Don't throw your scraps of paper away!

Whenever I cut my cardstock to make cards and other papercraft projects I end up with little strips of leftover pieces. 

When I first started as an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator I didn't have a lot of cardstock so I saved every little piece of paper because I thought I might find a use for them . . . 

and I have found lots of ways to use my leftover pieces.

I have layered them on a card front to make an interesting background and then I decorated it with die cut flowers, leaves and a punched sentiment.

My daughter die cut through layers of cardstock to make an cute tag for her school lanyard.

You can make a unique card by gluing different sized strips of coloured cardstock on a card front and then stamp it with an image. Just make sure the colours aren't too dark for the image you're stamping.

I've made quick and easy cards by gluing scraps of Designer Series Paper onto a card base and just adding a sentiment.

I wove together some black and white scrap pieces to make an interesting background for a stylish birthday card.

I've even used scrap pieces to add colour behind a die cut shape and to create a Christmas decoration.

I always end up with lots of strips of white cardstock which are the perfect size to create sentiment banners. I added some gold gilding to the space between the sentiment pieces to make this card shine!

You can even create a theme for your cards by carefully selecting the type of sentiments you choose.

For my butterfly card I chose encouraging and loving sentiments which would make it a great Valentine's Day card.

I made a video showing how to use the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set to make a colourful birthday card decorated with a hummingbird from the Touch of Ink stamp set.

So next time you have scraps of cardstock remember to keep them, because you can create a wide range of interesting cards!

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