I started this creative journey in 2011 and really focussed in on my word in 2012.
I'm really glad I had the year of focus because I experimented with lots of different types of creative projects. Click on this link and this one to see all the projects.
However, I'm fast coming to the realisation that the medium that most floats my boat is paper.
I've always loved stationery and paper projects, and pretty stationery is practically my love language :) Which explains my love for washi tape and bakers twine because it just adds to all the paper prettiness!
So in my mission to simplify even more, I'm going to be de-stashing soon. There shouldn't be too much but I have tons of beads and such on one shelf and I'd really like that shelf back.
I also think I'll sell some of my punches. I have 10 but I use 5 regularly - tag, 2 and 1 inch circle punches, corner rounder and the happy birthday punch. I might even sell the happy birthday punch. And some scrapbook paper - fortunately I really don't have very much - so I may just give the paper to the kids.
Anyway, let me know if you're interested.
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This is how the creative process happens with me - some of you may relate.
I'd had some free project life cards printed from the internet (the ones I sent to you, Laura and Cat) and once I'd cut out the actual cards, there was a nice thick card border left.
As a mini-greenie, I never throw things away I can reuse so I got out my tag punch and punched all around the border.
By the way, this was quite inspired because I ended up with 96 tags. 96!
I had to stick some of them back-to-back because there were some words visible but I was still able to make about 8 - 9 sets of tags.
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| supplies - and yes, water and iphone are supplies |
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| oh, and I also use my hole punch |
I had one little helper for most of my time - she's right-handed but here wanted to cut "like Connor". You can see in the next pic she's back to right-handed cutting.
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| here's what they looked like |
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| I decorated my little bags like this to jazz them up - I'm LOVING these little bags. |
A very satisfying little Saturday afternoon project - took me all of 30 - 45 minutes. And it was time spent with my kids because Connor joined in after about 10 minutes.
I gave each of them some of the smaller pieces of card to cut and paste into their books. I also gave them some of these rolls of decorative tape and they were happy kids. You have to involve them if you want to get anything done :)
I think I only have two sets left - they've already mostly been given out :)
So what do you think? Easy-peasy!
Do you repurpose cardboard offcuts?
What's your favourite crafting medium? (if that's the correct term)
