From The Scrap Bin #1

One sleepless night recently I decided to putter in the studio.  As I was filing away scraps and breaking down chipboard, I thought it might be fun to play.

I had about half this sheet of Teresa Collins family stories (2013) chipboard left.

And, by far the largest scrap in my scrap bin was a zig-zag sheet from an old mix-in paper pack by Close to My Heart. The rest of the paper came from my scrap bin as well.  The squiggly lined strip is a b-side paper from Photoplay's Paper Whiskers line.

The journal cards were the flip side of a piece of Websters Pages Color and Composition line. 

The little file pocket is from the Pink Paislee C'est La Vie line, flipped inside out.  It was left over from a France travel album I just finished.

I will admit that scrapbooking on so little sleep was not efficient.  I had to finagle the layout around a couple of times, before I was satisfied.  The title "you can count on me" is appropriate for 2 married accountants - and at first I had used some of the chipboard numbers, but decided against it in the end. 

While it is exciting to play with a whole paper collection, there is a different and equally satisfying feeling to using up scraps with odds and ends.  Especially when the supplies are so old!

When was the last time you scrapped entirely from scraps?