My advice for using up those Love, Elsie, or other papers for today: Put them in a kit with newer supplies. This is one of my favorite ways to use up older papers (and one of the easiest techniques for my personal style of scrapping).
Here is a sample of a kit that I made up:
I put two sheets of green leaf print Love, Elsie paper in with a bunch of new goodies that I got from this past summer's CHA, Cosmo Cricket's Smore Love collection. I was so happy with how perfectly they went together! And, I have found that if you put them with new(ish) supplies, it is so much easier to actually use them!
A good way to use up your kits? Take a challenge! I took some of the CHA challenges at 2 Peas for the next few pages that I am going to share with you. I used all of the papers, with the exception of a few small scraps, to make these pages:
CHA Challenge #10, Use 10 Different Brands:
I made this page for CHA Challenge #4: Use a 4 Word Title:
This Page was made for CHA Challenge #9: Use 9 items from your desk to make a page (this was easy since I had the kit out):
And these last few pages were not really based on any challenges, but made with the desire to use this kit up rather than put it back in my stash!
I added in a scrap of colored vellum and a scrap from an older Cosmo Cricket line for the layering to feel "right".
For more inspiration for making kits from your own stash, check out these resources:
I hope I have inspired you today! Don't forget to leave me comment for a chance to win this week's giveaway:
You got a lot of great layouts from your kit. I've started pulling older papers, especially those that would make for great backgrounds and tucking them in with newer collections. Fancy Pants Vintage Valentine goes well with Simple Stories Handmade Holiday, for example and Simple Stories Summer Fresh goes well with Little Yellow Bicycle's Just Because collection.
ReplyDeleteWow....you certainly made a lot of great pages with that kit.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love mixing old and new, too! It's amazing how many old styles are already coming back on trend!
ReplyDeleteHee hee, the "big stick" layout, reminded me of my (now college age) boys when they were little. Love all the inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I love that use your handwriting for journaling on your layouts.
ReplyDeleteDebbie from Illinois
Wow -- you did a lot of layouts from that kit! Great job! I love mixing old and new stuff.
ReplyDeletelove those pages and have just pinned a few!
ReplyDeleteWow, your layouts are stunning.
ReplyDeleteGreat kit you made up and you sure put it to good use :)
what a lot of really super gorgeous layouts! the colours and feel of them all are just wonderful
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your kit and the idea to mix it in with newer stuff!
ReplyDeleteSuch clever ideas!
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun to see a kit and then what you made with it! I'm so inspired!
ReplyDeleteA little Elsie goes a long way! Fun layouts!
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