Using Scraps

Well as my craft room becomes more organised it is time to start getting rid of scraps.  Like most paper crafters I find it difficult to throw away perfectly good (and sometimes amazingly beautiful) piece of DSP left over from projects.

I have cut off all 6" x 6" pieces to sell in my end of year retired sell out.  The rest I need to either use of get rid of.  Over the coming month I will post ideas that I find.

BTW these scraps are REALLY old, some old Stampin Up, Kaisercraft and My Minds Eye!!!!

Scrapbooking and Cardmaking crop day.

Tomorrow I am going to my first scrapbooking and cardmaking crop day in about 7+ years.  I was a previous scrapbooker who went every Friday night to one.

I have since become a card maker, although with Project Life joining forces with Stampin Up I may get all those photos and memoribilia into something worth looking at.

The day has a competition sketch, and have been told I can use the sketch to make a card.  Was a little hard tranfering a scrapbook sketch to a card, but I ended up creating something completely different to anything else I have previously done.

Another card gift pack

This week I was starting to sort through all the beautiful DSP from Stampin Up that is about to retire and I came across a fresh pack of the Quatrefancy Specialty.  I just love the colours in this and have been itching to use the printed window sheet in a box (the catalogue was my inspiration for this).

I wasn't really overly happy with the previous card pack I had planned for a workshop next week and felt inspired to go for a completely different look. 

I am so happy with how this pack turned out and it will make a great gift to have in my stash.  After making the first three cards I was thinking of the forth card and I have Carli to thank for it.  I cased a beautiful thank you card she made for me and it fit perfectly with this set. So great to have freinds with ideas to inspire us (or copy....hehehe).

Using the positive and negative die cuts

When making these cards I originally had the idea for a card with a negative die cut.  After making I realised I needed to use the positive as well, way too pretty to throw away.  

 The 'Stay calm and be Awesome' card incorperates some of the new Stampin Up stamps, love this sentiment.

Card gift pack

This pack is for a card night in a couple of weeks.  Colours are Blushing Bride, So Saffron. Sky Blue and Pistachio Pudding

The envelope punch board is so handy for making items like this.  I used it to make both the envelopes and the gift box, love it!

Sketched Birthday

This Stampin Up set is so versitle and timeless.  Definately one to have in any stamp collection.

Sweet Sorbet

Still loving the Sweet Sorbet paper even though it is now finished.  The colours were so beautiful.

Hardwood Stamp

It is hard to go past the Hardwood stamp in the Stampin Up catalogue.  It is a classic and I can't imagine it ever not having a place in my stamp collection.  If you haven't got one I recommend getting one while you can.  I am pretty sure it will be around for a while, but you never know when it will be retired! It is so versitile.

Card Making night

Some monday nights I have some friends over for a night of card making.  I look forward to these each time, it is always an awesome night.  This will be the group of cards we will be making on the next night.