Corrugation

Today I'm showing a couple of cards that used leftovers from my scrapbooking and highlight the use of one of my tools -- a corrugator.  Looking at the top of this first card, you can see the wavy corrugation it created in the cream colored card stock.  Here's a second card using the same technique, this time near the bottom of the card. 

Corrugators come in a wide range of shapes.  In addition to those making wavy lines like this one, I've seen ones that emboss hearts, diamond shapes, and bubbles - to name a few.  They can be a quick and easy way to add a bit of texture to your paper projects.

More Cards from Leftovers

It's fun sometimes to challenge yourself to find a use for leftovers.  This card is made from leftovers from the Clearly Collage All Occasion Card Kit from Hot Off the Press.  The tags and background paper came in the kit.  I added the flowers and the ribbon. The ribbon is actually a 1/8" pink ribbon layered over a 1/4" tan ribbon and glued in place.

This next card was made with other scraps I had on hand:

The paper is a scrap from a 12x12 sheet from Hot Off the Press. A narrow strip of cardstock forms a ribbon-like border across the top. The tag in the upper right corner is also from Hot Off the Press. The tag in the lower right corner is from a scrapbook set, though I can't remember which one at the moment.  Quick and easy.  What scraps can you use up today?

Make Your Own Hammer

I like to have my embellishments support the theme if I can, rather than just having embellishments for embellishments sake.  For this page, the quote really called for a hammer or two, but I didn't have any.  So, I cut my own die-cut shapes with my Silhouette.  There are a lot of sites that have free patterns on the web and that's where I found these.  I think I probably got them on the UKScrappers website, which is where I find a lot of mine.

For one hammer I used white for the hammer head and black for the handle.  The other had silver gray for the hammer head and red for the handle.  On both of them I used penwork to add dimension to the handle.  The matted title and quote were also cut on my Silhoutte using fonts I had on my computer.

Favorite Dual Page Spread

Okay, I'll admit it.  I have LOTS of favorites.  But this is one near the top of the list.  I like the way the Corner Adorners punches create mats that frame the photos nicely.  The tan background goes well since the "white" part of the black and white pictures is more of a creamy color.  I like the way the thin black stripe behind the title helps pull the letters together into a unified border.  And I like the way the patterned paper pulls all the different neutral shades together.  It's a relatively simple layout, but it really supports and enhances the pictures.