Obviously you want to buy as little as possible - well good news, you may not need to buy anything at all! The only essentials are scissors, glue and an old knackered table or smooth durable mat of some kind. If you buy anything, make it the Kreate-a-lope envelope template from www.eco-craft.co.uk/index as you can then make envelopes from junk mail - it's so great to find a use for them instead of just sticking them straight in the recycling! Follow the instructions and then neaten the edges with scissors before gluing (I'm planning an article devoted to glue soon....maybe I should get out more...) As you can see from the envelope in the photo, adding a little embellishment makes your creation stand out from the dull uniformity of mass-produced envelopes. 
Ok, so where do you get cards and things to decorate them with? Here are some ideas: use, and ask your neighbours and friends to keep and hand over, leftover wallpaper rolls (cheaper than special papers) , that card that comes with a new shirt, used greetings cards, empty cereal boxes, any plain card they have, junk mail with interesting images, jazzy clothes in any condition (a ripped silver miniskirt made stars and moons for a year for me!) any old children's paints or craft items, beercans (yes really! I'll be doing a section on beercan embossing soon), torn books or books with missing pages, gold/silver/coloured foil inserts from chocolate bars, cigarette packets and so on......it can really be all be turned to good use. If you like, or you're an experienced cardmaker who doesn't think that eco-friendly projects will be any good, then buy some cards and matching envelopes from www.eco-craft.co.uk . I don't work for them, honestly - I'm just impressed with their products.
Right - my next post will be on project ideas, probably fabric used with beercan embossing. Just ask if you have any questions. Take care, best wishes,
Jehanine
Ok, so where do you get cards and things to decorate them with? Here are some ideas: use, and ask your neighbours and friends to keep and hand over, leftover wallpaper rolls (cheaper than special papers) , that card that comes with a new shirt, used greetings cards, empty cereal boxes, any plain card they have, junk mail with interesting images, jazzy clothes in any condition (a ripped silver miniskirt made stars and moons for a year for me!) any old children's paints or craft items, beercans (yes really! I'll be doing a section on beercan embossing soon), torn books or books with missing pages, gold/silver/coloured foil inserts from chocolate bars, cigarette packets and so on......it can really be all be turned to good use. If you like, or you're an experienced cardmaker who doesn't think that eco-friendly projects will be any good, then buy some cards and matching envelopes from www.eco-craft.co.uk . I don't work for them, honestly - I'm just impressed with their products.
Right - my next post will be on project ideas, probably fabric used with beercan embossing. Just ask if you have any questions. Take care, best wishes,
Jehanine
No comments:
Post a Comment