MAXIMIZE Use of Paper #stampofapproval #catherinepooler

 

On Labor Day, I created a green piece of paper on Yupo and I cut an oval out of it to use for a background.  I didn’t want to toss the rest of that paper so I broke out some dies from #StampofApproval’s Beautiul World Collection.  One of the stamp & die sets was floral so there were dies for flower inserts, leaves and sprigs of leaves so I pulled all of those out.  This was the last photo I took showing that I ended up with this batch of yumminess to use later:

I started taking photos to show how many of the dies I could fit onto the sheet in one pass through my Cuttlebug.  That shot is on the left.  Then when I cut as many as I thought I could possibly get, I took a pic of the very little bit of paper that remained.  That shot is on the right.

Labor Day Weekend

We bbqd, we shopped, I bought a couple more things for my giveaway stash and I got to play.  These were pictures of some items I picked up during the week from Tuesday Morning and Hobby Lobby:

Woo hooo!!!

Then I pulled out my Yupo paper and the pack of Mineral Paper (from Hobby Lobby clearance section) with my alcohol inks and made all kinds of backgrounds.  Just played and watched how the inks did or didn’t spread and interact with each other:

This was soooo much fun and easy.  There’s no right or wrong, just enjoy the creative process.

So after I had made these lovely papers, what was I going to do with them?  I pulled out a huge butterfly adhesive stencil and altered 3 of them with it:

(Yupo is the first one, others mineral paper).

I also had my hubby open my jar of Faber Castell Texture Luxe (silver paste), spread that onto cardstock with plastic palette knife thru a metal butterfly stencil I picked up for $1 at a thrift store.  Oops, make that $0.50 as she had everything marked down 50% for Labor Day:

Inks added to backgrounds after the paste dried.

Also to support my rescue friends, I made some dog-themed ATCs for them to giveaway or sell.  Have to make them greeting cards to sell also, but this is a start:

I need to complete the backs with info thanking them for supporting the rescue group by adopting.  I have more “makings” too – a few more dog diecuts and about 4 more doghouses ready.

All in all, it was a very productive weekend for me.  I also scored a hutch that will be used for our music CDs and albums.  Plus a little doodad gadget that I intend to put in my little nook to hold my inkpads.  Here’s a photo of it, not sure what its intended use was.  Anyone know?