Windy City Stamper: ay's Weekly Challenge from Bloggers Challenge

Heidi's craft tips

Save scraps! I save just about all my scraps, even the smallest ones! I put all my scraps in a big box and once in a while I will go thru it and sort it. I put each color in a seperate storage drawer and I put all the prints in another box. When creating a sample card I turn to my scrap drawers for solids. When using a punch I check my drawer for a scrap instead of pulling out a full sheet of paper and I would say about 65% of the time I have a color that works with the design! I later go through the pattern paper and the smaller pieces I punch flowers and other elements out of the scraps. I use the small to medium clam shell cases to store my elements I punch. When I need a quick card I turn to those containers to save a step creating the card.
One of my favorite areas in any local store is the paint department! Sometime we can find ourselves having problems coming up with new color combinations. Your local paint department can help you out! Most paint companies offer leaflets on color combinations and they are free! Take a minute and look at them, usually they have one base color and two to three contrasting colors. Their color combination are also based on the lastest trends! Try using some of their color combos when working on your papercrafting.
When out shopping, stop by the paint samples and choose a few. Paint samples can be used to make great elements and can be stamped on!

Friday, October 22, 2010

ay's Weekly Challenge from Bloggers Challenge

Hi everyone! Well this weeks Bloggers Challenge was to recycle something. Earlier this week I had a wonderful lunch....pork and beans! Well this is my recycled can from that wonderful lunch! I am planning to use it for a Holiday treat container. I intend to either put some fresh cookies or candy sticks in a cellophane bag to complete the gift!

I used copic markers to color the edges of the can that show and to color the pull top that I used for the top of the lid. I embossed my papers and used some Brilliance Moonlight White to highlight both the dots and the lines that were embossed. The phrase I used was from a stamp set from The Angel Company. Below is a picture were you can see the lid to the container, I cut some circles and punched some scalloped circles to decorate the top a little!

I hope you all enjoyed the project and take a few minutes to check out the wonderful projects that the other creative members of Bloggers Challenge have recycled!

20 comments:

Sherri RileyOctober 22, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Lovely recycled use of the can. Love all the detail! Great job!
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Kimberly GajewskiOctober 22, 2010 at 8:31 PM
This is beautiful Heidi! What a great idea! :D
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Stampin in the suburbsOctober 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM
Very clever and a true recycle. I love pork and beans. I haven't made them in a while, but when my kids were little, we had it at least once a month. I love how you recycled the can to be used as a gift container. Someone will be a lucky recipient of a great gift.
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Cheri's Craft CornerOctober 22, 2010 at 8:38 PM
This is absolutely perfect for stuffing cotton underwear in!!! Thanks for the idea...

Cheri in NY...

LMAO!
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Marsha FisherOctober 22, 2010 at 8:39 PM
This can is darling...terrific idea. The handle on the lid is da' bomb!
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Shelly SchmidtOctober 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM
What a great idea- fun treat holder! TFS
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ClaraOctober 23, 2010 at 8:02 AM
Now THIS is what recycle means to me. You did a great job making this gift container and the pull topper on the lid is great!
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Trudy OsbornOctober 23, 2010 at 9:21 AM
What an amazing container? Love it
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Lisa SomervilleOctober 23, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Wonderful altered can! Love the topper!
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BarbaraWOctober 23, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Who would have guessed pork and beans. What a great recycling idea.
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Teresa JenkinsOctober 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM
That is so cool! Great job.
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IdaOctober 23, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Now that is a clever use of a Pork/Beans can. So festive.
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Basement StamperOctober 24, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Gorgeous, what a way to use the can!
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Rachel HopeOctober 24, 2010 at 5:13 PM
Great gift box!!!
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Tami BlackOctober 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM
I absolutely love everything about this -- it is gorgeous! I'm going to have to case -- none of my cans are this pretty!
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AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Opps once again I did not realize I would need to stay long enough after my comment to type the word! I love your project--love pork roast too. It's beautiful! Great use of the can--never would notice that!!!
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Marilyn SanClementeOctober 24, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Very cute. I love the papers and color!
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Lisa BohlerOctober 26, 2010 at 8:36 PM
I cannot believe that it was once a bean can!!! Too terrific! What a lovely gift!!!
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Connie FossenierOctober 28, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Another new idea to recycle...a Can..decorated that looks like it came from a store...wonderful job Heidi on this past weeks challenge.
connie paxman
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UnknownNovember 4, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Wow! Great "recycling"! Very pretty and still functional!
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