What do you do with your scraps?

[CraftFairy]

I have launched a little challenge on my blog to dust off your scraps box and get creating!

If you fancy joining in the info is on my blog here http://craftfairy.blogspot.com/2010/...challenge.html

I tend to use mine for making cards as most of my scraps are on the small side...what do you do with yours?

[Alibri]

Make cards as you do - to give as gifts to non cardmakers - also both for sale, and for charity. Loads of piccies of them on my blog. I keep all my scraps, irrespective of size - I punch a lot of circles etc out of the smaller bits.

I keep each colour in a separate bag and go to that also for scrapbook pages, etc.

[badgerleader]

I mainly make cards with mine too - at the moment I am trying to make cards straight after making a layout otherwise the scraps disappear into my scrap file and then stay there . I tend to punch shapes out of the smaller bits like butterflies, flowers, leaves and then use them to make my own embellishments on layouts and cards.

[june]

File them by colour, keepthem a few months.......... then bin them!!!!! always gonna use them in some way but end up with lots sooooooooo...... out they go!
junie

[CraftFairy]

You are so good June, I can not part with anything i am such a horder!! I reckon i could make cards with mine up until christmas!

[shellyj]

I'm with June on this one. I know it is a cardinal sin to throw stuff away but I keep mine in a drawer then when it's full I go through and throw most of it in the bin

[g61]

I cut lots of circles out, any size from about 1" upwards, either with a punch/template or freehand, distress them a bit (not essential) and use them for multi-layered flowers. Ideal for LOs or cards, and once you have lots you can nearly always find a suitable colour combo where a single flower wouldn't be just right.

I've also cut small butterfly shapes out and added a scalloped edge to short strips - ideal for tucking under something else on a LO.

Despite the above, I still have far too many scraps!

[Nellyphant]

I go through mine periodically and give them to my DD's pre-school.

[Sam Mc]

I've blogged what I've been doing with my scraps today.

[michele]

I let my kids have my scraps they love to make their own cards and pictures with them. We did a huge collage poster using scraps for DS1 school project last term. DS2 has taken to my punches so he punches shapes and sticks them to cards.

[dreynoldsuk]

I have several bags for different colours and different size scraps. I keep pp and cardstock separate. Pieces that are odd shapes or small I use punches and have a plastic bag sellotaped to the end of my desk where I put all the punched shapes. When full I give them to the craft club at my school.
Periodically I sort through scraps and donate them to school too.
Small cardstock pieces I keep in a tin and use for cutting letters with my sidekick.
I regularly use scraps on my LOs and found separating colours helps to ensure I use them.
I rarely throw anything useable away. I noticed there are several UKS members who will have scraps from you and use to make cards for charity. Now that has to be better than throwing stuff away.
Diane x

[Alibri]

Agree entirely, Diane -the thought of throwing all that good stuff away! I have also blogged using some scraps.

[mermaid]

I chuck them in the bin - life's too short to go through bits of paper and with the amount of paper I've 'collected' it's not like I'm ever going to run out

shall I leave now?

[tinkertaylor]

I stick mine on sheets of card, once full I use them as backgrounds.
Pop over to my blog and have a look, I've just made an easel card using my scraps.

[Alibri]

Off to look at your blog, Jan. I've been making cards again - and used up not just scraps of card and paper, but embellishments too.