make do & create....

 

i made this layout as an example of a technique i taught in my kim archer - make yourself at home crepe papaer, ribbons & trims class that debuted last month.  it was so fun creating for the class, digging through what i had on hand & creating with it. 

i'm finding the whole "make do" way of life so rewarding these days and so inspiring.  it is also one of my favorite parts about style studio where the whole month long class is centered around creating fun, useful & pretty things out of what you've got lying around the house.  

when i first started scrapbooking it was all about "the stuff".  amassing every color of letter stickers, just in case i "needed" them one day & grabbing the newest & latest that hit the store shelves....so much crap that i never even used & finally either threw away or gave away.

ugh!  it makes me cringe just thinking about how much money i wasted....

these days when i sit down to scrapbook it is fun finding new & quirky color combos b/c, really, it is what i've got on hand.   i don't think i would have been so "bold" to throw purple + green + blue + red + yellow on the same thing before...but now i love it!  

gotta love how necessity leads to creativity :)

happy wednesday!!

xoxo

gi

Comments

[Helen]

Not having it all certainly makes you more creative.
Beautiful LO as always.

[lisa truesdell]

gorgeous. =)

[Penny Smith]

OK, I was almost there! LOL!