Scrap Box Saturday: Stamping on Scraps

Hey everyone!

Happy Saturday! For today's Scrap Box Saturday I have a super simple tip to help you use up those scraps. Have a small scrap? Have a small stamp that'll fit on that scrap? Stamp on your scraps and use them to paper piece your stamps!

Check out what I came up with:

This adorable little back pack from the Unity Stamp Company "Back Pack At It" Itty Bitty was so fun and funky, I thought it would pair perfectly with some bright scraps I had :) This fun sentiment is Unity Stamp Company's "U Rule". Love these new stamps!!

Don't forget about the SALE this weekend at Unity!

(The new releases are on sale too!)

Alright sweet friends, that's all for today!

I'll see you back here on Monday for Make-It Monday :)

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Scrap Box Saturday: Chevron Background

Hey everyone!

Happy Saturday! It's Scrap Box Saturday so I have another fun project for you using up my scraps :D Check out what I came up with:

How fun is that? This background was created using 1/2" strips I cut from my scraps and "braided" together. This sweet stamp is from the Unity Stamp Company "Love Never Fails" Itty Bitty! And I wrapped the card with some yummy Totally White Trendy Twine.

Would you be interested in a quick tutorial on how I did this chevron background? Let me know in the comments!!

Before I go, and just in case you missed it yesterday...

My card is a FINALIST in the Unity Creative/Color Challenge!!!! I am SO blown away! I CAN'T even describe to you what a chance to guest design for Unity Stamp Company would mean to me!!

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**UPDATE**

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Scrap Box Saturday: How Lucky Am I

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Happy Saturday! Today is our LAST full day in beautiful Lake Tahoe :( Boo. BUT it has been a FABULOUS week, and the fun isn't over yet! We've still got another week that we'll be spending in Reno before returning home :D

Vacation or not it's time for another Scrap Box Saturday!

Remember these scraps?

Yep, I reached for them once again!

I had seen this awesome idea on Pinterest FOREVER ago and I hadn't gotten around to trying it, until today!

I started out by picking the scraps I wanted to use. Then I cut them into 1/4" strips:

Then I cut a 5 1/4" by 4" piece of cardstock to use as the base (this was also a scrap! I cut it from a card base I had previously cut and stamped on but messed up). Then I applied ATG adhesive to the base and laid out the strips in a pattern:

Once I had all the strips laid out and adhered down I trimmed the long strips:

And TA-DA! And adorable background for ANY card, and a GREAT way to use up my scraps!!

Isn't it pretty? And this can be done with ANY scrap, the littler pieces work great in the corners :)

Check out what I created:

This ADORABLE stamp is the Unity Stamp Company Saying GOOD-BYE is so HARD Itty Bitty. And I wrapped the base with some yummy Totally Kraft Trendy Twine.

Alright sweet friends, I hope you have an AMAZING weekend!!

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Scrapbox Saturday: Owl Love You

Hey everyone!

Happy Saturday :D And welcome to the first Scrapbox Saturday!! Today I am actually in a car with my family heading to Lake Tahoe! We'll be stopping in Napa first to see my Aunt and and Uncle, then on to Tahoe tomorrow, I'm so excited!!! But anyway, you wanna hear about the scraps ;) Every Saturday I will be sharing a project with you that I created using my SCRAPS! I know we all collect TONS of scraps, and it's pretty hard to get ourselves to actually use them. I hope that I can motivate you to reach in to that scrap box and recycle those old scraps!

So first I want to show you a little bit of my process when deciding what scraps to use. First I reach into my scrap box and grab a hand full of scraps:

I should note that I have a LOT more scraps than this. So many that I was forced to organize them somewhat, so this is a handful from my 6x6 patterned paper scrap box.

Also, recognize that cupcake paper? Yep, that's the paper I used on this week's Throwback Thursday card. That's an OLD scrap!

Next, I organize my handful by color, or pattern, or whatever I am looking for for my current design, so I can see what I've got to choose from:

And from there I narrow it down:

Ready to see how I put these scraps to work?

Check it out:

I cut the scraps into 1 1/4 squares and arranged them in a grid. As you can see, I left one space blank for my sentiment. This adorable little owl and matching sentiment is from the Unity Stamp Company You Always Itty Bitty. The gorgeous twine is Trendy Twine's Tickled with Teal.

Alright sweet friends, have a fabulous weekend!!

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