Rediscovering forgotten stash items

AshleyMilfd

AshleyMilfd

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I know everyone is excited using their new goodies but I have to make a shout out to the reclaimed stash item. I have a few (ok more than a few) kits and templates that I bought and never used for various reasons. I was digging through things and decided to try again with a few things I had forgotten about and I am so glad I did. I was really happy with the way the layouts came together.

I was thinking about it and wondering if I am the only one who does this? I don't usually go back to something I just couldn't get the mojo working with and now I want to go back to all of the poor disgarged and forgotten things. It's like having a bonus on top of the goodies I got this weekend.


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Oh, look at the furbaby photo - love the perspective and the clustering!

I used a kit this weekend that was retired during our last retirement sale. I saw the photos when I was flipping through Lightroom, and I was like, wait! I have the perfect kit. And then the photos and the kit became friends and had this layout baby:



I think it's always fun to scrap with older product and/or retired product. I'm always amazed at how most of the kits still stand the test of time and haven't dated themselves.
 
I love using old kits, especially if I'm scrapping just for me.

I have a spreadsheet system for organizing kits that includes a list of things I haven't used yet. I like to scroll through and pick an unloved kit sometimes to give it a chance to shine. (I have freebies on there from 2016 waiting for their turn to shine.)
 
Love this! I agree that those coveted items can hide in those pesky folders! Occasionally I'll sort my 'to be used' folder by "date modified" and then use the oldest one- either a LONG time since I used it & then forgot to move into my other folders or downloaded & never used at all! Then I feel like I'm validated to buy more new stuff! 😆
 
Scrap-therapy said:
I was like you @Cheryl Ashcraft and agree with you ladies, adding my pics to the template and then remember I have this kit somewhere in my EHD.:p
Don't find it look old fashioned at least!:D
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Great minds think alike! I also just used this one, but I didn't even know it was retired. It's still one of my favorite kits in this theme and doesn't feel old at all.


I often use older kits when browsing through my previews folders. I have them arranged by theme, so if it works then I use it.
 
LynnZant said:
Great minds think alike! I also just used this one, but I didn't even know it was retired. It's still one of my favorite kits in this theme and doesn't feel old at all.


I often use older kits when browsing through my previews folders. I have them arranged by theme, so if it works then I use it.
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Oh I miss this one!😍 Totally agree with you I also forget it was retired it’s also the best to me because there’s tons of elements you only find in this one and the colors are wonderful for most of this kind of picture event. I love your page and even didn’t notice it was an oldie but goodie’s kit 🤣 I regret not arranged it by theme anymore. I had to do several EHD and since I totally lost my arrangement. I only count on my memory lol but I assume when I look back for this one I re discover a tons of wonderful kits still need to be scrapped. (Hoarder? Me?🤣).
I agree with you it’s still a fun to play with!☺️
 
They should add this into the challenges! Use a kit from your stash. I tend to do this too! Buy a specific kit (or even earn a free one) and think of an idea for it, but then don't get around to scrapping a page using it!

It is fun to sometimes just go through the stash and scrap that way (pretty much what I have to do this year anyways!)
 
aussiegirl said:
They should add this into the challenges! Use a kit from your stash. I tend to do this too! Buy a specific kit (or even earn a free one) and think of an idea for it, but then don't get around to scrapping a page using it!

It is fun to sometimes just go through the stash and scrap that way (pretty much what I have to do this year anyways!)
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That is a good idea. I don't have any real organization beyond just having them alpha by designer. I ended up finding things I never downloaded while randomly going back through my orders. Lol. Whoops
 
I have a copy of all my previews in a separate folder with sub-folders for each store. I've tagged all of them by theme in a generic way. When I want to make a layout, I open Bridge and do a search for the theme and with advanced search I can drill it down to a store. Then I scroll thru my previews to find a kit.

Now how this helps me use my stash is that when I have used a kit, I use a color label to indicate it is used. I can set in the filter to not show the preview with a label. And, there are all my unused kit previews! After I scrap with that kit, I add the label. I have previews/kits going back 15 years and yes I have been using some of the really old kits especially on pages that don't have a lot of clustering. I've been able to knock down the number of unused kits by quite a bit in the last 3 or 4 years. I like seeing that number of previews with no labels get smaller. I also use a different color label for template previews so that I don't keep using the same templates all the time.
 
This is a great thread. I have an addiction, and I collect scrapbook kits. When I first started 20 years ago, I downloaded every freebie I could find, and I still have them (major hoarder here). In any event, I must have thousands of scrapbook kits (remember 20 years)

It would be great if we had a fun challenge called Oldies but Goodies. Well, tax and audit season is over, and I'd better get back to scrapping.
 
Oh yes, I have those moments where I will open my ehd (I have one that was damaged there are more there :cry:) and check all folders and I will find some oldie but goodie kits or templates and I'd be like, "what, I have this here??" And then I will write the name of the kits/templates onto my list of "I have this kit" and forget all about it again 🤣🤣
 
I like to mix and match new and old kits together. I purged many from more than 5 yrs ago but I still have tons from more precent purchases. So many fantastic kits get retired but they are just too good to not use.
 
