This week’s card challenge has to be my favorite so far – you ladies are so resourceful, creative, outside-the-box thinkers, I could go on and on. Who knew what amazing things could be created from newspaper of all things? Let’s dive in and take a look shall we?
I’m loving the custom-made newspaper flower on this card by Dana Gustafson – but that’s only the beginning! There’s also a curly-q accent of newspaper dangling from the flower. Plus the scallops, the lace, the embossed background…WOW!
Ruffles are so “in” right now! That’s why I am particularly fond of this “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries” card by Stephanie Jake. Who says ruffles can only be on skirts and shirts? They look great on cards too!
Die cut ‘em, ink ‘em, stamp ‘em, and layer ‘em – that’s the name of the game on this beautiful birthday card by Kandi Phillips.
Isn’t this card too cute? I love the “pom pom” flower of newspaper and the trailing wisps of magazine style paper which really add to the theme of flight!
Here’s an idea: if you want to save a favorite piece of patterned paper for a different project, newspaper is a great alternative! You can die cut into any shape, like this butterfly on Kristen Swain’s “I Love You” card.
Brenda Weaver went all out on her “I’m So Sorry” card. She took pages out of an old book, crumpled them up, spritzed them with glimmer mist, then punched multiple leaves out of them to adorn her tree. Lovely!
Here’s another beautiful take on a newspaper flower by Kelley Eubanks:
Valerie punched flowers from an old book she got at a yard sale (gotta love them yard sales!), then stitched them randomly onto her card base.
Dee says of her “Merry Christmas” card, “I created a mask by punching the Martha Stewart snowflake out of thick cardstock and then painted inside using crackle paint by Ranger. I really wanted to show warmth and texture.” I say, “Mission accomplished!”
Amy Heller – this flower is awesome, how did you make it? I, and lots of other people I’m sure, want to know! **UPDATED** Thanks Amy for the link to your blog with instructions, I’m off to try making one myself: http://paushdesign.blogspot.com/2009/11/smile-today.html
Lucy Abrams created a pair of elegant leaves for her flower embellishment by cutting them out of vintage bookprint paper and chalking them green for a realistic touch.
And finally, another oh-so-beautiful newspaper flower by Sally Sherfield, complete with torn edges, ink, and glitter.
Just like the episode of Project Runway which inspired this challenge, I was blown away by the results. I can’t wait to get my hands on some newspaper and start making flowers and ruffles to gussy up my next handmade card!
Moving on to this week’s challenge – Thanksgiving is right around the corner here in the good ol’ US of A. How about making some cute place cards so your guests know where they’re supposed to sit? Here’s an idea by Ashley Cannon Newell to get you started:
You know the drill! Please email your Thanksgiving place cards to paiget@scrapbooktrendsmag.com by next Friday the 13th (eeek!) and then I’ll post my faves as well as a issue new challenge. Until then, have a great weekend/week!
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These cards are all so amazing ladies! I never thought of all these different ways to distress and shape them! So much inspiration on this post! ;)
Look how cool these are! If Amy shares a tut on that amazing flower, please do share with us all! :-)
LOVETY LOVE that place card by Ash!
I love all these great ideas! I never realized there would be so many ways to use newspaper! Thanks, Paige for showcasing my card :)
Great inspiration, beautiful cards – love all the flowers and I definitely need to try using some newspaper!
Thanks so much for using my card Paige!!
Valerie Mangan
these are just lovely!!!! eye candy!!
Thank you for sharing my card on this blog!! I get so excited when I see my cards on here!! What an honor!! Thank you! :)
Love the cards. The use of the sheet music in the flower is great. Great job – just beautiful.
Love the idea of using newsprint! What a savings!
Great cards!!!
I am loving the ideas that you come up with! I’ve been teaching the kids about recycling and going green, so using magazines and other printed materials to incorporate in the cards is a wonderful way of doing this. I especially love the curly q accents. Can’t get any more adorable!
wow – those are some great ideas with just plain old newspaper!
TFS
Tamara
Who knew how cute newsprint could be?
Such inspiration! As a big fan of Project Runway, can’t wait to try some of the newspaper embellishment ideas. Add a few buttons and stitching……instant embellishments!
Brenda Wever’s card with newspaper and Glimmer Mist: how much simpler could it be? And you could change the seasons with the color of Mist you use…I see autumn with several colors! Beautiful job.
Thanks Paige I’m really thrilled that you included my card on your blog. I feel really honoured as there where obviously some amazing cards in the challenge.
Thank you so much, Paige, for showing 2 of my cards! So many beautiful creations!! :)
As for the tutorial, I took direct inspiration from Irina’s creation on Project Runway, as well as her description of how she created her ruffled look (BIG fan of Project Runway, here!). All the details are here in this post on my blog: http://paushdesign.blogspot.com/2009/11/smile-today.html.
The same technique was used for the “fly” card, except I trimmed the flower down overall, cut several “strips” into the paper and shaped it with shears until I got my desire effect – voila, simple!
Oh WO… love all the awesome ideas for using the newsprint!
I love all the ideas for using printed newspaper and old books. I frequently cut words out of an old Heidi book but the butterflies and flowers are really creative.
Love all the ideas!
Can’t wait to try all the ideas!
Great ideas! I especially like the ‘thanks’ card that paired sheet music and book pages to create a one of a kind flower.
wow! i love these! thanks for the inspiration! jen t.
These are beautiful cards!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
For me…who loves the printed and written word, these iseas are right in line with what I do. I always try to use print in a project! Thanks for the pics.
I just can’t get enough of these pictures. Each and everyone is bright, cheerful, a lot of thought and crafting into them. I love this site and could stay here 24/7. Thanks!!!!
Great picks! There’s some fun inspiration there!
I am imspired to make my Christmas cards using Christmas sheet music…maybe with a dove shape. Thanks for the great ideas!
This is my first visit to the blog. I am SO IMPRESSED by everyone’s creativity. Talk about making a silk purse from a sow’s ear! Love this!
These cards are all just soooooo beautiful!
Oh wow! thanks so much for including one of my cards on this list of very talented card makers!
I love all the beautiful yet different ideas on using newsprint, fabulous cards ladies!
kris
Wow, these cards are totally awesome and very inspirational. Thanks for sharing them. I feel another card-life coming on…
Hi!Just found your blog! Sweet!!!
Love the idea of using newsprint for embellishments!!! Gotta keep it in mind
Just wondering about the new challenge…for me, I’m Canadian and Thanksgiving is over so….can I do place cards for Christmas?
Wonderful cards, just awesom.
Thank you for all the inspiration.
WHAT a fantastic collection of SUPER DUPER FANTASTIC work! I’m soooooo inspired! Thanks so much for posting these excellent pieces! They ROCK!
Love these cards!
Wow, lots of amazing projects and thanks for popping my card up there too! Made my day! D
Wonderful projects. Just so inspirational. I’m off to buy some old books!!!!
The cards are wonderful and what I like best is they can be used for almost any occasion!
Lovely and creative!! Thanks for sharing!
Smiles,Deena
Very Creative! I enjoy this type of art and I’m going to try making some like these this weekend, Thanks so much for the inspiration, I especially like the butterfly and flower made from music sheet. Its beautiful, as are the rest, thanks again, Louella
Amei seu trabalho. I loved your job.
Bye…
Val (Brasil)