Do you know what makes me happy? Finding a new way to use old products for which I’ve lost my vision. For me that usually means pairing them with unlikely candidates. This layout is a result of Ali Edwards’ Aezine challenge:
“This week’s challenges is to use something you have been hanging on to forever. Rather than reaching for your newest goodies – grab an older product. Maybe it is your favorite older product or maybe it is one that you find as you go through your stash – use it.”
Instead of of hunting down one dated item, I decided to create my own version of an idea that Ali shared in the November 2006 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. I pulled out all my old sticker and rub-on sheets, dipped into some dated patterned paper, found some beads I bought at least five years ago, and went to work…I mean play. I totally played.
This was so much fun! Finding all your old leftovers is a great way to combine products you would never have thought to do before. And that is exactly how you make them fresh. Go give it a try. You’ll fall in love with those old pieces all over again.
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The journaling I wrote to my daughter reads: You are in a miniature doll phase right now. It’s just about all you want to do. If we are at home, you’re playing with them. If we are not, you’re thinking about them! No television for you lately.
The products I used: Cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper); Patterned Paper (Close To My Heart); Letter stickers (Creative Memories); Embellishments (Basic Grey, Creative Memories, Stampin’ Up, Creative Imaginations, My Miind’s Eye, K.I. Memories, K&Company); Date sticker (EK Success); Pen (American Crafts); Acrylic paint (Grumbacher); Photo corners (3M); Sewing thread and beads from own stash.
