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Two more cards today as I continue my series called
Use Your Scraps
It's been fun trying to think of all the fun ways to use my scraps.
Both of these cards use a lot of pieces I had leftover while Gel Plate printing.
Some used acrylic paint on my Gel Plate and some were just inked or roll off sheets while printing.
So here's what I did to create card # 1
- I began by cutting a white cardstock panel and pulled out scraps that were similar in colour. (I even remembered to take picture of the larger scrap pieces before I cut them down.)
- I cut all my strips into 1/4 and 1/2 " pieces and laid them all out together. Like I mentioned above, some were also scraps of inked paper from larger pieces I cut down to use as card front.
- First, I glued the horizontal pieces down the front from the top right hand side of the white cardstock panel down to the bottom left hand corner.
- When I was happy with that arrangement, I glued the smaller pieces going in the opposite diagonal direction.
- While that dried, I die cut the 'Cheers' from some white cardstock 3x's and glued them all together.
- When the patchwork panel was dry, I glued it onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
- I glued the sentiment over the middle and added 3 black gems.
Ok...now for card #2 using the same colours and leftover scraps.
- This time I cut a white cardstock panel and then cut it into 4 equal parts.
- I glued more of the scraps I had left onto the white panels, again going in a diagonal direction.
- I used some foam tape to pop the panels up over the white cardstock base.
- I stamped the sentiment in my Misti, clear heat embossed it, then mounted it over the background.
Well thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
I hope you feel inspired to use your scraps.
Adding my card to these challenges:
Colorful Options- GREEN
Challenge Up Your Life- MOODBOARD
Simon Says Wed.- ADD A DIE CUT
Supplies
Stamps- Words and Ideas (Impression Obsession)
Inks- Distress Oxides, Acrylic paint
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- Gel Plate, brayer, scraps from previous projects,
Lawn Fawn cl eb powder, Cheers die (MFT), black gems, foam tape
12 comments:
Two glorious cards! What a great way to use your snippets - so clever and creative. And I love the mix of greens - so uplifting, Jo x
Colourful, vibrant and both cards look amazing Karen x.
LURVE those greens Karen and the scraps idea. a Beautiful card.
Faith x
You have used these strips perfectly! What fun cards, my friend!
Two fabulous designs and the colours in darker and lighter shades of green go together beautifully Karen...a wonderful way of using up your scraps! x
Lovely! Great way to use your scraps!
Fascinating ways to use up your scraps Karen, and a fabulous, eye catching result.
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine
Bright and cheerful, well done
Fabulous and so much more, hugs, Lori m
Karen, we're ALL doing such creative Spring cleaning this month - your scraps are always the most colorful of all!
Two really gorgeous ways to turn those leftovers into main dishes!
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Fabulous card Karen, I love the design and that wonderful green background, lovely Spring colours, Kate x
WOW! Both cards are fabulous Karen! FABULOUS backgrounds!! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Colorful Options!
Darlene
COLORFUL OPTIONS CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
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