"Art is my vehicle through life; may we share the ride together." Ron Wickersham
Showing posts with label 6x6 paper pad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6x6 paper pad. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Using 6" x 6" Paper Pads

I'm slowly trying to work through my stash, especially that now is not the time to be out shopping! I have many 6x6 paper pads and rarely use them. I think I bought them because I liked the paper collection and didn't want to spend so much money on the 12x12 pads! Anyway, I just seem to hoard them so decided to actually start using them.

I am participating in a card swap this month where we are to use either scraps or our stash. I decided to use these papers. I found an old card technique which I think was called "herringbone." I cut four 3/4" strips of six coordinating patterns and was able to make three cards with a few strips left over.


This was so easy but barely made a dent in even one paper pad! Guess I'll have to mass produce more cards!

Another way I've been using them is on 12" x 12" scrapbook layouts. Four 6x6's equal one 12x12 if you want to cover the entire page; two 6x6's across the center of a page make a nice base for other papers and photos. I've just begun to try all the ways to work with them.