Happy spring, everyone! Wow.. I am so happy that spring is officially here. We have a beautiful weather here in Dallas this week and I can totally feel the spring is in the air. So today, I'd like to share a sweet sunshine card using some recycled material for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and our theme is "Transparent". It's always great to recycle and protect our environment.
I upcycled kids toy packaging and made this transparent card with lovely sunshine.
I upcycled kids toy packaging and made this transparent card with lovely sunshine.
Most toy and gift packaging is recyclable. I used this toy packaging as the card base, and create this simple and fun card to display on my work desk. This is also a great project to play with kids celebrating spring and teaching them recycling.
The packaging was cut into a standard card size 4.25" X 11" and folded in half using bone folder.
I applied a layer of Gesso on the background then decorated the card with Prima Flowers, American Crafts Chipboard Stickers, Vintage Trinkets and Say It in Crystals using Gel Medium and Foam Square.
The packaging was cut into a standard card size 4.25" X 11" and folded in half using bone folder.
Love the gorgeous sunshine colors and the fun transparent look on the background of this card.
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This is just stunning Meihsia..love your transparent card and gorgeous flowers...fabulous recycling and the most gorgeous sunshine colours.
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Absolutely stunning. Love the sunshine colours and the flowers are wonderful. Gorgeous design too. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant and superbly executed. Such a beautiful and cheerful card. I absolutely love it! xxxx
ReplyDeleteHello Miss Meihsia, well I agree this is a BRILLIANT creation, loooooove what you have made out of recycling pkg. an absolutely gorgeous design, those flowers are stunning,love all the embellishments,thanks so much for bringing some sunshine to our cold and dark days here still, have a wonderful day, ((( BIG HUGS)))//
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely clever! LOVE what you've done here!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletea clearly AMAZING project!! Just want to reach out and touch this one - as always you blow me away.
ReplyDeleteThis CLEARLY is a stunner! What a great way to recycle the packaging with the transparency, Meihsia! Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh this makes me so happy. I LOVE your recycling idea card and the warmth does truly emanate from it! Love the Gesso layer to really make your embellishments pop.
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS!
Lisa x
Oh wow, this is gorgeous, I love the bright sunny colours you have used. Fabulous embellishments too. I did not know that gesso would work on packaging so thanks for that wonderful tip too!
ReplyDeleteWow, Meihsia what a fun idea to make a transparent card! Love it! So fresh and fun! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea! Very cool clear card :)
ReplyDelete*mwah*
Steph
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Awesome project Meihsia! I love how you upcycled a product and made such a beautiful work of art with it! That blossom is stunning as is the sweet butterfly!
ReplyDeleteWell your beautiful clipboard brought a touch of spring to me! Love the bright sunny colors and how they pop off the acetate background! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely LOVE this project! You have inspired me to create some projects using your techniques.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!
Merilee
I LOVE your bright and really beautiful acetate card...it's just stunning and I adore all the layers and the gorgeous flowers!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are a recycling Goddess I love what you did with this left over packaging and good for you in showing and teaching the children about recycling or up cycling great job!
ReplyDeleteI think that this is one of my favorite pieces. You are so clever to re-use that packaging. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSimply inspired use of the packaging, and I love that rough coat of gesso to create the base - gorgeous, Meihsia!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Holy cow! Only a true genius could create a masterpiece out of toy packaging! That is truly one of your many skills: to see beauty anywhere! Another stunning creation which I enjoyed seeing and reading about!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, I love the atmosphere you've created with summer colors! I'm glad to see that you retain all packaging acetate, I do it too!! Beautiful work! BArbarayaya
ReplyDeleteso very fantastic and inspiring!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I have seen it all now Meihsia. Such a clever idea and love those gorgeous blooms. Fantastic card!!! Hugs
ReplyDeleteHello warm weather judging from this! Love the transparent base, and all the sunny florals!
ReplyDeleteReally amazing way to recycle plastic packaging. Love the use of gesso to create a foundation for your elements on the clear background. Genius!! Beautiful!! -- Mary Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteWhat an original technique and something very fun to t ry.
ReplyDeleteTis is such a cool card! I love the gesso and that clip at the top!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous work and an interesting technique. The flowers are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Meihsia! Love the gesso on the transparency and the flowers are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove how you've transformed this packaging. Great idea to use the gesso on one side. Jenny x
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