I don't use buttons that aren't threaded very often since my invisible digital adhesive doesn't work too well on them.
I also don't often use bows (typed boys the first time, LOL). I like bows that have longer tails or curled ends, etc, but just a plain simple bow with short ends leaves me not sure what to do with it. I want a bow with presence!
I used to have a really hard time using flowers, particularly realistic flowers as well as anything else that you wouldn't put on a traditional paper scrapbook page. I had to change the way I think and consider the pages as a canvas on the wall instead of a page in a book. When I think of it that way, those large 3D items and realistic items are easier to use.