Aahh..leftovers. I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love not cooking on Sundays and having everyone "fend for themselves" with the leftovers. I HATE the space they take up in the fridge.
I'm the same way with my scraps. I love being able to use up bits on my project and not cut up a big sheet of paper. I HATE how disorganized they get!
I finally came up with a solution for my scraps that is working well for me.
1. As I make a layout, I go ahead and use the scraps from it to put together some cards right away.
2. The scraps that are left go into a basket.
3. When the basket gets annoying, I trim them to the following sizes:
6x6, 4x6, 3x4 and 12x12/6x6 punched borders.
4. The extra bits get tossed guilt free UNLESS I absolutely love it and then it goes back into the basket to use later.
5. Sometimes I will head straight to the basket for my cards...mix and match my scraps.
Challenge #2: Leftover Challenge: Pick a scrap (not from your kit) to use on a project! Hey...use as many scraps as you want! The more the merrier!
I have a feeling our Master Forgers turned some Leftovers into some "Fine Dining"! Let's take a look!
I'm working on this one. I too have a basket for scraps.It works for me.
ReplyDeleteI will do this also anything to use scraps up is great with me
ReplyDeleteI have done one LO but this kit keeps on giving and giving, so I aim to do more too.
ReplyDeleteI am always on the lookout for ways to use up my scraps so this is the perfect challenge for me!
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