Making Something Special From Something Ordinary...A Recycling Story and Christmas Friends ...A Six Pack of Cards...plus alternates!

 Recently, I attended a crop with my friend Neemee, and I received a gift wrapped in a penguin-printed bag.  

This bag was about the size of a paper lunch bag but had a boxed square bottom. 

I really liked the bag, and the fun holiday print made me smile.  

Then, I got an idea...

I had to recycle this bag and make something special from it.  

I carefully cut it up and made a set of six cards featuring the Christmas Friends bundle #164279.  

Here is a sneak peek at the bundle:

Here are my cards... first up, three standard cards:

Next up three square cards: 

That is all the cards I made from the penguin paper bag...I encourage you to always be on the lookout for alternate items that you can bring into your craft space and recycle it into something special.

Here are some alternate ideas: