Another Recycled Rubber Card For Earth Day

I had no idea I would get the response I did from the PALS April Blog Hop. The Earth Day theme urged us to "create cards and projects that capture the essence of Earth Day through colors and images and/or recycled or reused elements."

I chose to upcycle the unused rubber that came with the clear mount stamp sets and cut an image with my Big Shot to make a new stamp. Thank you for your kind responses and comments! I actually made two cards for the blog hop but decided on one:

(http://craftwithkathleen.blogspot.com/2013/04/recycled-stampin-up-materials-card-blog.html).

Today I am showing you the other card I made using the recycled rubber and Big Shot die.

 

I found a perfect size piece of rubber to cut out and put on  my Big Shot die.

 







 

The die is Blossom Party Originals, the same die I used for my original Earth Day post. I also used it for the flower on my card (see below).

I used this shape to coordinate with my favorite Designer Series Paper, Sycamore Street from Sale-a-bration. Because you can no longer order this paper (boo hoo!), I thought I should try and use it up to make room for the NEW items coming out in the NEW catalog!

I stamped the image over and over using Tangerine Tango ink. It was difficult lining them up perfectly, but I thought it added to the "handmade" look.

 

I paired my new Tangerine Tango paper with the Sycamore Street DSP, ribbon, and button. The flower is also from the Blossom Party Originals die.

I hope you get the opportunity to try making your own upcycled rubber stamp. The possibilities are endless!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Kathleen

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