2004 LO

This lo was published in SNR April 2010 issue

This lo was one of TOP 3 on Prairie fairy use tissue challenge- thanks!!

Scrapbooking today is kind of trends or fashions more than it was a decade ago (also I am a scrapper much less)- so we need to go with these trends and this lo was made with some of them
Trend #1- recycling: I used this 1/2 old plate placement my DH decided to add to the garbage ..I even took a part to the front too. I also used this bread brown bag with celophane window on it " as is" for my mattingp also I do use deacidation
Trend #2- make your own flowers- I did great one from old tissue paper- free hand cut of scalloped circles in 3 sizes and a brad(It's kind of another trend- to use eyelets and brads we bought and never use)
Trend #3- recession is still here -so we try to find some cheap items- the paper flowers I used here were half of home Israeli store pack and their cost is half of 2.5 $ as I still have half of them for another work- so it is really cheap also it's not Prima(we are talking 1.25 USA $ for all these flowers on this lo)

They were separate- but I did the branch by myself
Trend #4- use ruffles.. As I hate to sew I just used this orange sticky tape and did them in a second from Michaels ribbon (see trend#3) (Don't really like ruffles- but we are talking about trends here, not my taste in clothing)
Trend #5-use twine- yarn etc- kind of recycling too- I got this one with this huge yarn ball with small presents inside and it never ends.
Trend#6- silluettes- I don't like it , but when the photo is great and the background is awful it works - and it's a kind of retro ..
The other trends are blings(I used them to cover the red color of Pink Pasley paper as I didn't want this red to be seen) I also added some to cover some pen signs as I tried to doodle in the corner and didn't like it after all.
Another trendy item is fabric- so this one was genuine Prima tag , but you can use the old skirt pocket too.
And finaly the last- use your scraps even if these were real leftovers. The circle I used for the fabric tag was Colluzzle " mis-cut"- but I kept it and here it is- great color combo for my new lo
And now for the challenges:
Brown bag for Scrap outside the box

Wings for Magical crafts (birds)

Colors for ECP

Inspiration for Etsy- wood ( the placement ) and all my blings
Inspiration - from 3 mini key blings for Paper jewels

Tissue paper flower for Prairie fairy- not sure about lo and not a card- but what can it be? It is a great tissue flower after all
Sketch #188 for Pamela's world
Anything goes for Paper cutz
Inspiration- girls, many girls in row- for Scrap the art
Go green- recycle- for Candy shoppe
Clear (acetate window in my paper bag and all my blings) for Hidden potential
Ruffles for Creative prompt
Flowers for Challenge up your life
Home made flower for Crafty creations