HANDMADE CARDS WITH LOVE FOR CHARITY: Recycled from a Wedding Favour

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Recycled from a Wedding Favour

Hello sweet bloggers,

I had received this lovely wedding favour and did not have the heart to bin it so I took wall paper and covered up the text on the box. The ornate border was part of the design so it kind of matched quite nicely with the round nestie and the punched flower which were both made from wall paper. Then I made a quick card with more punched flowers out of the same paper to along with it. The card stock was sent to me by Shirley-Anne. I have stuck foam like clay in the centre of the big flowers. In real life this paper has a lovely texture with a pearly touch to it.

I hope you like my recycled project which was rather quick and enjoyable to make.

I will enter this in the following:

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochrome
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/ - monochrome

Off to enter the challenges now.

Love,

Monica

7 comments:

Donna Ellis said...: One of my favorite things, Monica, is to see how people recycle items, and this is a lovely recycled project. Or shall we say "upcycled" project? The textures are amazing. So will you sell this set, or save it for yourself? At any rate, one happy recipient will enjoy it. hugs, de; 14 August 2013 at 20:32
jimlynn said...: Fantastic recycling and this is so very lovely. Sensational!!!
Lynn; 14 August 2013 at 23:16
McCrafty's Cards said...: Wonderful recycling Monica, those wall paper flowers are fabulous!!
Kevin xx; 15 August 2013 at 00:53
Anonymous said...: Hi Monica,What a fabulous idea to recyle-and what a great job you have done of it! Love how you have used the textured wallpaper for your flowers(I have done that with die cut leaves in the past too,and they looked so realistic!)
Have a lovely day,Nessa xx; 15 August 2013 at 16:38
Shirley-Anne said...: Beautiful duo here Monica .
Those flowers are stunning .

Hope you and yours are well .
hugs Shirley-Anne; 15 August 2013 at 21:23
Amanda said...: Hi, love your idea of renewing something and making into your own make. Thankyou for sharing with us at That Craft Place. good luck and hope to see you again soon. Hugs Amanda; 17 August 2013 at 03:56
Merry said...: What a wonderful idea....now someone else can enjoy it too.; 17 August 2013 at 09:40

About Me

My name is Monica and I am a mother to two lovely girls aged 22 and 14. We moved back to Singapore in June 2014 after having lived in Jakarta, Indonesia and Mumbai. I have a background in Psychology and Sociology Honours along with a post grad diploma in Journalism. I used to work in direct marketing for a premium hotel in India before I decided to become a stay at home mother. I have been creating and selling greeting cards for charity since 17 years. I often use unusual packaging material on my cards to respect and care for the environment. Presently, I share my cards as well as the proceeds from their sales with a shelter that houses and supports abused women in Singapore. Besides this, I run an initiative (UNITED WORLD SANCTUARY - UWS) on meditation, wellness, art and culture. You can find my page on Facebook under the name of UNITED WORLD SANCTUARY-UWS. I also hold mindfulness/wellness workshops for parents in my younger one's school. Besides, I hold Mindful Art and Card workshops for mothers and children.