UpCycled Cards

Every year when I get Christmas cards, I save some parts for my "scavenge pile".  If the card front is pretty & isn't a specially hand made one and doesn't have a message on it, I save it for card making later so it gets double duty.  This year as I was preparing my cards, I found I needed another 6 cards.  So, I went through my scavenge pile and found some pieces that looked interesting to make the remaining cards I needed.  For this first one, I embossed the front of the card base & then added the scavenged embellishment (and a sentiment from my HD "Essential book of Christmas Greetings").

This cut-away card was quick to make.  Embossed the card front & cut it away to add HohoHo on the inside so it could be seen when the card was closed.

Again I embossed the card front before adding my scavenged topper with a greeting from my HD "Essential book of Christmas Greetings".  On the inside, I added a HD die cut from an older set.

I loved this framed bird, and thought it went well with the background paper.  To make the greeting stand out, I attached it to a piece of fun foam.

This scavenged topper was already embossed, so I just matted it to a simple plaid design & added a greeting.

This beautiful topper was a paper tole style scavenged piece.  I added a piece from a HD deco set - and another to a patterned paper border on the inside.