RQOTD....

[emmasmommy]

i asked on fb earlier tonight, what's the one element if it's in a kit that you HAVE to use it.

so...now...
i wanna know the flip side of the coin.
what one element in a kit do you tend to just skip over?
or maybe you run away from it in fear

[lovely1m]

I don't use buttons a whole lot. Usually only if they are already attached to something or a space on a template. I really don't care for buttons that have nothing stitched into them.

[carriesmom]

For me it would have to be either swirls that are not stamps or paint and layered wordart (the ones that combine alphas and fonts). But generally I am pretty equal opportunist.

[YepBrook]

Always Use: Stitches & buttons (especially if they are stitched on)

Never Use: Clothespins or big bulky fasteners... I might have used them once and decided I just lacked the ability to make them look right!

[marlathrall]

Buttons kill me... I can barely ever use them.

I always use flowers and greenery.

[kristijoy]

I don't use too much lace or doily type items. I also struggle with using stringed tag type things - although I often manage to include them!

Love buttons, word art, splatters, ribbon, antique postcard imagery, and anything metal!

[Txcorey]

I don't think I ever use staples or binder clips and I also rarely use the messy stamps or paint. I like the stamps and paint but have a hard time incorporating them into my layouts.

I love buttons, flowers, foliage, and word art.

[nietis]

buttons... I don't know why... but I'm trying to use it.

[maryinaz]

Flowers. And no, I'm not scared of them, I'm just not a flowery person and my boys are not either, so I don't scrap with them as a general rule.

Love buttons, but only if they are threaded. I'll skip them if they are not threaded.

[MamaBee]

Avoid - that would be photo corners...

Must have - staples

[Tracyfish]

Need frames

Rarely use fasteners

[kristalund]

brush swirls and such. just not my style.

[kelley]

I usually skip over big bulky things - things that don't look like they could actually be attached to a page, kwim? They work for fantasy layouts but that is not my thing. I also tend to not use animals or people elements - of course there have been times I've used them, but not often.

*editing to add that my statement about animal ellies is not entirely true- I do almost always use butterflies on my pages when they are there!

[SeattleSheri]

Journaling cards and any sort of doodles of people.

[chastml]

I hardly ever use frames. I think it might be because my pictures are never the right size.

And the secret to using buttons without string is glue dots. On my paper or hybrid projects, I never sew the buttons down; I adhere them with glue dots. I think of digital projects the same way.

[taracotta7]

Must use........anything metal. Staples, wire, ect. Love it. I am also addicted to stamps, spatters, paint.

NEVER use......anything that I would not normally use on a paper layout. For example.....a real life shovel that has been extracted. I just can't get it to look right.

[Milmomma]

Luv me sum- doodles, paint splatters, stringy things

Leavem there- frames, journaling cards, photo corners, word bubbles

[alinalove]

i love anything scattery, messy stamped and usually skip... hm. journaling cards? on the other hand i use them excessively on pl pages.
and i am in love with alphas. lovely unique alphas. i sometimes buy kits because there is a great alpha in it.

[KristinCB]

Originally Posted by taracotta7

NEVER use......anything that I would not normally use on a paper layout. For example.....a real life shovel that has been extracted. I just can't get it to look right.

This sounds like you're asking for a challenge? hmmm

[emmasmommy]

i hate birds. (duh)
i don't normal use those pinwheel flower thingies bc i can't make them look right

[Sherri Tierney]

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.

[Sherri Tierney]

Originally Posted by chastml

I hardly ever use frames. I think it might be because my pictures are never the right size.

And the secret to using buttons without string is glue dots. On my paper or hybrid projects, I never sew the buttons down; I adhere them with glue dots. I think of digital projects the same way.

LOL I just posted about how my digital adhesive doesn't work very well on buttons. I use them in paper layouts just fine without stitches or string, but on digital they just look odd to me floating there without something to anchor them.

[taracotta7]

Originally Posted by KristinCB

This sounds like you're asking for a challenge? hmmm

Up for it???????? :P

[LeeAndra]

I don't use tags. Or office-style fasteners like paper clips, etc.

[jacinda]

Photo corners. I can't think of anything else.

[Tronesia]

Hmmm I will use almost anything once but I have a habit of not using frames most times. Not really a fear of them, I just tend to skip over them most times.