Using Retiring Items to Make a Handmade Card
Scraps – ahh scraps…. they can be both a blessing and a burden all at the same time, right? I have a little basket for little scraps and there are days that I am so tempted to toss them in the trash – and there are days that I have done it, only to retrieve it out moments later.
Why do they have such a hold on us? Why do we feel like we need to get every last drop of goodness out of them?
Today, I went for it – I dug around in there and found scraps from Summer Smooches patterned paper from Stampin' Up!, grabbed my paper snips and my Pennant Builder Punch and went to town. This was a remarkably easy card to make and can be done with any patterned paper. If you are crafting this weekend, I challenge you to create a card using up scraps. Use this idea if you would like or come up with your own and share them with me. Email me with your idea: meg@iteachstamping.com.
I used the Perfect Punches stamp set that is about to retire for my sentiment in Pacific Point Ink. And the card base is Real Red. Simple, Simple, Simple!
