Don’t know where to get recycled business cards? All you have to do is finish a box of cereal — In my case, a box of yummy Peace cereal this morning.
Then I got to work! To the left is the before picture –
I cut up the box, put it in my printer, et voila: What emerged, right.
Then I took scissors to it –
And now I have a lil stack of 100% post-consumer recycled paper business cards to give people at green drinks tomorrow :)
Update, 11/26/06: Some alternate ways to make eco-friendly business cards :)
Update, 12/12/06: You can also make pretty gift boxes from cereal boxes :)
Update, 1/4/07: I found a company that can make cereal biz cards for you!
Hey, what a neat idea!
Comment by Jasmin — October 4, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
Thanks dude :) For the logo and everything too –
Comment by Siel — October 4, 2006 @ 4:07 pm
Nice work! Can’t wait to see them tomorrow…
Comment by Summer — October 4, 2006 @ 5:01 pm
We’ll have to make you some too :)
Comment by Siel — October 4, 2006 @ 9:33 pm
I have card envy.
Comment by Jerry at The Change — October 5, 2006 @ 4:10 am
Great idea, but if you have a touchy printer like I do, this will jam it. BUT you could get a rubber stamp made with your info on it, and print them on just about anything. Plus you could use those rainbow colored ink pads.
Comment by Truffula Tuft — October 5, 2006 @ 8:25 am
I have a pretty chilled out laser printer — I think I woulda had a hard time doing this on my old inkjet –
Comment by Siel — October 5, 2006 @ 11:54 am
Cool idea Jasmin! I hadn’t heard this one before. As for the stamp idea, are there soy-based ink pads available?
Comment by Rebecca Carter — October 6, 2006 @ 11:58 am
Wait — am I becoming Jasmin? Are we one now, separated by our alternate coasts? :P
Comment by Siel — October 6, 2006 @ 6:44 pm
This is great Siel. I’ve passed it along to my nonprofit group. Great idea.
Comment by Brad — November 22, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
Thanks Brad :) It’s a lil time consuming, but fun :)
Comment by Siel — November 22, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
Months later, but I’m sorry Siel, not Jasmin!!
Comment by Rebecca Carter — February 2, 2007 @ 2:34 pm
i used to do this in 2001 for my buz cards and recycled clothing line tags! people thought i was crazy! i guess minnesota wasnt ready for it yet!
Comment by trenah — April 6, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
Thanks so much… Don’t know why I did not think of this myself. I’ve been looking at the VERY expensive $70/100 cards on used cereal boxes, but of course! I could simply do it myself
Comment by Alex Mordas — May 11, 2008 @ 12:08 pm