I am a little bit sad today.  After a lot of hard thinking Kenner Road owner Kerry Lynn has decided to close the kit club, effective immediately.  My time with them was brief (just 3 months) but lovely.  And I think the design team at Kenner Road is just flat out *amazing* and cool.  I remember when Kerry Lynn invited me to join the team, I was blown away that she even knew who I was!  And I still remember the feeling of being welcomed aboard — like getting to hang out with all the cool kids!  Oh joy!

To say goodbye, I thought I'd post a favorite layout from each of the three kits I had the opportunity to design with:

February 2010:

MamaAndHerBabies-sm
March 2010:

EyesWideShut-sm
April 2010:

AnActOfLunacy-sm
Sad to see the end of such a wonderful club, but wishing Miss Kerry Lynn many happy hours spent with her family and her art.  (And she'll still be creating her awesome digi kits for 2peas!)

As a side note, I am a kit club jinx.  Seriously.  The last *three* clubs I have designed for have folded.  Um, I'm sorry?

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

44 thoughts on “A Little Bit of Sad

  • I read the news with a very heavy heart.
    perhaps I’m part of the jinx because this
    was my first kit club I joined and I only
    started in jan >.>

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  • I read the news with a very heavy heart.
    perhaps I’m part of the jinx because this
    was my first kit club I joined and I only
    started in jan >.>

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  • I read the news with a very heavy heart.
    perhaps I’m part of the jinx because this
    was my first kit club I joined and I only
    started in jan >.>

    Reply
  • I read the news with a very heavy heart.
    perhaps I’m part of the jinx because this
    was my first kit club I joined and I only
    started in jan >.>

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  • Oh no! That is sooooo sad. I love their stuff and was trying to convince my hubby that I needed to join their kit club since I already had one. I am so sorry to hear the sad news.

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  • Oh no! That is sooooo sad. I love their stuff and was trying to convince my hubby that I needed to join their kit club since I already had one. I am so sorry to hear the sad news.

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  • Oh no! That is sooooo sad. I love their stuff and was trying to convince my hubby that I needed to join their kit club since I already had one. I am so sorry to hear the sad news.

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  • Oh no! That is sooooo sad. I love their stuff and was trying to convince my hubby that I needed to join their kit club since I already had one. I am so sorry to hear the sad news.

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  • you are not a jinx… lol
    it was a hard decision sweetie
    and i have loved having you on the team
    you fit in so perfectly
    and your work is so amazing
    thank you for sharing it with kr 🙂
    xo

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  • you are not a jinx… lol
    it was a hard decision sweetie
    and i have loved having you on the team
    you fit in so perfectly
    and your work is so amazing
    thank you for sharing it with kr 🙂
    xo

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  • you are not a jinx… lol
    it was a hard decision sweetie
    and i have loved having you on the team
    you fit in so perfectly
    and your work is so amazing
    thank you for sharing it with kr 🙂
    xo

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  • you are not a jinx… lol
    it was a hard decision sweetie
    and i have loved having you on the team
    you fit in so perfectly
    and your work is so amazing
    thank you for sharing it with kr 🙂
    xo

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  • Noooooo – I have stalked them for years. If I subscribed to a club it would be Kenner Road. I visit their design team more than any other web page. Why?
    They had to be doing well – they have such awesome kits.

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  • Noooooo – I have stalked them for years. If I subscribed to a club it would be Kenner Road. I visit their design team more than any other web page. Why?
    They had to be doing well – they have such awesome kits.

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  • Noooooo – I have stalked them for years. If I subscribed to a club it would be Kenner Road. I visit their design team more than any other web page. Why?
    They had to be doing well – they have such awesome kits.

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  • Noooooo – I have stalked them for years. If I subscribed to a club it would be Kenner Road. I visit their design team more than any other web page. Why?
    They had to be doing well – they have such awesome kits.

