VIDEO | Use Up Your Leftovers!

Hello there, today I have a card and video to share with you using up some of my leftovers that I made when creating these cards. Do you keep leftover pieces that you don't use?

I usually keep die cuts and sentiments. I do have the odd stamped image too. I keep them in little pockets labelled in my drawer. In the video below, I share a look at how I do this to try and remember to actually use them up! 

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I started off by creating the tag for my card. I die cut an Altenew Terrific Tag Die from white cardstock and then cut the length of it down a little with my mini guillotine. I then found some foliage that I cut from the Altenew Zero Waste: Branches & Berries Die that I cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Limeade, Dew Drops and Aqualicious Cardstock. 

The aqua pieces already had ink blending on using Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks but the green ones didn't. So I grabbed my Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks and added a little to the foliage. I then die cut an Altenew Fun Little Envelope from white cardstock and assembled it, adhering with double-sided tape. The sentiment, from the Altenew Scripted Sentiments Die Set, was die cut five times from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock and adhered one on top of another for dimension. 

I adhered the foliage to the tag first, using liquid glue. I then adhered the envelope on top. I had already cut some of the hearts from the Fun Little Envelopes set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Pink Diamond Cardstock, so added those to the envelope for some added colour. The sentiment was adhered below. I finished off by threading black twine through the top of the tag and tying in a bow. To embellish, I added a few Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots. 

Whilst I loved the tag as is, I know that not everyone uses tags on their own, so I wanted to show how to add it to a card. I took a US A2 sized white card base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and using my Altenew Scoring Board and stylus, scored lines every 1/2" down the front panel. Using an Altenew Large Blending Brush, as well as a Small Blending Brush for added intensity, I blended Altenew Pink Diamond Fresh Dye Ink at the bottom of the card. Not only does this match the pink from the heart, but it also brings out the scoring lines and helps ground the tag, which was adhered on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

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Here is the video showing how I made the card:

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It feels nice to use up some of my leftover pieces! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!