Tamara's Paper Trail: Use Scraps for quick, easy handmade cards

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Use Scraps for quick, easy handmade cards - MCM layout Mar 23, 2026

Happy Wednesday! I'm a day behind schedule on a few things but I'm getting there! I'm trying hard to keep that healthy balance of life/work/relaxation going. So far Im doing quite well, although yesterday was a BIT heavier on the "life" side of things. A few curve balls thrown my way but handling them like a pro!

So Monday night we got together and made quick, cute cards using scraps of paper as the focal point. I CASEd the layout from a card in the new May-Aug 2026 mini catalogue. Here is what we made ...

Yes, the look very similar but the cards on the right are the "stepped up" versions. You know me - I like to start with a "basic" layout; few or no layers, just stamps, ink, paper and a few embellishments. I then show you how to "step it up" by adding layers, texture and/or more embellishments.

These were made with the GORGEOUS Delicate Dreams Designer Paper. I also used 1/4" strips of Whispers of Texture. The sentiment is from Lovely Arrangements, in Pecan Pie ink (it pulls brass, to match the paper). To "step it up" I embossed the layer with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. Accents are Earthy Matte Dots.

These ones use the Boho Vibes paper and coordinating Sunshine Vibes bundle for the sentiment, in Secret Sea. The embossing folder is Dotted Circled 3D. Embellishments are Natural Matte dots and Muted Palette dots.

Easy/Basic ...

Stepped up ...

Simple ...

Simple ... *using retired 2024-2026 In Color designer paper and sentiment from Cutest Crew in Timid Tiger ink ...

"Stepped Up" ...

You really don't need to have all the fancy tools and dies. These are just scraps of paper 3" wide x 3/4" tall with 1/4" strips on top. Don't overthink it!

If you want to make a card that is similar, here is the "recipe" of the pieces you need to prep ...

... and here is the Mystery Card Monday (MCM) Facebook Live replay, showing you how to cut the papers and put all the pieces together ...

A great layout for "quick and simple" and mass producing but you can also add texture, layers and/or more die cuts/embellishments to jazz it up. Try it! You'll manage to use up some of your paper scraps!

That's it for this week. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

If you live in Canada and would like to purchase any of the items I used for my cards, just click any of the pictures below and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! online store. Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

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