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domenica 11 febbraio 2018

Sacchettino bits and bobs (riciclo avanzi)

  
Oggi ho avuto un po' di tempo per me (finalmente!!) :D e ho tirato fuori la scatola degli avanzi piena di ritagli che ogni tanto penso di buttare via... ma naturalmente non ci riesco... LOL :D Ormai non riesco più a chiudere la scatola...!!
Ho cercato anche un po' di abbellimenti con le stesse tinte e ho iniziato la mia battaglia contro gli avanzi :D
Da questi avanzi (+ altri ancora!) ho creato due card (che vi mostrerò in altri post) e questo robusto sacchettino (circa 20 cm x 10 cm).
La base è un pezzo di una vecchia cartellina di Manila color kraft, da cui ho ricavato un sacchettino seguendo queste facilissime istruzioni:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwgAFahGyQQ
Poi ci ho incollato sopra un pezzo di cartoncino color crema che era nel mucchio degli avanzi; l'ho embossato con l'EF Creative Expression Rambling Berries. Dopo aver stondato gli angoli, ho distressato i bordi con l'apposito attrezzo e con il DI Brushed Corduroy, poi ho usato il DI Seedless Preserved per sfumare la texture.
Il cuore lo avevo tagliato con la fustella Sizzix Bigz-Heart Scallop usando un cartone molto robusto; l'ho ricoperto di gesso e poi colorato con i DI. Mi piace molto la texture del cartone.
Ho costruito la girandola con un minuscolo quadratino di carta patterned. Ne avete già visto altre fatte con pezzettini di juta (QUI). Ci ho incollato al centro una piccola gemma.
Il cordino grezzo annodato è quello che si usa in cucina per fare per gli arrosti  :D.
I piccoli cuori erano nelle mie bustine di forme tagliate da avanzi (fustella Bebunny-Crafter Companion); erano bianchi, li ho colorati con i DI.
Anche la scritta "hugs" brand Law Fawn era già pronta, l'avevo tagliata da un pezzo di pagina di un vecchio libro che avevo messo sotto i miei esperimenti con gli spray.
L'ho incollata su un'altra scritta per dare spessore e l'ho ricoperta con il Glossy Accents. Per mettere in evidenza il sentiment, ci ho messo sotto un altro avanzo di carta patterned.
Anche la sottile strisciolina viola con il piercing è -ovviamente- un avanzo. Quando vi dico che non butto via nulla non scherzo! :)
La farfallina di legno l'ho tolta da un vecchio nastro; al centro c'era un buco passa-nastro, così l'ho riempito con Nuvo Drops glitterato, aggiungendo altre gocce per creare il corpo della farfalla.
Ho fatto due buchi nel sacchetto, fronte e retro, e ci ho fatto passare un avanzo di nastro per poter chiudere il sacchetto dopo averlo riempito. Il sacchetto è molto capiente e robusto, ci stanno comodamente le tre saponette profumate che devo regalare a una mia cara collega.

Con questo progetto partecipo ai seguenti challenge:

31 commenti:

Lisa ha detto...

What a gorgeous use of your leftover scraps!! This is so beautiful!! I love the texture and the colors!! The pinwheel is so fabulous!! All of the details are amazing!! Love the butterfly, too!! Stunning card, my friend!! I love it!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Pia S ha detto...

So many oddments of bits and bobs and scraps put together in perfect harmony. The muted colors tone it all down and keeps your creation well organized but still with plenty of details to take in. A unique creation!

Carol L ha detto...

This might be the craftiest and most stunning gift bag I've ever seen yet! Unique and wonderful and the best part is that you used all those leftover bits and bobs to put it together! This is so pretty with those mauve tones and I especially love the way you did that "Hugs" die cut! Fabulous details and a wonderful creation! It's so nice to know you found a little time to create again :)

Mrs A. ha detto...

It's amazing how you have pulled this altogether and made this beautiful bag from all your snippets and left overs. I love it. Thankyou for spinning the butterfly wheel with me this week. Hugs Mrs A.

KT Fit Kitty ha detto...

Hello, dear Alice! Your gift bag is absolutely beautiful! I love how you used your scraps to make this gorgeous bag! I love the butterfly, the pinwheel, the hugs word, the hearts, the embossing, I love all of it, and especially the beautiful colour combo! Everything came together beautifully! This bag is a gift in itself! Your colleage will appreciate the bag as much as the soap! I'm so happy you finally had some time to yourself to enjoy your crafting!

Hugs,
Kitty

Marianne's Craftroom ha detto...

That is so pretty well done for using scraps

cotnob ha detto...

This is beautiful Alice, so many pretty details - a fabulous card.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Judy Woodland ha detto...

