Make the Most of It Monday

Hey there, inky friends! 

I am so excited to share with you a new weekly feature here on the I Heart {ippity} blog-

Make the Most of It Mondays!

 

Every Monday, I will be sharing ways to "make the most of" your scrappy supplies.

Whether it's finding different ways to use your favorite {ippity} stamps or stretching your consumable supplies (such as that amazing paper you've been saving), I hope to

inspire you without breaking your scrapping budget!

 

Today, I am sharing four completely different projects

that use patterned paper strips in creative ways. 

 

 

Here, I layered 1/2" strips directly to my card base, then used foam tape to adhere a 3/4" strip, too.  These strips grounded my stamped flowers so they weren't just "floating".  Flower images are from Flowers+Friends=Priceless; sentiment from Just Wanted to Say.

 

I really love the way these curled paper strips give such great dimension to the top of this gift box.  They are so easy to make!  Just wrap a 1/4 strip of patterned paper around a pencil to form the curl.  You get the effect of curling ribbon, but the gorgeous color and design of patterned paper!

 

Now for some Christmas projects. :)

I adhered 1/2" strips of patterned paper to a piece of scrap cardstock, then die cut the label shape.  Don't forget that some papers that have bar code strips on them have a coordinating design on the reverse of the bar code-more bang for your buck!  The rickrack strip and the "Hand picked for you by
Santa" strip were both on the backs of bar codes. 

Don't you love the little paper-pieced gift?  It is actually the gift on the VW bus from Feeling Groovy!  I simply used only the gift and bow from the image.

 

Finally, you can create a fun, colorful card base with strips.  My patterns were a bit busy, so I made a neutral focal point out of kraft cardstock and the cute little Santa from Naughty, Nice, Not Sure.

 

I hope I have inspired you to start using up those paper strips in your stash!

Don't forget-we would LOVE to see your creations, too!  Link them up to our Facebook Page!

 

xoxo-sherri