USE UP STASH - Using the Unusable Paper from 12 x 12 Pads

[@Meyersci]

I have so many papers like this and am grateful to make them useful. The final product was really a Cinderella story! Thanks!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much, have fun transforming your paper x

[@annl.6928]

Thank you for this. It is genius. This is a type of upcycling that is new to me and will save my ugly paper from wasting away in the bottom of the paper caddy.

[@sharonsmith2670]

Unbelievable! You have really transformed these papers. They're beautiful now. I own 20 years worth of scrapbook papers that need to be updated. Looks like I have my work cut out for me. Tina, you are really great at helping us save money (that I don't have) and still be a part of the vintage junk journal world. Thanks for all you do.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much Sharon, like you I have a whole bunch of stuff to use that I have accumulated over the years, and really don’t want to keep buying more stuff, tempting as it can be. Have fun updating your papers x

[@jenniferwatson7118]

I'm thrilled about this idea! I've so many 'left-over' ugly pages that I don't want to waste - but you've shown how they can be transformed. Thanks! PS: hang in there with the anxiety - there are lots of us who have this, so it's nice to support each other. Thankfully crafting can be great therapy!

[@helenwhite2111]

Loved your video ... I hate waste so plan on using some of your ideas. Thanks for sharing.

[@karenpruis501]

What a great idea! We all have papers that we are not fond of as they are. Well done Tina.

[@loismeyer9417]

Such a BRILLIANT idea!! I have SO MANY pages that I have in a pack that I just don't care for but also don't have the heart to just toss them in the bin, either. Now you've solved the dilemma!! It also looks like a relaxing thing to do. Well done you!!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

It is quite relaxing, and yes it’s so annoying to just let those papers go to waste. Have fun x

[@sueturcotte811]

The sound you heard is my jaw dropping. This is brilliant, Tina. I haven’t seen anyone take this beyond simply covering the patterns and overly-bright colors with gesso. I wind up using “ugly” paper as craft mats when I’m gluing or inking. I also cut the sheets up and use them for grocery and to-do lists. I’ve even balled them up and used them as fillers for my homemade holiday gift baskets. My kitty and I have loads of fun with them as I hide her little fuzzy toys under them. I donate quite a bit to my local charity shop, and they sell them very quickly (which goes to show it is simply a matter of taste and the type of projects we each enjoy working on).Thank you for this video. It’s nice to know I can actually start keeping more for actual crafting. ❤️

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Sue, they really came out nicely didn’t they? You have some great ideas for using them though otherwise. Hope you enjoy transforming some of your ugly papers x

[@JeanneBaney]

Sue Turcotte you have some good ideas too! Lol! Especially using them for lists. I am awash with Decorative papers yet I am always scrounging for a piece of scrap paper to write something down ha ha. I sometimes wonder how that’s possible! I’m going to be busy today!!

[@fayneilly833]

Shabbydabbydoodah ‘

[@irenedavo3768]

Wow!

[@claudiaculver1299]

Helpful video and nice results. I especially like how your fingers get dirty and stained from total abandonment while enjoying your crafting.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

🤗🙃🥰 x

[@TheJourneyContinues-sbm]

I love your channel! ❤ Thank you!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Sheila xx

[@eileenammendolea1776]

Wow! I can't believe the transformation. I have plenty of stamps, gesso, and unused paper. Can't wait to try this! Thanks for the great idea!

[@LifePrepared]

What a fabulous idea, thanks! This will help those of us on very thin budgets because we can make the same paper look entirely different.

[@minb1217]

What a great idea! I have papers that I would never use under any circumstances. This idea is perfect to disguise them.

[@katyscraftboutique6500]

I have so many pages I haven't been using and now the possibilities are endless! Thank you so much!

[@rhondacalderone862]

I LOVE this idea! I have so much of this bright paper and I didn't have the willpower to just throw it away! Now I can re-create it! TFS!

[@lisahutchins8186]

Love watching your channel. I have also suffered for 20+ years with anxiety and love doing these crafts.

[@TrishDarbonne]

I know what I’ll be doing today. 😊 This is my favorite paper alteration video. I have several pads with papers I can’t see myself using. I need a birdcage stamp!! Love that one. ❤

[@ScissorsAndSmiles]

Brilliant solution to a familiar dilemma. Thank you for sharing that - I know what I can do with all those unwanted papers now.

[@makalaniadolpho4056]

Thanks for the inspiration and sharing. That is a good way to use up papers. I have never tried it.

