I've had to take some time out of making cards and scrapbooking layouts to tame the pile of scrapbook cardstock that has accumulated.
As I get more and more into scrapbooking, card making, and other paper crafts, I have noticed how many paper scraps I created.
Although it probably would have been easier to toss these cut up pieces of cardstock into the trash can, I could not do that. Being a naturally frugal person, I looked at each and every piece of cardstock as being a potential cutout of some kind.
As you can see, the pile soon became quite jumbled looking and when I tried to remove a small piece of cardstock that I needed, it was often tangled with or stuck to another piece of cardstock.
To solve the problem and to be able to reuse the cut up cardstock, I started to trim the pieces; to get rid of the shape outlines left behind from a Cricut cut.
Each piece became more manageable and recognizable. I was able to pull smoothly out a small strip of purple from the bottom of the cardstock pile.
I like the fact that I am able to reuse many pieces of cardstock rather than throwing them in the trash can. The pieces of cardstock that I know I won't be able to reuse, I set aside and put into our recycling bin.
It's my small effort to keep trash at a minimum, to recycle, and to use the most of every piece of cardstock that I buy.
Side Note: I have recently began to use rubber/acrylic stamps on my projects. Quite often the stamp image looks better on a small background piece of cardstock that I then adhere to the card. So many of the tiniest pieces of scrap cardstock have now become "mats" for my stamping projects.
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Great idea, Kat. I am a horder and I keep all the bits and bobs left over, too. Maybe I'll start to trim them although I always look at the cutout part and think...can this become something? Hopeless, I know! lol
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