We never stop being amazed and impressed by our fellow Jingle Belles' clever creativity, and the Earth Day festivities are always an especially great showcase for that! Of course EVERY entry was wonderful, but here are three examples of cards with recycled, upcycled and reused elements that particularly caught our eye:
...has played along with us since the very beginning of Jingle Belles in 2011, and since she's absolutely awesome at saving and reusing items all year long, of course she ALWAYS rocks this challenge. Her gorgeous card has five (5!) recycled elements... including a candy wrapper, kraft paper packaging, part of a box, a gift card envelope and some carefully saved ribbon!
...has used --in grand style-- one of our all-time favorite items to upcycle: store bought holiday cards! We all get dozens, and so many are much too lovely to consign to the recycling bin. LeAnne has made these gorgeously glittery snowmen into a brand new card and has even added the perfect details INSIDE to match!
...started with a foil packet from a tea bag, which she embossed and colored with alcohol inks to make her incredibly artistic snowy panel. Oh yeah and the mat is the inside of a junk mail envelope!!!
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Many thanks to everyone who played along, we loved seeing every card!
Stop back after Midnight for a brand new prompt we hope will inspire you!
Thanks so much for the pick, and congrats to Lorraine and Sandy as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for picking my card. I'm in wonderful company with the other fab cards you've highlighted.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! This challenge always takes me back to where my card-making started and the fun of saving something from the scrap pile and making it useful again. Kudos to LeAnne and Sandy too!
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