Upcycling Your Christmas Cards

Several people save all their Christmas cards and hand them over to me, as I love cutting them up and re-using them. It is such a shame to throw away some of those lovely designs. I often take off any embellishments such as sentiments, bows and charms to re-use too

 

Here I have several cards that I am going to die cut using some bauble and snowflake dies. Snowflakes can be really tricky to get out in one piece and this die is a favourite as it cuts so cleanly.

This stag bauble die was a cheapie, only £2.55 from China - see more cards made with it back in 2017 here

I've even used the cut out as a negative to make some more cards.

The ribbons were originally from the Christmas crackers!

All the scraps can be put into the recycling - unless they have glitter on them, then my local Council won't take them, so I tend to use the backs for shopping lists etc

All these will be put away until Autumn when I will start to make Christmas cards again!

Upcycled Christmas Cards

A couple of 2014 cards made using last years Christmas cards - I'm lucky that several people save their cards for me and I have great fun cutting them up and reusing them!

I also went to a willow weaving wreath workshop yesterday and for the first time made my own Christmas wreath - you can read more about this on my 50 Challenge blog here

Spot the Fizzy Moon!

Something a bit different this time - I've used a couple of old Debbi Moore images of glam shoes and a dress mounted on a doily and finished off with a big black bow upcycled from a box of bath salts!

And hidden in all that all are 3 Fizzy Moon pink stars!

With a little help from my friends!

Bottledolphin

Dumbo

These cards were all made incorporating ATC's made by other people that I have swapped with. 

They have kindly agreed that they can be used (or upcycled!) to make new cards, which will go to my local Cancer care charity to help raise funds. 

Juliaamy

Upcycling my ATC's !

Church by Furryboots

Red leaf by Lyndee

little girl by Bottledolphin

I have been making and swapping ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) for over 5 years now and have amassed quite a collection. They feature all sorts of themes, colours, materials and techniques!

Most ATCs sit in folders or on my desk at work and I have a great display of Christmas ones in my lounge at the moment.

Some of my regular swapees have given me permission to reuse or upcycle them into new cards - and here are a few I have recently converted.

Cricket by SandyPonty