Go Green or recycle something at TIOT.

Hi everyone!  We are happy to be green this time around at Try It On Tuesday! This means that your entry can be green...or making use of your junk and do some recycling...or of course..both!!
Please take a look at the inspiration from the Design Team

I'm sure I'm not alone in finding it difficult to part with things that most folk would call rubbish - while sorting out my craft room I came across a few boxes and pencil cases full of scraps!
I decided to make a tag...

...which was cut from a package.

 I coated it with gesso then added some texture and colour by pressing an Aall and create stencil into the gesso (and washed it immediately)and then added some oxide inks which I spritzed to give a paler colour.

I had some packaging from IKEA which when I peeled off the paper revealed a lovely honeycomb pattern so dabbed it with black paint to act as a stamp! Next came some paper from a cereal box..

...I ripped it and stamped on it randomly with a new Aall and create stamp by Autour de Mwa
Next I decided to use another new A and C stamp by Bipasha - I had some paint sample cards from we redecorated last year so masked off part of the stamp and when I had stamped it cut around the shape..

 I also used the stamp on some white corrugated card from a biscuit wrapper

 This was how I was going to add them.... 

 ....but then chose some white netting

 ..and stapled it onto the corner of the tag.

 I wanted some more dimension so stamped the berries onto a circle of leftover card (I have lots of these circles as it means I can bin only the leftovers from a circle not the whole piece (some circles are larger than others).

 I also stamped the flower again and cut  it out. 

 My final little bit of recycling came with a broken spectacle cord, (my specs are always around my neck on a cord as I can't see to walk while wearing my specs!)

The words came from an old book and were happily on the same page - this tag sums up how I felt while making this tag!

I disagree with Kermit - it is easy being green!

The TIOT challenge runs for two weeks and I hope to see your green art there!

Thanks for looking, Chris