15 Minute Project: Recycle Your Magazines ... Into Pretties!

Today's card was created with an image I found in an old nature magazine. Always go through your old magazines before you toss 'em ... not only will you find some terrific photographs to use in your art work, you'll be livin' green ... and saving a tree or two!

I matted my recycled focal image onto a scalloped edge mat, and adhered some bright red eyelets. I created the large scallop border using my slit punch and wove some raffia through the holes I punched.

I used self-adhesive cork to create the tag and the mat for my sentiment. The tag was cut with a die from the Cuttlebug "Tiny Tags" set and the mat was punched with a key chain tag punch.

I stamped my sentiments using Staz-On ink, adhered 'em, and I was done!

Tip: To speed up your card making process, cut several mats or tags when die-cutting ... you'll have a stockpile to go to when you're in a rush.

Thanks so much for spending part of your busy day with me! And I hope you'll find a couple of minutes to create a card for Lois (see post below).

~Hugs, Deb

Ingredients: Textured Card Stock, (Bazzill Basics, DCWV); Self-Adhesive Cork, (Karen Foster); Stamps, "Unlimited Labels" and "Mixed Messages" collections (Papertrey Ink); Ink, Staz-On (Tsukineko); Raffia, (Unknown; I've had this for-evuh); Eyelets, (Unknown; found in Mt. Eyelet); Die Cut Machine and Tag Die (Provo Craft); Nestabilities (Spellbinder's); Key Chain Tag Punch, (Stampin' Up!); Slit Punch (Stampin' Up!)