I LOVE paper! I know
I am not alone in this. As fast as Ivy
can stock Scrappin' Happily Ever After with paper, we are sure to buy some of
it. There is never a shortage of
beautiful and fun paper and embellishments to buy. Here is a sampling of some new paper lines in
stock at S.H.E.A!
Basic Grey Clippings - Love this line. It is whimsical and versatile!
Graphic 45 Ladies Diary - Vintage and sweet.
Graphic 45 Happy Haunting - So we can do last year's
Halloween pics before we get to this year!
With so many paper lines, it is hard not to be inspired. Sometimes
we see a line of paper and have a particular idea for it. Other times, we buy something because it
catches our eye or is from one of our favorite lines. I am guessing many of you are like me, and
buy more paper than you likely will use on a given project. Then we have LEFTOVERS. Just like food leftovers in the fridge, these
scraps and bits of paper can be put in the far back of our crop bag, never to
be seen again.
I
have pieces, strips, bits, and whooziwhatsits galore. I try to throw away small pieces, but then in
the back of my mind I hear Ivy saying "You could use that somehow." So how can we use our scraps? I went on a quest to find some fun ways we could
use all our scraps. I scoured some
crafty blogs and videos, and searched out ideas that could be done with all
or mostly scraps. Here is one great way
to use your scraps.
SCRAP TIP #1 -
MAKE SCRAPBOOK PAGES (OF COURSE!)
Even if you have only strips and scraps, you can create a
great page. Don't feel
like you have to use paper from coordinating lines. Mix and match patterns,
lines, and colors to come up with something truly original. Make your own graphic shape on a plain
background, color block scraps to fill a larger space, or line up strips to
create a unique striped paper or a photo mat.
Here is a sketch of a layout that could be made entirely
with scraps on one piece of background paper.
...and here is a real life interpretation of the sketch made
with leftover pieces from a paper collection I had already used for
several pages. With the precision of the Silhouette, I was also able to cut out a few shapes from scraps!
How do you use your scrap pieces of paper....or do you? More ideas coming soon!
- Joanna
