little Yellow Bicycle and Simple Stories. Also Doodlebug!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 01:29 PM
I love mixing the Amy Tan sketch lines with the neopolitan line.
Posted by: Janet | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 01:37 PM
Gardenia with Dear Lizzy Neopolitan and Amy Tangerine Sketch. <3 I just go with whatever appeals to me.
Posted by: chel | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 01:43 PM
Fantastic! Love those pages!!
Posted by: Ange | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 02:25 PM
I usually don't care what line I'm taking papers from, as long as the colors coordinate.
Posted by: Carmen | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 02:36 PM
I love Sketchbook with SC Classic papers. The brights on Sketchbook goes well with the neutrals on those SC papers.
Posted by: Jeannie L | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 02:57 PM
I love to mix Sketchbook with the first Amy Tangerine line. Love those bright colors and designs. But some of the Studio Calico paper lines fit very well too.
Posted by: Tine P. | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 03:31 PM
I'll mix and match any lines that go well together, it's all good!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Posted by: Carol B | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 03:51 PM
Fun page! Love to mix it up. I'd pair a little Dear Lizzy and Amy Tan! Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Sarah Webb | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 04:26 PM
I've been mixing Dear Lizzy and Studio.
The results are just so great. colorful and
fun.
Thanks .
Posted by: elly | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 04:49 PM
I mix everything together!!! Maybe some of this line to some of that line and maybe a little bit of another line. It's endless!
cheryl131091 at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Cheryl Leong | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 05:08 PM
I like to mix and match any line and embellishment together. I don't always know what product is witch.
Posted by: Bethany Becker | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 05:17 PM
I mix and match all the time with my products. The most recent was my AC cardstock with a Simple Stories line.
Posted by: Melinda Wilson | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 06:34 PM
I love mixing my Dear Lizzy Neapolitan with the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook collection - it's weird, but the contrast between the soft tones and the vibrant colours are actually really great!
Posted by: Sabrina | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:20 PM
AC Amy Tangerine Sketchbook with CP Storyteller and SC Abroad
Posted by: Renee Zwirek | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 08:49 PM
I love mixing the two Amy Tan lines!!! they work super well together.. also thickers work with any line!!
Posted by: Wendi R | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 09:59 PM
Great projects Corrie!
I pretty much mix and match a little of everything.
Posted by: ShawnaW | Monday, June 04, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Amy Tangerine with Fresh Squeezed works!!! Would love to win!!
Posted by: Aubrey Hulka | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 01:29 AM
I mix and match all the time.
Posted by: Nina | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 01:53 AM
I love Amy Tangerine Sketchbook and Dear Lizzy Neapolitan.
Posted by: Vanessa M Gutierrez | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 03:04 AM
I love the look of Amy Tangerine sketchbook and Fresh Squeezed!!
Posted by: J. Jones | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:01 AM
Dear Lizzy looks great with so many of the SC lines!! Those buttons could go anywhere!!
Posted by: Keesha | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:03 AM
Soooo many different thickers look amazing with the Amy Tangerine line!!
Posted by: Miss Cooper | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:04 AM
Gardenia works really well with the AT sketchbook line as well!
Posted by: Sherry Murphy | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:05 AM
Dear Lizzy and Chap perhaps, love the graphic design on Chap and the floral on Dear Lizzy and love to mix them
Posted by: isabel | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:12 AM
Very Nice!!! Check out my artwork at Art Blog
Posted by: Arushi | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 06:57 AM
I'll mix and match any line, misty love similar patterns, like stripes and stripes.
Posted by: Kirsten J | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 08:07 AM
I adore the border on Swim! what a great way to use up bits and pieces. How did I not think of this before and of course I mix and match! its SCRAP-booking afterall!
Posted by: Bunny D | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Dear Lizzy and Studio Calico compliment each other so well...thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Lillian Child | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Dear Lizzy and Neopolitan go so well together! Cheery yet subtle; love it!
Posted by: Brenna Smith | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 01:19 PM
I like Chaps and Amy Tangerine Sketchbook together. They are both very geometric and bold.
Posted by: Kelsey Cl. | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 01:30 PM
I'd like to mix a bit of Shoreline and Amy Tangerine. The colors are so bold and wonderful!
Posted by: jengd | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 03:34 PM
I love mixing the first Amy Tan line with just about anything and I love adding Dear Lizzy rub-ons to all my projects!
Posted by: Michelle Price | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 04:04 PM
I think the original Dear Lizzy + Neapolitan lines go perfectly together! Same with the original Amy Tangerine + Sketchbook... they coordinate so well. You guys do a great job at that :)
Posted by: Monica Blain | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 07:06 PM
I like the Classics and Peachy Keen!!
Posted by: HeatherC | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 09:08 PM
I love Amy Tan and Dear Lizzy.
Posted by: Mandi | Tuesday, June 05, 2012 at 09:23 PM
I love Amy Tan and Shoreline, but they're all super duper awesome!
Posted by: Krysta D | Wednesday, June 06, 2012 at 10:11 AM
I have been mixing some Dear Lizzy along with some of the Basic Grey Olivia line. Some of the colors blend so well. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Tammy Lever | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 08:07 AM
The older AC collection Heat Wave blends really well with Sketchbook I just noticed .....I think I will pair them together on an upcoming project.
Posted by: Sandi Pressley | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 08:40 AM
I like mixing all with similar colors. I feel the AC lines tend to be very versatile and get used with the rest of my stash quite easily.
Posted by: Ezlie Perez | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 10:23 AM
I am a sucker for Dear Lizzy product, and I love mixing the old and newer collections of them!!
Posted by: Lea Lawson | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 11:56 AM
mixing and matching always has great color!
Posted by: Mandy Szeto | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 03:19 PM
I love mixing Amy Tangerine's sketchbook with Doodlebug embellishments. The colors work well and I love both designers!
Posted by: Katherine L | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 03:28 PM
sketchbook and dear lizzy!!
Posted by: laura stewart | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 06:23 PM
It's been a neat week. I don't know if I have favorite lines to mix and match as I tend to shop my stash and use a wide variety of manufacturers products on one layout or mini book. Sometimes, the way different products match is uncanny!
Posted by: Jeannine H | Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 07:24 PM
i can't seem to STOP mixing Sketchbook with EVERYTHING else i have. :D
Posted by: elly | Friday, June 08, 2012 at 06:44 AM
I like to mix any of my old-school papers or embellishments with new stuff. It helps me use my stash, while still giving a new feel to my projects!
Posted by: LauraP | Friday, June 08, 2012 at 06:52 AM