Four 12x12 Double-Sided Papers, Four Cards

It was during the recent blog hop that I discovered The Efficient Crafter's blog. The concept of using four sheets of double-sided paper to make four cards appealed to me because I'm really awash in paper and needed a sketch and a plan to use more of it.

First I tried using some paper from Big Lots - two assorted scrap packs from Autumn Leaves.  The papers are 6x6, 6x3, and 3x3, one pack in fall colors, one in summery shades.

 There aren't any solids in the packs so I had to use some yellow and turquoise card stock embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.
 

The second pack with papers matted with light green and orange.

Only four 12x12 double-sided papers make four cards -- including the base and every single element including all the matting pieces!

       The cutting formula yields:

• four card bases
• four 5 x 2.75 papers to use unmatted
• four 3 x 4.5 papers and their matting pieces
• four 2.5 x 3.5 papers and their matting pieces
• four 1 x 3 papers and their matting pieces
• eight extra pieces, four 2.75 x 2.75 and four2.75 x 3 to use on another project

 Since I was using papers from the "Best Occasion" collection from Wal-Mart which was stiff enough to use as card bases, this four-sheet formula requires just that and no more.  This is my kind of sketch and cutting formula - the kind that doesn't skimp on paper.  I've seen One Sheet Wonder cutting formulas that take one 12 x 12 sheet and make 16 cards, but since some of the cards use only a little piece of the 12x12, they require additional card stock for the base and for layering.  This one is brilliant!