Pick of the Week ~ Using Up Your Bits and Pieces

It’s my day to share a Pick of The Week. I’m a big fan of using up my “bits and pieces.” These are little bits that are leftover from making other cards: bits of ribbon, die cuts that I didn’t end up using or I used the negative instead of the positive, etc. I keep them in a stack on my desk so they are always in front of me. This is what my stash looks like right now:

Some of the pieces I know I will use without much difficulty, but there are always some that I don’t think I will ever use. Sometimes I know what I want to do with certain pieces and other times, like today, I find a sketch that reminds me of a piece or two I have in the stash. I really liked this sketch from Try Stampin’ on Tuesday:

And here are the pieces I pulled out of my stash to work with it:

And here is the card I created:

I used 1317-L, Vase of Tulips and 1807-F, I’m so glad… to create this beautiful Mother’s Day card from my Mother-in-law.

I had time to create another card, and I had just seen this sketch from MFT:

I forgot to take a photo of the two items I pulled out for this one: the white fishtail banner on the top right and the bit of black ribbon on the top left:

And here is what I came up with:

I used 7005-I, Distant Glow (it says, “I thought of you today as I gazed longingly at the distant glow on the horizon . . . I assume it was caused by the candles on your birthday cake. Hope it was yummy!) to create this fun masculine birthday card. I think I will probably send it to my brother or perhaps my cousin. They are both younger than me, so I’m sure they will appreciate it, ha!

So, there you have it, 2 cards and 4 pieces gone from the bits and pieces stash!! I hope this inspires you to look at your “bits and pieces stash” and see what you can use.

~ Heather

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