'Bringing Out the Old' Again!

Surprise!

Believe it or not, I am posting just because....

Actually, I've been thinking alot lately about something

I read over on Facebook last week and decided I would

challenge myself based on the comments that were made.

The comment that was made had to do with the fact that

so many people seemed frustrated with the 'box' they

felt locked into when it comes to using the

'latest & most popular' products on the market.

The idea of using only the trendiest colors or the

best-selling collections...and many of those comments

came because, to be considered for publication

in paper-crafting magazines, you need to be able to

use products that are current.

As someone who has been in retail marketing for 30+ years,

I totally understand it.  As someone who has the privilege to

serve on design teams who expect us to use the most current

products, I get it.

We seem to all have that common 'problem'...we buy the

current best-selling products, but typically, we buy so much

(or are given so much) that we never use it up

and the next thing we know, we are considered

'hoarders' by well-meaning friends or family because we

have SO MUCH STUFF !!  LOL

Back in 2010, I started something I called

'BOO' which stood for

'Bringing Out the Old'

You can read the first time I posted about it HERE

It was a New Year's Resolution...of sorts.

Every time I accomplished it, I posted about it.

 

I said all this to say, that I decided it was time to get back

to challenging myself to do something I did when I first 

started blogging and that was to use products that have

been in my stash, even if that means 'mixing brands' !

The idea is to have fun & create . . .

I know that is why I personally started blogging.

This collection from Simple Stories is such a fun one.

Not been in my stash all that long . . . but I've been using

it alot lately to make cards, so I'll have more to share soon.

It was such an easy card to make because all I added was the

'pearly' door know and Stardust Stickles to make my cloud all shiny.

The alpha & tiny words stickers are all a part of the same collection.

What I am happy to share is that this entire collection came from

an order from . . .

Every day, there are new deals that are out of this world !

They carry the newest collections at a MAJOR DISCOUNT

and of course, have some of your favorites in stock as well.

I hope you'll stop by and check them out.

Make sure you sign up for the newsletter as well because

they send out ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS nearly every day.

Okeedokee . . . that's it from me.

I hope you'll plan to join me on Thursday as we say

farewell to four of our designers over at

The Play Date Cafe.  It will be a very special post indeed.

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper & Die Cuts: 100 Days of Summer by Simple Stories

from StopandScrap.com 

Embellishments: pearls by Recollections

Starburst Stickles by Ranger from Blitsy