Throw away that cereal box? No WAY! Freestyle album & freebie
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Happy Thursday, dear SM friends! I have been wondering if I am the only person that cannot keep New Year’s resolutions. It’s a sad story, really – my Project 365? Now my Project 52. And it’s not looking good, folks… it might turn into Project 12.
Well, I want to show you one commitment we can easily keep. Take your nearly empty cereal boxes lurking in the deep recesses of your pantry – I have a gazillion of these leave my house. Now imagine them converted into a work of art! I cut some boxes up and came up with this:
I created this freestyle album to remind myself of what I would like to cultivate in myself: growth in faith, in gratitude, and in joy. And since I have a hard time with the pressure of New Year’s resolutions, I will keep this album on my work desk as a gentle, visual reminder of these aspirations.
Credits:
Mickey B Designs’ Winter Birthday kit
Alpha from Britt-ish Designs’ Enchantment kit
Frames from Dirty Feet Designs’ Distressed Frames Volume 2
Fonts: 1942 report, Jane Austen
Our friend, fellow scrapper and resident recycling expert, reCREATE director Donna Sangwin, shares this interesting information on cardboard:
Hi All …Donna from reCREATE here. Did you know that when the economy goes down, so do the prices for recyclables, like paper and cardboard? Depending on where you live it is likely that perfectly recyclable cardboard is going into the landfill, instead of getting recycled. Tons and tons and tons of it. China used to be a major purchaser of cardboard for recycling, but as the economy softened, our demand for the products coming overseas in those recycled boxes dropped, thus the drop in demand for recycling.
Here in California where I live, they are diverting enough to fulfill the 50% diversion law (½ of our garbage by weight must be diverted for recycling), but the rest is going into the landfill. So if ever there was a time to let the kids use the boxes to play in, and for you to make them into cute albums, now is the time!
Want a guilt free trip to the grocery store? Buy in bulk…reuse your bags or use fabric bags. Look for more produce and whole foods so you won’t have to think about the cardboard!
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Wow, all the more reason to reuse those cereal boxes!
If you would like to make a similar album, I am providing you the template:
(Click image to download) ETA: no longer available – be on the look out for this template in the ScrapMatters store soon!
Have a wonderful time creating your beautiful freestyle album -
