"My love for you is growing every day" greeting card

Kleenex recycled card making project

Hi Everyone,

I thought I could come up with another project for Valentine’s day with an empty Kleenex Box.

I don’t know where the idea came to me. But I thought it would be nice to create a single flower which would grow leaves in the shapes of heart from a pot.

For the background

I used a blue paper colour and highlighted the contours with a black marker.

For the Hearts

I liked the colours of the Kleenex box. I cut heart shapes out of it and hightlighted the contours with a black marker.

For the stem

I used a leftover of “let’s eat in” takeaway bag and highlighted the contours.

For the pot, I used another food packaging to cut the shape of a pot. Any food packaging could do.

And voila! A card that could say " My love for you is growing every day!"

Project recipe:

Project difficulty -moderate

1 recycled Kleenex box

Foam squares

1 Blue paper colour

1 black marker

Lime green shredded paper

Scissors

Glue

Ask him out for coffee for Valentine's day!

“Let’s eat in” recycled card making project

 

Hi Everyone,

With Valentine’s day coming up, I came up with another idea to make cards out of a take-away delivery bag.

I like the colour green (and drinking green tea).

I noticed that the takeaway bag that my housemate gets from ordering food with "Let's eat in" had a nice lime green colour to it.

I thought I could definitely use this to  cut the shape of a mug into it.( see picture below)

For the background

I used a pink paper colour, spread a bit of pink water paint on it and highlighted the contours with a black marker.

For the mug

Step 1: I cut the shape of a mug from the take away bag,

Step 2: highlight the contours with a permanent marker,

Step 3: drew on the mug and draw the handle on the card.

Step 4: Put some foam squares at the back and stick it on the card.

For the steam effect of the drink on the card

 I used a handful of lime green shredded paper (which I got from hampers). I rolled and glued the circle part on the card but you can draw swirls instead.

And there you have it: an excuse for Valentine's day to ask your cute colleague to have a cup of coffee or tea with you!

Picture credit: Andrew O’Toole. Available for freelance and teaching workshops.

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