Blog Hop! Headline News Cards...

Thanks for stopping by the blog for reCREATE!  reCREATE is a creative reuse center - which means we collect stuff that other people don't want (cool stuff like fabric sample books, packing foam, hardware, decorator samples, and more) and we use if for art and creative expression. 

Today I made a couple of cards - all from paper samples that were donated to reCREATE. 

The first card I am calling "Headline News."

In this card I use vertical l strips of newspaper behind a reverse die cut (what is left after you get your cutout.  I also took a pink heart, and added paper onto it.  Run your card through the printer for your caption, before you do anything else.  I just glued the newspaper strips on with a glue stick. 

Then I glued the strips on to the coordinating pink heart.  I wanted the pink heart to "pop", so I put a piece of cardboard from a cereal box behind it, and glued it down.

Je t'aime Card # 2

One day while reading the paper, I noticed that the edge of the newpaper has quite a pretty almost ruffled edge to it.  I have made several cards using that edge, and quite like the results.

Again, I used scraps of paper that were donated to reCREATE.    This card is so simple, because it doesn't matter if the p[ieces are perfectly straight.  Just place them howevery you want your card to look.  Be usre to print out your caption, and then glue them down.  I glue them upward, so if an edge needs to be hidden, it is consistent. Finally, trim the edges, and voila!  It is done!

 Oh... if you are looking for a key word... I have two.... "Love is"...

Now... Hop on over to take a look at the beautiful ATCs Sarah has whipped up over at:

http://readnscrap.blogspot.com/

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Thanks for stopping by!  If you leave a comment, I will be randomly picking someone for a RAK - goodie bag of scrapbook paper. 

Comments

[Joan]

Great cards! Now I need to start saving newspapers, instead of recycling them all!

[JenniferScull]

these are so wonderful! I love the simplicity of them - something I can not do at all, but you have achieved with amazing results!

[Sarabeth Burke]

what great cards! i love using newspapers and scraps! i have a little box i keep on hand, sometimes it's great inspiration just to pick a couple of pieces and create!
thanks for sharing this in the hop!

xoxo
sarabeth

[Sarah]

I love to use my scraps of paper. Love what you came up with! : )

[JeanMarie]

I love to recycle newspaper !You have offered another wonderful idea for it's use! Great card ideas!

[Mindy]

Love love love the cards!

[Ruthie]

OMgoodness - have just realised I have done some recycling of wallpaper and used it on a card to make a flower! Yay - doing it without realising!

Rx

[Lesley F]

Love the cards! Nice job

[artzellie@gmail.com]

Great idea for newspaper, I je t'aime your card.

[Carla]

Great idea of using newspaper!

[silvia haynes]

Great cards!!

[Anna]

very pretty!

[helen]

i am laughing because someone other than myself looks at the frill edge of the paper and sees purpose! i love these cards, the simplicity always soothes my soul!

[Lynn M]

Wow! Great cards! Such inspiration from scraps.

[Tanya]

Thes are GREAT, Donna!!

[Stephanie]

Love the card! What a cute idea with the newspaper strips!

[Barb's Boys]

I really enjoy seeing different ideas for newspaper on the cards-very cute behind the die cut!

[Kandi Phillips]

Wow, what a fabulous idea for newspapers on cards! I love the cute title of Headline News, so clever!

[Shana]

Love both of your cards! The newspaper hearts are fabulous =)

[Ali]

Awesome cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Donna at reCREATE]

Hi All;
Thanks for the kind words! You inspire me to craft and post more often!

Art Zellie;
You are the random winner of my scrap paper RAK. Email me your addy and I will send it off to you!

[Deanne]

Neat idea, Donna!!!!