Paper Saver
What do you do when you only have one sheet of the PERFECT paper, but you have a two-page spread worth of photos? You go back to the store and pay a premium price for it, ’cause it’s not on sale anymore… and while you’re at it, you impulse-buy another $12 worth of paper, plus a couple of ink pads, and WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT - rubber stamps are on sale!
ERRRRRRRRNGH. Wrong answer! You stretch what you have. Here’s how.
In the above layout, I needed a journal box for the right-hand side, so I cut a piece of the blue paper from behind one of the photos on the left-hand side. Voila!
For the JUMP layout, I only had one sheet each of the blue/green - not enough to do any layering - so I cut them both in half and spread them across the 2-page spread.
Mt Elbert is another example of cutting the paper from behind the photo to make journal boxes.
If you use Creative Memories albums like I do, you’ll always have a 1/2″ piece of paper that has to be trimmed off. Use those strips to carry patterned paper from one page to the next! Also, if you only have one sheet of accent paper, don’t be afraid to tear it and use it in corners or in blocks.
January 16th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Are you sure we can’t just go buy more??
Your “Just Jump” layout is one of my all-time favorite Stacy pages. Thanks for sharing it again and reminding me that I have trampoline photos to scrap.
January 16th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Hey! Great idea using the 1/2″ strip from the LHS on the RHS to tie the two together! And I have always loved your large circle layouts. I did one finally. TFS!
January 31st, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I love the idea of cutting the journaling boxes out from under the pictures! No one would ever know and I can get away with buying less paper….well at least I can try! I love paper too much!