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Friday 2 May 2014

Re-purposing a carrd


I made a card in May last year using acrylic paint with my gelli plate - you can see it here. I originally used some mint green card to start with. I didn't have any purple or pink acrylic paint, but mixed reds, blue and white in different shades. I used sequin waste as a stencil. The ric rac and rib bons are Papermania.The Tim Holtz stampers anonymous stamp was inked with memento grape jelly. The sentiment was originally white so I used a couple of copics to colour to match..

This card remained in a box unused and I wasn't sure that I would send it to anyone or be able to sell it for charity, so I decided to give it a new lease of life and re-purpose it. This is the new version. I cut some of the original card, mounting it on to a pearlescent card blank, adding some more ribbon, a ribbon flower and the sentiment panel. I like this version much better than the original.

So here is the new card which is for my friend, Diane:


This is for:

Eclectic ellapu: birthday
Aud sentiments 105: use a birthday sentiment
Seize the birthday: anything goes birthday
As you like it: favourite item to recycle and why - sometimes I find a card that I made a while ago and re-purpose it into something I like better
Clear it out: purple + purple things - these are all items that needed 'clearing out'
Make something Monday 16: paint
Glitter and sparkle 82: add some ribbon
Crafty ribbons 87: anything goes with ribbon
Just for fun May: ribbon or lace
Jo's scrap friends funday 48: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 17: anything goes
Fitztown 32:  anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Going grey with Scrap-creations: anything goes
Creative moments 40: anything goes/spring
Simon says Wednesday: anything goes
Crafty girls 17: anything goes
Cards galore May: anything goes
Kort o mania 107: anything goes
Crafting at the weekend 1: anything goes
Sister Act 55: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
Inky linky 52
DL.ART May
Just B creative crazy May

20 comments:

  1. Great job Hazel, looks really tactile with the gorgeous braids and how clever to use sequin waste as a stencil...recycling indeed!! Thanks for joining in at AYLI and Good Luck!! Sarah

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  2. Beautiful card Hazel!
    Thank for joining us at Fitztown Challenge.Gr.Kaija DT-member

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  3. Love the ribbon flower used on this card..lovely. Thanks for sharing with us at Glitter n Sparkle blog- Vic, DT x

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  4. Hazel your card is so pretty in those colours. Thank you for joining us at Fitztown this week. Judy DT

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  5. Love the colors in the card! Thanks for joining us at Creative Moments.
    Hugs

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  6. Beautiful card, Hazel! I love all the purples, textures and patterns. Thanks so much for playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes!

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  7. Fabulous! love the background! Thanks for sharing at our Anything Goes in May Challenge at Crafting By Designs! Great to see you here! Mo xxx

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  8. Lovely combination of ribbons. Thank you for joining Glitter 'n Sparkle challenge.
    Hugs from Africa.
    Olga DT G'nS

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  9. Great work! I love the colours and the textures you have created. Thanks for joining us at Creative Moments - good luck x

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  10. Hi, A lovely card, love the pretty colours. Thank you for joining Crafting At The Weekend this week. Good luck and we hope to see you again soon.
    Hugs Erin DT & Co Owner x

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  11. great recycling beautiful flower and ribbon/ric rak-thanks for joining us at Crafty Girls
    carol DT x

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  12. Lot's off texture and tons of purples, great job. Thanks for joining our 'purple' challenge at the Clear it Out blog :)

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  13. Thank you so much for joining our May Challenge Ribbon/Lace, over on the "Just For Fun" Challenge Blog.

    What a wonderful make. I love the backing you have created with the wonderful stamp, it gives it a real textured look. Your use of different edgings and materials is gorgeous :D

    We offer monthly challenges with nice and easy themes. I hope you will pop back and join us for more of our future challenges...

    <3 & Hugs
    Lisa xxxx JFF DT Member

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  14. Great job Hazel! You've my favorite color...purple!
    Thank you for joining us at Seize The Birthday. :)

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  15. Love this Hazel as purple is my favourite colour. Thanks for joining in with our challenge at Crafty Ribbons.
    hugs
    Dawn xxx

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  16. Lovely project, thank you for joining the my craft creations challenge. Good luck x

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  17. Great way to re-use your gelli print! Thanks for joining us at Seize The Birthday!

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  18. Hi Hazel, what a great way to repurpose a card, it's beautiful and of course my favourite colour. Thanks for playing along with us at Clear it Out Tuesday for the Purple challenge. P.S. great flower rosette.

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  19. This month is anything goes and your repurposed creation is smashing! Thank you for joining us at Crafts Galore Challenge. I hope you’ll join us in our next challenge.

    La-Vie B. – Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog DT
    Follow me at C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC

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