I never throw away my scrap paper. I buy both 8×8 and 12×12 paper. I buy both patterned paper and cardstock. When I frame a photo, I have at least of a sheet of paper left. If I cut a border for the page, I have at least of a sheet of paper left. Even if I cut a 12×12 paper down to 8×8, I still have of a sheet left.
So what can you do with all of these scraps? One of my favorite things to do is to cut out shapes with hole punches. I then attach the punches on the scrapbook pages. I have hole punches that are circles, squares, diamonds and hearts.
If you make a 6×6 album, youll have tons of papers just the right size. Recipe albums make great gifts. Write or type your recipes on an index card or any colored paper and then cut to fit the album. Youll find you can use many of your scraps when making these small albums.
I like putting borders on my pages. I often put a border on either the left or the right hand side of the page. You only need a strip 12×1 or 8×1 to do this. Ive also put a strip of paper across the middle of the page horizontally. This requires a scrap only 1/3 thick. I make the middle page borders very...