Hi everyone! Since it's earth month, I've got reduce + reuse + recycle on the brain. I'm challenging you to REDUCE the amount of time you spend on a page by REUSING the scraps and embellishments already on your desk and RECYCLING ideas from your past projects. Lift yourself. Re-do a technique that you loved.Borrow leftovers from the last page you finished. If it worked before, it will work again - and it will save you decision making time in the process!!
For this page, I pulled in several ideas that I've used before. I misted a series of circles along both edges of my page, and I matted my photo on patterned paper and tucked the mat under the strips of pp framing my page. I also added a little funky zigzag stitching along the side, and mixed my new favorite green Addy letter stickers with a blockier font for my title. I loved these techniques the first time I tried them, and I love them on this page! The papers and embellishments were all in my "to be put away" pile (and let's not talk about how big this pile is - at least i've made it a little smaller by using some of it!) And since I didn't spend a lot of time making decisions, I had this page done in under 45 minutes.
Supplies: Patterned paper - Countryside Betsy, Countryside Wildflower, State Fair Midway, October Afternoon & Crate Paper ; stamps - Time Flies ; veneer - butterflies and buttons ; mist - Mister Huey's Pickle ; letter stickers - Addy Alphabet - green ; ink - Jenni Bowlin Studio Seedpacket; other - Tiny Attacher, brads, circle punch
I can't wait to see how you reduce + reuse + recycle!
Such a clever challenge, Lisa!
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Posted by: gillian | 04/18/2011 at 09:02 PM
Great idea! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Sanborn | 04/19/2011 at 11:39 AM
Very cool challenge!!
Posted by: Mary Jo | 04/19/2011 at 02:18 PM
I play in scrapbooking and cardmaking both. My rule is that if I am making a card, I only use my scrap paper (I NEVER cut a 12x12 page to use for a card). I can always come up with something! All my scraps are sorted by color, so that helps alot! Thanks so much!
Posted by: Sharlott | 04/19/2011 at 02:54 PM
Lisa, I really love your layout! Lots of good ideas there.
I recycled an old layout idea, adding a 2nd page to an event I scrapped last year. I also repurposed old papers that should've been recycled, but I just couldn't let them go. I still love Cosmo's Get Happy and Daisy D's Wonder Years, so that's what I went with:
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41118
Posted by: Penny | 04/19/2011 at 05:33 PM
Here is my take on this week's challenge: http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41168
Posted by: tami | 04/20/2011 at 06:27 PM
Love the challange - used leftover from into the woods, quickly becoming one of my favorite kits - http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41171
Posted by: Hannal | 04/20/2011 at 07:54 PM
Hey, we were thinking along the same lines! Recycle, lift yourself...
here's mine http://arlamo.blogspot.com/2011/04/tip-two-for-time-crunched.html
Posted by: ArlaMo | 04/20/2011 at 11:38 PM
Here's mine: http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41246
I lifted a page I made in January and liked.
Posted by: Robin | 04/22/2011 at 07:50 AM
done!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41265
thanks for the challenge, lisa :)
Posted by: ShellyJ | 04/22/2011 at 09:03 PM
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41343
That's my version!!!
Posted by: Rockermorsan | 04/24/2011 at 02:51 PM