Moneysaver Monday - Beg For Scraps!!

Here's a sure-fire way to make cards for less - get supplies for free! My friends and family know me all too well. I seem to be the recipient of a lot of leftover paper... How fun! My sweet Mom sends me great paper for liners, and pretty patterned paper that she finds. My friends, who scrapbook but haven't been bitten by the card-making bug, will often donate their leftovers to to make cards for OWH. No problem! I can make a card out of anything! Sometimes the challenge of looking at a little pile of papery odds and ends is just what you need to get your creativity flowing. I love to look at what I am given and try to think of what kinds of embellishments I might also have to match. Need a little more inspiration? Just find a sketch that matches the measurements of the scraps you have. You will find that it is possible to make cards out of even the tiniest of pieces of paper that you might have otherwise thrown away.

Last week, I found a little Baggie of scraps on my desk when I got to work in the morning. Best day ever. :) My co-worker saved them for me after doing some kind of project. I love these colors and had some brads and dark blue cardstock to match. I used the Pair-A-Phrase stamp set by Close To My Heart. I love that she even saved the scraps with the fancy cut edge!!





Want one more fun idea? Set up a scrap trade. You may be tired and un-inspired by your scraps, but a friend might find them appealing. Set up a box at your next page or card gathering for trading scraps. Put a few coordinating bits into a Baggie, or fasten them with a pretty paper clip. Find a scrap trading friend! Trade a few Coordinating scraps at a time and challenge each other to make a card out of what was given to them. Send the completed card back to your friend with new scraps inside! This could be a never-ending game. Who is ready to play???