More scrap challenges!

I'm still challenging myself to use up ribbon and paper scraps and retired colors of card stock. After all, I don't want to have to move this stuff back to Chicago in one year!

These first three cards feature the Watercolor Trio stamp set from the Summer mini catalog. It's a great set that is still available until August 31... which is rapidly approaching. The expression on the first card is from the same stamp set. I used some retired sets for the expressions on the other two cards but any from the Teeny Tiny Wishes could be substituted.

The next two cards use the Animal Stories stamp set. At first I wasn't real crazy about the artsy style of these animals but I got the set free during Sale-a-Bration and now that I have it I'm having lots of fun with it. "You're on my mind" is from the Upsy Daisy set.

Did you notice the patterned paper is the same in the tea cup card and the elephant card? It was some scrap from paper purchased at a craft store. I thought it was strictly masculine but then paired it with this expression and it's definitely a feminine card! The expression is from the Favorite Thoughts set in the summer mini... remember, it's available until August 31. The little tea cup is in the Itty Bitty Bits set which are fun stamps to use with the Punch Pack.

And the last two cards for today's post use the Cute by the Inch Level 2 Hostess set. I've also been challenging my self to "keep it simple." I think I did a pretty good job of that on the "thank u" card.

This card also uses the Just Believe stamp set for the clump of flowers stamped with VersaMark ink. And I used the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch. And it was still a really simple card to make. It helped that the brown and blue scraps were already cut to size!

Moved and stamping again!

Our move to Florida went pretty smoothly. And I've got my stamping space set up in the second bedroom. This will work great until guests arrive. And then it will mean sharing the space which is always hard to do. Luckily, the longer guests, my adult children are really good about sharing space.

So, I'm back to using up some scraps and retired Stampin' Up! colors but of course, I have to play with some of my new stamp sets, too!

This card uses the bee from Everly Little Bit set. This is going to be a great stamp set for making little desk calendars for Christmas gifts. Keep watching... I'll post the calendars when I'm done.

I've also used my Big Shot on the first 4 cards. I ran the Brilliant Blue cs through first with the Top Note die, then again using the Square Lattice embossing folder. Love them both, used alone or together they really dress up a project!

Sometimes I just leave some blank space (as on the heart and gumball card fronts) to add a sentiment later. The Teeny Tiny Wishes set and the Word Window punch or Modern Label punch make it easy to add just the right expression.



I have lots more cards from my scraps that I'll post later.

Let me know what you think.

Buzzin' with Scraps

Decided it was time to use up some scraps... why can't I just throw things away! The stampin' table was just TOO cluttered and I had no desire to add more pieces of card stock, ribbon, etc. to my files. So, as I cleaned the area I made cards; which only cluttered the table even more!

Some of the scraps were left over shower invitations... so I salvaged the dry embossed portion and made a few occasions cards.

Many of these cards use little frames which are the scraps after my sister, Mary used my Big Shot to cut out some small shapes. I have a whole stack of the "frames"; so if you get cards from me you're going to see them again!

Two evenings a month I volunteer at a retirement home. I have a made some great friends there and we have fun making cards together. This is one of the cards I designed for them to make last week.

This is a modification of the card we made at the retirment center. I used some retired Wild Wasabi Grosgrain ribbon. That was another "challenge" I gave myself... "use up some of the ribbon stash!"

Well, back to the clean up!