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Post by infochick on Sept 15, 2021 14:30:34 GMT
I was thinking after reading the thread from marg about using Chatterbox paper that there are certain older lines I really struggle with using, and Chatterbox is one of them. I am not sure why, it's not like the colours or patterns are overly dated, but for some reason I can't seem to get it to play nicely with other stash. Huge congratulations to marg for dipping into her older supplies to make a layout  What tips to the peas have for making older stash feel fresh? Especially that darn Chatterbox  |
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Post by grammadee on Sept 15, 2021 14:42:41 GMT
Trends and colours seem to cycle in and out. Sometimes the old just blends in perfectly with the new. I love when that happens.
For the others, it helps me to think of their prominent characteristics. I have quite a stash of Little Yellow Bicycle that I pull out when I am looking for bright primary colours. The Basic Grey I rifle through when I am looking for more muted blended colours. In my mind, Fancy Pants has more earthy tones.
The ones I struggle with are large images or kaliedoscopic colours that grab all the attention away from my photos and story. Those are often best used in small pieces, either punched of diecut or cut into strips & tucked in behind a photo or other element. They also work for layered mats, if inked to create a strong border between the layers. Sometimes I fussy cut out a few of the icons and then distribute them across two pages.
But some I just keep whole, in my stash, waiting for that perfect opportunity to use them...
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 15, 2021 14:46:03 GMT
For me, the battle is seeing what I have. Old and new stash often work together, but I forget that I have stuff that works. I do have some items sorted in about 10 colors that is old that I can pull when I want to use something older. Most of my stuff is organized by theme, but having some old stuff sorted by color is great for using things up.
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Post by infochick on Sept 15, 2021 16:25:28 GMT
Thanks grammadee and 950nancy! I think you are correct in that part of the problem might be not know what it is there and needing to look at it with fresh eyes. As much as I tend to keep things together in collections, I think I might need to bring it out and break it up. I like the idea of looking at older stash through the general look and feel. That might be a good way to start going through and sorting it so it gets integrated with my more current stash. I was inspired by Janet at RTS to start a section of my stash organized by colour, so I think I will take a good look at these older items and sort anything that isn't immediately inspiring and sort it by colour. Initially I was just putting odds and ends into this category and I bought some papers to fill it out, but it would be an excellent use of older stash. I am surprised by how often I turn to these supplies! I've been trying to supplement my current collections with these papers and it's been working well. I still need to work on embellishments though. Some of my older collections are missing embellishments so I need to work on getting some embellishments to go with that old stash. Maybe I should build some page kits that start with the embellishments and use old paper. |
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Post by Linda on Sept 15, 2021 18:35:54 GMT
I didn't buy page kits/collection kits 'back in the day'...more single sheets or DCWV type paper pads. So what works for me might not work for you if you were always a collection person.
I have my PP and cardstock sorted by colour. The exceptions are collection kits and a couple of recent paper pads that are in a basket where I can easily flip through and find what I need...I find collection kits tend to be themed (might be the brands I have - mostly EP, CB, and Photoplay).
I use older stuff all the time - usually because I need something green with a small print or something pink and floral and I flip through the blue (or pink) scraps and then PP until I find something that works for me.
As for embellishments - I tend to flip through my themed folders, my drawers of other embellishments, or make something with stamps, dies, or my Cricut
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 15, 2021 19:31:22 GMT
Personally, I use products based on if it goes with my photos and the theme of the page. I will use a new item and a 15 year old item on the same page, product age doesn't matter to me.  I have product that I bought in my beginning days of scrapbooking(been scrapbooking since October 1996) to this year (and every year inbetween). I buy it when I see it, because (some, not all) the product turnover rate in the scrapbook industry is seaonal, quarterly, annual, etc... Buy it when I see it, or risk missing out in it. |
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Post by infochick on Sept 15, 2021 20:40:45 GMT
I like your approach, homeschoolmom. Even though I bought in collections I don't think all the paper excites me as collections anymore. I think I will probably be more inspired if I look at it all by colour. I definitely want to get to where you are ScrapbookMyLife! I want to find a way to combine my early stash with what I am buying now. I still like most of my stash, I just need to find a way to make the older supplies work with how I scrapbook now. |
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 15, 2021 20:59:36 GMT
Thanks grammadee and 950nancy ! I think you are correct in that part of the problem might be not know what it is there and needing to look at it with fresh eyes. As much as I tend to keep things together in collections, I think I might need to bring it out and break it up. I like the idea of looking at older stash through the general look and feel. That might be a good way to start going through and sorting it so it gets integrated with my more current stash. I was inspired by Janet at RTS to start a section of my stash organized by colour, so I think I will take a good look at these older items and sort anything that isn't immediately inspiring and sort it by colour. Initially I was just putting odds and ends into this category and I bought some papers to fill it out, but it would be an excellent use of older stash. I am surprised by how often I turn to these supplies! I've been trying to supplement my current collections with these papers and it's been working well. I still need to work on embellishments though. Some of my older collections are missing embellishments so I need to work on getting some embellishments to go with that old stash. Maybe I should build some page kits that start with the embellishments and use old paper. I keep a small amount of stash in these. I can just pull out the color I need. I have brads, twine, flowers, bling, random chipboard etc in them.  |
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Post by coloradocropper on Sept 15, 2021 21:06:23 GMT
I get a little giddy when I use my older stuff in a fresh way. I like that challenge of incorporating old and new. Nan, I want to look in every one of those drawers! Someday we should get together instead of running into each other in the Tuesday Morning aisle! I love scrappy organization and how others store all their supplies.
