Do you have a lot of little scraps of cardstock and Designer Series Paper you are finding it hard to part with because you know you can use it for something? Well, here is one way to use up those scraps easily – using the following templates, you can lay your scraps on the templates, then cut the pieces down to the appropriate size, lay out using the pattern, adhere and tada you have a beautiful start to a card!
By storing the templates in with your scraps, any time you are ready to clean out a package of DSP or your scrap bin, you can pull out the templates and get crafty in a hurry. Below are the measurements for the four different templates. Just write the measurements on the back of your template (shown below) and you have everything you need to start creating those beautiful cards.
Scrap Template #1
- Piece #1 – 2-3/4″ x 2-1/4″
- Piece #2 – 2-3/4″ x 3/4″
- Piece #3 – 1″ x 3-1/4″
- Piece #4 – 1-1/2″ x 1-3/4″
- Piece #5 – 1-3/4″ x 2-1/4″
Scrap Template #2
- Piece #1 – 1-1/2″ x 1-3/4″
- Piece #2 – 2-1/4″ x 1-3/4″
- Piece #3 – 1-1/2″ x 3-1/4″
- Piece #4 – 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″
Scrap Template #3
- All 5 Pieces – 4″ x 1″
Scrap Template #4
- Piece #1, #2 – 2-3/4″ x 1-3/4″
- Piece #3 – 1″ x 3-3/4″
- Piece #4, #6 – 1″ x 1″
- Piece #5 – 1″ x 1-1/2″
Below is a video showing the templates above, along with how to lay out the pieces to make a card.
Would love to see any templates you come up with using scraps! Enjoy!