When it comes to scrapbook supplies it's easy to build a collection quickly. I don't have nearly the amount of supplies that some fellow crafty bloggers have, but I am certain that I have enough patterned papers (my weakness) to use for at least the next five years. Read this
article for some perspective (a 1-foot stack of paper is enough to make 1000 scrapbook pages!).
That is why I was really excited to stumble upon the blog,
Counterfeit Kit Challenge (CKC). You have probably heard of shopping from your closet. In this case, rather than purchasing more scrapbook supply kits,
CKC inspires and challenges its readers monthly to create kits from the stash they already have AND to actually use them for the duration of the month.
For the month of May
CKC is "counterfeiting"
Work in Progress's main kit:
After "shopping" from my stash this is what I came up with:
Aside from patterned paper I am also fond of brads and shipping tags, so I'm thrilled that the inspirational kit has them. As you can see, there are some "old school" items in my mix (remember when
Me and My Big Ideas was known for its stick- figure children?). The dollpaper die cuts were from Current's
Times to Cherish catalog, over 10 years ago! Yes, clearly I need to start using up these supplies. I'm staying out of craft/ scrapbook stores these days. How about you? Are you shopping from items you already have?
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La Petite Maison }
