Saturday, August 18, 2012

Do what matters most...upcycling tip



Hello!

It's Amy T, here today to show you a card I designed using the August

Garden Art Kit


Pssssttttt.....I have a thrifty tip to share....

I'm a huge fan of using the 'cover page' of a paper collection.

Take....

She Art


See how glorious that cover page is?  It is filled with all the patterns!  

With some careful trimming...perhaps a smidge of stitching...

it can make a lovely panel on a card or project:


Here's a full view of my card:



 I love the quilted look....

My entire card is from the Garden Art kit.  The lovely Lawn Fawn bloom has been paper pieced with the bloom on glue dots {okay, so the glue dots are from my personal stash}.

Here's another shot of just the cover page...do you see that in the lower left hand corner?


It's a vanilla strip...like a fortune from a fortune cookie....

I clipped that out and used it on the interior of my card:


D o  w h a t  m a t t e r s  m o s t

Seriously...Dontcha love that?

Thanks so much for stopping by!


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19 comments:

  1. LaurelAugust 18, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Beautiful card Amy! I love using cover pages too.

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  2. JaniceAugust 18, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    Love it! Happy Saturday!

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  3. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)August 18, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    Wow, go ~amy~

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  4. Julie Tucker-WolekAugust 18, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    You are a GENIUS!!! I am in AWE of you!!! You rock soul sista!!!

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  5. Annette AllenAugust 18, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    great quilt look...and your stitching is perfect...love it..

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  6. TammyAugust 18, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    What an awesome idea! Thanks for the tip and sharing the fab card!

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  7. RoseAugust 18, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    oh Amy this is awesome!!! love the sentiment on the inside :)

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  8. sharon gAugust 18, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    I like the quilting!

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  9. Lisa AranaAugust 18, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    LOVE! It is amazing.

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  10. Kathy MartinAugust 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    This is awesome! Love quilts! Love your card and this kit! :)

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  11. JessAugust 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    Such a cool card!

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  12. SylviaAugust 18, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Fabulous card, Amy, love the bright colors! Have a wonderful Sunday!

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  13. Ginny LarsenAugust 18, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    LOVE it Amy :D the stitching really does add just that little extra to your card. love that you added to the inside of the card too--perfect!

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  14. Michelle McClureAugust 18, 2012 at 11:52 PM

    What a great way to use the cover page, and that inside sentiment is so cute!

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  15. ~janAugust 19, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    I do seriously love this card! Terrific tip too!

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  16. Audrey PettitAugust 20, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    How fabulous! Such a gorgeous card, Amy! SO love the quilted look and love the paper pieced bloom! What a great idea to use the cover page! :)

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  17. AnonymousAugust 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Love it, love it!! Genius on the cover page, jeepers!

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  18. UnknownAugust 20, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Amy, I love it! The stitching is the perfect touch and the chevron flower is so pretty :)

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  19. LynndaAugust 21, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Amy I heart this card... love the quilted look...and that flower... so pretty together... YOU are GENIUS sista!!hugs...xoxo

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