1. Grocery Bag Cards
This how-to on Craftstylish shows us how to use paper bags to create pretty cards. You can design your greetings on the computer and print them directly onto the paper bag. Next » Doily Envelopes
2. Doily Envelopes
If you search around, you can find doilies in different shapes and sizes at your local thrift store or garage sales. On Martha Stewart, learn how to transform these beautiful doilies into envelopes. These make great, simple, little envelopes to stuff with a colorful piece of recycled paper. Next » Cross Stitch Card
3. Cross Stitch Card
Scrap fabric, thread, and recycled cardstock are all you need to create this adorable card from In Color Order. If you don’t have any scraps of cross stitch fabric handy, you can easily create an embroidered version. Next » 3-D Heart Card
4. 3-D Heart Card
Over on Earth First, watch this video on how to create a 3-D card using magazine pages. Bright colors from magazine advertisements make fantastic, one-of-a-kind greetings. Next » Tie Envelope
5. Tie Envelope
For the men in your life, Martha Stewart has a great tutorial on creating an envelope from a thrifted tie. Cards, candy, or little presents would be perfect to store inside. Are you planning on making any Valentine’s Day cards this year? What are some of your favorite Valentine’s Day card crafts? Any paper would make a great greeting card. Our own Julie Finn gives us some more suggestions on other recycled materials to use. Feel free to leave any comments, ideas, and links. [Heart sky image by kelvin255 via Flickr Creative Commons, Grocery bag cards image via Craftstylish, Doily envelopes image via Martha Stewart, Cross stitch card image via In Color Order, 3-D card image via Earth First, Tie envelope image via Martha Stewart]
