The other day I was taking everything off our kitchen table where I stamp so that I could completely clean it and sanitize it and I had this little pile of scraps! I have more scraps in a ziploc bag and more scraps in the cardstock packages. So I thought why not sit down and try to make cards out of what I have ready to go!

I didn’t get very far before I had to stop and help my husband figure out his teleconferencing with work (who knew you had to “set up” a microphone, not just plug it in?!) and figure out how it works. So I only got two cards made!

On the poppies card, I already had a Poppy Parade card base cut and folded in my bag of cardstock. I cut it down to 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ just for something different. The stamped Painted Poppies were already colored and cut out. Sometimes I stamp or die cut something and then think it doesn’t work or I change my mind. Hence, ready to go scraps! I adhered one flower flat on the card front and popped up the other two on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I even had some leaves already cut out. I tied around a Poppy Parade 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon (not a scrap!) and tied on a knot. Finally I used some Clear Wink of Stella to add some glitter to the poppies. On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White layer and another little floral die cut I found.

The second card has a layer embossed with the Country Floral Embossing Folder that I found in my Whisper White package. I added the die cut white heart from the Be Mine Stitched Dies. I don’t remember if the center die cut was already stamped or if I did that, but either way, I think it works! Then I added a bit of Lovely Lipstick 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon to the heart.

I plan to make more cards with my scraps as soon as I get some time! I don’t seem to have found all this “free time” that some people have to do all kinds of projects that they never have time to do otherwise. I suppose since I am home every day anyway, my routine isn’t changed during this time.

I hope you are staying on top of the news, only because recommendations and things change so quickly. But you also have to turn off the TV or radio or internet news sites and get some fresh air outside and do something relaxing. It’s a good time to lose yourself in stamping! If you don’t have many supplies, it might be a good time to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin and know you will get a kit in the mail mid-April and mid-May, etc. to give yourself a treat during this difficult time.

Do take care, stay healthy, stay home as much as you can, and STAMP! Use your scraps and see what you can come up with!