Posts Tagged ‘scraps’

I wanted to share with you some cards that I made last week while trying to use up some of my scraps/off cuts and I found these strips of Stampin’ Up!® Watercolour Paper and they were the perfect size for this gorgeous flower from the Embrace Life stamp set. Actually, the chocolate chip layers were also found in my scrap drawers.

When I create a project all my scraps and off cuts go into these drawers which are separated into each family and one for Neutrals and Designer Series Papers as well.

This makes it easy when I’m making another project and I need a small piece of cardstock I can just pull open the drawer for that family and rummage through for the right colour and hopefully the right size.

Although I do think I need to make some more cards in the soft subtles as I dont seem to be able to close that drawer at the moment! I might need to make up some collage/scrap packs for my customers

This picture gives you a bit of an idea of how I store the scraps … I actually have another set on top with just 3 drawers in it with two being double the depth of these shown.

Here is another card again made using those watercolour paper strips – I think I’ll have to arrange a Stamp A Stack for this design and they really are an easy and elegant card.

This card (on the left) has the two stems stamped on it in Stazon Jet Black then watercoloured using the Classic Ink pads and the aqua painter. So you dont really need to have water colour crayons or pencils to watercolour – mind you it does help!

I’ve also used the pretty pink paper from the Berry Bliss Designer Series Paper pack. The sentiment comes from the Occasional Greetings stamp set and I just love this stamp. Actually it sits on my shelf as I use it so much.

The card on the right uses the patterened paper from the lovely Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper pack. I love this pack so be prepared to see it used quite a bit over the next 3 months!

I’ve just stamped the stem once in Stazon Jet Black on the Stampin’ Up! watercolour paper and again coloured using the Aqua Painter and ink from the classic stampin pads.

The sentiment is actually a rub on from the Hidden Garden Rubon set which is available in the Summer Mini Catalogue.

These cards are great for any occasion at all – just change the sentiment and it could be for anything from birthdays & get well to congratulations or even a sympathy card.

If you’d like to see how to used your ink pads as a watercolour palette then contact me today to book your demonstration or enrol in a technique class.

I showed you some work I’d made with Brocade Basics the other day which you can find here.This is how I vary my Stamp A Stacks – I tailor them to what the customer wants and these ladies do a 12×12 page and 5 of one card.

Now my ladies who asked for that layout like doing 12×12 layouts and the one in the Idea Book & Catalogue they chose was just a 6×6 so I went about converting the 6×6 design to a 12×12 layout.

It is the same design as the smaller layout but added just a few more elements so it didnt look so bare.

I have added a flower & extra leaf to the top right of the photo and have added more flowers and more flourish leaves to the bottom left corner of the photo.

I have used the Brocade Backgrounds Designer Series Papers which I love – I love the rich greens & browns and all the swirls, flourishes and designs in these papers make them just so easy to work with – although it is hard to make that first cut or fold! Not to mention they are such great value with 12 sheets of double sided paper for just $11.95 – what a bargain!

This is the card the ladies made and it is deceivingly easy to do!

Its just one stamp on the base card, the stamped flower & greeting, a couple pieces of ribbon, a piece of Designer Series Paper (which is actually from offcuts of the above layout – so a great way to use up those scraps in the drawer) and a button – what could be easier??

I would love to share how these items were made with you so why not arrange your demonstration with me today? Be quick as my diary is filling quickly these days.

Dont forget we still have the Extra Extra Hostess Special until 15th July where you can earn extra hostess benefits so when you book ask me for more details on the extra’s you can get.

We have been talking on one of my groups about the different ways to store your scraps or off cuts and what system is working the best. I’ve tried the file folders and ziplock bags and have found my current method the most productive so far.

I use a set of stationery drawers to pop my off cuts into and have a drawer for each Stampin’ Up! Colour family and another each for patterned papers and neutrals.

They are on my table so they are handy when I’m working to just pop the extra bits straight in the drawer and also if I’m looking for a small piece in a particular colour i know which drawer to open and rummage through.

The picture here isn’t that great but you can get the idea of how it is set up and what I’m talking about – well sorta anyways!
Your scraps and offcuts will come in handy when your layering, using punches, doing mosaics and the like. You can even run them through a crimper to make faux ribbon or thru the shredder for extra purty packing for presents & such.

The other night I went through my patterned paper drawer and had enough in there to create this little 6×6 layout.

Mind you scrapping photo’s of this little cutie is that hard to do! I have just used the papers from the ‘Loves Me’ Designer Series Paper pack and a couple of stamps. These papers are in our Summer Mini Catalogue which finishes at the end of March so if you’d like some email or ring me to order them today – who could go wrong with pink & brown??

I cut strips 6×2 and used my corner rounder to make the different edges on them and then layered them over the top of each other and there it is – even the little circle embellishments are from the same paper pack which I have punched out with the 3/4″ circle punch and ‘lifted’ them with stampin dimensionals.

Makes a very quick and easy page – and with a smile like that who needs to write anything other than “love you”.

Your scraps can be used on anything and really should be used more often – besides you want to make sure you get your money’s worth when buying a pack of cardstock or patterned papers as you really dont want to be throwing it into the recycling.

Using your scraps can add a little touch to cards too and here are a couple of samples to show you what I mean. 

      

Now my soft subtles drawer is getting a little full so think I might have to go and make up some cards to use up some of those off cuts!