Oldest supplies regularly used

Ok this is a bit like an AA thread. ‘Hello my name is Karen and I’m a paper addict’.

Lots of us have been scrapping for years and have the shameful stash to prove it. What are your oldest supplies? The things you bought first and either do or do not still use.

Mine would have to be papers. I still have papers I bought when I started out and I confess to still using them. Only the other day I used some old papers from a ‘hot off the press’ book. Does anyone remember those?

I also have hundreds of Rub ons from way back.

so … what do you still have and use that’s old. (We will do what you have and DONT USE another time as that’s a whole new confession)

Ha. Basic Grey Motifica papers. Had them since I started and still love them. Can't bear to use them!

Then there's the pack of 180 sheets of My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus I bought, a long time ago - 2010 maybe? It seemed like a good idea at the time. I thought they were going to outlast me, so I made a concerted effort to use them, and only have a handful of scraps left now. Never again!

Karen, rub-ons I find just don't rub on any more, if I've kept them too long, but that may be a brand/quality issue. So any tips for making old rubons work would be welcomed. I've tried warming them first, to no avail.

I started with Creative Memories way back, and was even a ‘consultant’ for a while so I still have cardstock left which I use, and some PP’s not to mention a couple or more albums. I recently used two CM albums to redo two ‘magnetic’ albums inherited from my aunt to save their contents. And I still use my CM mini guillotine on a regular basis :)

Oh yes, I have rub ons too, and HOTP paper books, I can’t throw anything out !

Margo, I did that with SEI papers, I bought all the early ranges and still have quite a pile left :wacko:

Oh I am so glad it’s not just me

I loved all basic grey Margo and I have some mortifica too both 12x12 and the 8” pads. Maybe we should challenge each other to make one page with it

Alison I went to a CM party back in 2003 and I still swear by my CM corner rounder and circle cutters … such good quality

Dont think I have any old supplies. When I was packing to move went through my craft stash and sent to charity shops anything that I hadnt used for years and doubted I would ever use.

I think I probably have papers going back to about 2004. I have some BG Motifica and a few other old ones - the vintage baby collections but I can't remember their names off hand
I have some Making Memories papers and rub-ons too (and I think mine have the same prolem as yours Margo :) )
I also have the CM corner rounder which is great
I use my old papers when they seem to fit the page I'm doing but I've only recently done fee LOs after a couple of years of not scrapping at all. I went through all my papers (took a while :) ) to try and remember what I'd got and did use some older stash on the pages I did which was nice

I don't know if that really answered the question - sorry :)

It’s perfect Cris … just to get people chatting

I also started with CM, but then found a crop which did things totally differently, which I much preferred. I've got a whole set of Anna Griffin papers I got in a set together with a VHS (remember them?) and I've only done one of the pages. I now don't have a VHS player so can't watch it now. I also still have a lot of HOTP books of papers. I've got a few rub-ons but don't know if they are still usable.

All my supplies are old! I buy what I like , pay no heed to what is in vogue or even what make anything is. My stuff is cheap but as long as it tells the story I want it to tell, what does it matter? Nobody will know if I was a “trendy” scrapper 50 years from now.

SEI, Brenda Walton, K&Co, I will have to come back to this, I have loads. I used to buy some just to keep. Anna Griffin and I love rub-ons to this day. Off out today but will be back later and thank you Karen, it's nice to feel I'm not alone.:)

Oooh some fab names there. I have just parted with a lot of my Anna Griffin because it's just not my style. Never was really but it was a QVC buy but K and Co I have loads and I'd buy more as I still love it. Have loads of Chatterbox too - they were really unusual with a silky linen finish I loved.

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I loved all basic grey Margo and I have some mortifica too both 12x12 and the 8” pads. Maybe we should challenge each other to make one page with it ...

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Great idea! I see Cris has some too, so I've started a thread to see if there are any others out there.

I know I'm not alone in having some paper from stacks from hard to remember the name- it will come Papermania?, the ones that did blue in 6 designs, yellow in the same 6, lilac ... It was all I could get here we've never had lovely craft shops, or crops nearby.
Fibres were a thing I downsized when we moved, but I still have some.
Acetate sheets, lacy cut sheets before die cutting machines were widely owned.
I still have rub ons, but am now happy to find a sheet that refuses to stick and I can bin that.

