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When I first started scrapbooking I was drawn to papers
and embellishments that I saw in other people’s albums which, I realise now,
were already “old”. Not having a
nearby local scrap store, I did quite a bit of on-line shopping and found plenty
of these supplies in the bargain sections … and of course if you buy more then
you get “free” shipping! I felt I
needed a fair amount of cardstock, paper, brads, buttons, ribbon, fibres,
die-cuts, rub-ons, chipboard, stickers, etc etc to be able to imitate the pages
I was inspired by. Cue a large
amount of fairly out-of-date stash that didn’t necessarily go with any of my
photos or my yet-to-fully-develop style of scrapbooking!
I don’t have a problem scrapping with “old” stash;
soon enough ALL the pages in my albums will feature “old” supplies because
they’ll be … old pages! It’s
nice to buy new-to-me supplies occasionally BUT, as I still have a fair amount
of my original purchases kicking around, I need to make more room before flexing
my credit card. That’s why the
Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog is so great: it positively rejoices when we dig
out our “old” supplies and get them onto pages and into albums.
I think I have surpassed myself with this Summer Vacation
Page Kit by including Doodlebug supplies from 2003 (I started scrapping in
2006!), and KI Memories lace cardstock from 2007.
Perfect colours for sunny sea- or pool-side
holidays:
Bazzill Corduroy cardstock
Doodlebug Blue Jeans/Swimming Pool Mega Stripe
paper
Doodlebug Double Takes alpha stickers
KI Memories Lace cardstock
Buttons, ribbon and Papermania washi tape
I’ve used the kit with a recent sketch from Creative Scrappers
Can you
make a page with supplies from before
you started scrapping?
Jemma, I too have become more discerning as to what I purchase, as I develop my personal style and discover more about how I like to represent my memories. I moved several times between 2005-2008. (Started scrapping in 2006.) When I finally opened my photograph to unpack them in the final location, I discovered a scrapbook album and some paper that I have no memory of purchasing. I have used the album and the paper, so no, I no longer have supplies that I bought before I started.
ReplyDeleteGreat job using older supplies you've had for years! Your sketch is great, I love how it uses multiples photos!
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