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Post by riversong1963 on Sept 15, 2021 23:03:00 GMT
I mix older papers in with the new. For instance, I'll slip it in with new papers that I think work well with it. I'm working on making paper page kits too, and I might add a few packs of older embellishments to make sure that I use them.
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 16, 2021 1:35:35 GMT
I don't know if I keep my pages fresh, but I do use a lot of old and new products. I think what helps is I organize loosely by theme. I typically don't buy entire collections anyway. It's a little bit of everything.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 16, 2021 2:08:25 GMT
I get a little giddy when I use my older stuff in a fresh way. I like that challenge of incorporating old and new. Nan, I want to look in every one of those drawers! Someday we should get together instead of running into each other in the Tuesday Morning aisle! I love scrappy organization and how others store all their supplies. We've been toying with the idea of moving (after 33 years in the same place), and every place I see online has to have a potential scrapbook room. So many places have carpet in their bedrooms. We should scrap together at Simple Pleasures when they go back to their weekend crops! |
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Sept 16, 2021 4:01:51 GMT
I live for mixing in the old with the new, it kind of gives me a little buzz knowing that I can mix and match my stash through the very, very long time and style changes since I started scrapbooking.
A few years ago now I did a MASSIVE paper sort and purge, I made on the spot decisions on whether to keep and if so do I go A side or B side and then they were put in themes, types of pattern or colours groups. I got rid of a lot of the really old thin stuff and then some of the patterns that I could simply never see myself using ever again. Doing this gave me a better idea of what I have and what I like/gravitate towards more and it certainly makes it easier for me to find that sheet of paper that will work. Some of the older stuff that I kept I could never use in a whole sheet, I was really into bold and busy patterns in the early years but they are perfect for matting a page and layering or using in cards.
I do keep some of my papers in there collections/stack but once I use a ton of it I put it in with the rest of the loose sheets.
Last year I separated almost all of my die cuts and put them into clear photo boxes sorted again by things like theme and then colours, some of that stuff is new and some is really really old. It basically comes down to what works best with the layout and photos.
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 16, 2021 5:23:14 GMT
As a simple, clean, & linear scrapper, who starts each layout with a cardstock base (usually a neutral - white, vanilla, kraft, grey, charcoal, dark brown, or black), it's easy to add almost anything! I routinely use (& often prefer) "vintage" supplies, such as Chatterbox, KI Memories, Basic Grey, etc., because I find the patterns & color palettes more versatile/usable & less themed/predictable than many current releases. While I organize by manufacturer, I mix/match supplies within & among brands.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Sept 16, 2021 9:12:06 GMT
I don't sort my paper stash so I find old and new mixed together in my papers frequently. The biggest tip is to look at colours, which often work really well across collections and manufacturers. I couldn't afford to buy full collections when I started scrapping so by necessity I had to learn how to mix and match and make it work. I think once you start you'll be surprised just how easily you can mix old and new.
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Post by kitbop on Sept 16, 2021 14:43:56 GMT
I was inspired by Janet at RTS to start a section of my stash organized by colour, so I think I will take a good look at these older items and sort anything that isn't immediately inspiring and sort it by colour. Initially I was just putting odds and ends into this category and I bought some papers to fill it out, but it would be an excellent use of older stash. I am surprised by how often I turn to these supplies! I've been trying to supplement my current collections with these papers and it's been working well. I did this with a 1 foot stack of older pps. A loooong time ago. My troubles: 1. remembering it's there 2. not getting hung-up on cutting into a pretty paper because I love the a-side but I'm not going to use it 3. Not grumbling about quality of pp is it's thin or a different textxure The way that seems to work for me is THEME. Recently I scrapped using ancient "beach", "school", "boy", and "travel" papers. My struggle is with papers that don't meet a "theme", like my old jillibean papers, old MME papers (wild asparagus anyone?), chatterbox, basic grey. |
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Post by coloradocropper on Sept 16, 2021 15:09:48 GMT
I get a little giddy when I use my older stuff in a fresh way. I like that challenge of incorporating old and new. Nan, I want to look in every one of those drawers! Someday we should get together instead of running into each other in the Tuesday Morning aisle! I love scrappy organization and how others store all their supplies. We've been toying with the idea of moving (after 33 years in the same place), and every place I see online has to have a potential scrapbook room. So many places have carpet in their bedrooms. We should scrap together at Simple Pleasures when they go back to their weekend crops! That's a good idea! I would definitely be up for that. Are you staying in the Springs? |
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Post by don on Sept 16, 2021 16:01:35 GMT
Trying to figure out what to do with the old stuff is what moved me from "scrapbooker" to "papercrafter". I make boxes, cards, and ATC's.
