Happy Tuesday again! I apologize for not posting last week. I was on my way back from visiting family and was too exhausted to write a post when I got home. I'm back at it this week though. Are you happy now? This week's technique is how to use your scraps.
Have you ever made cards or a scrapbook page and you have paper left over that you just can't get yourself to throw away? I would certainly guess you have. It happens to me all the time. I buy really fun and bright paper, so throwing away paper is difficult for me. I will admit that I have kept even 2x2" paper just because I loved it. Ha ha...ridiculous I know. I have started a scrap bin, so the tiny pieces aren't taking up space in my paper shelves. It is a lot easier to find those tiny pieces when I decide what to do with them.
You can do absolutely anything with scraps. Here are just a few ideas:
1. Use them as trim on a scrapbook page or card.
2. Create pendents for your pencils
3. Wrap them tightly around your pencil to make a curly-q. You can then make pictures to be framed or use them on cards
4. Use them as a layered background for a card
5. Confetti (one of my mom's friends always puts confetti inside cards she mails out. It's really annoying to clean up, but super fun as a way to make the card seem special)
6. Punch out shapes or cut out letters
There are so many more great things you can do with a card, but if I gave you too many ideas you wouldn't have time to try out the 6 ideas above. Now go craft my friends!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa and Jess
