These days, we’re finding ways to celebrate our loved ones from afar, so it’s a great time to make a handmade card! And it’s always a good time to use recycled materials. With that in mind, I made some easy pop-up cards for The Week Junior magazine! I love the typography and colors of coated cardboard from the recycle bin, and it makes a sturdy pop-up!
Read MoreAfter my last post, where I used recycled cardboard (a FAVORITE material) to make animals, I wanted to keep going! (And, I still had quite a few boxes leftover from the holiday packages waiting to be transformed!) Years ago, I’d made a few cardboard bird ornaments for a magazine story that never materialized and I thought I would make a few more and transform them into Valentines. Why bird Valentines? I dunno…because I like birds….because…lovebirds? (I know, I know, these don’t look like actual lovebirds!) You can cut any animal (or any shape) you want and give your sweetheart a little art from the heart! Also, don’t you love the way painted cardboard looks?
Read MoreAre you looking for an inexpensive and handmade (but easy) kid gift idea? Look no farther! This is the time of year where a lot of us have cardboard boxes in our recycle bin…and you don’t need much else to make these cardboard animal kits!
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©2015 Jodi Levine. All photographs by Amy Gropp Forbes unless otherwise noted.