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  • Was so sorry to hear this – I subscribed from the beginning and KL definitely made KR the best kit club around. Well done KL and I wish you luck with everything you go on to do 🙂

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  • Was so sorry to hear this – I subscribed from the beginning and KL definitely made KR the best kit club around. Well done KL and I wish you luck with everything you go on to do 🙂

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  • Was so sorry to hear this – I subscribed from the beginning and KL definitely made KR the best kit club around. Well done KL and I wish you luck with everything you go on to do 🙂

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  • Was so sorry to hear this – I subscribed from the beginning and KL definitely made KR the best kit club around. Well done KL and I wish you luck with everything you go on to do 🙂

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  • Aww Julie, I’m sure it’s not you. Sometimes these things just happen. It can be difficult to make a go at those kit clubs. So many people love them but still don’t buy them.
    Hugs,
    Kristina

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  • Aww Julie, I’m sure it’s not you. Sometimes these things just happen. It can be difficult to make a go at those kit clubs. So many people love them but still don’t buy them.
    Hugs,
    Kristina

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  • Aww Julie, I’m sure it’s not you. Sometimes these things just happen. It can be difficult to make a go at those kit clubs. So many people love them but still don’t buy them.
    Hugs,
    Kristina

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  • Aww Julie, I’m sure it’s not you. Sometimes these things just happen. It can be difficult to make a go at those kit clubs. So many people love them but still don’t buy them.
    Hugs,
    Kristina

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  • That is sad – still what sometimes happens. i am glad that you will still be around to inspire me and many others! and I will keep on popping in here every other day to see your work!
    /Petra

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  • That is sad – still what sometimes happens. i am glad that you will still be around to inspire me and many others! and I will keep on popping in here every other day to see your work!
    /Petra

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  • That is sad – still what sometimes happens. i am glad that you will still be around to inspire me and many others! and I will keep on popping in here every other day to see your work!
    /Petra

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  • That is sad – still what sometimes happens. i am glad that you will still be around to inspire me and many others! and I will keep on popping in here every other day to see your work!
    /Petra

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  • I was thinking of joining but now am sad. Julie, you have brought so many kit clubs and companies to my world there is no way that you are a jinx. Best wishes to KL with her new endeavors!

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  • I was thinking of joining but now am sad. Julie, you have brought so many kit clubs and companies to my world there is no way that you are a jinx. Best wishes to KL with her new endeavors!

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  • I was thinking of joining but now am sad. Julie, you have brought so many kit clubs and companies to my world there is no way that you are a jinx. Best wishes to KL with her new endeavors!

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  • I was thinking of joining but now am sad. Julie, you have brought so many kit clubs and companies to my world there is no way that you are a jinx. Best wishes to KL with her new endeavors!

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  • Dang! They had such cool kits! Love what you created too using them!

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  • Dang! They had such cool kits! Love what you created too using them!

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  • Dang! They had such cool kits! Love what you created too using them!

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  • Dang! They had such cool kits! Love what you created too using them!

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  • I was so bummed to hear the news, too. Did you hear that Hambly is looking for a new DT? GO for it — you’d be PERFECT!

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  • I was so bummed to hear the news, too. Did you hear that Hambly is looking for a new DT? GO for it — you’d be PERFECT!

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  • I was so bummed to hear the news, too. Did you hear that Hambly is looking for a new DT? GO for it — you’d be PERFECT!

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  • I was so bummed to hear the news, too. Did you hear that Hambly is looking for a new DT? GO for it — you’d be PERFECT!

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  • Such sad news! And you are no jinx, that’s for sure! Wishing the team at Kenner all the best! When one door closes…well, yeah, you know the rest.

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  • Such sad news! And you are no jinx, that’s for sure! Wishing the team at Kenner all the best! When one door closes…well, yeah, you know the rest.

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  • Such sad news! And you are no jinx, that’s for sure! Wishing the team at Kenner all the best! When one door closes…well, yeah, you know the rest.

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  • Such sad news! And you are no jinx, that’s for sure! Wishing the team at Kenner all the best! When one door closes…well, yeah, you know the rest.

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