I did a major clean-out of my studio last week (there's a giveaway on Instagram if you want to check it out) and boxed-up a bunch of paper to take to the local craft exchange store. I still have a large box of designer paper scraps I need to go through, but for my Makeover Monday card, I wanted to find a design that used a lot of paper scraps … I chose this Valentine's Day card from February 2011.
This card used papers from a single paper collection … I challenged myself to find papers from my scrap bin that would work together. I started with a scrap of birthday paper and then found other scraps that would work with it (I made sure they had one or two of the colors and were the same shades of the color family … in this case the teal and yellow unify across the palette).
I cut them all into 3/4" strips and then managed to put together three card with the scraps it cut on kraft card bases.
For the first one, I discovered the first one was the perfect size for these Tim Holtz Snarky Big Talk Stickers. It was also the perfect opportunity to use some leftover stickers from my stash as embellishments.
For the next two, I used a large wood mount Happy Birthday sentiment from Stampotique Originals (I just love that size & font) and more leftover stickers (these were from an Easter set). These cards are just so fun and easy to put together.
And yep, more stickers. When I assemble my cards, I line of the paper at the bottom and just let it hang over the top of the card. Then when I"m all done, I just take my scissors and trim along the fold. That makes it super easy to assemble.
I hope these cards gave you some ideas for digging through your paper scraps.
these are so fun and cute! I appreciate the tip on how to choose the papers. I always struggle with that, but even I can find one or two coordinating colors 🙂
Great idea. It turned out well.