I like making fancy fold greeting cards and dimensional scrapbook pages, and use the old paper to figure out how to design various elements. For instance, I first saw a "waterfall" feature in a card making book and then made a larger one to photos in a scrapbook page. Then I had to figure out how to make it actually work in a scrapbook. There is a lot of failure in my process, it seems cut twice and measure once doesn't always work out.
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Post by infochick on Sept 16, 2021 17:46:42 GMT
I get a little giddy when I use my older stuff in a fresh way. That is exactly how I feel coloradocropper! Using any stash is good, but using older supplies is just so satisfying! I routinely use (& often prefer) "vintage" supplies, such as Chatterbox, KI Memories, Basic Grey, etc., because I find the patterns & color palettes more versatile/usable & less themed/predictable than many current releases. I'm working on making paper page kits too, and I might add a few packs of older embellishments to make sure that I use them. I think what helps is I organize loosely by theme. I really like the idea of making kits...yesterday I dug out a bunch of my older Basic Grey Christmas paper to see if any of it will work with Vicki Boutin's Warm Wishes. I think having the old supplies grouped together with new things I am planning on using will definitely help. I also dug out a bunch of my old KI Memories paper and am still so inspired by it! I pulled it to the forefront of my stash so that I actually start to use it. The biggest tip is to look at colours, which often work really well across collections and manufacturers. I am definitely committing to this. As I go through my stash I will absolutely be breaking apart old collections and seeing where the colours would be of better use to me rather than sitting in the closet! My troubles: 1. remembering it's there 2. not getting hung-up on cutting into a pretty paper because I love the a-side but I'm not going to use it 3. Not grumbling about quality of pp is it's thin or a different textxure Ah yes, the paper weight issue. As I was going through my Chatterbox yesterday, I realized just how thin it is. I decided that I think it will work well to back a cut file. Combining the older paper with a more current technique might also help it feel fresh. Trying to figure out what to do with the old stuff is what moved me from "scrapbooker" to "papercrafter". This is a great point. I recently went through a pad of unloved paper by using to to back pieced backgrounds, and I could definitely use more testing techniques, making envelopes, and for cards. You are so right that there is a lot of trial and error involved in mastering new card folds and adapting them! Thanks so much for all the inspiration...I am very motivated to get some of those old supplies into my albums. |
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 16, 2021 18:52:33 GMT
We've been toying with the idea of moving (after 33 years in the same place), and every place I see online has to have a potential scrapbook room. So many places have carpet in their bedrooms. We should scrap together at Simple Pleasures when they go back to their weekend crops! That's a good idea! I would definitely be up for that. Are you staying in the Springs? Yes, we can't decide if we want to be south, Broadmoor area, or up to as far north as Monument, but the Springs has my vote. |
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 16, 2021 23:37:52 GMT
I’ll admit that over the years, I bought some things on impulse that are definitely not my favorites now, but like Don, I am a paper crafter, not just a scrapbooker, so I can still use just about anything if it suits my project.
Even when it comes to page layouts, I don’t have any issues using older lines IF they go well with my photos, especially color wise. I blend old and newer stuff whenever the colors work together. Patterns that aren’t my favorite can be hidden under other things layered on top.
20 years from now no one will ever know what was stylish or fresh, and what wasn’t. Besides, older trends and styles eventually tend to come around again eventually.
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Post by marg on Sept 17, 2021 16:39:37 GMT
I was thinking after reading the thread from marg about using Chatterbox paper that there are certain older lines I really struggle with using, and Chatterbox is one of them. I am not sure why, it's not like the colours or patterns are overly dated, but for some reason I can't seem to get it to play nicely with other stash. Huge congratulations to marg for dipping into her older supplies to make a layout What tips to the peas have for making older stash feel fresh? Especially that darn Chatterbox Why, thank you for the congrats I took Shimelle's half and half class in April (or was it May?) and it really helped me to play with patterns more. I used the B side solids for the base and then used 3-4 patterns to build on that, but nothing clashing or too busy for the eyes. Making banners out of patterned paper (like flags hanging down) and things like that helps. You can use a large variety of papers if you do that. There are some companies that just mix and match well with others, but I don't know if Chatterbox is one of them. |
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Post by infochick on Sept 20, 2021 15:15:29 GMT
I took Shimelle's half and half class in April (or was it May?) and it really helped me to play with patterns more. I used the B side solids for the base and then used 3-4 patterns to build on that, but nothing clashing or too busy for the eyes. Making banners out of patterned paper (like flags hanging down) and things like that helps. You can use a large variety of papers if you do that. I signed up for that class, but haven't done anything but watch a couple of the videos. I am definitely going to dig out some of my old papers and scrap along with some of her lessons! |
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