Weekly Challenge

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!

Comments

[gillian]

Such a clever challenge, Lisa!

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[Jennifer Sanborn]

Great idea! :)

[Mary Jo]

Very cool challenge!!

[Sharlott]

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!

[Penny]

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

[tami]

Here is my take on this week's challenge: http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41168

[Hannal]

Love the challange - used leftover from into the woods, quickly becoming one of my favorite kits - http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41171

[ArlaMo]

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

[Robin]

Here's mine: http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41246
I lifted a page I made in January and liked.

[ShellyJ]

done!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41265
thanks for the challenge, lisa :)

[Rockermorsan]

http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/41343

That's my version!!!