Recycled Greeting Card Envelope Notepad
By: Crystal Donnely for Make it Easy Crafts
After the holiday season or a big birthday, you might find yourself stuck with tons of cards. Instead of throwing them away, use them to make a Recycled Greeting Card Envelope Notepad. Crafts using old Christmas cards help save precious memories and cut down on trash. Instead of keeping cards in a drawer of storage box, you can put the enveloped to good use. If you're looking for ideas for old greeting card envelopes but don't want to spend a ton of money on supplies, this is the perfect project for you. Use your imagination and add fun embellishments to show off your creativity and personality.
Primary TechniquePaper Crafts
Materials:
- Several envelopes from greeting cards, etc.
- Tacky craft glue or white school glue
- Small amount of scrapbook paper in a print and solid color
- Scrap of mat board or other lightweight cardboard
- Binder clip (or even a couple of clothespin to hold the pages together)
- Ruler
- Scissors (or a paper cutter makes the job super easy--when working with kids supervise)
- Paper plate
- Small paintbrush, water to rinse out brush
Instructions:
- Open all the envelopes that you are using and cut off the sides and flap. Use the centers for your notepad. Measure and cut 3” X 4” pieces.
- Cut a piece of decorative print scrapbook paper and a piece of cardboard 3” x 4”, the same size as the pages.
- When you have enough paper pieces, stack them together, along with the front and back cover and attach a binder clip to the bottom to hold the pad together.
- Add some tacky or white glue onto a paper plate and using the small paintbrush liberally brush glue on the top edges. Let dry.
- Measure another piece of solid color scrapbook paper, 3” X 1-1/2”.
- Fold the scrapbook binding paper onto the top to cover where you glued the pages together and attach with some more glue. Let dry completely.
