Going Through Your Paper Scraps -

What do you do with your scraps of paper used from other projects - do you throw them away, or do you keep each piece?  I have found over the years to keep it all - even the small strip's of paper so I can use them on my tags, cards, bookmarks, and embellishments such as punch's, paper piecing's and stamps!  It is how I organize it all that helps me get more done!  Let me show you:

I gather scraps I want to use from my bin (shown above) that are large enough for me to use on my card bases, tags and both style of bookmarks.  

 








I will then cut down to size the various bases I want - and add them to my box of bases in the categories I have - tags, corner bookmarks, tall bookmarks, and card bases.  I also keep the envelopes in the photo box as well, this way when I am working on something - it is all together in one place.

 









The key is for you to figure out the things you create - that by using this technique, you will end up saving your self money!  Even if you go to the dollar store to find a card - they add up over time!   Eventually - the supplies you have bought, will end up paying you back each time you use them!  Plus, making one of a kind cards and scrapbooks are a lot of fun - and therapeutic too!

Lynda Jeffs

Memories in Tyme