Leftovers week day 5

 For the final card in my leftovers week I've decided to make a fun fold card using scraps of pattern paper and odd bits of cardstock.  

The card is a simple one. Make a landscape opening card base by scoring a piece of 10.5cm x 29.7cm cardstock at 14.85cm.  I then took a 5cm x 29.7cm strip of contrasting cardstock and scored it at 7.4cm, 14.85cm and 22.3cm. 

The card base is folded and placed in a landscape orientation.  The contrasting cardstock is folded in a concertina fashion, valley, mountain and valley folds, to form a W shape. I placed the contrasting stip, folded up , inside the card base and secured the 2 outer panels to the inside of the card using liquid adhesive. Making sure that the inner piece doesn't poke out when the card is closed.

I then decorated the card using scraps of pattern paper, a  leftover sentiment and hearts from a previous dicutting project. I used an embossing folder to add texture and used some rhinestones to give it a little pop. 

Well I hope I've shown you a few ways to use up your scraps and maybe look at your leftovers a little differently this week 😉 

That's all from me till the next time. Olease join us next week when Gill will be sharing her creations with us all. 

Have a fun

Cary xx 

Leftovers week day 4

 When you trim your card and papers to fit your project do you end up with lots of 0.5cm strips? 

I do! Lots and lots! So for this weeks challenge to use up the scraps and leftovers on my work space I thought I'd save them rather than bin them for a change. 

And boy am I glad I did 🙂 I ended up with a pile of timmings from coloured cardstock and a smaller pile of strips from the Oh So Ombre pattern paper from Stampin' Up!

I took the small pile of Oh So Ombre papers and stuck them on to a scrap of cardstock.  I then found a stamped and die cut image from the Prized Peony stamp and die set also from Stampin' Up! The sentiment is from the Many Messages stamps and die set. 

I loved the soft gentle look of this simple card which is enhanced by the gentle grey card base and inked image.

Next I used the coloured card strips, well some of them at least 😉 , and stuck them diagonally onto a piece of printer paper that I had cut to the size I use for a background, 14.4cm x 10cm. I then used some dies to cut out a frame and letters.

 This one pass through the die cutting machine yielded the focal points for 2 cards! Always a winner in my book 2 for 1!!

  Here in the UK during lockdown we have seen an influx of rainbows to symbolise our wonderful NHS.  So my choice of sentiment seemed somewhat apt.

The finished cards are also super simple and clean looking which I find very pleasing.

I hope you enjoy my projects as much as I enjoyed creating  them. And maybe you'll  look at those thin strips, trimmings, in a different light from now one. 😊

Leftovers week day 2

 Do you save those little bits of pattern paper that are too small for a mat then wonder what to do with them? Well today I have a quick and easy card that can help you use them up. 

All you need for these projects are a pile of scrap pattern paper, card bases, a 1" circle punch and a a pen. ( I used a white gel pen and Stampin Write Markers). 

Now the hardest part deciding where to place the circles!! Once you are happy with where they are stick them down. 

Now for the fun part draw around your circles. I am not the most confident when faced with putting a pen to paper but sometimes you just have to challenge yourself! But I have to say I'm  rather happy with the end results. I used simple repeat patterns but you can go wild maybe add petals or concentric circles. The world is your oyster. 🙂

Hope you like today's projects and that you will give it a go.