In the scarp world, everything is used, and it is no different from the scraps of paper that we have leftover from other projects. In this post, we give you ideas so that you can originally use them.
Like a good DIY, you should already know by now that all existing material can be reused and turned into something valuable for our projects. To begin with, we used the doilies of our baking treats to give a delicate and vintage touch to our works. Then, we discovered that sequins and glitter are not only to be worn on dresses, but can also give a magical touch to our projects and, of course, the now legendary cereal box that we use to create album covers. Yes, in the world of scrapbooking we can purchase thousands of wonderful things, but we can also create something really cool with what seems smaller and insignificant. Let's be honest, who here is not addicted to saving all the scraps of paper that we have leftover from our projects? We save them like gold, either because we liked the paper or because we think we can use it for our next project. And indeed, those leftovers are a potential treasure.
In the scrap Actually, we can find two types of scraps or strips that we can reuse. On the one hand, we have these strips of paper that we find in scrap paper, and that on one side contains the name of the collection and the barcode and, on the other, a designed strip that completes our scrap sheet. Don't even think of throwing it away! As you will see, they can be very useful.
And, of course, then there are the scraps and strips of paper leftover from our scrapbooking work.
A piece of advice we give you is that to sort all those leftovers, you should get a few laminated sheets for classifying documents or, simply, some cardboard and with the help of washi tape, you can sort those leftovers so that you can see at a glance what material you have available. There is nothing more overwhelming than working with leftovers and having them scattered all over the table. For many scrappers, it causes mental confusion and does nothing to inspire them. However, if they are well arranged and tidy, the ideas will come better.
That's why we are going to give you some ideas on how you can use paper scraps and scraps of paper:
- Decorative elements: use your Big Shot (or your die-cutting machine) to create die cuts with all your paper leftovers. You can then store them in small plastic zip bags. Butterflies, flowers, hearts, stars, borders, etc. will come in handy when you start decorating a project because you won't have to waste your time die-cutting. You can also go a step further and create decorative banners, rosettes, or decorative clips. Making tags: if you have left-over paper a bit bigger, you can create decorative tags for your albums, midoris, etc., or to send as gifts to our pen pals if we make snail mail or simply as an accompanying detail in the wrapping of your gifts. Choose a nice combination of papers, and you will simply have a tag.
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- Decorative backgrounds for our layouts: Paige Taylor is a master at this, a woman who can turn a few strips and scraps of paper into a scrapbooking masterpiece. Paige loves to play with strips to create paper lattices - to which she often adds her famous sewing stitches. She also uses paper scraps to cover small spaces of larger elements. Paige Taylor's merit is to gracefully combine the tonalities to give prominence, highlight, or accompany a photo, for example.
Of course, Paige is not the only one, and more and more people are following her style and technique, playing with strips of paper sewn or cut into tassels that give the project a very fun and carefree feel.
Another option is to create decorative backgrounds for greeting cards. Either by playing with the arrangement of the coloured strips or with the shapes - cutting out circles and placing the strips in the background.
- Create a paper wreath or wreath to decorate your home: if you are an expert at saving strips of paper, take a few, cut them into different sizes - as shown in the photo - and join the bottom part together. Then, carefully shape the top part of the paper into a heart shape, and finish by joining them together and adding a ribbon for hanging. You can make just one to decorate a small corner of the house or a whole wreath. To do this, you will need a foam wreath of the size you want, double-sided tape, strips of paper everywhere and that's it.
What do you do with your scraps of paper? Do you keep them or do you throw them away? We hope these ideas will give you some inspiration.
