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Hand-Penned And Other Scraps Get Used

May 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

One of the things that really makes me happy is knowing that I don’t waste my crafting products. I don’t mean that I never mess up a project, because I do. Sometimes I can ‘save’ it with a little trimming, or cover up an inky mark with embellishments. Very occasionally I bin it and start again, although I never beat myself up about that. But what I’m talking about is making sure that I get the most out consumables like paper and card. For me it’s simple things like keeping small pieces in labelled pockets. When scraps are quick and easy to find I don’t need to cut into a new sheet so often. I also design projects specifically to use up my scraps so they don’t get out of hand. Today’s gift tag is a good example of that, using pieces of Hand-Penned and Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Simple birthday gift tag created using the Days To Remember Stamp Set and Hand-Penned paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

FOLDED GIFT TAG

This gift tag kind of designed itself after I found a 2-3/4″ x 3-1/8″ scrap of a striped pattern in the Hydrangea Hill DSP pack. At 2-3/4″ wide it would fit nicely onto a 3″ x 3″ folded tag base so I started with that.

Using my Paper Trimmer I cut a 3″ x 6″ piece of Basic White Card and scored it at 3″. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

To turn the folded card into a tag I needed to add a hole. So I opened up the card and punched a hole to the left of the crease using the Detailed Trio Punch. Then I threaded some white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack through the hole and tied it in a simple knot.

While the DSP was the right width for the front of the tag, it was slightly too long, so next I trimmed it to 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″. Then using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I stuck the DSP to the front of the tag. Now I was left with a 3/4″ x 2-3/4″ scrap of paper, and I didn’t going to waste that either. Instead I turned the strip over and stuck that on top of the first piece of DSP.

HAND-PENNED FLOWERS

I’d initially planned to stamp a sentiment onto a scrap of card, but at this point I changed my mind. Instead I chose the simple “happy birthday” from the Days To Remember Stamp Set and stamped it directly onto the DSP using Tuxedo Black ink. Admittedly it was a bit of a gamble, but if I messed up I’d have simply gone back to my original plan. Then I would have stamped it onto a strip of card and covered up the mistake. Fortunately though that wasn’t necessary.

So all I needed now was a little decoration and I found what I needed in my Hand-Penned DSP pack.

Simple birthday gift tag created using the Days To Remember Stamp Set and Hand-Penned paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

A couple of weeks ago I created a tag using a pretty floral image cut from one of the Hand-Penned sheets using Paper Snips. In fact, that day I fussy-cut two different images, one slightly larger than the other. On that occasion I only used the larger image. So what I did then was slip the extra piece into a clear envelope, and put the envelope in the pack with the rest of the DSP.

That meant that today all I had to do was put some Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals on the fussy-cut piece and attach it to the tag. Job done.

In the end my tag project took me less than 10 minutes from start to finish. So not only did I not waste scraps of DSP, I didn’t waste time either. That means I can carry on making other projects for a while longer. Result!

To see the other tag using fussy cut flowers from the Hand-Penned DSP check out my blog post A great day if you like gift tags.

PRODUCT LIST

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper
Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper
Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Detailed Trio Punch
Detailed Trio Punch
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Clear Medium Envelopes
Clear Medium Envelopes

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