Do you enjoy scrapbooking? Are you buried under paper scraps from your scrapbook pages?
Make cards with your scraps. Okay, so this is not a new idea, but the cards that can be made from scraps will probably put a smile on someone's face! Now that is worth every bit of effort.
I love to read craft magazines. I look at cards that are touted as "10 minute" cards. I must be a VERY slow paper crafter, because those are not 10 minute cards for me!
Do you notice that you may purchase stamp sets that coordinate with papers you fell in love with? I love flowers and have MANY floral stamp sets and it's no surprise that I have an abundance of floral papers too.
Wanting to preserve some of our family recipes, we made mini albums out of Flair Design's What's Cooking? collection. These papers are SO PERFECT for recipe albums (which we'll share at a later date).
Looking through stamp sets, we found a Stampin'Up! set with words relating to food! A perfect set to pair with our What's Cooking? papers.
Do you know a special person who has gone an extra mile to do a something nice for you? They would probably love to receive this card that tells them "You're the Berry Best".
Using some the following items:
* solid cardstock scraps,
* eyelets, buttons, hemp twine, magic mesh,
* and FRUIT STAND and SPICY DOTS papers from the "What's Cooking" collection,
we have made a quick card to brighten someone's day. What could be easier?
Just follow this simple sketch and you could make cards for any occasion. Change the papers and embellishments and it would look different each time.
Another card using these same papers, but a different sentiment quickly uses up more scraps. You could make several cards of each design and give a set of cards to someone as a gift.
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We're using the same papers as the first card, but a different sketch design.
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Definitely a 10 minute card. Even young crafters can try these cards. They can give to teachers or use as thank you's for birthday gifts.
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How about someone who LOVES coffee? Try this card:
The Espresso card could not be any easier!
1) make a card with 1/2 sheet of cardstock (cut 4 1/4" x 11). Fold down to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
2) ink edges of vanilla color card with brown ink.
3) Cut piece of COFFEE TALK paper about 1/4" smaller than front of card (approximately 4 x 5 1/4"). Ink edges for more definition.
4) Before adhering to front of card, wrap piece of cotton twill (or ribbon) around width of card.
5) Add a piece of magic mesh for depth,
6) Ink a vanilla color paper flower (Prima), adhere to front of card.
7) Tie hemp twine through button and knot. Add button to center of flower with glue dot.
Try a few of these cards. Get your papers and other fun embellishments at Art Girlz Scrappin Attic, Ltd.
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