Another week has flown by and once again I'm linking up with Wendy for Handmade Monday. You can find her blog at 1st Unique Gifts and as usual there are plenty of other bloggers linking up with their crafty blogs, all well worth a visit. Handmade Monday is now a year old too! Well done and thank you to Wendy for hosting it :)
This week I wanted to show an ATC I made for the ATC Trail on ukscrappers . I made it from offcuts and recycled bits and pieces as part of a stashbusting promise to myself to not buy any more papercrafting supplies for 3 months and to just use what I have and what I can get for free.
The stars are leftover from some Christmas cards I made with Caoimhe, we sponged silver paint on to paper and cut out stars with my Big Shot. The paper I used is all off cuts I originally got in a pound bag in the pound shop and I stamped the word star onto a scrap piece of paper I might have thrown away once upon a time.
I hope the recipient enjoys it :)
Til next time!
15 comments:
A great ATC Helen - love to see all the different bits you have re-used. Hope you have a good week.
It's great-I'm sure it'll be appreciated.
Hi Helen. Love the desig and recycling. A fab creation.
Donna x
you have had very crafty ideas! true scrapbooking - using scraps and leftovers! well done! x x
I am sure that the children really love working with you... the results are great :)
A true recycler and act's are such fun, have a great week
This looks really great, I am going to have to try making some of these one day. x
A lovely design - ATCs are great fun x
I keep all sorts of little bits and bobs, I know that if I throw it away then I will need it within weeks. I love doing ATC's.
Jan x
Stashbusting is a great idea - I must add that to my list of unkept new year's resolutions!
Love the ATC :-)
Alison x
I am def. into recycling. What a good example there too. You will miss all this when work beckons.
Stashbusting - I like that word. Wonder if I could use it in scrabble. lol
Good idea for the re-cycling (or up-cycling!) looks fab x
That's very pretty. I try to recycle as much as possible (altho I admit I threw a bunch of paper I had been saving into the recycle bin this week as I have been cleaning out my craft closet because it's quite a mess and I just have to get things organized). However, this is lovely!
That is lovely. I really try to recycle though sometimes you just need that flash of inspiration. Mich
Ooh, I'm impressed - no buying for 3 months! I don't think I'd manage to stick to that. Great ATC.
Ali x
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