Recycle Your Junk Mail and Make this Valentine Card

Who knew that junk mail could make such a pretty card? Me! I did!  I often get a piece of junk mail and think, hmmm, that would make a pretty card!  That's just how my brain works! *wink*

This card was the end product of one of those occasions.  I opened the mail box, started sifting through the pile of mail and BAM, a pretty pink holographic envelope.  I immediately thought to myself, I could make a card out of that!

Here is the envelope I'm talking about.  I'm sure that not everyone thinks like I do, but if you love paper and you use it in your hobbies somehow, you might just think "hey, I can use that!"  Of course it has lots of words and such on there that would not be pretty on a card, so I had to figure out how to make it work.

As you can see here, I cut it into thin strips along with a few other pieces of printed scrap papers from my stash of scrap pieces of paper.

I used my Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Shaped Dies (this is the largest heart you see here) and traced my heart shape onto a piece of kraft paper.  The kraft paper is sturdy enough to hold the end design I have in mind.

Next, I laid out my pre-cut strips and then used my ZipDry glue to adhere them tot he card stock.

After waiting about 10 minutes to make sure the glue was good and cured, I laid the card stock on my Cuttlebug, lined up the heart die and ran it through about three times to make sure it was cut all the way through.  There is a lot of paper stacked up here.

Perfect and it is really prettier than I expected! Of course, pictures don't do the papers justice.

Next I used the largest heart in my Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Heart Shaped Dies to cut out a piece of glitter paper to back up my paper strip heart I just made.

I added 3/4" mounting tape to the back of the paper strip heart so it would give it a little lift when I placed the whole thing onto the card base.  Peel off backing papers and adhere to the glitter heart.

For the word LOVE, I used my LawnFawn "love" die and a little scrap of the same glitter paper.  I also cut one out of the kraft paper as well just to give it a bit more sturdiness. 

I used more of my ZipDry glue to adhere the heart to the card base and then I embellished it with ribbon, tulle and a flower, once again using my ZipDry glue to adhere it all.  I used my Xyron Sticker Maker to adhere the word love together and then to adhere it to the card base.

It turned out way prettier than I pictured in my head, its just simple and sweet and best of all, I recycled to create it! YAY!

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop, but hurry before its gone! I always offer FREE shipping in my Etsy shop, so please visit me sometime.


Would you like to see the Pirouline Tin I recycled into a Valentine?  Click link below.

Make a Valentine Using a Recycled Pirouline Tin

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Simply Awesome Father's Day Cards

Hi there! Its one week until Father's Day, are you ready?  I'm going to be honest, even though I've had the cards made for a while, I have no idea what to get my Daddy for Father's Day!?  What do you get a man that has everything? lol!

After I made all my personal Father's Day cards, I made a few for my Etsy shop and the one above was one of them.  Since I'm a bit slow posting these on my blog, its already gone!  A few of them didn't last too long on there.
This is made using my Cricut for the letters and some Lawn Fawn stamps, Aloha, Flamingo Together and Duh-nuh.  I have such fun with these stamps.  By the way, I get all of my Lawn Fawn goodies at Hallmark Scrapbook and Crafts.  They have the BEST customer service and a sale that calls for stocking up here and there. Check 'em out and tell them DeeDee sent you!

This is the one I made for my Daddy.  He has a camper and they love to go camping, so this card is perfect for him and I do like the way he rolls!  These are also Lawn Fawn Stamps, Happy Trails and the clouds are Cricut Hello Kitty.

This card is for my oldest son that just became a first time Daddy in April!  He is truly a jawsome Dad!  This is a Lawn Fawn set called Duh-nuh.  I love that name! lol! The letters and sun are Cricut.

These next two are really plain and very masculine I think.  I simply used strips of coordinating papers and some letters from Cricut to make this one in shades of green. It's listed in my Etsy shop.

Same here, just used blues and added a sentiment using my printer.  This one is listed in my Etsy shop.

This last one is the same design, but its in red, white and blue and I added a few Lawn Fawn stamped cars from the set called Home for the Holidays.  The puffs of smoke are from the Happy Trails set.  This card too was for sale in my Etsy shop, but its already gone! Zoom!!!  I always offer FREE shipping in my Etsy shop, so please visit me sometime.

