Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #263 - Use a Recycled Element

 Hello dear friends and welcome.  So pleased you stopped by,

Judy is our Host for the new Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers, and the Theme is to use a Recycled Element in your project.   As always, you may create whatever you wish as long as it follows the Theme.  If it is not obvious, please tell us what it is that you have recycled.

 

For my project, I have created an album cover out of a recycled box.  

I actually started making this Album cover before I realised that we had a recycling Challenge coming up so, unfortunately, I didn't take any photos right at the very beginning.   I had already attached the spine to the front and back covers when it finally dawned on me that I could use this as my DT contribution.  Duh!!

As you can see, I used the box from our new electric toothbrush.  The covers measure 6" x 6" and the spine is 6" x  1.5".

To attach the spine piece to the covers, I used wet glue and a polyester fabric which is normally used as lining.  It is quite thin but also quite strong and works really well for book binding. 

Once the glue was dry, I attached double sided tape to the side that I wanted as the outside of my book.

 

 

I had to glue two sheets of tea stained paper together to make a piece large enough to fit.  If you look carefully, you can just see the join but it's not really noticeable IRL and it will be covered over when I embellish the cover anyway.

Turned the cover over again, lined it up in the center of the paper and then removed the backing on the double sided tape and glued it down.

I bevilled the corners and then attached double sided tape all around the edge so I could wrap the paper around the cover.

 I always wrap the long sides first.  Not really sure why, but I just prefer doing it that way.

Once the paper was wrapped around the edge, I added the binding strip ..

.. and then attached more tea stained paper to the inside covers.

This is still a work in progress.  I have completed a few pages but it still has some way to go before the album is finished.  

Now it is your turn.  If you pop over to the CCM Blog you will see lots of wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Team for your own recycled project.  Would love to see what you create.

 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #263 - Use a Recycled Element.

 

Thank you so much for your visit and enjoy the rest of your day!

 

Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

oxox  Marg