Priscilla's Papercrafts: What's on the Desk?

It's been awhile since I've done a "what's on the desk" post, but I had some leftovers this week, and decided to use them. I think you'll like the results.

First, here is what I worked with:

The Basic White Layering Circle was a left-over from a previous class. I actually have several of them sitting in a basket. Then the other pieces - these are from the Brilliant Rainbow dies. I had made a number of cards with the dies (you can see them here) and had all these "rainbow" pieces left. And happily, I didn't throw them away!

Because:

Here is the first card I made. I took those rainbow die-cuts and laid them in "rainbow order" (small to large) on a piece of scrap paper. Then, using Stampin' Blends I colored them. I held them together with my finger as I colored, so that the colors were essentially the same amount on each piece.

Once I had the rainbow colored, I took one of my leftover circles and placed the pieces, leaving space below for a greeting (from the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set). The circle was mounted to a slightly larger scalloped circle (also from the Layering Circle dies).

All I needed was a card base (Thick Basic White) and a frame - Basic Black cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies. And a few embellishments - Black Matte Dots - and I was done.

But wait! There's more! I had such fun with this card, that I decided to make another:

This time I used pastels. And I LOVE it! Same technique, using the Blends, adding the strips to the circle and adding a sentiment (this one from the new Sale-a-Bration brochure - Special Moments). But I added some little clouds (from the Rainbow dies), stamping one with a face from the December Paper Pumpkin kit...so cute!

And can you see those little rainbows along the side? Those are cut with another die in the set - I cut two and adhered them to the back side of the Mint Macaron strip.

And speaking of the Mint Macaron strip - it was embossed with the Checks & Dots embossing folder (set of two!).

So there you have it - two cards made from leftovers of other cards. Such a great way to stretch your supplies - never throw anything away! (I'm kidding...if I did that I wouldn't have room to sit in my craft room! 😉). But seriously, think about your die-cut pieces and how else you can use them.

And don't forget to play with the stuff sitting on your desk! You can make beautiful creations!

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