Yesterday I featured 4 nuggets of cardstock inspiration and today I’m sharing 4 more.
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{ Idea #5: Frame It }
From my own home … and something I bet some of you have done in your homes as well. It’s simple, really. Need a splash of color in an otherwise boring frame? Don’t want to spray-paint the frame? Just cut a piece of your favorite patterned paper to the right size and place this in the frame. That’s it. (This piece is from the Clementine Collection.)
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{ Idea #6: Handmade Photo Book }
Alison in South Auckland, New Zealand: Since getting a Zutter I have been making lots of different notebooks and albums. I make my own photo albums for all those photos I want to print and keep, but that don’t make it into Project Life or our standard scrapbook albums.
I love the Project Life cardstock and the Cobalt colours went well with these photos for this little album I made. I put DuraSeal onto the cardstock (on the cover) to protect it from little fingers and to help it keep a bit longer. The photo pages have strips of cardstock glued to them and then its all punched and bound together for a very personalized album. It takes some time folding and gluing the strips but the end result is so worth it and these albums make great presents.
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{ Idea #7: Instagram Backgrounds }
Lisa in New Jersey: Like many people, I am documenting our family’s year for 2012. I purchased the Clementine kit and the additional pack of cardstock and have been putting it to good use! Many of the pictures I include in our album are smaller than the 4×6″ photo pocket (some 2×3″ and LOTS of Instagrams sized 4×4, 3×3, and 2×2).
I have been cutting down Clementine Cardstock sheets to the 4×6 size and using that as the background to these smaller photos. It is quicker and so much easier than rummaging through all my other “regular” scrapbooking cardstock to find a piece to coordinate with my layout. I am enjoying this process so much! Thank you again for developing Project Life and for all the new products. It just keeps getting better & I can’t wait to see what else is on the horizon!
Peyton in Virginia has the same idea. In fact, this is a picture of her stash of pre-cut cards from the Clementine Collection of 12×12 Cardstock. You’ll notice she even cut some 3×4 cards as well.
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{ Idea #8: Greeting Cards }
Naturally, cardstock is a great staple for making cute cards. Kristen Spencer in Texas says, I love to have kids’ birthday cards on hand and I think these turned out so cute! I have to say the weight and texture of your cardstock is PERFECT for the Cricut! It cuts even the tiniest details flawlessly! (Cobalt Collection shown.)
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I love the idea of framing the papers! Sometimes it’s all you need to jazz up a wall. That book is adorable too! If I had a tool to do the binding, I think I’d try that also!
I need to dig out my Zutter!!! What a fab idea!
Love these!!
Love these ideas- thanks for all the inspiration!
Love those ideas!!!!! I just knew I would though!!! Such creative peeps!!!!
Now to dig out my Bind It All and make me an album with my awesome Colbalt papers!
xoxo
Jen
All these ideas are great, so far I have only used the PL cardstock to add a little color to the grid journaling cards and for the 4 6×6 design E mini scrapbook pages mentioned in yesterdays blog. Now I have lots of new ideas for using this wonderful cardstock. Thanks Becky.
P.S. What’s the latest update on the restock of plastics on amazon…can’t wait.
Re-stock: Looking good for early next week
Hooray
I bought a clear case for my iPhone from Walmart and cut one of the Clementine cardstocks to fit the inside. Now my phone looks unique and I can change the design to fit my mood.
Let’s see a picture! Great idea!
Email it to submissions@beckyhiggins.com
First, thanks so much for all the inspiration! So many fun ideas to use the cardstock for! And also thank you for the feature!
Second, I actually do not use them as 3×4 cards. What I did was since there were 4 of each design sheet I cut two of each sheet into 4×6′s and then saved the other 2 of each sheet and am using them to feature a story of the month.