Using something in an unexpected way

Hello to all...this is my first official blog post here on the Memorable Seasons blog. I thought I would discuss using something in a not so obvious way. This may not be new to some..but I love to buy chip board albums (Maya road is my all time fave)not to use them for albums/minis....I have YET to EVER use one as a mini. I use them to create art pieces. They make great smaller altered art. I also use the smaller chipboard albums for tags. The sky is the limit on what to use. I like to use vintage images of any sort. This one I actually used Cosmo Crickets elements on. I have also used them for banners. It would be a great way to use up an odd piece that was not used in an album as well. It is fun to think outside the box...see things in a different way. Maybe someday I will actually use one as an album...