We all have a collection of patterned paper scraps, and finding ways to use them is always a plus. How about cardstock scraps? Do you have a collection of those? I do. I thought today I’d show you cards I made using cardstock scraps and a simple, but versatile card layout. Here are the cards:
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CARD LAYOUT # 2609
WHAT YOU NEED
* Card Base - cut cardstock at A-2 size (8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”)
* Inside Panel - white cardstock cut 5 1/4” x 4”
* Mats -cut scrap cardstock pieces at 2 5/8” x 1 5/8” you will need three mats
* Other Cardstock - cardstock scraps for stamped and die cut images, greetings, etc
* Stamps, inks, adhesives, embellishments, etc.
WHAT TO DO
* Cut cardstock pieces base, score and fold
* Cut inside panel and the three mats
* Stamp images, color, die cut; stamp inside panel, prepare greeting if necessary.
* Adhere panels to card base. In landscape orientation, leave about 3/4” border at the top and bottom of the card, and evenly space them across the card.
* Add images, greeting, and embellishments.
EMBOSSED MATS
This card was so quick and easy to create. I simply cut the mats, popped them in an embossing folder, then adhered them to the card base. I added three butterflies I stamped, colored, and die cut out of scrap cardstock. The greeting is stamped directly onto the white card base. Finally I added a few gems.
(Stamps - Hero Arts; All other supplies - Stampin’ Up!)
STAMPED MATS
To create the mats for this card I cut a piece of scrap white cardstock at 4 7/8” x 2 5/8”. I stamped the leaf design on the cardstock, then cut the cardstock along the 4 7/8” side at 1 5/8” twice. This gave me 3 pieces measuring 1 5/8” x 2 5/8”. The bees and greeting were created using more scrap cardstock.
(Embellishments - Hero Arts; All other supplies - Stampin’ Up!)
PORTRAIT VERSION WITH PANELS
This is the portrait version of the card. The mats are put in the same places as for the landscape version. I cut my mats with a die that measures the 1 5/8” x 2 5/8”. I added panels for the images. They measure
1 3/8” x 2 3/8”. The greeting was stamped on 1/2” x 5 1/2” strips and matted on strips of the blue cardstock that is 5/8” wide x 5 1/2” long. I have a lot of 1/2” and 1” white cardstock scraps, so always good to find ways to use them.
(All supplies from Stampin’ Up!)
CHANGING IT UP
This is the same layout just changed up a bit. I started by stamping the card base with a background stamp. Next I used a scrap of green cardstock that measures 1 1/4” x 5 1/2” and stamped a leaf design on it. I adhered it to the center of the card base. I changed the rectangular mats to ovals. The oval die cuts measure right at the 2 5/8” and at the widest point the measure just a smidge under 1 5/8”. I added the trees and forest animals, and finished it off with another greeting made from cardstock scraps and a few gems.
(Tree and critter stamps - Doodlebug Design Inc.; All other supplies - Stampin’ Up!)
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(All supplies - Stampin’ Up!)
THIS WEEK’S CARDS
What ideas do you have for decorating the cardstock mats for this layout? What are some ways you would change up the layout?
Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time …
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