Papercraft Haven and More

Today's  post is all about using up the scraps from when I created  this project  - and  this project !  I love the papers I used - all from Stampin' Up - and love the projects completed based on the papers I used!   Supplies I used: Stampin' Up papers -  Stampin Up stamps - Four You sayings set Paper trimmer & scissors Sizzix die cuts - tags, presents, flowers (3 various styles) Punches - sun, flower (2 various styles), circle, heart  White and black ink pads One of the first things I created was a set of 4 cards, using all papers from Stampin' Up to assure they matched!  By using papers from the same paper pack when you are creating things, helps to make sure everything you create matches and is in the same color family!  This was fun to create the various styles of cards, with 4 different sayings from the Four You stamp set from Stampin' Up!  I am sad to see this set leaving our catalog - but love the new sets ...

Do you throw away your scraps - or do you save them for use later on down the line?  I save mine, and have made some wonderful one of a kind items, made with the scraps of paper I have saved from other projects.  Saving scraps helps you save money - by using just a small piece of something versus a whole sheet.  Using scraps helps make your project one of a kind, especially if you only have a small piece of paper you are using!   You can use scraps with so many different products and projects, you won't throw anything away anymore!     The next few days will be about projects you can make to use up some of those scraps you have!  There are tons of things you can do with scraps - including: Card bases - not the card itself, but the base part that goes on top of the card, as well as the embellishments used on the card. Bookmarks made out of various colors of scraps, also using the scraps for the embellishments. For embellishmen...

So, do you guys keep your scraps of paper left over from other projects, or do you throw them away?  If you throw away your scraps - you are throwing away money...scraps can be used on a whole lot of things when you paper craft!   Use them for tags Bookmarks Backgrounds for cards Embellishments for scrapbook pages Smaller projects Use with paper piecing patterns Use as accents For more "one of a kind" looks To save larger sheets of paper For punch shapes As you first start creating, find something you can throw your scraps in.  I have been organizing and reorganizing my scraps for years - and have recently found this bucket is the best thing I can use to put my scraps in!  When I am working on a project - like today...I started working on cards, and using the papers in the bucket helped me to find perfect papers and colors to create one of a kind cards with.  I always use scraps for my background papers, as it makes the project truly be one of a kin...