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Scrap Bin Saturday

1/18/2020

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My scrap bin was bursting with discarded images and shapes, and this snowy weekend seemed like the perfect time to turn them from trash to treasure!

Whenever I am stamping, I put any stamped images or die-cut shapes that I decide not to use for whatever reason into a small tub. My thought is that someday, I will come back and do something useful with those pieces. Today was that day. 

I started by dumping out the contents of my scrap bin on my stamp table. I sorted through everything by putting like shapes and images together. I also started putting aside bits and pieces that I was most interested in working with. I put a few things neatly back in the tub right away, knowing that it was not yet time to transform them into a beautiful card. Then, I got to work. 
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I quickly made over a dozen cards. I'm going to showcase a few below and others will be the subject of upcoming blog posts. So, if you see a card you like that's not explained below, be sure to subscribe to my newsletter to get updates about my blog. 
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For this birthday card, I used die cuts from the Well Written stamp set to create flowers growing on a brick wall. I embossed the Cherry Cobbler cardstock with the Brick and Mortar 3D embossing folder. The greeting is from the Here's a Card stamp set and is stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink on a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut with the Stitched Shapes dies. The brick background is mounted on a piece of So Saffron cardstock. The vine is Old Olive cardstock and the flowers are cut from various colors of retired yellow cardstocks. 
This thank you card features flowers from the To a Wild Rose stamp set stamped with Merry Merlot ink. They were cut with the Wild Rose dies. The background is stamped in Crumb Cake ink with stamps from the retired Beautiful Blizzard stamp set. The "thanks" is embossed with White embossing powder and comes from the Here's a Card stamp set. The card uses Very Vanilla, Merry Merlot, Crumb Cake, and Basic Black cardstocks.
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This card features the now retired Playful Penguins stamp set from the Holiday 2019 catalog. I stamped them with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock. The greeting is from the To a Wild Rose stamp set and is stamped on an oval cut with the Stitched Shapes dies. The silver ribbon is some very old, retired Stampin' Up grosgrain ribbon. 
Most of the items on this card retired years ago like the Shapes and Shadows stamp set. The Bermuda Bay ribbon and Polka Dot embossing folder retired more recently. But, the inks and papers are mostly current.

To create the background, I dabbed my Melon Mambo ink pad on the Polka Dot embossing folder before using it to emboss a piece of retired pink cardstock. The images are stamped with Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green ink. The shape under the flower was cut with the Stitched Nested Labels dies. The greeting is from the Here's a Card stamp set and is embossed with White embossing powder on Basic Black cardstock. The card front is mounted on Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo cardstock.
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The last card I have to show today uses the now retired From Our House to Yours stamp set from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. The images are stamped with Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede, Soft Sea Foam, Melon Mambo, and Garden Green ink. The greeting and vines are cut with the Well Written dies. The card uses Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Whisper White, and Old Olive cardstock. 

To create the background, I took a clear acrylic block and applied ink directly to the block. I put Granny Apple Green on one side and Coastal Cabana on the other. I spritzed it with water and let the inks run together a bit. Then I stamped the acrylic block directly on the cardstock and let it dry. I cut it using the Stitched Rectangle dies. 

Even after putting together over a dozen cards, my scrap bin is still full! I'll need to spend some more time crafting with my leftovers. Do you have a scrap bin? I'd love to hear about your creations in the comments below.
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