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Do you have pieces of patterned paper left over in the colors pink and red? Then you can make Valentine's day cards with different designs. Scrap paper is perfect for such small projects. Mix and match with letter stickers, die-cuts and embellishments that you like, and send a card to someone you love.

I made this Easter card by gluing elements on and under a yellow library card. The yellow Easter egg is split in half, so that the card and the Easter bunny could sit "inside" the egg, just as if you were to open an Easter egg and find these two inside. The Easter bunny is a paper piecing I made some time ago. It is cut out by hand and the parts are outlined with a thin marker. It is then glued together to form the finished motif. The clip with ribbon is nice, because it can also be used...

I save any scraps of paper that are big enough to use for something later. Does it sound familiar? Making cards is a great way to use up some scraps, both from cardboard and patterned paper. This card is made in st. 6x6. I made the nine squares a little less than 2 inches in size, as I wanted to have some space between them. They are 1 7/8 inch on each edge. If you are using a cutting board it is easy to find as this is the line before the 2 inch mark. I was out of vellum,...