I don't have a BEFORE picture so you'll have to trust me on this one.. . .I went from 2 big plastic filing boxes of scraps taking up one whole shelf in one of my cabinets down to this. . . .
I decided to pick some standard sizes for scraps - ones that I find myself using alot - (1 inch strips, 2x2 and 3x3 squares, 3x4 and 4x6 mats/journaling blocks). I then spent a good portion of my Spring cutting the 2 boxes of all my scraps down to those sizes. Anything that was smaller than that or couldn't be cut to one of those standard sizes was thrown away. It's working out GREAT!
Here's a "scrap" card I made this weekend. . . .
I pulled out a very, very old Stampin' Up set - "Fun & Fast Notes" - all a part of my stash busting. . . . very fun set by the way. . .
. . .then I combined the pencilcolored image with some scraps - two sets of 2x2 pieces (the orange and grey), a circle cut from an orange 3x3 scrap and then a 3x4 yellow mat. Kind of liked the design. It may need a little bling or texture but because it's going in the mail to an old friend I'm going to keep it flat.
One last comment about the scrap system - it really makes for easy cleanup after a card or scrapbooking project. I take the leftover paper and cut it down to one of the standard sizes and the rest goes into the trash. The hoarder in me gets a little uncomfortable sometimes at not saving every morsel but I have to keep reminding myself. . ."it's just an 80 cent piece of paper Julie - it's OK to toss a little" :-)
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