SCRAP QUESTION OF THE DAY -- SATURDAY, FEB. 15

[BarbP]

Goof morning! I've been working on layouts and projects, creating lots of leftover scraps. It drives Mike up the wall because I tend to save almost any scrap, no matter how tiny. Lately I've been throwing away any scrap under 4 x 4 inches, just to keep the peace.

Do you save scraps? How big (or how small) are the scraps in your stash? Do you use up your scraps, or toss them to make room for more paper?

[Beth]

I have a scrap box..a BIG ONE....when it gets full I usually give it to one of my Stamp Club girls. She uses them for projects at a senoir center then.

[BarbP]

Great idea! I gave unused papers, embellishments, and odds and ends to a shelter for abused women and their children when we moved from Illinois to Colorado. They were thrilled to have the things for their art and journaling sessions.

[Tracy F]

I tend to keep small pieces of plain cardstock but throw away smaller than 4x4 patterned papers. I have a big container of scraps. When it gets full, I donate it to the local elementary school.

[KAREN#1]

I have a box with larger pieces and another box where I keep bags of smaller pieces that I "stand up" in the box for easy sorting.

[Lolis]

I save them, but sometimes I don’t even know what I have or where it is anymore.

[Patti]

I only save ones large enough to use on a LO unless it is part of a kit and I might be doing something that the smaller pieces could be used and then they get put back into the kit bag. When I collect enough large scraps I give them to a couple of high school girls who scrap.

[Krystle]

I usually get rid of anything smaller than 4x6

[sdwhru]

I keep some scraps on my desk; especially if they are white cardstock. I sort the bigger ones into file pockets. Smaller ones I keep on my desk for a bit and if they are still there after awhile I finally toss them

[Jan Mosier]

I keep all my scraps.