Thursday 15 March 2012

Scrappy Mother's Day Cards

One of my most favourite crafting techniques / styles / things to do is to use up my scraps.  I have a drawer, butter tub AND plastic display book filled with strips, die cut scraps, odd shaped bits of paper that I can't bear to part with.  And if its taking up space, I NEED to find a use for it or else I'll feel compelled to chuck it in the bin, won't I?

So, my first card has a scalloped circle, cut from scrap paper from something else I printed.  It has been embossed with a Crafts Too folder with a couple of flowers from stash and a sequin and bead centre.  That has, in turn been layered onto some black card, scrap Bo Bunny Alora strip and ribbon, with a circle die cut scrap frame.  There is another Bo Bunny scrap frame around that.  (I must admit to being rather mean, or waste conscious when matting my papers: there's normally a die cut shape hidden behind it!!) Then, there is a red heart, scrim heart and butterfly tucked behind the main circle, with beads sewn for the butterfly body. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - Say it with Flowers
Hiding in My Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday
Crafts and Me - Circles

And then, I made this scrappy card too, using a scrap die cut frame with some doodling and Stickles, a vine and flowers cut from scraps of red and black paper and the Bo Bunny Alora paper strikes again!!

I would like to enter these challenges:
The Crafty Pad - Mum's the Word
Craft Your Days Away - Mother's Day
Papertake Weekly - One for the Girls, or Mum
My Mum's Craft Shop - Mum's the Word

16 comments:

  1. I love your creation,Susie! Well done! Thanks for playing with us at The Crafty Pad.

    Hugs,
    Venus

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  2. Two super cards Susie and perfect for our theme.

    Thanks for joining in our Say it with Flowers theme at Allsorts this week.

    B x

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  3. I love the card layout you have chosen - thanks for playing along with the challenge at the crafty pad x

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  4. WOW these are both brilliant and its so great to get those scraps used up. I have oodles of them too. Thanks for playing along on MAWTT this week, Hazel xox

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  5. What a fab card, love the colours chosen, thanks for joining our challenge at MMCS, hope to see you again soon, Gaynor DT xx

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  6. These are Beautiful Susie, I love them both equally.
    Brilliant use of Scraps, I have boxes of them.
    Thanks for joing in the MAWTT Challenge this week.
    Hugs Mau xx

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  7. I love all of your beautiful die Cuts on this card. Some Mother will be happy to get this. Thanks for joining us this week at The Crafty Pad.

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  8. Beautiful cards Susie. Great ideas for using scraps.
    Mags
    x

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  9. Very sweet. Great card.

    Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Days Away.

    Mari

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  10. Wow great job using your scraps. Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing and joining us at HIMCR. Hugs, Velma

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  11. Just a lovely card. Great way to use your scraps. Thanks for joining us at HIMCR AJ!

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  12. hi Susie, these are both brill cards, you used those scraps really creatively.

    thanks for dropping by my blog today, it was lovely to see you there. I wish I had more energy for blog commenting these days but c'est la vie. I used scrap paper in my card too - you couldnt see the holes in the paper where I'd used it for punching out leaves, ha haa. CoB

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  13. Lovely cards Susie, I love the embossing! Thanks for sharing with us at MAWTT this week, good luck and hope to see you again soon. Pami x

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  14. Ohhh these are gorgeous Susie! I'm afraid to admit that I've a huge stash of scraps too (but still feel the need to buy more LOL!)

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  15. Great card, love the papers and fabulous shapes. Thanks for joining us at MMCS this week.
    Lyndsey xx

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