[@SimplyWitch]

What a wonderful idea!!! I usually end up having a lot of “useless papers” just because they won’t fit on my projects, and you came with this not only wonderful, but genius idea! I’m so happy YT put you on my way! Thanks very much!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much, enjoy x

[@marcellakramer7118]

OMG, what beautiful creations you have created from papers that almost look like they’re never gonna have a home, love that bird cage stamp n how you use them so freely without the use of blocks... very ingenious!!! Also I have never seen anyone cut so STRAIGHT with a pair of scissors without a ruler or some sort of straight edge or paper cutter, you amaze me, you really have awesome talent. I will be using your technique when papers don’t suit my projects from now on. Will make them even more handmade!! Thanks so much!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much, have fun with your papers x

[@lindanonnenmann1112]

This idea opens up many possibilities. Gold gilding wax applied to the edges, scraped metallic paint substituted for white gesso, etc. Love how these turned out with a bit of lace added. This idea is also useful for transforming brightly patterned greeting cards. Thanks for sharing this wonderfully creative idea!! Love the results.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Linda and for taking the time to comment xx

[@ToryE1959]

What an AWESOME idea for paper patterns we aren’t thrilled with in packets. Thank you for the wonderful video! I need some White Gesso!! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas

[@aprilcarter749]

Fantastic 👏🏾👏🏾💃🏽 now I can use those not so pretty 12x12 sheets into something beautiful. All the ones you did where absolutely beautiful 😲. The transformation wow 😳 ... looking forward to how you transform that piece.. thanks for sharing 🤗😊💜!!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you April, I am so glad that you enjoyed it x

[@greenmacaroni8872]

Hi Tina, you really transformed those! Great idea! Not all of the papers are keepers. I have painted the backs but hadn’t thought of toning down the front, lol! Thank you for sharing. Julie 🥰

[@lovalywifecyn7262]

I recently did the exact thing, however I use white acrylics watered down + a baby wipe to to get a stroke free covering.

[@tiffanyg3355]

Thank you for making this video. I now know exactly which papers I will do this on. Your pages came out absolutely beautiful!

[@vanessarussell7997]

That is a great way to use up pages out if a paper pack. Thanks for sharing this idea. Have a great day.

[@TracyisCrafty]

Wow thank you for sharing this tip so pretty and easy to do.

[@justlookin2]

Look! Tina's doing Magic!!! Brilliant!

[@cherylberry1613]

Kool idea!! Don't worry about your beautiful hands. Getting messy is part of crafting and part of the relaxation we want when we craft. Bother of your results were amazing. I am definitely going to do this. I have that same paper pack even-LOL.

[@4everpurplecreationslorell659]

Great video, I love using up old papers, and scraps and just having fun. You pieces turned out beautiful, tyfs. Lorelle

[@vickiejensen1265]

Brilliant!! I've got paper that I've had for years that I probably wont use but with this technique, I just might!! Beautiful! TFS

[@lorettavalmorbida7793]

What a great great idea. Just love it.

[@sherryrector2275]

Excellent idea Tina. Bravo. I totally understand not dwelling on anxiety’s problems. My hubby just had Aneurysm and is in intensive care. You are helping me cope and have been for two days now. Just never know how much you help people by doing something you love. Just wanted to say so. Thanks

[@helenascott389]

Big hugs to you x

[@sherryrector2275]

Thank you Helena.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh no Sherry, I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I am sending lots of love and wishes your way. X

[@sherryrector2275]

Tina he is doing very well still in intensive care but no horrible effects such as stroke or disabilities. He was certainly blessed Thanks for keeping me and my mind busy And thank you for your hugs and kind words. .

[@deloraaustin4507]

On my, how you transformed your paper sheets is amazing! I loved your envelope.💕

[@stellabiteme]

Don't avoid what makes you anxious because, you're constantly in fight or flight mode and that causes anxiety. You're always looking to avoid something and your wheels are always squealing. I'm just learning and doing this myself. You do beautiful work so, thank you for showing us.

[@karenkerkuta3780]

Absolutely brilliant. You turned the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan

[@rmayfairecottage]

A fabulous idea! Thanks so much for showing us what to do with those formerly unusable papers! Yours are now so lovely!

[@journals4all694]

Wow, Wow, Wow, what a brilliant idea, this is soooo useful, thank you for sharing.

[@JeanneBaney]

Super idea! So fun to turn something blah into something you love!

[@jeanniedreemer1944]

Wow! Absolutely love how you totally remade a not so pretty paper! I wouldn’t have believed it had I not seen it! All the pieces came out fantastic! Tfs🤗👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐾🐈‍⬛🐾

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Jeannie x

[@thejoyofjunkin2924]

I just found your videos today and just amazed. What a wonderful idea! Thank you so much!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much, and welcome to my channel x

[@pquack51]

Brilliant! What a great idea. I have so many papers that I just don't quite like. Thank you for sharing!

