My typical kit page totals

A reader asked how many pages I get out of a kit. I don't make pages until I use everything up; instead, I set a goal, and when I reach it, I break my kit apart. Usually, my goal is 6 pages per kit. A two page layout counts for 2. If I buy add-ons, I add another 6 onto my goal total. Here's an example from the Studio Calico March kit Story Hour.

I bought the kit and one add-on, so my goal was twelve pages. I made 10 layouts, 2 two-pagers. Here they are:

 

  

 

 

 

(I'm feeling a little parental guilt seeing that I made three pages of Dominic alone but only one of Rowan. I hope I'm not the only one who feels that way!)

The last one I had to stretch a bit. I used different papers on each side, and I had only a partial piece of paper on the right, so I added some strips to the right edge to make it 12x12. I LOVE this page, though.  And how happy was I to use both squirrel paper clips on this page about my squirrely boys?

Here's what I had left over:

Only partial pieces of 12x12 paper. I only keep the pieces that are 12 inches long. If I don't like the paper, I'll recycle it, even if it's 12 inches.

 

The embellishments I put back into my stash to use. The green gems are a little bit of a cheat; I loved them so much, I bought more when I saw them at Archiver's.

I should mention that I do dip into my stash. If I think the page needs a little somethin' somethin', and my embellishments are low in the kit, I add some from my stash. That is what stash is for. I also dip into cardstock if I need a neutral background for a page.

So that's how I make my kits stretch for me. Do you subscribe to kits? If so, how do you get the most out of them?