Cheap Thrills

Like you, I probably spend waaaaay too much on scrapbooking, am always looking for a bargain and love free shipping for online purchases. Today I am experimenting with my new Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. First, I cut the flowers using the cardboard from a cereal box. I was able to get 26 flowers from 1 box! Then I embossed them.

I inked, stacked and attached them with a brad. Next I tried covering the the cardboard with patterned paper before cutting and embossing them.

I'm going to glimmer mist some, add stickles to some and add some bling to the centers. I love the way they turned out and that they were cheap to make. If you have ideas on other ways to jazz them up, I'd love to hear from you.