Like all – or many – crafters who papercraft, I have a ‘scrap drawer’. A place where all those bits of card and paper go to live after a project has been completed. If there’s enough card and paper left over, most crafters save it to perhaps use it for a sentiment or a little die cutting etc. My scrap drawer is getting fuller than I like, so I decided to make a card from some of the scraps.
I already had the base card stock – white 6″ x 6″, die cut and scored – so I chose three bits of scraps – the wordy one and the red papers which you can see have been used for the hearts and the fluttering confetti. Although I had stamps with the word ‘love’ on them – they were too small, so printed the ‘love’ word directly onto the card stock by putting it through my printer.
Next, I embossed a scrap of red paper from the drawer, and then die cut two hearts – one larger than the other, and glued those to the card. I then cut up another piece of red scrap, into really tiny confetti, and spread some glue (one which dries clear) onto the card, around the hearts, and sprinkled the confetti onto the glue, and gently pressed it flat with my hand. I also at this point added a few shakes of red glitter – just to give the card a few twinkly highlights. I then added some tiny buttons, a pretty insert and voila! A Scrap of Love was born.
I love this card. Such a simple idea and so incredibly easy to make – and it only cost pennies!
It would work as a card for a man or a woman. For Birthday; Anniversary; Just Because; Wedding; Mothers Day; Fathers Day; Thank You card .. … It would even work for Christmas too!
I really like this versatile card, and hope you do too!
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The Art of Cobwebs 
Not sure any scrap is to small.
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Looking at the teeny tiny confetti I made from a scrap of red, I think I’d agree with you! 😀
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Lovely! I am pulling out all my scraps for a project this weekend which donates cards to various charities to lift their spirits. Stay tuned for a future post : ) Love the way your card turned out!
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Aw thank you so much for your comment! Very good luck with your scraps. I hope you manage to make a great selection of cards for your chosen charity.
I’ve been thinking all day about using the rest of my scraps as my scrap drawer is getting much too full to leave it any longer, and I’ve come up with some ideas – so I might just join you in your project and see if I can make a few charity cards with my scraps too.
I’ll keep popping by and checking your blog to see if you’ve blogged about using your scraps! ~ Cobs. x
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