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I use to save every single scrap I had and they were all in a very large floor basket but I frequentely found that the scraps I would use were actually from the card I was currently making so everything matched. Then the leftovers went into the basket. When that basket got out of control I dumped it into the recycle bin and started over. Right now every scrap that is smaller than a 4x5 gets recycled. Too much work saving the smaller ones.
What a great thread! One type of paper I have trouble parting with is my Gelli printed scraps. (Gelli printing is a type of monoprinting process. If you are not familiar with it, Google it. It's fantastic!) Just this weekend I used some of that paper to make some pretty borders for a bulletin board at my church and was left with some 1 1/2" strips. I used some border punches on my leftovers and gave them for bookmarks to some of the kids at church. They loved them!
I use my scraps for punching or die-cutting almost anything small.
Storing these small scraps was another story. I now devote a small height drawer to scrapes. In the drawer I have a short bowl for scrapes of ribbon. For paper scrapes I have 5 three side folders laying flat. Each for a different color family. White & Vanilla. Neutrals. Reds, Oranges, & peaches. Blues, & purples. Greens. Label and lay flat in drawer so you can see each label. Now when you open the drawer you can see ribbon scraps & color families of paper scrapes.
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Originally Posted by Ocean County Stamper
Hi Everyone. I have quite a lot of these small trim pieces. Most are 1/2 inch by 11 inches. For instance, when I make the inside white layer to stamp the inside sentiment on, I use a 4" by 5 1/4" piece. I get 4 of those out of a single sheet, but leaves me with a 1/2" by 11" piece of scrap. I have similar left overs from layering pieces on the front of the card.
I have tried weaving the pieces for a nice effect. And I have used them as sort of a divider between the top and the bottom of the front of some cards or as a strip down the edge of one side.
I realized this morning, that surely I am not the only card maker with a stack of these long narrow strips of card stock. How do you use yours?
I think I noticed you mentioned they are coming from cutting liners for inside cards-so they are generally white or ivory?
In which case you can custom color them or stamp them to make designs.
I dont know how to describe a particular "look"...you stamp a large image and then you multiple die cut it-often see it in squares and alternate with a solid paper layer. So the image is still seen but in stages. You could do this like McGuire was saying. Do the strips in an ombre and then do a bold print in a dark color.
Wow-so many good ideas here...I am going to bookmark this thread! ie I had thought of die cut after you lay the strips but not to dry emboss it too.
I need help-I am looking for a triangle die set, perferably like a nesting-- but at this point would take any of the right size-that being around 3 3/4 x maybe 4- 41/2? I want to make strip Xmas trees with them. If there are different sizes I can do a line of them...but I most want the primary large one for an A2 card size.
I dont want it to have the stitched look.
I tried Sizzix and Spellbinders. I didnt see it. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I'm kind of a SU snob. All I use for my cards is SU paper. I have it all in a file cabinet, each color with their own hanging folder and labeled (I also have the RGB code on the label too!). In each folder I keep the paper in the plastic it comes in. This way I can keep the scraps in one place and don't have to think "is this cherry cobbler or riding hood red". I don't keep each & every scrap but for the most part larger or punched pieces I didn't use. Others go in my trash bin. Everyone in the house knows not to empty my can in the craft room. Sometimes I look back in it for that tiny piece I tossed. Then when my can is full I go thru it and sort recycle and trash. Yeah, I guess I'm a little OCD but it works for me 😊
Sometimes I use them to "balance" images. Like if the layers are uneven, I'll ...um, well, like in this card: Striped truck of hearts by SophieLaFontaine - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
See where the road hangs off of the front panel? Under that tiny bit of road on the left side, I put two tiny pieces of leftover trim to support the road, so that it is at the same level as the road on the panel, and so it doesn't bend to lower to meet the bottom piece. Am I making sense?? Sorry to be so confusing.
I do this, too! I thought maybe I was a little crazy -or picky- but sometimes you need a little something and the pop dots are just too thick. If two of us are doing it, it can't be a bad idea, right?
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If you've been tossing (or recycling) your scraps, you may want to consider running them through your shredder and using instead of tissue paper when you gift wrap.
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I love all these ideas! Has anyone used them in iris folding? I took a class where she just layered solid color card stock in the pattern. It wasn't folded.
I've also seen someone use the SU Word Window punch & then glue patterned paper into offsetting rows or columns. It was beautiful!
Don't throw away those precious scraps. Not only is it unenvironmental but its wasteful. If you won't use them, at a minimum recycle them and even better is to donate them. Any school would love them. Unless you live far from the school, you could probably get someone to pick them up! Just call the school. If the receptionist isn't too gung ho, ask to leave a message for any kindergarten teacher. Even if you live out of town, a parent might live nearby who could take them to the school or send them with their kid.
It's made by American Crafts, and I love it! You can buy it as single sheets or in packs. It's a little pricey, at least by my standards, so I also save every single scrap!
If you rubberband 'alike' scraps together it will help later when you are ready to use them. Although I store the majority of my scraps by color...the strips all go in the same bag (rubberbanded) so I can grab them and quickly get busy.
You can use them under your top layer as borders instead of using a solid piece of card stock. Just glue to the back on all four sides. Happy Stampin'
Cut the strips at a 45 degree angle, and it looks like an intentional framing job on the center focal point of your card. I also then use 3 strips on the back of this center card piece so it doesn't sag in the center.
Go to You Tube and watch "cards made from scrap paper".
I tape them to scrap paper that is 6 inches by 6 inches (or ugly paper in my stash cause that stuff is breeding in there:rolleyes. Lay the strips horizontally, vertically, diagonally, sun burst pattern, etc. Trim up the edges. Then make that the bottom or top half of your card with solid color paper on the other half. Or cut into squares, or punch into circles. I do tend to ink the edges with a unifying ink color.
If it is solid cs, or white, I stamp on it, ink smudge it, copics color it, you name it and put it in the center of the card or under the sentiment.
I have made the turkey plumage out of those strips - saw it on YouTube. It was cute.
Schools are a good choice for sending in scraps. Many teachers are in the position of having to buy any materials other than textbooks. I always used my scraps for geometric designed cards for students to make for holidays and special occasions. Children are natural artists; they love scraps!
I have been accumulating strips without a clue as to how I will use them, but just couldn't throw them away. Love these ideas!!! Now I just have to remember to use them!
