As someone who crafts every day, I need to be able to find things quickly. One of the key things for me is keeping my scraps organised and easily accessible. I have a number of ways that I do that, but more importantly I make a conscious effort to use them. Today's project is chock full of scraps, including some of the pearlised leaves I created a few days ago. TAG BASE My Night of Navy tag base started out as a piece of card from my card scraps tin. I only needed to trim 1/4" off the ... VIEW POST
Use your scraps and stay in control
Many times in my blog I've tried to help you use your scraps with my project design inspirations. I've had a few people tell me that finding the right scraps is an issue for them too. Being organised with how you store and use your scraps is essential if you're to succeed with this. That's even more important for me as I keep the tiniest pieces. After a few years of trying various solutions I think I've got this down to a fine art. I have one biscuit tin that contains all my card scraps ... VIEW POST
Scrappy days
Every now and then I like to have what I call a 'scrappy day'. On a scrappy day I make a conscious effort to use scraps on my projects. This might be card from my card scraps tin, short pieces of ribbon or trim from my ribbon box. Sometimes it's pieces that have been stamped, punched or die-cut during a previous crafting session but never actually used. Today is one of those days and so for my simple Sunday project I created this thank you card. CARD FRONT AND BACKGROUND I started ... VIEW POST