I used to keep a running list of all the kits I had downloaded, and when I scrapped a page with that kit, I would put a checkmark next to the name. But a couple computer and EHD crashes did away with that list. Maybe I should do that again. Or just a list of kits I still have to use. That may be a shorter list, but just as affective!
 
Natascha said:
I wished I still had all of my stuff, but I lost 98% of my stash...all of my purchases from over the years and my CT stuff 😔
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Many of the items you purchased through the store here (and maybe at other stores) can still be downloaded. You go to your order history and open each one to see if it is still available to download. I have also had to email specific designers when I lost a bunch of her kits. She sent me a GC for like $100 to repurchase items that I lost! So sweet of her! Not everything will be able to be redownloaded, but it is a good start!
 
aussiegirl said:
Many of the items you purchased through the store here (and maybe at other stores) can still be downloaded. You go to your order history and open each one to see if it is still available to download. I have also had to email specific designers when I lost a bunch of her kits. She sent me a GC for like $100 to repurchase items that I lost! So sweet of her! Not everything will be able to be redownloaded, but it is a good start!
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Oh wow, that is so generous of her. And a good tip for all who are in the same situation.
 
aussiegirl said:
Many of the items you purchased through the store here (and maybe at other stores) can still be downloaded. You go to your order history and open each one to see if it is still available to download. I have also had to email specific designers when I lost a bunch of her kits. She sent me a GC for like $100 to repurchase items that I lost! So sweet of her! Not everything will be able to be redownloaded, but it is a good start!
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Aww that's so sweet!!! But I don't think it will work in my case...I came back a year ago from a 6 year break. So I guess almost everything I had is not in the store anymore
 
aussiegirl said:
Many of the items you purchased through the store here (and maybe at other stores) can still be downloaded. You go to your order history and open each one to see if it is still available to download. I have also had to email specific designers when I lost a bunch of her kits. She sent me a GC for like $100 to repurchase items that I lost! So sweet of her! Not everything will be able to be redownloaded, but it is a good start!
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I just checked and wow some of them are still there from 2014 :eek:
@Robin Carlton is this possible?
I lost almost everything and she gave me the tip to check it out...I'm wondering if it's oke
if I go ahead and download some if that's oke?!
 
@Natascha Yep! Our "official" store policy is that we can't guarantee downloads will be available past 45 days from purchase, especially with things like designers or products retiring, but products are often available via your order history for MUUUCH longer than that. I have a whole tutorial on the subject here...

Tutorials by Sweet Shoppe Designs » Downloading from your Order History

Learning how to digital scrapbook has never been easier or sweeter!
www.sweetshoppedesigns.com
 
Robin Carlton said:
@Natascha Yep! Our "official" store policy is that we can't guarantee downloads will be available past 45 days from purchase, especially with things like designers or products retiring, but products are often available via your order history for MUUUCH longer than that. I have a whole tutorial on the subject here...

Tutorials by Sweet Shoppe Designs » Downloading from your Order History

Learning how to digital scrapbook has never been easier or sweeter!
www.sweetshoppedesigns.com
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Thanks Robin! I will look into it tomorrow...first birthday dinner 😁💋
 
AshleyMilfd said:
I know everyone is excited using their new goodies but I have to make a shout out to the reclaimed stash item. I have a few (ok more than a few) kits and templates that I bought and never used for various reasons. I was digging through things and decided to try again with a few things I had forgotten about and I am so glad I did. I was really happy with the way the layouts came together.

I was thinking about it and wondering if I am the only one who does this? I don't usually go back to something I just couldn't get the mojo working with and now I want to go back to all of the poor disgarged and forgotten things. It's like having a bonus on top of the goodies I got this weekend.


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And I loved that you used all the templates from the pack; each of your pages turned out beautiful and special. ❤️
 
Natascha said:
I just checked and wow some of them are still there from 2014 :eek:
@Robin Carlton is this possible?
I lost almost everything and she gave me the tip to check it out...I'm wondering if it's oke
if I go ahead and download some if that's oke?!
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Yay, I hope you find a lot that you can download to help build your stash back up! Like Robin said, many may not be available anymore, but anything can help! Good luck!!
 
I'm very new to this site. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm searching for an oldie but goodie template I came across on Pinterest. Every tag says something like, Cindy Schneider - 10 random things, Single 120?? I'm having trouble searching it. Maybe it's so old it doesn't exist on here anymore. Anyone with some info would be great! Thanks so much, Stacy
 
Mothertucker22 said:
I'm very new to this site. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm searching for an oldie but goodie template I came across on Pinterest. Every tag says something like, Cindy Schneider - 10 random things, Single 120?? I'm having trouble searching it. Maybe it's so old it doesn't exist on here anymore. Anyone with some info would be great! Thanks so much, Stacy
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It looks like the oldest single right now in the store that I could find is 154. Here are some others that might work.




 
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