Papercraft Haven and More

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark . All opinions are 100% mine. I don't really have a green thumb - that "gift" went to my husband in this family, that's for sure!  He can grow things almost as good as my grand-dad grew his garden - all because of Miracle Grow!  From the time I have been a little girl, my family has used Miracle Grow products - this season, I am excited to be able to bring my mom the Expand ‘n Gro™ line of products for them to try this year!!!  At the very least, I'm excited to keep up my grand-dad's tradition of the products he used! As I look at my husband - and his "gift" to grow, it reminds me of going to Santaquin, Utah to visit my grandparents - in their little house!  Their garden was bigger than the house was - which looking back really amazes me as to how they did it all!  I can't wait to get our little garden going this season - as I want ...

One thing I really love to do - is create - and the other thing ... is share what I love to do !  It's a natural thing for me - just give me paper, scissors, embellishments and glue...add a trimmer and my punches and I am GREAT to go!  Find me in a horrible mood - honestly - just shove me in my corner to let me create and make nice things for my friends and family!  Pretty soon I will be just fine!  I'm not sure if you guys are like me - but I learned that scrapbooking is a great therapy tool personally!   I was on Facebook - and you know...I have been trying to stay OFF that thing and actually get more done instead of playing the games and getting sucked into conversations!  I found a post about Jinger Adams' Design Team and the rest of my night was history!  So - here is my official entry, and we will see how this whole thing goes - however, I hope she likes my style enough to let me join her new team!  If not - I hope she finds awesome g...

      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...

     When I use my scraps, sometimes I might not have the specific color I want to use in a "scrap".  Take these two projects for example - the background on the bookmark is a different blue than the blue on the background of the card is.  However, both work well!  Simple flower die cuts on the bookmark - and Madge on the card!  I simply chalked Madge - and added a simple saying to the top of the creation!  This card I can picture sending it to a friend, planning a day to spend together - or meeting up at Starbucks to catch up on old times!         Using scraps on your projects - truly makes the card you send out be one of a kind as you won't ever get that paper back again!   I look at how the paper lines have grown over the past 10 years - into so many different styles, textures, colors and brands you can't even begin to name them all!  Every year the paper changes - so you pick up what you like when you find it -...

      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 ...