Pretty Pink Crafter: recycling card series

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Hey!

For today's project, I decided to recycle a brown paper bag and use it as my card base. Next, I added pieces of pattern paper and pages from an old notebook to make my background. I followed the second sketch(given below) from Sweet Sketch Wednesday's current challenge. I stamped a bear on a sheet and colored it with my watercolor paints. After assembling the card, I added sequins to finish it.

Entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday - AG

2) Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch

3) Alphabet Challenge - Zoo Animals

4) Country View Challenges - Animal Magic

5) Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April 2020 challenge

6) Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - April 2020

7) KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #501 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)

8) Cute Card Thursday - AG

Hey!

It's been a bit tough getting back to crafting amidst college work but since Christmas is just around the corner, I just couldn't stop myself. I have an obsession with collecting cards be it Christmas, New Year, Birthday, Easter, Anniversary and especially Indian Wedding cards (the variety is endless).

I chose a few cards and upcycled them to make my first Christmas card of the season! Here are two closeups of the card.

I'm entering this card for the following challenges:

1) Simonsaysstamp - Simon Says: Lets Sparkle

2) Creataliciouschallenges - Challenge #176 ANYTHING GOES with optional winter

3) 613 Avenue Create - Challenge # 228 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Doodling or Zentangle Art

4) December Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #70 and DT Call

5) Challenge #12 - Anything Goes Mixed Media Creative Challenge at We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles

6) Bestieschallenge - December Challenge

7) MIUCB #32 - Anything Goes + Veggie Stamping

8) Wk 48 - Anything Goes Card making & Craft Challenge at Polkadoodles

9) Craftycatzweeklychallenge - Good morning Challenge 485

10) Mytimetocraftchallenge - Challenge #411 Christmas Scene

11) Fabnfunkychallenges - Challenge #459 ~ Christmas

12) Craftycreationschallenges - Challenge #403 - Anything Goes

13) Brownsugarchallenge - Challenge #295 - November 2019

14) Sparklesforumchallenges - Challenge # 122 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Hey Guys!
So I'm back and today's post is a part of the recycling card series and I'm sharing a mini tutorial. So for today, I've used just one card to make the tags. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Step 1- Cut out four tags from the card base.

Step 2- Prep your base. Since I didn't have gesso, I used my modelling paste in a few places and also used a stencil with it.

Step 3- I added color to the tags. I wanted to create two different color tags. So I added colors and DI's to highlight the texture formed by the stencil.

Step 4- Next I used a few scraps of paper and colored them with DI's mermaid lagoon and cracked pistachio. Once they got dried, I stamped different background stamps to give different patterns. Once they were done, I rolled them up into rolls.

Step 5- Cut and stick the rolls in the shape of a tree. The last step is to EMBELLISH! So i went a little crazy here. I added sequins, a quilled pot, star on the top and drew snowflakes with my 3D outliners. And I added a piece of ribbon to complete the tag. Here are a few closeups.