'Upcycling' works for cards too!

I went to a craft fair at the weekend and it was all about 'upcycling' - taking something old and with a little crafting making it into something new and useful.  So: old woollen blankets become trendy cushion covers, teeshirts become baby leggings, broken crockery becomes brooches, vintage buttons become jewellery, the list goes on and on - it was great seeing so many different ideas under the one roof.

Anyway, remember my post from yesterday?  I told you my sour cream container contained a chocolate bar - so I got hungry!  Rather than simply removing the bar and disposing of the container I decided to have a go at 'upcycling' myself and this is the result!  The DSP was of course double sided, so now I'm featuring the other side of it, a lovely Regal Rose print, which I ran through with the Top Note die to give me a background for the tag and a couple of leaves.

What I used:

Card:  Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Rose Red, Old Olive, Sew Suite DSP, Kiwi Kiss (retired)

Ink:  Regal Rose, Old Olive

Stamp Set:  You're a Gem

Tools and other fun stuff:  Top Note die, Little Leaves Embosslits die, Fancy Flower Extra Large punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, button (sneak peak for July Special).

"Sew Suite" Sour Cream Container

We had our monthly meeting last week and I finally had a chance to try my hand at making the 'sour cream' containers that you often see online.  It was a lot of fun and there is actually a chocolate inside it believe it or not (thanks Suzy!).

It uses a 6" x 6" piece of Sew Suite DSP, only available until the 30 of June.  It has a gorgeous wee tag made with the Extra Large Tag flower punch, and a couple of round punches.  The ribbon and button is a sneak peak of what's coming in July and the greeting is from the a stamp set also available until the 30th June.

Lots of fun to make, but not easy to photograph - sorry about that!

What I used:

Card:  Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sew Suite DSP

Ink:  Old Olive

Stamp Sets:  You're a Gem

Tools and other fun stuff:  Fancy Flower Extra Large punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, crimper, sticky tape, linen thread, ribbon and button is a sneak peak of products coming in July!