Scraps and Pieces

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Well my RAK finally reached it's destination and from what I heard she loved it!  That made an otherwise long day a good day overall.  My other co-workers told me I could not have chosen a more deserving person, and I was rather pleased with myself.  So if you get a chance to contribute to a RAK, go for it and bring a smile to someone's heart.

 

Nothing unusual to share with you and for me that alone is a miracle.  My life is always full of something strange but thats what makes life living...think on that for a minute.  Anyway I will not disappoint you, I do have another card to share with you, but before I do I would like to remind you once again that there is still time to create a scrapbook page and join my challenge...currently there is only one entry so the odds of winning are great! A gift card to "Make it Crafty" is up for grabs.

 

Oh well, moving right along.  My card is indeed a pieced together "scrap card" and I'll tell you why as I go along.

 

 Above is the front of my card.  I noticed I had small sheets of black paper laying around but when measuring them they wouldn't work as a first layer therefore I decided I would use them as smaller mats perhaps, but did you know that all black paper is NOT compatible...go figure that one out.  Now when I think about it no color holds true across all spectrums.  It depends on the parent from which it was created.  Kinda like kids, huh?

Anyway I ran across a challenge (actually two of them) that said piece it together, or use scraps, and put something broken back together.  Well I thought the paper had broken from its parent 12x12 sheet and was now an odd piece so I could use that.

I got the idea to use little squares from a mosaic scrapbook layout I had created so I began to punch any black scrap of paper I could find starting with the smallest of pieces.  I ended up with way more than I needed and then I thought to do the same with my leftover white, red and green.  All scraps from making Christmas cards all week.

Here is a side view so you can get a glimpse of the inside. I used the negative side of one of the black scraps I had punched to decorate the inside. 

 

This worked because the background was white and I was able to layer a piece of black on the card base.  Then lastly I added a white oval shaped piece of paper for a personal message.  This allowed me to carry the theme from the front of the card onto the inside. Doing this seemed to work well with this card.

I do tend to give a big yipee to myself when things go well on the first attempt.  Doesn't happen often so I savor every moment when it does (heh he). 

 

I liked how this card turned out and I'm almost finished creating a red and black one with the other scraps I have.  This card is a 5x7 turned horizontal but the next one I hope to make it so it can stand vertically.

 

I want to enter this card in the following challenges:

 

Lady Anne's - Anything Goes Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - #54 Anything Goes

 

Try It On Tuesday - Memories

 

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #36 Anything Goes

 

Stampin Sisters in Christ - #165 Put it Back Together

 

Shelley's Images - Oh Scrap

 

Perfect Sentiment - #56 Piece it Together

 

Penny's Paper Crafty - #102 Anything Goes

Lady Anne's Sentiment Friday - Anything Goes

 

Well thats all for today...now I am going to go and tackle a tri-shutter card. My first go at it failed and my second try turned out pretty good but now for the real deal.  Keeping my fingers crossed...if it goes well I will share but if not then....well you'll figure it out.