Saturday, 16 July 2011

Sweet Little Notes

After finishing up a craft project, I often find myself with small leftovers and there is nothing more pleasing than finding a use for them! Yesterday, I ended up with a long piece of stripy kraft cardstock. I decided to cut it down into smaller pieces and create some sweet little notes using the teeny tiny stamps from Sophie's Sentiments and Say Cheese Too.

Sweet Little Notes

It can be all too easy to overlook some of the smaller stamps in these sets, but I think they're really versatile - and they're fun too! I also added a couple of small sentiments to the mix, by only inking up part of the larger phrases. You can see that with just a few stamps, some black ink and a little bit of time - five minutes to be exact - I ended up with something I can use in other craft projects, instead of something to add to the scrap pile.

Sweet Little Notes

I'm thinking gift tags, tiny journalling spots, or cute card toppers - lots of options. So, make the most of your own stamps by constantly looking for new ways to use them!

And, don't forget that some of the giveaways we featured as part of last week's Get 'Em While You Can Blog Hop are still open - including my own - so now's your chance to make some last minute entries.

9 comments:

  1. oooh could u stamp some of those cameras for me?
    jo xxxx

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  2. supergood and fun recycling project !

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  3. What a great idea...am off to look through my stamps!
    Alison xx

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  4. a great creative use of leftovers! I usually just shove them in bins for later projects.

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  5. I like using up scraps - these are great.

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  6. These are gorgeous Clare and a clever way to use those leftovers!

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  7. Great idea - and so beautifully photographed too!

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  8. very cute and what a good idea to use up those tiny scraps - thanks for the idea.

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