This card is just lovely. I love the vintage-y look, and the whimsy with the tiny pinwheel. Great take on the challenge, thank you so much for participating this week at the Mod Squad Challenge
Judy~ Mod Squad Challenge Designer
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MaryH ha detto...

Wow, you've got some fantastic recycling & used in such creative ways! I love that you turned the manila folder into something so useful and still so beautiful with all the fun & pretty things you've done here. I think my favorite is the impressive hugs with the book paper, then making it so shiny & dimensional. The tiny windmill was another delightful touch. I'm so happy you found some 'me' time and obviously had a lot of fun, while cleaning a bit of UFO-s! Fun for you, fun for us to see what you created! TFS & Have a great week Hugs

aussie aNNie ha detto...

Brilliant Alice, so pretty and the use of the scraps are amazing in this result. A gift in itself but even more special is the word 'hugs' it is awesome.xxx[aNNie]
 ❤️

Sheryl ha detto...

A fab combination of embossing and did cuts. Love the addition of distress in to add definition.
So glad you stopped it into the front porch of 613 Avenue Create.
Hugs Sheryl DT member

Debra K. ha detto...

Stunning use of scrap pieces Alice!! A robust but delicately feminine gift bag. Love the embossing, heart and butterfly, well actually there's nothing I don't love really :D. The colours and textures look wonderful together. Fantastic! Debra x
p.s I've just realised that I didn't reply to your email. I'm sorry it just slipped my mind. I'll try to do it today.

cuilliesocks ha detto...

How beautiful and made from scraps, well done as it's a fabulous design, Kate x x

Linda Simpson ha detto...

This is fabulous Alice, love the embossing and wonderful design.
Hugs
Linda xxx

brenda ha detto...

Ciao Alice,

Arrivo molto tardi qui per vedere il tuo fantastico lavoro romantico, i bei colori e il bel design.

Mille grazie per aver unito il tema "L'amore è nell'aria" alla sfida di Allsorts, è stato bello averti con noi.

B x

Lori ha detto...

What a beautiful gift bag! And you made it from scraps! Love the soft pretty color, the embossing and heart. Your butterfly is so sweet and so is that pin wheel!

Susan Hogan ha detto...

Not only a great gift bag but YOU USED SCRAPS UP! Be still my heart! I am so envious. Thanks for entering our challenge - hope to see you again soon! Susan at Unstampabelles.

Kelly Griglione ha detto...

Such a pretty card! Love your glossy accents on your sentiment to make it really shine. So glad you were able to join in my Use Your Scraps challenge for Winnie & Walter!

Pamellia ha detto...

Wow Alice, this is drop dead gorgeous! I love your colour palette, those vintage neutrals and the dusty rose pink go so well together! A beautiful heart piece with the scalloped edges, I love how you made it look like a balloon! The text with the glossy accents is brilliant, how clever! The background embossed pattern is so pretty and all the additional elements are perfectly placed. This is such a beautiful card my friend! hugs to you :)

Nunzia Carusio ha detto...

Un super recupero!
Mi piace molto l'aspetto vissuto e i colori tenui.
A presto
Nunzia

Hazel ha detto...

Thank you for sharing your lovely crafting for Penny’s challenge 366 – hope to see you again soon – Hazel DT x

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards ha detto...

Ahhh just brilliant Alice, agreat way to sue a Manila folder, well done, looks really fab. All scraps you clever thing!
Hugs Shaz in Oz.x

scrappymo! ha detto...

This is so pretty and best of all. you made from your snippets. Perfect for a card at Pixies Crafty Workshop where you must use snippets...or atleast one!

I have been on a campaign to use my snippets too. Feels good, eh?

susiestacey ha detto...

Lovely card, great details.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts challenge this week and good luck x Susan x

AO Creations ha detto...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch, good luck!!! Amy DT

Mummylade ha detto...

Such wonderful details. Thank you for sharing with us at Allsorts this week.

Gio ha detto...

Ah quanto mi piace! Eppoi che è sta storia, NOI non si butta niente!

Belli belli i dettagli della scritta e la girandolina e adorabile, Alice!

Anonimo ha detto...

Glad to see I'm not alone in my keeping of scraps. Great effort to use some of them up. Thanks for sharing with us at Unstampabelles.

Lady Joyful ha detto...

Very pretty card. Thank you for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT

Barb ha detto...

A beautiful card and such a pretty colour combination Alice. I love the sentiment. Barbxx

Melanie ha detto...

A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our "anything goes with optional love / anniversary / thinking of you” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…

Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)

(DT Crafty Friends)

(DT The Sketchy Challenges)

(DT Stempel-Magie)


PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…