Woot-woot….do you know what is this Friday? It is the 1st day of Spring – YIPPEE SKIPEE!!! I am super excited for the post I have lined up for you this week.Today is the day that I throw out a personal challenge and then I will randomly pick one person to win a pack of Stampin' Dimensionsals as well as this fun card!
Please read to the en of this post so you can see how "Caleb" did on his spelling test, remember the word "BECAUSE" – his Mom won the challenge last week.
How do you play? How do you win? EASY – just created a card today and email me your card to be in the running! Todays theme is using up scraps! We all have them…we all hate to part with them – so how about pulling them up and putting them to good use and make a card!
I LOVE this card and it will be a card that I will make over and over again. This is what I would do – if you have a bunch of scraps that color coordinate together, go ahead and make up the "scraps" part of the card and do not worry about the sentiment so when you are crunched for time…you can simply pull one of these gems out and then finish it!
I am getting ready to do a project with some teenagers so I was thinking that this would be fun for them. My inspiration came from watching a video that was over 7 years old but that goes to show you…things still work.
Here are some tip and tricks for you on how I made this card.
- The card is an A-2 vertical card and then the Calypso Coral is and then the white piece that you will build the FUN with is XXX X XXX.
- I suggest that you use (3) patterns of paper that blend well together (I think if you use more it might get too busy). The width of the paper is 1/2" and around 6"
- I used the "green glue" and also the Silicone Mat to do the building. The below pictures will hopefully be helpful to you.
- Just keep going and have fun. Remember to make sure that your spacing is the same. If you come up with some really long pieces, snip them while you are building to use it for a "short" – "fill in" piece.
- The end will look like a mess…but after you trim it away it will be a beautiful masterpiece!
In the product listing at the end you will see the other products used to make this fun card! The shining stars were from the Sale-A-Bration goodies and sadly SAP is coming to an end on March 31st! I hope that this card has inspired you to use your SAB paper or encourage you to think about what you might need for you stash!
For every increment of $50.00, you can pick a FREEBIE item.Before I became a SUD I always used SAB time to stock up of the basics that I used all of the time. You know the staples that you cannot be without!
I hope that you can find some time today/tonight to make a card using up your scraps! I know you can do it, YOU all are the ones that always inspire ME!!!
Do you remember last Monday the challenge was to do a 3-d? You can click here and see the winner and the special and fun 3D that his Mom made. GREAT NEWS – Caleb NAILED his spelling word….(I still think that it is too hard for a 1st grader)!!! WAY TO GO CALEB! Here is the Back of the Tooth Box his Mom made him that he decorated, this will be a cherished item for a lifetime…I just love stories like this!
Below is a picture that I hope that makes Caleb smile…this little guy will always hold a special place in my heart as he loves Jack Russell's….their family lost their Jack Russell about 10 weeks ago and Eddie is our Senior Citizen of the pack – this is where he keeps his "toys" – I was walking by and heard him trying to find a toy….I just had to snap a picture for Caleb!
Have fun making a card with your scraps! Have a great day, feel free to email me and please let me know how you like this card! Let's have a great week!
LOVE what you did with the scraps – very clever and beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing the Eddie pic – Adorable and PRICELESS. Lucky dog too to have a nice cool crock to sit in that pulls double duty as a toy container. GENIUS!
What a great way to play with all the leftovers! Love the way the card turned out. Will have to try this one real soon.
Great idea as always, Susan. I will definitely give this one a try.
I do not like to part with my lovely DSP scraps.
I wondered how Eddie kept his toys away from his other doggie buddies.
Eddie gets in and out of the crock?!! Love the card and your use of scraps. I hope to get to make a card of my scraps today . . . we’ll see. Today is my “Make Irish Soda Bread Day” for my neighbors day. (Last year I made 14 loaves, including some for my peeps to take to work.)
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I like your card and how you used up your scraps. Will definitely try this. Congrats to Caleb on a job well done! The pic of Eddie is priceless! He’s probably saying “I’m your favorite, right?”
Adorable card and pic of your baby.
Very pretty card! Great colors for Spring.
Thanks for the great idea! A super way to use up scraps of DSP. Thank you for sharing.
Will you please share the video you watched to make this card???? It is awesome and my girls at church would love to do it but I need some help!! It is a wow.
This card is so cute I’m tempted to cut up my SAB paper into scraps to make it! LOL Great use of scraps. I have a container full of assorted scrap pieces. Will try to find some coordinating colors and give it a try.
Love it ! I love to make cards like this ! Pretty colors and every one is different . And just look at that Eddie ….I had a Jack Russell years ago and her name was Penny . She was a real little mischief maker ,but we loved her silly personality .
Yay for Caleb …love his drawing of that tooth !
WOW! This card is just awesome! I’ve seen and also made a card called Sunburst, using scraps, but I love this even more! I love that it’s “all mixed up” and doesn’t have a particular pattern, like the sunburst card. I would love to see the video too. Your directions are as always, perfect! I notice you have a little space between each strip; was it hard to figure out how to do that so it’s all even, like yours is?
oops! Forgot to congratulate Caleb. Very cool tooth box and the pic of that sweet pup is just adorable!
Caleb LOVES the Eddie picture; it gave him an instantaneous big smile and a good laugh. Caleb’s News Flash: He wanted you all to know that he lost his first tooth last Tuesday…the day after we finished his tooth container! Thanks again for sharing more pictures of Eddie! Caleb feels like a rock star now that his project was featured on your website!
P.S. Thanks to everyone who congratulated Caleb on his spelling test and left comments on his tooth drawing!