Bits and Pieces

I have been noticing on lots of blogs lately that "we" are all trying to use our scraps.....

I have a HUGE amount of not only scrap papers, but bits and pieces of things

I have punched, stamped or cut out.....

 

I picked out several things and sorted them by colors....

and intend to use everyone of them and then start over.....

this is the year to clear it out.....

 

 

I made these two cards with the things I had pulled out

the first one is for a challenge at Papercraft Star to use "buttons"

since I had pulled all the colors together it was a cinch to make....

the lace tape trim is some I had won the end of last year.....

the birdie is a chipboard piece I had purchased at Michaels

 

The second card was so simple...

The card itself I had cut as a sample from my Cricut...

don't you just love the shape of it.....

I embossed the top of it and added a few pearls

all the rest came from my stash.....

 

 

I love how it ties shut at the top with some dyed seam binding.....

it's amazing how easy it is to get some gorgeous cards without much effort!!