Wednesday, July 21, 2010

LLWWC#48 - Upcycle It!





Hello! Welcome back to another La-La Land Crafts Weekly Wednesday Challenge! This one is near and dear to my heart, because I am the hostess this week ;D My challenge to you this go round is to "Upcycle It"! Take an ordinary item you would normally toss in the trash and turn it into something fabulous to use on your card creation. It could be an old business card, a colorful flier, or even an oddball earring without a mate. The possibilities are endless!

I tried to get creative with my card...let's see how I did. Can you spot my upcycled items? First of all, I received a wonderful pad of BG paper from a friend. I know what you're thinking. What's the big deal, so you used some patterned paper, so what? Nope, no patterned paper, instead, I used the cover of the pad. I cut the strips off and used those on my background. Then I took the remaining piece of the cover, flipped it over and stamped my image on it, which I then colored with Copics. Would I recommend using the back of the cover on the BG paper pad for stamping and coloring? Heck no!! It was way different than the Neenah Classic Solar White I normally use. It was a bit toothy and very strange to blend on. I'd come near recommending a brown grocery bag over this...LOL! But, hey...it's supposed to be a challenge so why not?! The other items I upcycled were the two tags on the side. Do you recognize those? They are the sample tags attached to each package of Tim Holtz Grungeboard. They are just too cool to toss ;D







The image I used this week is Fairy Lala and she is available in the shop through Tuesday at 20% off. Go now and snag her at this incredible price! She's a cutie ;D


Everyone is welcome to join the fun, but if you use a La-La Land Crafts image, then you could be eligible to win a $10.00 credit to be used in the La-La Land Crafts Shop. If your creation is in the top 3, then you could win a Top 3 badge to proudly display on your blog!

Be sure and swing by the La-La Land Crafts blog to see the incredible creations by the Design Team. These cards will definitely inspire you to take Upcycling to a whole new level :D

Tootles!!

13 comments:

  1. VERY COOL!! First of all LOOVE this card layout and your coloring of Fairy LaLa is awesome... and secondly, wow, that's thinking outside the box Cheryl! Love that you used the front cover of your BG pad! =) That's so neat. I'm definately going to try that sometime. Love that tags toO! *Ü* Thanks for a great challenge!

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  2. Recycling at it's best :) Beautiful work... LOVE the shimmer. And I know I say this every freakin' time, but your coloring is just awesome :)

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  3. What a fun challenge this was! You really stepped outside of the box for this one, love it!

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  4. What a fun challenge this was! You really stepped outside of the box for this one, love it!

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  5. Love this little fairy princess La La! I would love to find her flittering around in our garden, we could use some magic out there! Hee Hee Great idea to recycle the paper pad cover, and those cute tabs on the grundge paper pkgs. Beautiful card, Cheryl!

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  6. Cheryl, what a great idea to use the cover and back of your paper pad...very very clever indeed and I just love the way you colored you little fairy...she is adorable!!! Thanks for the great challenge!

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  7. What a great challenge and your card is sooo cute I love her glittery wings :D

    Hugs

    Amy xx

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  8. Way to use up those THoltz tags, and I love the creative part of using the BG box! I love it! You're card is so gorgeous!!

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  9. Great challenge Cheryl! Luv your thinking outside the box too . . . I would've never thought of using the cover of a paper packet. :) Fabby coloring and LO of your card!

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  10. Wow! This is so gorgeous, Cheryl! Thanks for a great challenge!

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  11. Great recycling Gheryl. That front cover idea is great idea and the tags. Love the way you put everything together so beautifully

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  12. well Cheryl - you went where I'd never go! thinking to use the cover to color on!!! over the top creative!!! lol Your lala is beautifully colored and designed and I would never have known you upcycled! ♥
    Pam Going Postal

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  13. Great challenge Cheryl! I LOVE your card - just gorgeous! I never would have known you had a hard time coloring her as she's just as perfectly colored as usual!! Love all your upcycling - so creative and love all the 'bellies!

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