This time of year, I always feel the need to start using up all the bits and pieces that accumulate from making cards throughout the year. This time, I am determined to finally use up this paper pack that I have had for years and years and years and it has finally gotten down to mostly small scraps. So, this post has 3 cards using these little bits that are left. I have one more card that I will show on the 1st, and will be able to make 1 or 2 more cards before I finished it up completely. One of my favorite things to do with these little scraps is to adhere them to a narrow strip of cardstock to create a strip of stripes of patterned paper. Each of these cards today uses one of those strips. On the first card, it is the fishtail banner on the left. This card uses most of the larger scraps that were left.
This second card uses the only piece of patterned paper that did not belong to the pack I'm focusing on. So, the dotted pink paper is not part of it. But each of the little "cards", the hearts and that strip across the middle are part of the pack.
The final card is a cute little Christmas card using 4 of those striped paper strips! I embossed a snowflake background and added an adorable die cut snowwoman.
This snowman die set is absolutely perfect for using up scraps of card stock. I forgot to add the orange for the nose, but otherwise the photo below shows how perfect it is!
Card #1:
Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Text Objects"
Dies: Sweet n' Sassy Stamps heart
Challenges:
Card #2:
Supplies:
Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Kid Kudos"
Dies: Sweet n' Sassy Stamps hearts; My Favorite Things "Blueprints 14" stitched circle
Challenges:
Word Power--anything goes with sentiment as the focus
Card #3:
Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Ornamental Christmas'
Dies: Lawn Fawn "Build a Snowman"
Darice snowflake embossing folder
Challenges:
ABC Christmas--A is for anything Christmas goes, B is for bright (I think I have both!)
Love Those Pretty Papers--anything goes with the optional twist: snowmen
17 comments:
Oh my goodness, these are all just awesome Heather! Love your scrap piece strip idea (have to remember that lol). Well done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure, Peace on Earth & Love Those Pretty Papers challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Ooops forgot to thank you for also sharing in the fun at our Word Power challenge! Beautiful card creations Heather! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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All 3 cards are lovely and show great ways to use up snippets.
Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground with Card 2. See you up in the treehouse for hot chocolate shortly. xxx
Gorgeous cards and great use of snippets thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky hugs Sue xxx
Scrap busting cards are always so satisfying! Love all the pink papers. Thanks for sharing with us at Pearly Sparkles :)
All the cards are so sweet, and such a great way to use up pretty snippets of paper. Great take on the sketch too. Thanks for sharing at The Paper Funday Challenge and please join us again soon!
Donna xx
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Love all of your cards and especially the cutie pink snowman! Thank you for joining us at Christmas Kickstart Challenge!
These are very sweet cards, Heather! It’s so wonderful to be able to take little scraps of paper and turn them into little works of art. I think it’s my favorite thing about card making. Thanks so much for sharing these with us at Word Art Wednesday!
What a wonderful way to reduce those scraps! They make me think of some of my vintage quilts. Thanks so much for joining us at CRAFT Challenge this fortnight. Hope to see you again soon!
What a n adorable snowman card, or I should say snowwoman card! Beautiful colors and love all the texture from the strips and folder. Thanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge!
Me again, wanted to thank you for sharing with us at the Paper Funday Challenge too, you are really motivating me to work on using some of my bits and pieces collection!
Oh my Heather! These are all wonderful!
Thank you for joining us at Creative Knockouts this time around- good luck!!
Me again Heather! These are lovely! Love how you've made 3 completely different cards but similar colour palettes!
Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends this time around- good luck!!
Abolutely wonderful cards!
Hugs,
Conny
Three amazing cards Heather - great ideas for using up snippets. Very pretty colours too.
Hugs
Di xx
Adorably cute! Such lovely cards, and I especially like the one you've entered at CKC. Die cuts are just great for using up scraps, aren't they. Thanks for joining Chris and me at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x
Lovely card thanks for sharing at Crafty Catz
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