Recycled items on cards??

[OCDstamper]

I am seeing lots of cool items being recycled to use on cards, such as soda pop tabs for buckles and paper bags. What items do you recycle and use?? Any pictures??

[pammy jo]

twist-off pop/beer caps can be used like little frames, and tags from some of my girls' clothing are pretty cool - you can use them as is, or adhere stuff to them

[diane617]

The foil on this card is from reagent pull tops from work-a hospital lab

[Str8Fan]

I am using snippets from last year's Christmas cards (that I received) to make this year's cards that I'm sending out.

[MSBetsyZ]

Oh, gosh, anything is fair game, lol! Um, foil candy wrappers; latte cup sleeves; envelope liners; blister packs; label sheets after all the labels have been punched out; the list is endless.

[OCDstamper]

Awesome ideas!! Everyone here is so creative! Any other ideas out there??

[ruby869]

I've recycled onion or bulb netting bags for fish cards to simulate netting.

Stella

[KimInIowa]

I recycle cereal boxes and cake boxes! They make great chipboard cut outs. They are the perfect weight to cut out shapes with my Spellbinders dies. If I want something to "pop" up a little more I cut 2 or 3 and stack them on top of each other, then cover with paper die cut to match my card.

I also like to cut out pop cans as monograms with my dies. I have the option of using the colored side or the silver side. Alcohol ink work great on the silver side to make my own custom colors.

Kim

[Lynn in St. Louis]

I love to use packaging that I get. For instance, the striped circular piece HERE is from the packaging that was with a My Favorite Things stamp set. I just thought that the pink stripes were so cute that I couldn't bare to throw it away. I have also used the nylon netting that new potatoes come in as elements. It's a challenge to see creative possibilities in everything you touch...lol

[Happy Heart]

I love using 'found' objects on cards!
Here are some of mine:

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

This one uses a picture form a magazine:
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

I used beads form a broken eyeglass leash on this:
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

This uses a wine cork that I cut into slices:
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

This one uses a broken piece of wicker from my laundry basket:
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

[OCDstamper]

Very clever!! I guess I need to look at everyday things in a new way!! Thanks for the ideas--beautiful cards!!

[GarnetJ]

Happy Heart.... How do you slice a cork???

[Happy Heart]

I'll send you a PM in case you don't see this, but I just use a very sharp kitchen knife. Someone else suggested using a Widget. It's a razor blade holder for scraping paint off windows. That might work even better.

[pammy jo]

I use the leftover rubber after I cut and mount my stamps as dimensionals. All you have to do is peel the rubber off and the gray part underneath it is sticky. I also use ribbons and fibers from just about any packaging...

[lindylou1220]

I have clipped the posts from thumbtacks to make a row of "dots".

[Maxell]

Those cards are so clever using the found items. Great!