Throwback Thursday - Buddies

I have a confession. I am a bit of a paper hoarder. In the spirit of using some of my stash, I've decided to make an effort to use older papers (and other products) and share them.

This layout features paper from CTMH's Elemental pack from winter 2012

Do you see the stamps on the tag and the title? Another throwback! All of the images are from an old CTMH set called Childhood Boy.

 

I love this paper and these stamps, but I didn't want them to look dated. I washi tape, baker's twine and epoxy bubbles to help update this throwback layout.

Tip:  Use current products along with your old favorites to update your layouts!

I'm off to Crop N Time this weekend, so I'm sure I'll have another throwback to share next Thursday!

Happy Crafting!

The final post in which I share layouts I created over a month ago

And finally we have it. The last installment of the May layouts. This one page layout came together very quickly at the Crop N Time event in May.

The ledger paper, the wood grain and the red plaid were new purchases that day. Would you ever guess that they were from a Christmas pack? Paired with the blue pattern from Elemental, they seemed to fit with my son's trip over the top of the couch.

These are the moments I never thought I would document. Still, what is a scrapbooker to do?

The ribbon was a lucky break I received in my goodie bag at the crop! Just like that, the layout came together.

Check back soon to see some more up to date creations.

New Year 2012 - Two Challenges!

I'm not one for resolutions, but I do like to set goals.




This year, my list of goals seemed very long. I made a layout to record them (and hopefully hold myself accountable.)

The paper is CTMH's Elemental - one of my current favorites. The pattern is from CTMH's oldest how-to book, Cherish. I was glad that I dug into the old book.

I wrote my journaling on cardstock and hid it in this envelope. Using the envelope allowed me to include a textual element on my layout in the form of the quote, but still keep my journalling a bit more private. I really like hidden journaling for layouts like this. It allows me to record detailed goals without making them really public. Most of the people who go through my books don't read anything hidden, but I know that it is there and can read it when I need to.

This layout itself is helping me work on my goal of submitting to more challenges.

The layout uses the word "New" and a new product for me. The star stamp on the top right corner of the layout has been in my stash since July, but I've never used it! - Scrap Our Stash January challenge.

The layout also talks about my dreams for the year - Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge #12.