You start with a piece of paper a bit smaller than your finished card. Gather your scrap papers and start cutting wedges. You'll be creating a sunburst pattern. Decide where you want the center of your sunburst to be. That center point is where all your wedges will start. Then just randomly start laying the wedges around your paper with edges meeting. Trim it up and add it to your card.
You can see the card that inspired me and the tutorial for how to create this on Four Wise Guys
Just for a little something extra, I thought I would show you how I've been taking the pictures for my cards. Lets back out from the above shot a little bit and see what's really going on there.
I use a white tablecloth draped over my dining room chair. Sometimes I just open the whole thing up and drape it over the back of the chair. This time I clipped it to the top. I move the chair so it's facing the sliding glass door. I still do some touching up in Photoshop elements but this is a nice uncluttered background.
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What a great photography idea! I could do this, and will try it. But even this card I would ruin if I tried it. It is a great way to use up the scraps, and still looks classy!
This is simply a great idea to make use of scrap papers. Thanks for sharing...
Great...and good display tips!
A smart way to use up beautiful scraps. I love the card. Thanks for the photography tip, too.
when i first started with cameras, i used to do things like the chair drape, have not done it in a long time. you have inspired me. these days i just take whatever i want to use on the blog, hold in my hand or sit on kitchen counter or kitchen table... great UP cycle of left over scraps... you can find anything at all on Pinterest. and i mean YOU can, not me.. but i can find anything on YouTube. does that count? as i looked at your card it occurred to me this could be done in pickmonkey,..without scraps... i may try it to see if i can.
NOPE not in PicMonkey,. i tried I quit
Easier than an expensive or complicated white box. I attempted to make one once and you can imagine how that turned out LOL
For Sandra: Try iPiccy.comfor a very robust, free, on-line photo editor, much better than PicMonkey.
I learn so much here--even in the comments! Good to know about other photo editing sites.
I love your cards. Very nicely done and I love your backdrop.
Have a fabulous day off, Ann. Big hug to you and tons of scritches to Gibbs. ♥♥♥
Bet you could create a number of quilt patterns.
Love what you have done with your extra paper...very nice and colorful. Anyone would love getting that card.
Very clever use of scraps! The card turned out great! I like your photography tip too!
That card came out really cute. I like you little photo studio set up!
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