Using Up Scraps

I was going though my paper tonight and found out that I have a whole bunch of scraps from the Memory Box Twilight paper pack.  The nice thing about paper collections is that you can take the tiny pieces you have and piece them together to create a decorative background.  Because they are from the same pack, you know they will coordinate well with each other.

To make this card, I stamped the Shady Window D1274 onto white cardstock with black Memento ink and colored the window and pumpkin with Copic markers.  I used the Warm Gray #7 for the window sill because I wanted it to appear dark, but I often find the Copic black marker to be TOO dark.  Does that make sense?  Plus, the Warm Gray has a hint of brown that worked well with the Twilight papers.  To make the window pane, I colored it with Y00 and then colored over the center part with the Copic blender pen to fade the yellow a little.  The pumpkin was colored with Y38 Honey.  To finish the window, I stamped the image onto a scrap of Twilight paper and paper-pieced the curtain onto the window.  I popped the window up onto the card with foam tape and then stamped Halloween Greetings (B1140) onto a cantaloupe notecard.

Comments

[Ruth]

Really great idea to use up your scraps, I will have to try this.