About a year ago I cut down all of my scraps to 6x6 blocks in an effort to make them more pretty and useable. It made them pretty, but I didn’t use them that often. Recently I saw a person organize them by TYPE and I thought maybe that would help me use them a little more effectively, SO! I had a little crate that was 5 inches wide so I cut down all my 6x6 paper to 5x6 and was left with this:
SO pretty, but again, what do I do with all these scraps?? I sincerely hope that I use all of them, but for now I have a way to use 9-10…
I gathered up a bunch of like-coloured strips and stared at them….. *lightbulb* Why don’t I weave them together??
So I started weaving and realized I didn’t have enough papers, so I pulled a few more and weaved until it looked right. I glued it to a white card base and cut it out to measure 4.25x4.25 and used it on a card!
I made a pinwheel (with a scrap) and stamped the perfect sentiment (on a scrap) and viola! A card born out of my need to organize and use scraps… It doesn’t get much better than this.
Have a great day!
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Fabulous idea!! Must try it.
ReplyDeleteGreta (and beautiful!) idea Tobi!! :)
ReplyDelete~Meredith
Great idea! I SOOOOO need to get mine organized, I am so good at making sure I save them, but then never use them. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect! I've been following your blog since 2009 and have learned so much from you. Thank you from atlantic canada ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card and loving the idea of organizing those darn scraps that are too precious to throw away.
ReplyDeletecool idea, love the card.
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