Rubbish!!! Of course it's not

Hi Dolly here

I am terrible about keeping everything as a possible souvenir. Paper bags, napkins, leaflets, brochures, you name it I keep it. But in my defence I do use some of the things.

I wouldn’t mind betting some of you are like me and keep seemingly useless stuff which is actually very useful to scrappers.

This page is an example of how one of those little bags came in really useful.

It was just a simple paper bag but it had the name of the place we visited and a log and it made the perfect title.

The bag wasn’t acid free, but actually that didn’t really matter as it is mounted on two layers of acid free paper and card so it is not in contact with the photos. (Having said that I am not a purist anyway, though I know I should be)

I cut the logo out with a spellbinder die and then used other dies to make the mats. They were also run through a dotty embossing folder , as were the flowers.

I have two other examples from the same folder. The label from the wine we tasted acts as the title for the page about the vineyard we visited.

 

The brochure from Warner Brothers cut up beautifully and acted as the title and also had the bugs bunny cart which made a cute addition to the page.

 

So, my advice, which is not so much for you but for the family members who despair as you secrete yet another piece of seemingly useless paper away whilst on a trip somewhere, keep it all. You never know it just might come in handy when you finally scrap that visit.

Comments

[Debbie]

I too keep the same kind of things, lovely to see what you have done with them. x

[jayne]

Another scrapbooker that keeps things here...My hubby even helps me lol !
Well done in using these x

[Gabrielle]

Ooh! I keep all sorts of things too! Isn't it fab when you get to use them? love your projects - they look like amazing embellishments! x

[Katherine]

I have only used a few bits on my pages, but since starting project life I am storing loads of those tickets and leaflets and using them. Makes me smile as we went on a holiday ages a go and must have gone to very similar places to you :)

[Erika]

Great LO.
Erika.