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Save Money and Paper On Your Card Projects! 

22 Jun

Welcome friends. Today is tip day!! I have a quick trick to share to save money and paper on your projects. Watch along here!

Video Tutorial

What’s the trick? When using a card mat behind a layer of your card, cut pieces out of the center of it to use on other projects. See how the center of this paper is cut out?

Click for a quick tip for saving money and paper on your card making projects!

When you put the card together, you can’t even tell! And you can use the cut pieces on other projects!

Click for a quick tip for saving money and paper on your card making projects!

You can use dies, a trimmer, or punches to cut out the area from the center of a card mat.

Click for a quick tip for saving money and paper on your card making projects!

What about layering a nested die set and getting several pieces you can use on other projects?!

Click for a quick tip for saving money and paper on your card making projects!

Supply List

Take a look at the supplies I used here!

Product List
Artistic Dies
Artistic Dies
[155371]
Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set
Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set
[154542]
Lasting Label Punch
Lasting Label Punch
[158651]
Happy Labels Pick A Punch
Happy Labels Pick A Punch
[160693]
Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[159237]
Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[161720]
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[133675]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
Scalloped Contours Dies
Scalloped Contours Dies
[155560]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
[152392]
Lost Lagoon ¼" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon
Lost Lagoon ¼" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon
[161171]
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  1. Trish says

    June 22, 2023 at 9:57 AM

    As a fellow demo, I sometimes use an Xacto/Craft knife to roughly cut out that inside part when I’m prepping for a class.

    Reply
    • Anna Helman says

      June 22, 2023 at 12:47 PM

      Great idea!

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