Upcycling at it's finest!

So this all started with a pinterest idea, and "lost paper guilt".  I've been trying to find a good system for the mountains of paper clutter that come into my home every day, and in the process, failed to fill out an important permission slip for my daughter.  Nothing like a little Bad Mommy shame to spark your creativity, huh?

My "To do"box started as an empty Cheerios box.  I cut off the top, and cut across the front right below the Cheerios logo. I made diagonal cuts from the back to the newly cut front edge.

Inklings Tips:

~ I covered the Cheerios box using 2 12x12 sheets of paper from Berry Blossoms DSP.  I used a shameless combination of adhesives: Elmer's glue, Scrapbooker's spray adhesive, Stampin' Up! snail adhesive & a few pieces of packing tape :) The key is to make sure that the front & at least one side have no seams.  Trial and error.

~ I used the Top Note die and some vanilla paper to make the "label."  I ran it through the Big Shot a second time and used the textured impressions embossing folder to give it dimension.  The letters were made with Wisteria Wonder cardstock and my Big Shot sizzix dies.

 

~ The smaller, flat flower & leaf embellishments are cut from another design sheet of the Berry Blossoms DSP, and adhered with snail adhesive. 

 

~ The Smaller 3D flower is made with using the 1 3/4 scallop circle punch, a cut image from the berry blossoms stamp set, and held together with a Lucky Limeade brad. 

 

 The tutorial for the flowers can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8h3V952cQ

 

Here's a closer look at the embellishments:

 

 

 

 

~ For the large 3D Flower, I made an accordian fold flower with 2 1 1/2 inch strips of Berry Blossom DSP glued together. I finished the center with a stamped image from the Berry Blossoms set, and a button from the Neutrals collection. 

The accordian tutorial can be found Here: http://youtu.be/yaaMk4gWxug

Stamp Sets:

Fruit & Flowers (122607)

Paper:

~ Berry Blossoms DSP

~Early Espresso,  Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder & Very Vanilla (101650) cardstock

 

Ink:

~Early Espresso Stamp Pad

~2011-2013 Stampin' Write Markers pack 

Embellishments:

~ Printed In Color 1022 Designer Brads

 

~ Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine

 

~Designer Buttons, Neutrals collection

 

Extras:

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439)

Top Note Sizzix Die

Timeless Tipe Alphabet Junior Sizzlets Dies

Textured Impressions Embossing folders ~ Elegant lines

 

 

 

 

And here's a final look at the project, complete with a permission slip that needs to be signed :)