[@marthinarauhut1876]

what a transformation ... It's lovely, thank you.

[@gayemarianesfox2405]

This is brilliant! You’ve beautifully transformed these papers.

[@josievanotterlo5191]

100% inspirational...bringing to life all that I already have. Thanks for the generous share.

[@sharonmartin3115]

wow...........................great ideas I love it.

[@OldHag73]

For some reason I just Love the sound of your scissor when you cut paper. Have no idea why. Kind of a strange thing to love

[@susanvanschuyver7900]

This is a great way to use those unusable pages!! Thanks for sharing.

[@rickwalls4566]

This is a beautifully awesome transformation. Finally a use for all my ugly 80’s scrapbook paper. THANK YOU for helping me destash. ❤️❤️❤️

[@carolynramirez316]

Love this. Great way to use those papers which I seem to have many of. Thanks for sharing such fabulous ideas. Love your creativity. Much inspiration.

[@simonebisaillon5398]

What an awesome idea and great projects. Keep sharing. We love it.

[@valerieb8006]

Lovely! Making the Papers "your own"! ....Very useful idea! Thanks so much.

[@frizzylizzee1066]

Great ideas! I have all sorts of papers I had no idea how to use. Thank you!

[@brendachenoweth496]

It is gorgeous and what a great idea! We all have papers that don’t fit and you have solved that problem. Yeah!!

[@arewethereyetajsm]

Hi, Tina! You are such a joy. I have to say that you make me smile and outright giggle sometimes with your sense of humor. "You know me, within 2 seconds of the bottle being opened I'm invariably covered in it!" LOL! Thank you for all you share with us; your creativity, your stories, your sweet spirit. I'm a beginner, and you have taught me so much. You are definitely on the top of my list of favorite KZbin creators. Have a wonderful day, and happy crafting! :)

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much for your kindness, your comment is my highlight of the day today, thank you x

[@10151957june]

This is amazing! I never thought about doing anything like this. What a great idea! These are beautiful.

[@micskraftykorner9234]

Brilliant ideas. I love how these pages turned out. I'm now on the lookout for the bird cage stamp. I'm going to have to inventory my stamp collection to see if I have some stamps to be used for designs on the new pages. TFS.

[@stampinturtles]

Wow!! 30 seconds in and I’m amazed by the transformation of the paper! You’re a genius! ❤❤thank you for sharing.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much, and for your binge watching xxx

[@stampinturtles]

@@shabbydabbydoodah share the link with all my friends, too. Most of them have watched it too. So hopefully that will bump up your views in the algorithm.

[@Hilldy40]

This is fantastic!! I'm so glad I found your channel

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much, have fun transforming some of your old papers x

[@angierahui]

Kia ora, this was very helpful & you are so clever Tina. A huge thank you for sharing this one.

[@1Cheribaby]

This is truly amazing! Cannot believe those are the same papers you started with. Just may give this a go some day...just like everyone else I have too much DSP that I don’t find useful. I give it away ti friends or donate to school classrooms. Love Sue’s idea of using it to write on the back too. Would definitely make grocery shopping much brighter.

[@fayeruffo781]

What a wonderful idea. You are so creative. I have so many of those papers and will be trying that.

[@karenclark6199]

Such a great idea to use up papers from years ago!!

[@cindyburns7667]

Excellent video, these turned out so pretty. This is a wonderful way to use up paper you don't care for, thank you.

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you Cundy, have fun transforming some of your papers x

[@I_am_Michelle]

Still one of my absolutely favorite videos ever!

[@dianestedman1466]

what a great idea!!!!!! well done

[@nancivessells1909]

That's amazing. I never would have thought of doing that. Thanks so much for sharing this idea.

[@evelynrauseo467]

Absolutely brilliant! Can't wait to look through my stash and get going. TFS. Posted to Pintrest

[@sheilabergeron2331]

Why did I never think of this, thanks. Amazing ideas.

[@sharonvandenbosch3224]

I am amazed at the difference. So much more usable!

[@paulabrennan2607]

Clever idea 💡 this is going to be so helpful. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@deborahbaxter27]

Thank you! Fantastic idea. I love your stamping too.

[@tannabella6071]

❤️great idea! Totally changes the entire paper! I will try this! Thanks for sharing!

