i don't know about you, but i have a pretty large arsenal of quality scrap paper (and fabrics, for that matter) that i've acquired from previous projects over the years. dub me a
hoarder, but i still think they're too good to toss... plus, i keep telling myself "
one day i'll use them for a really cool project!" and
uhhhh'm, yeah - no. hasn't happened, ahah.
seeing them slowly accumulate in a box is not very inspiring either... especially when i have to justify keeping it around
every time i reorganize. as if that weren't bad enough, with the recent holidays, cardboard boxes have also been piling up!
although i'm not complaining :) thank you for thinking of me, friends, i love presents! eheh.
anywaaays, this cardboard "scrap"book project came to me, recently, like one of those over-exaggerated and animated
eureka moments! while i was
reorganizing my arts/crafts supplies and faced with the challenge of having to justfify my box of various scrap paper (for the
nth time! or throw it away). challenge, accepted! and i ended up making this neat little cardboard [literally] scrap book in an attempt to use up what i could! <3
the first thing i did was cut the cardboard into similar sizes; it didn't need to be perfect..! :)
second, i went through my scraps and picked out the salvageable pieces :) naturally, a color scheme surfaced.
third, i took out my scrapbooking boxes containing my letters, embellishments, ribbons, trinkets, etc... and found complimentary pieces to use in tandem with my scraps to create basic layouts and decoration.
the fourth step was going through my box of "old" photos that never made it into my traditional scrapbooks and picked out a themed-selection to use for this particular book. in this case, it was
pieces of me while i lived in milwaukee, wisconsin.
after all the "pages" were put together, i drilled holes into each cardboard piece and secured it all together using twine... and might i add, i absolutely love the finished product! this was the perfect dorothy project to re-purpose leftover cardboard, use up some scraps and showcase photographs that've been sitting in a box for the last [almost] decade! it's no secret i love, love,
love all things handmade :) so i'm kinda proud of this little baby. don't judge me, lols, kthxbye!
