Hello Girls...It's the Summer Holidays!!!!
I survived the Year 6 leavers Disco and secondary school open evening. Done the school uniform shop and I even bought the new shoes!
Now it's time to get back to the crafting! Now here's a question for you...Do you have your scraps in different stages? I have large off cuts from A4 sheets in a drawer but keep the little bits and bobs in a carrier bag. See photo above.
I have thought about throwing it out many times but then always manage to squeeze a few more die cuts out of it.
So I spent yesterday with my tag-a-long and some sizzlets dies cutting some cupcakes and ice creams, using up some scraps from my bag.
Here are some of the finished cards...
This is a special order for a friend.....
I have just spent half an hour uploading photos...my laptop had to be set back to factory settings as it wouldn't let me log on and I ended up loosing all my photos...luckily I still had about 1000 in my camera but now instead of them being in seperate files they are all in one....best not to get started...I also have to press " to get @ and vice versa?????
I need 6 weeks off!!! Hope you are all having fun! Come back soon.....xxxx
You have been busy! Well done you on getting your school uniform shopping done....I have that joy to come Saturday :-( Boooo!!!
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Gorgeous cards Sally! I can feel for you with the problems on your PC, a couple of weeks ago mine wouldn't log on and it wouldn't even let me go back to factory settings so it had to go into a man to sort - luckily he saved everything except for my emails and contacts, now we have an external hard drive so if anything happens again, its all safe and I won't go into stress mode! Hugs, Claire x
ReplyDeleteThose cards are fabulous and well done you on being so organised on the uniform front ... when mine were at that stage ... it was always a last minute rush ... usually a couple of days before the new term started!
ReplyDeleteLovely bright cards :-) Why throw them away when you're using them - I keep my smaller pieces in a box but very rarely use them. I tend occasionally to lift the lid halfway and peek or rummage through the top half :-/
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Whoa - all those cupcakes are making me hungry!! Super selection Sally
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love the icecreams and cupcakes hun :0)
ReplyDelete*hugs* Heather x
I keep my scraps in a variety of plastic wallets but what a great idea to have a concerted effort to use some of them up with the die cutting!
ReplyDeleteThose cards are so beautiful!
Keryn x
Hi Sally
ReplyDeletewpw you have been busy, luv the ice creams, gorgeous cards, have great day, sue,x
The " and @ is because it is stuck on American settings. You have to go into the languages doodad and change it to British ;) Oh yes have lost count of how many times I've had to format this dinosaur :)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the loss of photos though :(
Love the cards, hope your computer behaves in future. I did that with the " and @ on mine at work the other day! (not sure how, either but there you go)
ReplyDeleteHow organised using up all your scraps for die cutting. Great cards too, very impressive. Have a good evening, Tracy Evans x
ReplyDeleteFab cards - brill way to use up your scrap mountain!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the bits, I never know what to do with them.
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Waste not want not thats whati say im always keeping the tiny pieces my daughter thinks im mad!well maybe right there,but as you have proved by these beautiful stuinning cards it's worth having those wee buts!Have great evening
ReplyDeletehugs judex
Nope sorry I dont do scraps ...but dont tell anyone lol! You have done a wonderful job using some of yours though! They are seriously pretty cards..thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love your cup cake cards - thankfully my kids are all grown up mmm 19 and 22 so no more school uniform but do miss shoe shopping - Not I am going to take a leaf out of your book this week and TRY and use some of my scraps up - thanks for sharing your space with us today lv Liz
ReplyDeletelove your cards - and yes - I never throw off cuts out - I have three drawers - small medium and large (off cuts) - and then the bin (which Lizzie raids)
ReplyDeleteHi Sally
ReplyDeletefantastic cards and great colours, you make me feel like I should go through my scrap bag
Joey.x
Oh this is when I wish I had more die cuts, these cards are lovely, the little cakes and ice-creams are better than any ad's I've seen in mags...great cards and yes,I keep everything!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a good woyww (I'm only half way round!!)
((Lyn))
What a brill way to use up your card scraps.
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Those cards look so YUMMY! So sorry they are cards, or I would be all over them eating them up :) Those colours are so cheerfull and bright! You keep going girl!!
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** Evi **
Great use of scraps ...those are amazing cards ...and so good for all ages...wonderful colour choices.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards, my scraps are mounting up so now I feel a little more inspired to dig into them! Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteYummy fab cards and so up to the minute. I'm off now for a choc ice!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are lovely, I have never seen these dies before, I must hunt them out as they are perfect. A brilliant way to use your bits and pieces.
ReplyDeleteSorry this is a bit late, have a great weekend
Tracey
These are gorgeous Sally, I love the pastel colours :) I must sort my paper/card scraps out they are in a box & were all sorted into colours but not any more lol
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Tracey
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Oh the factory settings have re-set your keyboard to american..can't remember where, but you can alter this setting! Your cards are fab. Have to confess that I don't keep scraps that small anymore, I'd me surfing a multicoloured tidal wave of papers! Gorgeous cards, such fun colours, and all the better for coming out of scrap. Brilliant. Enjoy your freedom!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards, I love the texture on them.
ReplyDeleteMy scraps are in a file box, separated into colours. The scraps of background paper are all together in a drawer. Since colour coding my scraps I have used more of them!
Chrissie