Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Scraps & Recycling

 


For Day 18 at Beccy's Place Month Long Holiday Cards Challenge the prompt is to use scraps.

One thing that I love to do is make use of shop bought Christmas cards that have been given to us and also to a couple of friends who save their cards for me. They can be a source of some lovely sparkly bits, super sentiments, sometimes some lovely papers and patterned cards and some fabulous foiled frames. This whole card has been made by pulling together scraps that have been recycled. You can see what I used below.


I used a sheet of gold A4 card as the base and then added the poinsettia patterned card which I edged with a gold paint pen. Quote often these sorts of printed card have a white core so the gold pen adds a bit of sparkle and neatens those white edges.

I used the latest sketch 396 from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.


The sentiment has been framed with the silver star frame. I then mounted this onto the gold frame which was trimmed to fit to the same shape.

The poinsettia was the centrepiece of a card but one of the yellow gems had come off it. I added a small one from my stash and also a larger one to go in the centre. This has been mounted onto some thin foam squares. Finally I added the fabric leaves as I realised I had missed those when I was putting the bits and pieces together. 

As this card is nice and flat it will be a good one to go in the post. Your recipient would never guess that it is all made of scraps from old cards as there are so many foiled elements that make it look more expensive. I love making new from old, rescuing what would go on the scrapheap and thus helping the environment.

Card Details -

Size - A5
Colouring Medium - Gold Paint pen
Embellishments - Gems & Fabric leaves


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)

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14 comments:

  1. Wendy L24 November 2020 at 18:01

    Your card looks lovley and very classy, thank you for joining us at MAWTT, xx

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  2. Suze24 November 2020 at 19:48

    Wonderful recycling Mandy. I like that you also managed to get the recycled pieces to fit with a sketch.

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    1. Suze25 November 2020 at 20:00

      I'm back with my DT hat on. Thank you for entering the Something Beginning with R Challenge at CHNC.

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  3. Jenny L24 November 2020 at 21:15

    Hi Mandy,
    I too save some of my lovely cards to re-cycle again.
    Love this wonderful card and fab design looks so luxurious.
    Such a very beautiful poinsettia.
    Thank you for joining the MAWTT Challenge.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT

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  4. Diane Louise J24 November 2020 at 22:12

    Hello… Thanks for sharing your lovely card with Moving Along with the Times; it fits perfectly with our ‘Christmas Flowers’ challenge theme. Hope you can join us next month for our new challenge. Diane Louise (Team Leader) xx

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  5. Donna25 November 2020 at 00:39

    Great take on the sketch Many and what a fun way to recycle. Love the sparkle!

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  6. Beccy25 November 2020 at 02:58

    I completely agree Mandy, we should all be recycling and reusing as much as we can to cut down on waste. And as you said, the store bought cards have some pretty fabulous images, sparkles, and shines! The card you created is gorgeous, I love the beautiful little poinsettia.
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  7. Lin25 November 2020 at 19:37

    What a lovely Christmas card, rich, warm colours, and recycled elements to boot! What a great use of something that might otherwise have gone in the big green bin.

    Thank you for sharing in our Lots of Layers challenge.

    Lin
    Dream Valley

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  8. Dena J28 November 2020 at 06:03

    Clever recycling and I love the richness of red and gold. Thank you for joining us at Atlantic Hearts this week.

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  9. Brandi30 November 2020 at 13:56

    Very pretty card, I love it! Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).

    Brandi R.
    DT member AHSC
    crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

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  10. pssmitty papercrafts30 November 2020 at 14:57

    Your card is awesome & I love how you save bits from other cards to create brand new ones! Very smart! Thank you for sharing with AHSC.

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  11. Jan30 November 2020 at 15:02

    I love your card, Mandy. Great ideas for recycling! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Kim30 November 2020 at 21:40

    I love the traditional colors! What gorgeous layers and a beautiful card!

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  13. Di5 December 2020 at 15:18

    Absolutely beautiful card and wonderful upcycling Mandy! So elegant.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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