| When you are first starting out to scrapbook, you will | | | | a quick card to it, and you are done! No more having |
| want to find something to keep your scraps in, making | | | | to go to the store for a gift and card! |
| it easier to find certain colors when you need to. You | | | | As you are working on your pages, you can look to |
| can use scraps for many different things, | | | | see if you have enough of a certain color of your |
| embellishments, paper-piecing patterns, cards, | | | | scraps, instead of using a completely new sheet of |
| bookmarks, for the centers of flowers, or use with | | | | paper. If I do not have enough of a certain color, I |
| your punches. This is just a short list made up, I am | | | | check to see if there is another shade I can use |
| sure, as you get more and more into things, you will | | | | instead, or as well as. As I trim off the edges of a |
| find your own uses for them. | | | | sheet of card stock or paper, I keep the edges and |
| As you are making your layouts or other projects, you | | | | use on cards a lot. Add a saying, a punch piece...a bit |
| will have scraps of paper left over. I use an accordion | | | | of ribbon and you are done. A cheap, easy card! If you |
| file container to put my scraps in, separated by color. | | | | have a layout you cannot find embellishments for it, |
| As I start to make a card or something that is smaller, I | | | | create the embellishment from punch pieces instead. |
| will look at what colors I have in my scrap container. If I | | | | Alternatively, if you are on a budget and cannot spend |
| am working on an album, where the colors are the | | | | a lot of money, using punch pieces are cheaper. |
| same, this helps me to create easier, and not use so | | | | So see, there are many things you can do with your |
| much paper on the project itself. | | | | scraps of paper. Make sure you keep a list of ways |
| Another easy idea to keep in mind, when you do | | | | you find to use your scraps; this is just a few ideas! I |
| create a layout and you have supplies left over, you | | | | have been able to scrapbook for 7 years on what I |
| might want to create a quick card if you have your | | | | have at home and available to me! I do not believe in |
| supplies out already. A quick birthday card while you | | | | spending more money than you have to, but I do |
| are doing a birthday layout will save you a lot of time in | | | | believe in getting your memories down on paper for |
| the end. Especially when your kids come home and | | | | your future generations to see. Make sure you check |
| say, they have a birthday party the next day! If you | | | | back at for more ideas you can add to your library. |
| have a supply of easy birthday gifts around, then add | | | | |