{"id":1989,"date":"2009-10-19T13:28:07","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T18:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2009-10-19T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T18:41:31","slug":"extending-your-holiday-stash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/extending-your-holiday-stash\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending your Holiday Stash…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday…Beth here! With autumn well under way in the northern hemisphere, my mind and heart start thinking holidays and I long to dig into my favorite winter kits<\/a>… to record simple, everyday moments. No better time than the present (pun intended)!ngg_shortcode_0_placeholderRain by Beth Ervin. Supplies here<\/a>. Photo: SXC<\/span><\/p>\n

Call me a rebel, but I love the challenge of turning my holiday stash into an artistic opportunity by altering seasonal pieces into functional year-round pieces. Challenge yourself to pull out your so called \u201cwinter\u201d kits and create a layout that works wonderfully NOW.<\/p>\n

This is much easier than you may think; it\u2019s just a matter of looking at your supplies differently to find new ways to use them. Begin by forgetting about all your papers and embellishments for a moment and focus on photos. They are what bring back a memory, make you smile or bring a tear to your eye. That\u2019s exactly what you want to capture regardless of color or theme.<\/p>\n

Here are a few ideas to get started\u2026<\/p>\n

-look for embellishments that will serve any purpose\u2026pins, ribbons, fibers, beads, glitter, buttons and tags work great any time of year!ngg_shortcode_1_placeholderLollipop by Tonya Regular. Supplies here<\/a>. Photo: SXC<\/span><\/p>\n

-extend the creativity of your patterned papers by looking at them from an embellishment perspective, incorporating the non-seasonal portions of the designs into your layoutngg_shortcode_2_placeholderBlessings by Beth Ervin. Supplies here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

-change hues of any papers or elements (or blend into background) to give them a different feelngg_shortcode_3_placeholderMagical Moment by Patti Senter. Supplies here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

-use more than one paper and play with different blend modes to create new, exciting designs<\/p>\n

-look at shapes in new ways and do a little imaginary bending of their lines and curves to see new pieces<\/p>\n

-mix with everyday neutral papers, as adding just one neutral often gives it an all-purpose feel!ngg_shortcode_4_placeholderPeace by Beth Ervin. Supplies here<\/a>. Photo: SXC<\/span><\/p>\n

By doing a bit of thinking outside the box, you\u2019ll find yourself using your digital holiday kits throughout the year!<\/p>\n

Below are more ideas from our team. Layout details can be found in our challenge gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ngg_shortcode_5_placeholder2 cute by Karen Wilhelm. Supplies here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

ngg_shortcode_6_placeholderSweet Little Things by Beth Ervin. Supplies here<\/a>. Photo: SXC
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ngg_shortcode_7_placeholderHappy Birthday by Rachael Czepyha. Supplies here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday…Beth here! With autumn well under way in the northern hemisphere, my mind and heart start thinking holidays and I long to dig into my favorite winter kits… to record simple, everyday moments. No better time than the present (pun intended)!Rain by Beth Ervin. Supplies here. Photo: SXC Call me a rebel, but I love the challenge of turning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-products","category-sales","category-team-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2008,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions\/2008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}