Saturday, April 16, 2011

Recyling and crafting

I could hardly wait to share this weeks card with you. I used the Unscripted sketch and the Piggyback challenge to go along with the sketch is to use recycled material to go with Earth Day.  At first I thought this was going to be a bit of a challenge until I got started!!!  Wow was this fun.
I got started with my inspiration point when a Godiva Chocolate catalog arrived in the mail and what was on one of the pages but these great chocolate butterflies and some grass print pages.  Since I am always a fan of butterflies on a card, I knew I had to put these beauties to good use. 
The word "spring" was cut from the same catalog.  The brown, crinkled paper is from a paper bag that I got while shopping. The buttons are ones that I save when they come with new clothes that I buy. I have a ton of these things!!!
Even my card base was recycled because I took a part a card I had created that I didn't really care for and there was just the right color and size for my card.  See the corrugated cardboard? That is from a box and the green tissue paper came with a scrapbook order from Emma's Paperie because she always wraps the products so cute and I save the tissue paper. 
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 102 – SPRING card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Expressions/Core’dinations
Images and papers from Godiva catalog and a paper bag
Cardstock from packaging
Buttons from clothes
Tissue paper from a package
Foam Tape – 3M
Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations
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11 comments:

  1. Julie Tucker-WolekApril 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    This is BEAUTIFUL! I Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee that trim and the butterflies! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  2. Connie MercerApril 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    this something i would do~very pretty!!!

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  3. dstandardApril 16, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    How awesome - you were much more creative than I was on your card - love it!

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  4. BabyBokChoyApril 16, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    recycle reduce reuse!! GREAT job at that and awesome card!!!

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  5. Casey WrightApril 16, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    This is soooo beautiful! I just love those metal elements on your card!

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  6. SudhaApril 17, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    Creative creation. I like it.

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  7. Jane WetzelApril 17, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    totally totally awesome card Linda! Love how u used all this..when u say u save the buttons from new clothes..I do also..I also save most all of my "tags"..some are really neat..I DONT KNO why I save them..lol but maybe YOU can tell me what to do with them?? ha ha! tfs!

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  8. D's Paper StudioApril 17, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    way to go. i love it. i tink I'll takw a que from you and make a few easter cards.

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  9. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    This is amazing.. Such a pretty card..

    Hugs, Linda

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  10. Tracey TaylorApril 18, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    I love the addition of the trim next to the photo of the grass. Great job recycling!

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  11. KendallApril 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Very pretty card! I really like the butterflies!! Great job!

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