{"id":18175,"date":"2013-09-20T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=18175"},"modified":"2013-09-19T23:12:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T03:12:14","slug":"6-ideas-for-using-school-kits-for-non-school-layouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2013\/09\/6-ideas-for-using-school-kits-for-non-school-layouts\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ideas for Using School Kits for Non-School Layouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don’t know about you but I love school kits. For me they’re the digital equivalent of cruising the aisles at the local office supply store; I just can’t get enough of all the pencils, graph paper accents and adorable schooltime elements!<\/p>\n

But as a child-free scrapbooker I don’t exactly have a huge need<\/em> for school kits and well, let’s face it, there’s only so many “first day of school layouts” you can really scrap. So what’s a scrapbooker to do? <\/p>\n

Well here are six easy ideas for using school kits for non-school themed layouts:<\/p>\n

1) Focus on matching colors<\/h1>\n

School kits are known for having bright, bold colors, so why not use them to your advantage? Rather than reaching for your school photos right away, look for non-school photos with colors that match the papers and elements in your kit, like Jacinda did in the layout below. <\/p>\n

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2) Look for versatile elements<\/h1>\n

The great thing about Sweet Shoppe Designs kits is they are packed FULL of goodies, which means even in a heavily-themed kit like a school kit, you can still find plenty of versatile elements like flowers, ribbons or buttons, to use on your non-themed layouts, like I did here on my August Faves layout. The best part is if you want to create a school-themed layout later, it’ll have an all-new look thanks to all the themed elements you didn’t use the first time.<\/p>\n

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3) Get crafty<\/h1>\n

School kits often include artsy type elements like pencils, scissors or glue which makes them perfect for layouts celebrating craftiness like Natalie did here.<\/p>\n

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4) Let the elements inspire your design <\/h1>\n

School kits tend to be full of fun labels and journaling blocks. Try using them to inspire the design of your layout like Jacinda did here.<\/p>\n

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5) Embrace the theme with a twist <\/h1>\n

School-themed layouts don’t have to be first day of school or even kid-focused layouts. There are lots of other ways you can scrapbook around a “school” theme, from lessons learned, to when I grow up, or even what Harry Potter school house you’d be in like I did here. <\/p>\n

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6) Think outside the box<\/h1>\n

With a little creativity, a well-designed kit can be used for pretty much any layout topic, so don’t be afraid to think outside the box with your school kits and use them in a different way like Steph did here.<\/p>\n

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School-themed kits don’t have to equal school-themed layouts. By focusing on colors and versatile elements plus a dash of creativity, you can create an awesome layout without anyone ever being the wiser you used a school-themed kit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you but I love school kits. For me they’re the digital equivalent of cruising the aisles at the local office supply store; I just can’t get enough of all the pencils, graph paper accents and adorable schooltime elements! But as a child-free scrapbooker I don’t exactly have a huge need for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":18180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[132],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18175"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18203,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18175\/revisions\/18203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}