I've still got BG, Twelve by 12 brand with the gorgeous flowers on, I liked K&Co, probably still have the odd sheet, Rouge de Garance- ooh that was good.

I'm always quite pleased when I use an ancient piece, especially if I don't actually like it but it does a good job on a LO.

I'd been scrapping a while before I found a CM supplier and bought the cutting system with the sheets and plastic shapes to guide the round cutter, still use that lots and the corner rounder, use my Cuttlebug still, mostly for cards.

I think the collection you're talking about thriftycrafter is called Wisteria. I like BG Urban Couture and Scarlet's Letter too.
Oh yes Susie - SEI I bought a collection that was sugar almond colours to scrap DS2's christening. I still have the papers and haven't scrapped the Christening :(. He's about to turn 21 LOL
I also have a few K & Co papers from a few different collections and some KI Memories, some October Afternoon (I know some people hoard that) and some Cosmo Cricket.

I don't think I used to buy papers very well then. I'd buy one or 2 from a collection and then not have anything to go with them. I think I buy differently now but I do have a bit more spare cash then I did when the boys were small so I probably spend a bit more than I did back then :)

I think I need to scrap more and buy less :lol:

Cris, I loved Scarlett's Letter too. I used it to cover pages for a birthday book that I made - somewhere to store birthday cards month by month. (As if I'm organised enough to make them well in advance, ha ha!)
I was nodding along as you listed these other brands: Cosmo Cricket, K&Co - especially Ancestry, I have a lot (too much) of that. Recently-ish I found photos and papers I'd put aside for doing a LO of DD's prom - she's 31 now, and the stash is sitting in my 'work in progress' pile, so maybe we need another challenge - to scrap those old events?

thrifty, oh I have one of those Papermania packs too. It's on my 'must use up' list. :D And I'm lucky enough to still have some Rouge de Garance.

My favourite collection ever ever (and I still have some because I bought a lot of it) was K and Co Blue Awning. I still love it just as much today.
I am cross with myself that I don't use it because surely it is better to have it in an album than on my shelf (but the struggle is real!!!)

Oh I have too many to mention!!!
But here are a few.
AMERICAN CRAFT, travel papers.
BASIC grey , wild asparagus.
7GYPSIES , MY MINDS EYE, ME AND MY BIG IDEAS, CREATE PAPER. BO BUNNY. TERESA COLLINS.
The list is endless. :lol:
Ellie

I sometimes use the PM stuff to make envelopes for odd sized cards as it's white on the back, so the envelope has a 'pretty' lining.
I also use 'too nice to cut' pieces as a cover lining for my albums, so they get seen and aren't a waste of money, I must need more albums as I have lots in my stash still LOL.

I buy differently now too, still no shops in this area, but I don't feel that I have to buy everything I see these days, apart from having more than a lifetime's worth of stash, I'm pickier, although if there's something Navy blue it's going to come home with me, as it used to be such a hard colour to find but features in lots of my pics.

I have loads of papers Basic Grey [I think Lily Kate was my favorite], Crate Paper, My Minds Eye, Echo Park, Bo Bunny and Scenic Route, I should probably stop there but have probably only done 2 layouts in the last 2 years as I mostly make cards. I have also used papers with white backs for envelopes but sometimes you need a reminder to do it so thank you for the prompt.
I also have a few sets of Thickers to use too, I suppose I had better sort some photos and a sketch and do something :)

Anne

oh Jemima/Anne that's fabulous. Do share what you make with us all

Mine is Kaisercraft High Tea. I am fast running out but it’s a real favourite of mine.

Mine too Elaine, I still have a few sheets.
Kaisercraft papers are my favourite.
Ellie

A couple more from me never used, either just too lovely or kids designs and now we have the kiddies to use it up on. First, Brenda Pinnick and the WRMK's White-out. There will be more.

I loved crate Paper, sassafras lass and Wild Asparagus too.

And in those days papers were all you got … maybe a sheet with tags etc. Now a collection has embellishments, chipboard, die cuts, titles, brads, stickers you name it. I like it when it was just paper and I’m sure it’s why I fussy cut or print most of my embellishments and buy very few of the extra bits.

