One of the first reasons I really started making cards in earnest, some 10 years ago now, was my wish to be creative with packaging and items that would otherwise end up in the bin. This was before my local authority did cardboard recycling so I was always trying to think of ways to use old, clean packaging. My first card-making session, I made about 12 cards, all of them reusing certain boxes and packets! Whilst I have evolved over this last decade, to include bought items and pretty papers, this art of recycling packaging might be old, but never forgotten! I've got stacks of bits and pieces in my stash from packaging!!That summer, I cut around 3000 mosaic tiles from packaging to make mosaic cards with the kids at our church's summer mission!
This Saturday, I finally unpackaged my Scrabble tile fridge magnet set and attached to a pretty large metal heart which is now hanging in my kitchen- it's alterable art- and I will show you sometime!
A friend came round for a cup of tea and stayed for quite a long while. Thus, while we were chatting to him, I sat with the packaging to the magnets and cut out all of the Scrabble-tiles or logos on the packaging.
Then, I decided what I could do with them and this is what I came up with.
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All of the above, I quite like because they'd be suitable for men/boys (if they like Scrabble) too. The top one is intended for my brother in law and the rest, well, you'll just have to wait and see!
The top right one shows you what the anagram of Fridge magnets is- that's what the large tiles originally read! Admittedly a little random as a card, but you know, it's just a bit of fun.
All I used is some 3d pads, scissors and some black card I have had in my card stash since the very early days of card-making. I forget about it from time to time but it always comes out, every so often!!
Linking to
Creative Mondays with Claire Justine
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Daring Cardmakers weekly challenge with my Old, but never forgotten art! Hope this isn't too tenuous, but it did put me in mind of my early days when I read your post!
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This Saturday, I finally unpackaged my Scrabble tile fridge magnet set and attached to a pretty large metal heart which is now hanging in my kitchen- it's alterable art- and I will show you sometime!
A friend came round for a cup of tea and stayed for quite a long while. Thus, while we were chatting to him, I sat with the packaging to the magnets and cut out all of the Scrabble-tiles or logos on the packaging.
Then, I decided what I could do with them and this is what I came up with.
All of the above, I quite like because they'd be suitable for men/boys (if they like Scrabble) too. The top one is intended for my brother in law and the rest, well, you'll just have to wait and see!
The top right one shows you what the anagram of Fridge magnets is- that's what the large tiles originally read! Admittedly a little random as a card, but you know, it's just a bit of fun.
All I used is some 3d pads, scissors and some black card I have had in my card stash since the very early days of card-making. I forget about it from time to time but it always comes out, every so often!!
Linking to
Creative Mondays with Claire Justine
Daring Cardmakers weekly challenge with my Old, but never forgotten art! Hope this isn't too tenuous, but it did put me in mind of my early days when I read your post!