[@Otsummerlin]

What a fabulous idea! I have a ton of paper that was slated for donation. I’m gonna take a few back and alter them. Thanks for sharing. ☺️

[@lenscraftylife]

It's totally amazing what you do with those bright papers to make them vintage looking. Love it! Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I know what to do with those useless bright papers. Hugs & blessings, Lenneke

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Have fun with your papers x

[@phyllismarony8948]

Good evening Tina, this was so helpful. We've all bought paper pads that have ugly patterns. We just shuffle them around because we don't want to toss them. The birdcage stamp is beautiful. TFS 😊

[@irmisiefke]

What a really good idea. I have a lot of dsp that I not use, because I don't like it looks. Fortunately I don't forget about your style

[@fernanton8370]

Good morning Tina , I find this very useful. What a great idea. Thank you for sharing 🌺 🌸 🌺 can’t wait to try this .

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Have fun Fern x

[@linette146]

Absolutely amazing transformations! Your talent is amazing 🤍

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much and for taking the time to comment xx

[@ginapearson3601]

Wonderful use of loud papers.

[@barbrawhite5784]

Absolutely stunning. Love this idea on using up your ugly papers..

[@StayStitching]

I did find it useful! I have hundreds of pages of scrapbook paper that does not appeal to me, now I can have fun with it and use it!!

[@caroldurst1855]

I never thought of that! Wonderful idea...thank you so much!

[@carolinefolts1596]

Wow!!! This is a great idea! I have so many papers I wouldn't use ordinarily, but you showed me how I can doctor them up so they fit what I'm working on. Thank you sooo much for taking the time to share this ingenious idea! I can't wait to try this. Love your stamps too. Blessings to you & yours-xo

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Caroline x

[@tautchiacoleman]

Absolutely brilliant!!!! I have scads of papers that have formerly just taken up space! Now I can actually use them. Thanks for the inspiration 💗

[@haleyscreations3579]

Wow such a good idea! Thanks for sharing

[@Artjunky-pm1dk]

such a good idea. Love crafting with you

[@janevincent7103]

What a lovely idea, Tina. We all have paper pads that contain some pages we're not crazy about. Doing it this way with some gesso, ink, and stamps seems so logical, yet, I haven't thought of doing this. So thank you so much for your tips and teachings. I'm a sponge for your vintage videos, love it. XOXOJane

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you Jane, have fun with your papers x

[@MrsKCumings]

Tina, this video is AWESOME ... just yesterday I was looking at a stack of 12 x 12 papers I simply would not use ... I will definitely transform them using your suggestions. Thank you SO MUCH!

[@pamburke8614]

Quite a transformation!

[@carolmikolj5134]

Hi Tina, this is a great idea. I have collected several vintage style stamps so I shall be sorting through my paper stash to try this out this weekend!

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Have fun x

[@luanncarnahan5030]

Tfs! Wow! I could use so many papers now that otherwise would just take up space, be donated or given to the kiddos!

[@captivebygones2778]

Genius idea! And it looks so fun. 😃 Thank you!

[@curtismoore2681]

Tina, this is an amazing idea. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many ugly papers I have given away or thrown away. TFS The ones you have shown us are beautiful.

[@mettenorheim2329]

TFS a great idea! I have a lot of papers that I don't like, now I can use them 🤩

[@RoseD2016]

Wow Tina! Love this idea...love the way your papers came. I will definitely do this with my papers that don’t go with my style. Very smart lady you are..thank you for showing us how we can reuse something we may have just sitting on a shelf...in turn saving money. Love this... I do hope you feel better.. hoping your anxiety eases up a bit. I also don’t like that feeling when I get it too..keeping busy sometimes helps...other times I pray! Thank you again for such a fantastic video! Xx 💞💞

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Thank you so much Rosie, have fun with this. Yes, anxiety is a terrible thing, I really do find keeping busy is helpful, although I had a terrible bout a few years ago when it just left me too exhausted and zapped of energy to be keeping busy. Sending wishes your way x

[@ddladybug]

TYFS ... I have been donating my “ugly” papers to the elementary school where we used to live, since our recent move I have gone thru my papers again & have a whole new stack of “ugly” papers I was going to donate...mmmm...rethinking that now with this fantastic idea!!!! I completely understand having anxiety ... I too suffer from that! .... you make us all feel welcomed into your crafty world...thank you! Sending virtual hugs! ❤️🐞

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much 😊, yes retrieve a handful of papers from your donation pile and have a play. Anxiety really can be so debilitating when it’s at its worst can’t it? Hugs back to you, 🤗 x

[@thecockneycrafter]

What a fantastic idea! So simple and yet something I'd never thought of for scrapbook pages. Thank you so much for sharing Tina. This technique will definitely be featuring in my future videos & projects. Thanks again and best wishes, Ali xx

[@shabbydabbydoodah]

Oh thank you so much Ali, have fun x