I just used some WRMK White Out a couple of weeks ago Susie :)

Lots more great brands being mentioned: how could I forget Teresa Collins? Best. Travel. Papers. Ever. And I still have some.
anyway, I would love to see more people mentioning the paper brands when they post their LOs.

That's a great idea Margo. I am very remiss about doing his and will try and so better. It's useful to others isn't it.

I often don’t know where paper I’m using comes from, if I do know I will try and remember to identify them :)

Fab lot of chat. I used to struggle the same as Cris, buying only a few sheets and then struggling to make something. I had a large clear out when I moved with my partner, now husband and got rid of a lot older stuff I hadn’t used. The shopping channels were dangerous- such large bundles that didn’t end up getting used. I’m sure I still have a few sheets of K and co, SEI, basic grey , I also have a number of paper pads from crate paper that I got from TK max because they were a bargain. I didn’t buy much paper Mania though as it wasn’t my style.

I also went mad for the Marty Stewart punch around the page sets - and have a whole load in the loft.

Oh Jo you are so right. QVC was really dangerous. I bought some big sets I never used …eg my Anna Griffin.

I have the Martha Stewart punch around the page too. I ought to get rid of it

I have way too many punches that are hardly ever used. I’m like you Karen, need a clear out!
Luckily I never got tempted by any of the shopping channels.. my Mum was an addict so it put me off for life :lol:
The internet has always been my go to for paper.. that is enough temptation for anyone!
With that in mind I managed to track down a whole collection of High Tea yesterday as a result of this thread! Lol

Well done on finding the High Tea Elaine.
I once bought a box set from QVC . I hardly ever used it. It was
so naff.!!! :lol:
Ellie

Hi all. I think the oldest stash I have is from almost 20 years ago, when I first started card making. It was from a shopping channel - 100 sheets of Christmas peel offs!!! I have used quite a few and sometimes I still use them to make plaques for card fronts - when I have nothing better to do.:rolleyes:

I can’t stand the shopping channels, I did used to record them sometimes so I could just see the product and not listen to all the nonsense chat !

Well I’ve just remembered - I have LOTS of stickers, especially alphabets from many years ago, I must make more effort to use them, they used to be my go to, now I often use my die cutter.
I think I need to make up some kits and get some stash used !!

I still can't resist adding a button or two and I love to sew on my pages.

I have two Ikea drawers full of MS punches, some are around the page. I still love their butterflies and have a few which are dragged out but I used to order them from the States because they were so expensive to buy here. Cheaper there anyway and then an extra 40% off as well, it would have been rude not to buy them.

My Mind's Eye - Bloom and Grow, I have a couple of sheets of High Tea which is so pretty. It doesn't help that I love to print papers too because it means you aren't using your stash. At one time peel offs were the way to stick a message on a card but now with dies etc... they do look a bit outdated. I gave all of mine to the local school when I had my clear out.

WRMK's Nonsense collection. I haven't used that and just need to get all this house renovation out of the way and I am going to lock myself in my craft room. We've finally got the kitchen sorted only the plans drawn up, the new windows and selected the kitchen appliances, so it's all on order.

Meant to say, it was actually QVC craft that got me into scrapbooking in the first place. I saw a K& Co collection and decided to have a go at scrapbooking and make my niece a 21st album. I'm not kidding, I am the slowest crafter ever but between getting the photo's off my sister which took 2 weeks, reprinting them after choosing which were to go in the album and then assembling the LO's it took me 4 weeks to make a 50 page album. It would take me a week to make one LO now!:lol:

There was a period when TK Maxx/Homesense had quite a bit of scrapbooking stash and I bought a fair bit (and some of it - well quite a bit) is still in my stash. I have some Studio Calico collections and that was where I bought the WRK White Out collections too

This is fun! I had a big sort out a couple of months ago when my craft room/office was redone. I did recycle some old papers and a few alphabet sheets that had lost their sticky or had not many letters left on them. My oldest papers are a few Sassafrass ones which I still have, but I do remember K&co, paper mania, basic grey, etc - they are long gone!. My daughter used quite a lot of my oldest stash.
I have certainly had some punches and stamps for years, but as long they still work OK, then I'm keeping them!