June 20, 2012

Use Crafting Stash to Create Blessings for Others!

These cards are made from extra Cricut cuts, negative images of cuts, leftover paper scraps, and a few paper punch images!

Hello, everyone!  Carolyn from Carolyn's Creative Corner!
Actually, if all has gone according to plan, I am in prison today!
Two of my crafting buddies and I are judging scrapbooks in a state prison for women!

I provide greeting cards for a local church.  It is a donation that I make on a regular basis. The A2 size cards are flat and can be mailed with a regular first class stamp.
I will make 35-50 cards at a time.  These cards are a labor of love!
Each one has a scripture verse.  Most have a sentiment or phrase that reflects the scripture.
The cards are as varied as my stash!  They usually reflect the project/s that I am working on at the time.  What a blessing for me to know that I can use my stash in such a meaningful way!
I have lots of paper scraps and colorful pieces just waiting to be used!
I love to use sentiment/word/phrase stamps!  The two black notebooks are full of those types of stamps.  The white notebooks are images.
This is my wall of words/phrases/sentiments!  Some stamps are missing because I have just finished a project that required several of the stamps.  They will be back on the wall in a few days!
I spent nearly a week stamping, sorting, and packaging mulitiples of each stamp.  I have these ready to use on the cards when I make the greeting cards for the church.
This picture shows some of the image stash on the left, a package of A2 cards on the right just waiting to be used, and in the middle is a wonderful 'tool' for creating A2 cards!
I found this package of cardstock at Michaels Craft Store.
The width of the strip is perfect to layer on the front of the A2 card.  I cut the bottom off and have extra for the inside...and enough to layer on another card!
Inside card!

I hope this has been an inspiration for you to use your stash to bless others!
It may not be a church, but there is a place to share your creativity!

Have a wonderful and peaceful day!
Carolyn







10 comments:

Sheila aka SassyLady said...
1

What a blessing this is to donate these beautiful cards!!! You are definately using the gift God has given you.
I chuckled when I saw this post as I am making a batch right now for my Sunday School class and thinking I need to take photos of mine! I think yours are very pretty and you have such a wide variety. I mass produced the same design.... I think I need to try your method! TFS

Charlotte C said...
2

What a wonderful use of your collection.

Lisa said...
3

What beautiful cards and what a nice thing to do. I too donate alot of the cards I make but I donate mine to Send Love, it's an organization for children with Cancer.

Karons Krafty Korner said...
4

AMAZING - I love how you use up negatives, and scraps of stash. Look at that stamp wall - wow. TFS

Sandy from Ukiah said...
5

What a blessing you are to so many Carolyn... and i love how organized you are.. i so need to get organized.. i have started a little, but still so much to organized.

Charlotte said...
6

Oh how wonderful of you to share thee lovely cards. They will be such a blessing.

Charlotte

Nicole said...
7

This is great idea and neat way to share your talents!!

papillon digital design said...
8

You are so organised! How sweet to make and share these elegant cards. TFS

Unknown said...
9

You make such pretty cards and for a wonderful cause! You are super organized!!

Unknown said...
10

You make such pretty cards and for a wonderful cause! You are super organized!!