Papercraft Haven and More

I hope you have had fun this week - and gotten a ton of inspiration when it comes to using scraps!  Today I am going to go over some of my favorite projects - and a few more things you can do with scraps!!!   Lets get started: This is probably one of my favorite layouts - because of the picture behind the layout, my grandma's dresser!  The die cuts used were from my Sizzix machine and my punches, all from my stash of scraps!  A simple layout you can do in no time, with one photo - or more!       For this layout - I simply used scraps of cardstock cut into thin strips for the border!  This is one way you can do the border with thin strips - or use larger strips if you want!  Change it up - use different colors - and try this border on a card too!!!     With the two layouts above - I used scraps for the paper piecing patterns (the flower and the books)!  Using scraps with your patterns, helps you ...

If you haven't seen  Memories in Tyme  lately - you should go and check out the little things we have going on - and all the various updates!!!!  It is still a work in progress, but more and more is coming out all the time!  We have a section to purchase your own handmade scrapbooks, cards and gift items...a place to start to learn how to create your own - with exclusive classes...and a new section - Lynda Jeffs Designs which is all things digital!   With so many different sections that I decided to resurrect this blog and have exclusive ideas here for all of my awesome followers, and then more business related things on the web site!  Pretty soon I will be having a newsletter - which will be on the web site for you to check out!!!!  This week is all about saving money while you are paper crafting - and products and techniques that will do just that - save you money!   I   have  to save money - and scrapbooking was the f...

      This week has been all about using scraps - and things I have made from using them.  I'm all about saving money - especially when it comes to creating!  You don't need each and every supply out there on the market today, learn to use what you have available to you - along with your scraps...in order to SAVE money!        The above card was made with 2 stamps, white embossing powder and scraps of paper!   The two bookmarks to the sides here - also used scraps, and then die cut shapes in the flower and butterfly, and then the flower punch shape.  Look at what you have in your stash of stuff....or what die cuts you might have available to you in order to make the things you need to make!  Bookmarks - along with a special book, or a gift certificate to purchase something - make a great gift...or at least something cute to keep your place if you love to read like I do!        Now for the challenge par...

     All of the cards I am sharing this week were made with scraps from other projects!  I like to have a few card bases around to be able to send out a quick card when I can - instead of spending a bunch of time making them!  I had used the Cricut die cut machine to cut out the flowers here - again left over from another project (seen above) as I had cut plenty of flowers out that day!!!  With the card to the left, I used a simple monochromatic color scheme in red only!  The only accent color was the white in the middle of the flowers and the background of the saying!  A red stamp was used, Stampin' Up craft pad - (love them as you can emboss with these as well as basic stamp!           With the card to the left, the same flowers was used as the embellishment - this is a complimentary color scheme, using the green as the main background and the red as the complimentary color!  I used white as the accent c...

      I do not use black a lot - especially when I scrapbook...but when I do - I like to use something with a bit more "pop" to it, versus just plain colors!  This is what was left over from another project that I had worked on - a bulletin board for a graduation!  This project was done at least a year ago, and just found different things to use with the scraps now!        With the top card - I used only black and white...black brads, and the hearts is actually a stamp!  The saying was done on my computer - and then printed off - so I could use them on different projects.  I don't like to buy a lot of saying stamps, especially when I have my computer and printer...simply print the saying out on cardstock and you are done!         With the two bookmarks, again - scraps of paper from other projects used to make these - as well as punch shapes and die cut shapes either cut out specifically for these, or they ...

     I love making cards, but I especially love making them out of scraps from other projects I have done.   Both of these cards were made with one stamp - a Stampin' Up stamp, and then different colors of ink to match!  Using scraps helps so you can save money - by using one stamp various ways, and then scraps of paper each card you make can end up saving you money in the long run!         With the above card, I used one stamp, a simple card base, with the border at the top.  I added a simple bow to the top - and then buttons around the bottom to match the circles from the top area! The saying is embossed in white powder!  For the card to the side, it started with the base, and then a simple green image embossed in clear powder!  I finished it up with a simple bow and button to the side of the creation!  This type of card can be made in any versatile type of paper and can be made ahead of time!  Cards like this ...

     As I first started stamping - I wouldn't necessarily keep my scraps - but then, there really wasn't a lot of scraps left over when you make a lot of the same cards at once.  It was after I started scrapbooking when I started having plenty of things "left over" from the projects I was working on.  I hated to throw things away - especially when my husband was taken out of work...I didn't have money to waste supplies and things.  Living in Utah - you are right in the middle of scrapbook HEAVEN - with manufacturers and stores all over the place!  Then the recession hit - Well folks, I've LIVED the current recession and have been in it since that time - I know a thing or two and can help save you money along the way by teaching you what I have learned!      As you work on your scrapbook layouts, keep a file folder to put scraps in - from the projects you are currently working on.  This is where I draw from when I am making cards an...