Hi everyone, it is time for another 'Stash Busting Saturday' show and tell.
I selected the Inked Botanticals 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper for this week's Stash Buster. I used one sheet of each pattern and made 28 cards. There are 48 sheets in this paper pack, so I still have 36 sheets to use up, but at least I have started (lol).
Card 1 uses 3.1cm x 3.1cm squares of patterned paper. The card base is a standard size 10.5cm x 14.85cm (half and A4) with the mats cut at 8.5cm x 12.8cm and 11.8cn x 7.5cm. I made 6 of these cards.
Cards 2, 3, 4 & 5 use 2 sheets of pattern paper. The Basic Black cardstock strips hide the gap between the pieces of pattern paper, that way you get more from your paper. I made 5 cards from these two pieces of patterned paper.
Each piece of pattern paper was cut into 7.6cm x 15.2cm strips. Cut two of the pieces 7.6cm x 15.2cm (one of each pattern) in half so you have 7.6cm x 7.6cm squares. Put 3 of these aside for your cards and cut the other 7.6cm x 7.6cm piece in half again so you have two 7.6cm x 3.8cm pieces.
Cut the remaining 7.6cm x 15.2cm strips into 11.8cm x 7.6cm pieces. You will have two pieces that are 3.4cm x 7.6cm. One of these is paired with the 7.6cm x 7.6cm squares and the other piece is cut into small stips to decorate the inside of the cards.
Cut the 11.8cm x 7.6cm pieces into two pieces, one measuring 11.8cm x 5.1cm and the other 11.8cm x 2.5cm.
The mats for these cards were cut at 12.3cm x 8cm with the Basic Black cardstock strips cut at 1.3cm x 8.5cm for the short pieces and 1.3cm x 12.3cm for the long pieces.
For card 6 and 7 I used 4 pieces of patterned paper 15.2cm x 7.6cm (6" x 3"). I have only shown 2 of the cards but I made 4 of these cards using the cut and shuffle technique.
Cut each piece of patterned paper into two pieces 2.5cm x 15.2cm and 5.1cm x 15.2cm. You will have 2 strips. Cut the 5.1cm x 15.2cm piece into 5.1cm x 5.1cm and 5.1cm x 9.5cm pieces. You should now have the 3 pieces you need for your cards. The mat is cut at 8.5cm x 14.85cm. Trim off any overhang that occurs when you adhere the patterned paper in place.
For card 8 I cut three strips of patterned paper. Two at 2.5cm x 13.8cm and one at 3.8cm x 13.8cm. I made 3 of these cards. The leftover pieces I used to make some of the other cards and also the small strips I used to decorate the inside of the cards.
For card 9 I used the other half of the four 7.6cm x 15.2cm pieces from the Cut and Shuffle cards. I cut these pieces at 7.6cm x 2.8cm and the mat was cut at 12.3cm x 8cm. The sentiment is from the Layering Leaves stamp set and the flowers were made using the Paper Florist Dies. The label was created using the Nested Essential Dies. I made 5 of these cards.
For cards 10 and 11 I used two pieces of patterned paper. These two pieces were cut at 7.5cm x 11.8cm (you will get two pieces from each sheet) with the small scraps pieces used to make the final card shown below. I call this one my scrap card.
I hope you enjoyed these 'Stash Busting Saturday' cards.
If you live in Australia
you can get all the supplies you need
for this project from me.
You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order.
Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn