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Handmade Teacher Appreciation Cards

It's that time again!  The school year is almost gone and you'll want to be sure and thank your child's teacher for all their hard work this year.  I have created a few different cards for my Etsy shop.

This design is one I found on Pinterest last year and it was a best seller, so I used it again this year, just different papers.  So cute!  See all the details about that HERE.

This design I also found on Pinterest.  It's adorable!  I used my Cricut for the die cut and a Paper Smooches stamp for the sentiment.

And lastly, one more design I found on Pinterest.  This one uses a vintage Kim Hughes stamp for the apple and the thanks.  NOTE:  Of course when I use other peoples designs, I always put my own twist on the card but if you'd like to see any of the original cards, please check out my "I LOVE IT" board on Pinterst.

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Mother's Day Cards for the Kitty Lover

Hello there! Does anyone send greeting cards anymore? What about handmade cards?  I would love to get a handmade card in the mail!  I feel like this fun ritual of sending cards for special occasions has dwindled since I started all this back in 2007, I think it was.

Anyway, I still make them and put them in my Etsy shop and on a rare occasion, someone will purchase one.  It's still very fun for me and as I said on Instagram a few days ago, it's like a therapy session for me when I sit down and create cards.

These cards were all created using the LawnFawn stamp set called "Meow You Doin'" and of course its all about cats as you can see.  My favorite part of using the LawnFawn stamps is the little die cuts that you can get for each set to cut out each stamp beautifully.  Love it!

The card above is NOT for sale because its for MY sweet mama!  I used my Cricut Expressions machine and the  Cuttin' Up cartridge to cut out (at 1" each) the letters,  Everything else is from the stamp set.

I still use my Copic markers to color my stamps with and no, I'm still not really good at it, but hey, its FUN!

The card above is listed in my Etsy shop if you're interested.  I also used my Cricut for the letters, but these have the shadow feature used as well.  The inside reads: Wishing You A Pawsome Day.

This card is also for sale.  It's a Z fold card and is just a bit more interesting than the standard folding card I normally make.  The letters were also cut using my Cricut, but they are cut at 1 1/4" this time.

All of my cards come with an envelope for mailing and they are ALL FREE SHIPPING for you!

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Elephant Wish Big Birthday Card

Hello! I recently got the Elphie Selfie stamp set by Lawn Fawn and I just can't stop making cards with it!  This sweet little guy is ready to wish that special someone a happy birthday with his balloon, birthday cake and a big wish!

I used the Elphie Selfie stamp set and the die cuts that go with it to create my card.  I purchased mine from Hallmark Scrapbook.  They offer A+ customer service and speedy shipping too!

First I stamped all my images on white card stock, then colored them with my Copic markers and then used the die cuts to cut them all out.

I used my Nesties to cut out the circles that the die cuts sit on.  I stamped the wish big directly onto the white circle.  Lastly I used some foam tape to pop up the elephant, his balloon and the cake.  The heart is glued directly to the white circle.

This sweet card is available in my Etsy store if you're interested.

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Lucky Shamrock Banner

Hello there! This little banner was so easy to make that I had to share it with you.  Best of all, I used mostly scraps again to make it!

You can get all the details HERE if you want to make one for yourself.  Or, if making it yourself is just not in the stars, you can pop over to my Etsy shop and pick one up with FREE shipping.

I told you they were easy to make, so I just kept making them and I might as well share huh? lol!

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Sweet Little Frog Prince Card

On the off chance you didn't already know, I make cards (well you already knew that, duh!) and I sell them in my Etsy shop.  I give some away to family and friends too, but mostly I just love to sit and use my scraps to create little one of a kind works of art and then they pile up and that's why I have an Etsy shop!

Making cards is seriously like therapy for me.  I zone out without a care in the world and just create.  Love it!  I've had this little frog stamp forever, no really, forever!  I came across him the other day and decided he needed to be on a card.

I colored him with my Copics of course and and then cut him out using my Nesties.  Isn't he the sweetest?  I decided to add some jewels to his crown, he is a prince after all! Ha!

Just in case you're interested, he's for sale in my Etsy shop and I don't charge for shipping!  Go stock up because who doesn't love FREE SHIPPING!

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Another Punny Card Featuring Polkadot Elephants

Hi there!  This is a cute little round scalloped card that I created using my Nesties and a sweet stamp set from Lawnfawn.

I have the Love You Tons stamp set and die cut set which is really helpful for card making.  You can find both of these sets HERE at a really awesome price right now.

I cut out the elephants in the peachy polkadot colored paper and then two more times in heavy white card stock so that the elephants would stand off the card base a bit.

This little card is for sale in my Etsy shop for $3.50 and free shipping right now.  Please check it out along with "tons" more cards for all different occasions.

Please visit my Etsy shop HERE if you need a one of a kind handmade card too.  FREE SHIPPING!

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Thank You For Owl You Do

This little card is designed using one of my favorite things to do, to use scraps out of my scrap bin.  The fun part for me is sitting in the floor with my giant sized bin and pick out papers that I think go together. Love that!

Another favorite of mine is using the clear stamps from The Cutting Cafe' Shop.  Regina has recently added stamps to her store that are just adorable, please go check them out for yourself HERE.

This little owl and the greeting is from a set called From Owl of Us and it is so versatile when it comes to card making.  I added google eyes to the owl for a little bit of extra fun. 

To create this 5 1/2" x 4 1/4 sized card, I used of course scrap papers, my Nesties, Regina's stamps and a few sequins.  I used my Copic markers to color the owl.

Since its a rainy day here today, I think I play in my craft room and see what else I can come up with.

Please visit my Etsy shop HERE if you need a one of a kind handmade card too.  FREE SHIPPING!

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Teacher Appreciation Thank You Card

Its almost time for teacher appreciation week. Do you have some fun goodies for your kiddo's teachers?  I have some sweet cards and bookmarks in my Etsy shop if you need them!

Who doesn't love an apple for a teacher card?  I found the idea for this little card while searching Pinterest.  I had to create my own.  See the original card HERE.  Thank you Debby!

I used my Cricut Expression machine to cut out the word teacher using Locker Talk and also for the apple.  The circle is cut using my Nesties and then I used my sweet friend Regina's stamp set called From Owl of Us to stamp the thank yous all the way around the circle.  The stamps are clear acrylic so I just bent the stamp to stamp in a circle.  Loves it! Go look at all the lovely stamps Regina has  HERE!

This cute little card is available in my Etsy store along with lots more if you're looking for handmade cards for family or friends.....or teachers!  This card is a standard sized card measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.

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Another Punny Birthday Card

This sweet little card is exactly why my blog is named Scrappin' with DeeDee.  I love to use paper scraps to create my cards, its my favorite!

I just sit in the floor, pull out my scrap bin (its huge) and I start laying papers out that go well together.  Most times I'll gather enough scraps for two or three cards and then I start creating my cards.  Sometimes I change my mind.....a lot! LOL!

I used a Paper Smooches stamp from Birthday Buddies to make this card.  I colored the images with my Copics and then added some glitter with my Wink of Stella brush. Love that brush!

This punny little card is available in my Etsy store along with lots more if you're looking for birthday cards for family or friends.

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Sweet, Bright and Happy Birthday Cards

I was looking at the inventory in my Etsy shop the other day and noticed that I needed to stock up on my birthday card selection.  I went and grabbed several of my birthday stamp sets from my collection and just so happens, I started out with Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies stamp set.  Keep reading to find out why that is so AWESOME!

I love these punny little stamps.  They are all so adorable!

This cute little bird is my favorite out of all of them though!  I always use my Copic markers to color the stamps and of course that's always lots of fun too!  I used my Nesties to cut out the ovals.  There is a layer of foam tape between the white and pink oval for dimension.

This card is a standard sized card measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.  I used a distressing method on the edges of this card that I havent used in ages.  I actually used a fingernail file to distress it all the way around. See how it gives a white border on the very outer edge?

Next up is this cute little pup.  I love how he had a patch around his eye.  He says, "Happy Bark Day!"  This card is also a standard sized card measuring 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.

Again I colored him with my Copics and then used my Nesties to cut out the ovals.

This card is way simpler than the birdie card, but I think sometimes simple is better.  They look so crisp and clean when they are simplified.

Paper Smooches, Kim Hughes to be more specific, that's who designs these cute stamps I used to make these two cute cards.

Turns out after I had posted the puppy card to my IG feed I noticed that Paper Smooches was having a contest where you can win $50 credit to the PS store or be a featured designer! How cool is that?  It never hurts to try, so here I am, throwing my hat in the ring.  Wish me luck!

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