Happy scrapbook surprises.

Not a surprise exactly, but when Distress inks first came out I bought about 20 of them, decided I did not like them because they did not stamp crisp (duh on me, they are Distress) and threw them in a drawer. Fast forward about 10-15 years and mixed media became more of a thing and scrapbookers were using Distress inks in different ways. I dug them out and to my shock they were perfectly fine, not dried out at all, still work great. I was VERY happy and surprised!

I found a pack of paper, probably from Michaels?, that I bought and forgot about. Not my colors at all, although pretty.
Decided to start planning to scrap my dd’s high school senior photos…she graduated in 2020 and not only was I not actively scrapbooking at that time, but having all the exciting events cancelled was such a disappointment.
Anyway, I came across that pack of paper, and it matches beautifully with all of her photos. Example: We had them taken in late summer during golden hour and there’s a field of flowers in the photos that are perfectly mimicked in the paper. I’m so excited to start now!