Challenging Papers - Part 1 - Buddha

Using leftovers isn't always about scraps.  Perhaps we have some papers we just don't know what to do with.  Usually they come in a pack of other papers we want, but sometimes we pick them up thinking we'll use them, but then find they're more challenging to work with than we thought.  For the next several Tuesdays, we'll take a look at this type of challenge.

In today's example, I purchased this paper from Hot Off the Press to use in a scrapbook about our trip to India.  However, it came in a package of 25 sheets!  Since it was on sale and I only paid about what I'd pay for one sheet, I figured I was getting a bargain. But then I had all these leftover sheets that I didn't know what to do with.  Clearly, in this case, I could just cut off the Buddha and use the rest as sand for summer or beach themed projects, but I decided to challenge myself to find another way to use the Buddha.

The idea came as I was going through a bunch of quotations I happened to have on hand.  One was from Henry David Thoreau and said, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."  What a great quote! And it was the perfect reminder to me that I could look at these more challenging papers differently.  I decided the Buddha could represent quiet contemplation, so I made a card about that!  Here it is:

I've got plenty more of this paper, so I'd LOVE to hear any ideas you might have for using it!