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Monday, July 26, 2010

CRAFTING TIP OF THE WEEK (#47) RECYCLING REVOLUTION

Hello there & thanks for tuning in today.

I hope your weekend went well.
This week's tip is inspired by the "going green revolution".
What I mean to say is...we are recycling, upcycling & going full cycle by revamping our cards.
I don't mean the ones we make, I mean the ones we get.
There are a couple of ways you can accomplish this recycling revolution.
Here are a few ideas I have for giving them new life.
1- Make gift tags out of them using a die cut pattern or tracing a tag you may already own.
2- Use your punches or your die cutting machines to cut certain parts of your cards in different shapes that you can use to build another card.
3- Cut out the inside phrases of the cards and adhere them on to coordinating cardstock then use them for the sentiment in your own hand-made cards.
4- Make a mini card album for each year where you use all the cards you have received & saved & add a photo of the sender.
5- If you don't want to part with them or disect them, simply wrap beautiful ribbon around a stack of cards & place a handwritten tag with the year on your ribbon & display on a coffee table or place in a keepsake box.
I hope these ideas get your creative juices flowing.

Have a great week!

2 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for sharing this tip. After my younger sister passed away (almost three years ago now) I save every card I ever get. Her passing made me realize how special those little things are. I used to throw all my cards out and I would give anything to have all the cards she ever gave me to look at now:(! Number four is my favorite. Making a scrapbook is fantastic!!!! Now I can get all the cards together that I have accumulated over the past three years and get scrapping. Thank you, you made my day:)

    Stephanie

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