Use What You Have Series #1

 Hi friends! I decided to start a new series of cards. The way the economy is up and down with the tariff war and political issues so many small businesses in the craft industry are getting hit really hard. Every week more than one store and/or designer calls it quits. It is so depressing to watch. While we all want to run out and support them as much as we can, these uncertain issues are a real fear for many of us too. I am still putting in a good effort to support all this businesses that I love, I also want to encourage you to use the things you have already. We all have so many tools and supplies that get ignored or lost in our collections. For this series, I am going to choose some random supplies and a color card too and make a card. I encourage you to do this too, maybe even use my example as your prompt. My spinner wheel came up with "whale" and here is my whale card: 

I pulled a card from the color cube:

 I chose these products from my collection: 

I couldn't find these products on their sites but maybe you already have them or something similar that would be good to use too! I would love to see your version. I am adding this series in my rotation of projects. 

~Paula

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Please Note: This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio.

Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!