Call me crazy, but I save every piece of paper, no matter how small it is! 

Sometimes I get an idea for a layout, only because 2 or 3 little paper leftovers on my desk match perfectly!

I keep all those pieces and snippets in boxes, sorted by colours or paper collections. 

And because traveler’s notebooks are much smaller than 12“-Layouts, you can use even the tiniest piece of paper perfectly!

In my last post I showed you a layout with a tag. Well – here is the rest of it:

And these tiny pieces of paper? Hm...

Altogether they are a perfect background for my photo!

Another possibility to use rests is to cut them out with die cuts. 

Here you can see my new favorite paper for die-cut-letters :

I love how they turned out in this color with this ombre effect! 

Finally I added one of those wonderful chipboards, I colored it with watercolor first. I used a shimmering color, so it turned out golden - that fits well to this little cute butterfly, doesn’t it?

At last I added some confetti – and here it is:

Heidi