Waste Not Want Not

My husband brought home a Memory Card for one of the children to use for school. They were so excited that they now had one but I was far more excited about the tin that it came in. Before it got discarded into the rubbish I grabbed it to create this great little gift card holder. I thought it would make a fantastic gift for someone.

I used Basic Black and Whisper White card stock. The stamp set is Bud Basics which is such a versatile set. The outline is stamped in Black ink and the flowers are stamped in Silver.

I purposely didn't put any words on them so that they could be used for any occassion.To finish it off I tied some black and white ribbon around the tin for presentation.

Make sure you take a closer look at packaging before you throw it out, who knows what you could do with it.

Recycling To A New Level

This little project has taken recycling to a new level. This unique little gift packaging is made from a Baked Beans can.

It is created from some of the beautiful Prints Designer Series Papers in Rose Red, Very Vanilla and Rose Red card stock, Rose Red Stampin’ Pad, Purely Pomegrante Double Stitched Ribbon and the Boho Backgrounds stamp set.

The idea is to put a little gift inside the can and the person opens it by pulling the Ring Pull.

Whoever receives one of these will think you are very clever.

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