This was the first of the "newer" kits I have worked on in awhile. I did not mind the perforated cover, though it was very difficult to see where the perforations were. I used washi to line the edge I was working on and it worked fairly well.
I thought the new diamonds fit together so perfectly, and the sparkle was as good as always. I did run out of a color, though I may have laid some down in an incorrect place so it could have been my fault, and I was able to find a replacement in my stash. Since the painting was fairly confetti heavy in that area, dye lot did not matter. The canvas was perfectly sticky and there was not an a lot of trash drills, as there has been on some of my recent kits.
Overall, a wonderful experience.