Upcycled Calendar Card

NOTE: This card was made and this post created at the early stages of the Israel/Hamas war. Although I still support Israel and my friend for whom this card was made, I in no way condone the killing of those in Palestine. May this post be only to show how to create a pretty card using any calendar photo. 

Today's card is made for a friend who is raising money to support Israel. 

I like making upcycled cards from many sources, but calendars are particularly pretty. Sometimes they're a little hard to work with because of their size, but it's usually doable. 

I just happened to have a calendar that featured Synagogues of the World. I thumbed through it and found this beautiful one in Hungary.

It was really easy from there. I worked with a bigger size card: 5.25 x 7.5. That fit perfectly into a clear envelope that I had and gave me more room to capture the image on the front. I offset the image a little and ran a strip of gold washi tape up the side. The name and city of the synagogue were on the calendar and I cut that out, double framed it and included that too. Easy peasy!

I'm so glad that I save stuff like this you never know when something's going to come in so handy.

Here's a picture of the front of the calendar that I used:

It's my hope that this card will mean a lot to my wonderful Jewish friend who is supporting her beloved country.

Upcycled Calendar Card - Straw Hat

Spring cleaning has hit me, and while my craft area is in fairly decent shape, I had a few stragglers lying around. A Lang calendar was one of them. I made a Christmas card with one of the pages late last year. It was fun and it's a good feeling to be able to create something that someone else can enjoy while giving something old some new life too.

Today I used another page from that calendar to create a birthday card. What really jumped out at me this time was the adorable straw hat. I fussy-cut it out and then cut some flowers out into a rectangle. Stampin' Up!'s Soft Suede card stock and ink and Blushing Bride card stock pulled it all together.

The card seemed to need a bold sentiment to balance it out. That came from a set that Michaels sold a while back.

It can be a little tricky upcycling calendars because the images are often so large, I'm really pleased with how this one turned out. 

I hope this will inspire you to use some of your old calendars to make a card or two. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

1891 Postcard Upcycle for Time Out Challenges

Oh my goodness, this one was so fun! I just love vintage things. My mom and I used to have an antique booth to buy for, but we no longer do. Yet I still find myself shopping for relics of yesteryear.

I paid $5.00 for this pile of old mail!
I'm glad I got to put it to good use today!

One of my latest purchases was a handful of old letters, mostly envelopes really, from Michigan. The postcard featured on this card goes back to 1891. I used the original postcard on the card, but cut a hole out so the recipient can read the other side.

It's a perfect card for Time Out Challenges #249, as their theme this time is Vintage! 

Here's my complete supply list:

• Vintage 1891 Postcard
• Speckletone True White Card Stock
• Speckletone Oatmeal Card Stock
• Stampin' Up! Dapper Dad Stamp Set
• SU! Sahara Sand Ink
• SU! Old Olive Ink
• SU! Pear Pizzazz Ink
• SU! Basic Grey Ink
• Washi Tape from Mark's Fantastical Sales
• Sentiment Hero Arts
• SU! Christmas Season Stamp Set (Leaves)
• October Afternoon (perfect timing to use this!) patterned paper

A few of things that I did a little differently on this card:

First, I made it into a 5 x 7 because I needed extra space to put the postcard and the stamps.

Second, normally I would have loved some brads, but I just stopped by the post office last week to see if extra postage was needed to mail a particular card that had thick rhinestones on it. She said not really, BUT she  used to work and the mail sorting room and that bumpy cards would frequently get ripped in the machines. I bought some non-machineable stamps, but I don't want to take any chances with this one. Instead, I added stamped leaves instead of brads.

I also cut a hole in the card (picture below). Hopefully the person I send it to will think it's just as cool as I do. It actually says that the man whom it was written for was recovering! Good news!

I also had to resort to using washi tape around the edges because the Tombow glue leaked through a little and it dries tacky to the touch. Not good on any card, but especially not on a vintage one.

I've included a couple more pictures of how I did this.

I decided the placement of each of the objects first.

This is the inside of the card where you can still read most of the original writing.

I marked the corners of the postcard, then drew a box
just a little bit smaller and cut it out.

I'm hoping that there's a special older gentleman out there somewhere who will love this card as much as I do. 

And a very special thank you to everyone over at Time Out Challenges for encouraging me to get this card made just before this challenge ended. I'm so glad to have your inspiration today!

Vintage Atlas Card & Envelope

This week there was a 7-year-old boy on The Angel Card Project who loves mail and geography. This is also the week that I happened to buy an old atlas at an estate sale for $1.00. I paired the two up and made him a card with my hometown on the front and his hometown on the front of the homemade envelope.

I'm including this in the Miscellaneous Crafts section as well because this is easily a card that can be made without any fancy supplies. Simply buy and old (or new) atlas, but out the areas that you want to feature and glue them on regular card stock from the craft store.

If you want to add wording, simply hand-write or print something from your computer. You don't need a fancy truck like I put on. I was going to just add a simple "Happy Birthday" stamped word but when I opened my birthday stamp box this jumped out at me and I thought it would be adorable, especially for a little boy, on a card with a map.

For the truck I used a set from Taylored Expressions called "Big Delivery." It's such a fun set, but it's from 2015 and isn't available anymore unless you buy it used. I also used white card stock from Michaels (110#) and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The Sentiment "From Our House To Yours" is from Avery Elle's set called Chalet. The Copics I used are: R24, C5, C1 and C3.

I think it turned out really cute. I'm mailing it Monday and I can't wait for him to get it. I'll be looking for other opportunities too to create and send cards and envelopes to others. I have 48 pages left in my atlas!