Hello friends! It’s Latisha Yoast here with you today to answer the question, “What do I do with my scraps?” While there are many different ways to use up scraps, there is no right or wrong answer. The card I am sharing today is just one singular way to have fun with your scrap pieces of cardstock and/or patterned paper. How do I use up my scraps you ask? Alphabet die cuts!

Whether you create the die cuts with metal dies or an electronic die cutting machine, the key is that the font and size is the same. For this card, I used the Henry’s ABC’s dies from Lawn Fawn. Typically, a good size of scrap cardstock is 4.25 x 5.5 inches, which is one quarter of a standard sheet of cardstock.

There are many, many quarter sheets of paper in my craft room, so I went into my scrap pile and chose 6 pieces of Lawn Fawn and Concord & 9th cardstock, then die cut them all using the alphabet die set.

I created a white card base measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Using white glittered cardstock from Concord & 9th, I cut out a leaf background die cut and adhered with glue to the front panel of the card. For small intricate die cuts, I like to use a glue with an ultra fine tip for easy application. If that is not available to you, a glue that dries clear will work great.

Now back to the alpha die cuts that we just cut. The sentiment I am using is “thanks,” so from each color pile, I grabbed the letters a, h, k, n, s and t, and I glued the letters in rainbow order. By gluing the letters together I created dimension that would be too hard to attain from foam adhesive. It also made the letters stronger, kind of like chipboard. Once the letters were adhered, they were then glued onto the card front.

To add interest to the card, I placed enamel dots from Concord & 9th inside the leaves. Creating your own alphas is a great way to add sentiments to your cards, and titles to your scrapbook pages—even better when you are utilizing your scrap pieces of paper!

Thank you so much for joining me today! If you happen to create something similar and get inspiration from this post, please tag us on social media @sctmagazine and use the #sctmagazine. We love to see what our readers create!

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