Winter Tree Box Card

Recently, I was given a huge pile of used greeting cards, many of which cannot be recycled as they have glitter on them. So, this got me thinking ... Could I create some upcycled box cards out of them?

Quite a few of the cards were Christmas cards, so the first one that I created was this winter tree box card.

All of the elements, including the main box card itself, are made from upcycled greeting cards. I used my Cricut Explore Air 2 to cut the box card out, together with a simple tree template, then cut the remaining pieces out by hand.

I started with the four panels, which I cut out of an old Christmas card. There were lots of other pieces stuck to it with foam pads, so I did my best to save as much of the lovely tree pattern as I could.

The larger trees started life as a picture of a red squirrel! Hard to believe, I know, but here is the card as I was cutting them out using the tree template.

The reddish-brown colours are so rich and earthy, and the little sprinkling of snow makes them perfect for a winter birthday card or a Christmas card.

With the little scraps of card that I had leftover, I punched some little trees out and glued them around the base.

From the back, you can see some of the handwriting from the original card, and I chose to leave it like this to show that it is upcycled and totally unique!

I took the gold 'best wishes' lettering from another greeting card, which I had to soak in warm water first to remove it. Then I punched a small oval out of another card, inked around the edges and glued the gold lettering on.

I am really pleased with how it has turned out; 100% upcycled and 100% unique!

Now, I just have a few more cards to sort through ...

Happy crafting

Suzanne 

24oz Paper Teacup

Recently, I was asked if it was possible to create a large, 24oz teacup using my Teacup and Saucer favour box template. Not a problem, I replied, and to prove it, here's one that I made!

Ok, so I admit it doesn't look very interesting here, having been made entirely out of plain white cardstock, but it provided me with an enticing blank canvas to build upon ... 

And just look at it now!

Cornfield Box Card

Blue cornflowers are my absolute favourite wildflower, and together with poppies and ox-eye daisies, they create a magnificent display from late spring, all the way through until early autumn.

My latest pop-up box card takes these vibrant colours and mixes them with pieces of yellow corn to create this beautiful little cornfield design.

Perfect for birthdays, Mother's Day, get well soon or just as a thank you, the inspiration to create it came from this lovely card that I received from a friend of mine last year.