Easy Colorful Ideas For Using Paper Scraps!

Today I’m sharing a few ideas using paper scraps to make your scrapbook pages colorful! Don’t throw away any pretty paper!

As Paper Crafters, we all have a paper stash. Many of us also have a bin filled with scrap pieces of paper, those tiny bits that are just too pretty to throw away but never make it onto a scrapbook page ever again. Today I’m pulling those out to create a few fresh, new accents to use on my pages.

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Using Paper Scraps in Scrapbooking

First, I trimmed scraps of various papers and adhered them onto a plain white paper using archival-safe glue. These scrap paper strips can be as narrow or as wide as you want and can be monochromatic or span a palette of colors. You can see that I chose a totally colorful option here below.

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After I had adhered a whole row down, I trimmed it using a paper trimmer to form a long strip.

While this could be used as a border all by itself, here I chose to punch out evenly spaced circles and use it as a border to frame small embellishments. I chose a circle punch, but you could totally use any punch in any shape to amp up your border here.

I love the pop of color this border provides, and yet since I punched out a major portion of it, the colors are not too overwhelming.

Here’s a look at the layout I created using it. I placed the border beneath my photos and used it to frame some animal stickers.

Now, those scrappy circles I punched out were perfect to use as embellishments to create another quick fun layout.

Using Paper Scraps in Card Making

Adhere different Paper scraps onto a card. Have fun choosing paper patterns for this and making the card front unique. Add some stitching on top to finish off the card

Trim paper scraps to measure 2 by 1 inch in size, and create a grid on your card front

This card measures 3.25 by 7 inches. It’s a uniquely long size that allows you to place different paper scraps trimmed on the front.

Using a small pair of scissors, cut oblong petals from your paper scraps. Arrange and glue these onto your card front forming a floral pattern.

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