Don't throw out the wrapping!

Hello and welcome to It's A Creative World on a Wednesday! It's Alexa here, with a very simple idea for using scrapbooking papers. Or, more truthfully, the cover sheets which come with a pack. You know the ones? Often like these, with a printed small version of the papers inside, often arranged beautifully and artistically in a co-ordinated strip - or even two, one of squares and one of rectangles if you're lucky ..

I love these. I have often lamented the fact that the miniature size of the patterns is much nicer than the larger ones inside. Then it occured to me to just trim them as a block, and use them as is. Here's the notebook I made recently for Shimelle's current class:

They're also great for little notebooks and bookmarks. I even use the little squares containing miniature versions of the tag or alphabet sheets, sometimes punching a shape for a simple (I only do simple) and very quick card:

So the next time you eagerly rip off the cellophane bag covering a pack of papers, pause a moment to study that top cover sheet - what can you make?

Thank-you for reading along, and wishing you a very happy and productive midweek!

Comments

[Lynne V]

Great idea Alexa, thanks for sharing.

[Catriona]

Thought I was the only person who used every scrap of paper. I guess we have always been recyclers/upcyclers!

[Eleanor]

Oh, so sad about the cover sheets I have so often discarded. Perhaps I have one or two still somewhere *rummage*. Your results are 'simply' beautiful. Thank you.
Elxx

(Catriona, hold that thought, and come back on Friday!)

[Scrapdolly]

I have loads of these and you have inspired me to use them - see I KNEW they were worth keeping.