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Saturday, March 19, 2011

OCC.....Happy Birthday




This week our challenge hostess is Rebecca Ednie from Eclectic Endeavours and her challenge for us is:

Reuse your Packaging! Use those boxes, cans, bags, plastic clamshells or embellishment bubbles you might usually throw out to create a fabulous project!

This was another toughie for me, and my card is really not my style at all, but after I got into making it I kinda like the outcome. I decide early on that I would use some torn apart cardboard from a box. I cut a piece of cardboard the size I needed and then just peeled off one side to expose the corrugated part. I inked it up a bit with some distressing ink, by just rubbing the cardboard over the ink pad. I got out some retired DSP, I think this is called Au Chocolate. I used a bit across the bottom part of the card.

I made a lace flower by gathering some lace and forming a circle and stitching together. I added an antique brad to the center. I used some swirls cut from chocolate card stock and little leaves cut from the DSP to tuck in around the lace flower.

The sentiment is from the Something to Celebrate stamp set. I stamped with chocolate chip ink onto very vanilla card stock and cut the sentiment into two pieces.

I hope you’ll play along this week and have fun with this challenge! Be sure to check out the rest of the OCC design team creations! To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project over at Our Creative Corner so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.


Well, that is all from me for now, Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!
Vicki

6 comments:

Jennifer Rzasa said...

Hi Vicki....so smart to use the cardboard from a box! I love the corrugated look. Your lace flower is so pretty too! Have a great weekend.

Marisa said...

Love the lace flower and love your "recycling" - looks fabulous! Have a great weekend :)

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

I love browns and corrugated cardboard is one of my favorite embellishments so I'm in love with your card this week! Your lace flower is gorgeous too!

Sharon Wheet said...

Vicky, you are so clever to use the cardboard! I love your lace flower, and thank you for letting us know how to make our own!

Diane Gilbert said...

Vicki this is GORGEOUS! I LOVE your lace flower and what a smart way to use your packaging, beautiful creation! I Love all your creations!

Hope your having a great weekend!

Conniecrafter said...

Gorgeous card, love the feel of it, and your lace flower is just beautiful!