Something Old, Something New

Welcome back to the Something Old, Something New challenge, friends! It’s Trace (tracermajig) here with some wonderful inspiration combining old and new products from the store.

This month we are playing with artsy, messy, scribbly, painted circles! Katie has a plethora of products in the store but these are what I have chosen to play with this month.

The new product:


And the old products:

Like last time, you can choose any elements from these packs to use on your page as long as you use one of the old products and one of the new products. Katie has generously provided a freebie to get you started if you don’t already have these in your stash.

Let’s see what the team created!


I love how Rachael (myssp) gave one of the circles a shadow. It gives it such awesome texture and dimension! What a great idea! I also love the other circles and scribbles in the background that help highlight those adorable photos.
These are the products that Rachael used to create her page: ARToptions Rouge Ephemera, ARToptions Rouge Ephemera Plus Pack, Classic Postage Frames 01, Finley Scatterings, Krafty Garden Chipboard Words, Messy Painted Circles 02 Value Pack, Photo Wraps 19, Pinned Pearls 01, Scratchy Scribbles Brushes and Stamps 01, Shimmer Clusters Love 01, Smitten Sparkles Paper Pack, Spectrum | Sherbet Painted Foundations Paper Pack, Vellum Sentiment Strips 01


Sherry (digi371) has created such a wonderfully blended masterpiece. I love how the all of the monochromatic circles work to frame her sweet photo. I also love the added detail of using a circle to frame the chipboard circle.
These are the products Sherry used on her page: Artsy Scratchy Circles Brushes and Stamps 01Blendables Layered Template 74Instant Artsy: Scribbles-n-Scratches 01, Krafty Garden Chipboard Bits, Krafty Garden Ephemera, Layered Page Foundations 03 (coming soon), Messy Painted Circles 02 Value PackScratchy Scribbles Brushes and Stamps 02,  Sprayed Filmstrips Brushes and Stamps, Text Textures Paper Pack 03 (coming soon)


I (tracermajig) wanted my circles to add just a ‘little bit of something’ to the background of my very busy page. They are only a subtle addition but gave my page the bit of extra ‘grounding’ that I was looking for.
These are the products I used: Artsy Scratchy Circles Brushes and Stamps 01Brilliant Life Element PackClassic Scraps Mini 01 Cardstocks Paper PackClassic Side Lift Photo Frames 01December Stories Element PackDictionary Blendables: Beach 01Dolphin Cove Element PackGolden Pretty Element PackJournal Strips 01Kaleidoscope Chipboard BitsKaleidoscope Ephemera Plus PackKrafty Love Solids Paper PackMardi Gras Element PackMessy Mixed Masks 02Messy Painted Circles 02 Value PackSpectrum | Gardenia Chipboard BitsSpectrum | Gardenia Ephemera EssentialsSpectrum | Gardenia Ephemera Plus PackSpectrum | Gardenia Leaves EphemeraSpectrum | Sherbet Chipboard WordsSpectrum | Sherbet Strawberry Lemonade Ephemera Plus PackStamped Stitches 14 Brushes and StampsSurf Lagoon: Little EnamelsSwimmies Element PackTo the Sea Element PackTwisted Stitches 04Vintage Artistry Sunburst Chipboard BitsVintage Artistry Sunburst Chipboard WordsVintage Artistry Sunburst Cluster LayersVintage Artistry Sunburst EphemeraVintage Artistry Sunburst Ephemera Plus PackVintage Artistry Sunburst Sentiment Transfers 02Vintage Artistry Sunburst Wishing BubblesVintage Lines Surfside Mini Mix

I hope you are able to join in on the challenge! Please remember to share your pages to the Something Old, Something New gallery and also update the June Challenges Participation Thread to earn your store rewards. See you again next month for another challenge!