A couple weeks ago, when I was looking for something in my craft closet, I came across a box of coordinated scraps that I had set aside for who-knows-what. Rather than toss them or add them to my growing stash of "I'll use this someday" scraps, I decided to set a little challenge for myself:
The rules:
- The card base is the only "new" cardstock I can cut into. Everything else has to come from existing scraps.
- Use images I've already stamped and colored.
- If I use printed images, they have to come from what I already own (I'm a bit of an addict)
- All the patterned paper must come from the box.
Here's what I started with:
So far, I've made 14 cards and I still have enough scraps for more. For the first five cards I chose images from the Fairy Days digital stamp set from RG Studio 360.
Aren't they adorable?
The background was a little overpowering so I cut some pierced ovals from vellum and hand stitched them over the patterned paper. This softened the background and highlighted the fairies.
I used up a couple of the large labels on the next two cards as well as a strip of flocked pink paper.
Butterfly dazzles add a little sparkle.
A ladybug at the bottom left balances out the red of the apple and the fairy's shirt on the upper right.
I added a lace border and dragonfly dazzles to the final card
I had a lot of fun with this challenge. Being restricted to a small set of papers helped me focus more on the creative process since my color pallet was already decided for me.
I will be sharing the rest of the cards I made in another post. In the meantime, Take a look at your pile of scraps. What can you make with what you already have?
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