She said, when she has a layout in which she is going to use a 12x12 piece of paper as a "frame" and then have another piece of large paper behind it. She "cuts out" the back of the "frame" paper, so she has a nice "chunk" of the "frame" paper left to use later. This also helps r
educe the bulk in her album. Front of layout
Back of Layout
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If you have an example of your use of this frugal tip or a frugal tip you would like to share - email it to scrappinpsycho@live.com . Come back for Frugal Friday - every Friday and let us help you stretch your scrapbook $.
That's a great idea! This lets you make a great layout like yours and still have a big piece of cardstock for your next project. Way to save! I love the colors and the pretty border.
ReplyDeleteGood idea, Joni! You then could use that square to create a double page layout or even a totally different page. What a way to stretch that buck!
ReplyDeleteI ususally end up using the "extra" piece as a mat, or journaling block, or to punch from or sometimes it just sits on my table and ends up being that "test paper" for my markers/stamps...etc.
ReplyDeleteI love this trick and use it often. A lot of times I will use all the little scraps to make cards when Im done my layout. Its super fast since I already know all the papers will work together!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to save paper! I always feel like i "waste" more than i use!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I've never thought of this!
ReplyDeleteThis is someting I do frequently. It allows my PP to go a lot farther too.
ReplyDeletea great way to save paper. it's certainly enough to be a bg for anything else.
ReplyDeleteGreat tip! TFS!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite tips - It is especially helpful when you have limited paper and you want to use it for mats or to cut the title!
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