S/O of use it up thread

Cardstock and patterned paper scraps… especially white cardstock scraps and blue (aqua) pattern paper scraps. I have to scrounge for anything navy, but have so much aqua color.

I'm actively trying use my extensive collection of Nuvo drops before they dry up or become unusable some other way. I've been using them instead of enamel dots.

For me it's the random card fronts that are not quite cards yet. Sometimes they're things I'm upcycling, sometimes technique samples, sometimes things that I have stamped but not finished turning into cards. I have some paper that's cut down and really just needs to be put onto a card with a sentiment. Freebie card front backgrounds. And some patterned paper that doesn't have matching ephemera which fits into the same category - it just needs to get stuck down and have other stuff added to make it a card. Unfinished cards and scraps, basically.

I'm very much on a use it or lose it kick, and last week I shredded a few sheets of junky thin/ugly paper and UFOs that I will never use.

Well I can't say that I'm making much of a successful effort. But I would like to use up some of my older pp-s, like the many K&Co collections that are so pretty but I can't seem to make them fit my photos. But this is the year!

Story kits. I accumulated quite the backlog of them. I gave up trying to make them work for my PL and am just using them for, well stories in 6x8 binders. Having a blast and loving it.

1 year of unused SC documenter kits.I took 2023 off from PL and started again with 2024. I will be a little sad when they are gone, I don’t like the new kit subscription. No more SC for me.

After that I want to use up my stash of PL cards.

Count me in on the group that is trying to use up PL cards. Like cannmom, I am using them for everything, including cutting them up like pattern paper, or using them with dies. This year for my PL I am trying to tackle these cards, as well as my 6x6/6x8 paper pads.

I've said before, I am also trying to tackle my massive paper stash by using more than I buy. I know I will not freeze, or "use it up" but I do want to use it and be mindful about how much I am bringing in.

Also curious about everyone who is using up their Nuvo drops. I am wondering if I should pre-make some dots before mine dry out. Enamel dots are pricey and I have these and would hate to waste them.

Thanks, Linda! That is good to know. I made some last night as a trial. I won't go hog wild until I see if I actually use them

I premake them as well. I actually prefer that because then there’s no chance of smearing them on the project while they are wet. I use micro glue dots to adhere them, but may also try liquid glue.