I start a new class on Wednesday - an online class designed to use up scrapbooking stash that you already have! I'll let you into a little secret though - in the grand scale of things, compared to many people, I don't actually have THAT much - I used to - BUT - about a year or so ago, I had a really good decluttering session, and I got rid of a HUGE amount of 'stuff'!! I sent it all to school with Susannah and her class had great fun with it!! Her old teacher probably still has tons of it left for Mothers Day/ Easter and Christmas crafts etc etc - and just for general scrapbooking and artsy crafts with the kids! They even started an Artist trading card club at her school - trading cards with another area school - so I'm sure the supplies were put to good use.
I really like that I no longer have so much 'stuff' in the way when I work - I saved some of the papers I didn't want, for when the children want to scrapbook/ craft with me, but I don't have much. It's nice now to just have things that I LOVE!!!
I also don't find that I'm much of a scrapbooker these days anyway - I love mini albums and art journaling - being creative in other ways - but I rarely actually scrapbook - I am so looking forward to seeing how this class inspires me to use my supplies. I'm not sure what kind of pages/ album I will create yet - i'll wait for the prompts before I decide. Shimelle's classes are always so wonderful that I know my creative juices will start flowing. JYC was so wonderful! I loved the album I made for that!
So yes, I didn't really sign up for this class because I have a lot of stash to use up - but more because it's one of Shimelle's classes and I wanted to be a part of it :) And with that, here is my first homework - blogging pictures of my 'stash'!!!
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