Throw away that cereal box? No WAY! Freestyle album & freebie
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 -
Tags: hybrid, Project reNEWit
January 15th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Great idea! I may just try this! Thanks!
January 15th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
This is so dang cute! Love it and I love that you have it sitting on your desk. Visual reminders are always a good thing. I think I will try my hand at this. I need a visual reminder to pray more. Thanks so much
January 15th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Hee, hee! I’ve been using cloth bags for *years* (more than 10!). So, now, I’m feeling pretty good. LOL! I had the cereal box idea. Then I started looking at other food boxes, too.
Thanks for the fabulous template!
January 15th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
I smiled when i read about your project 365 becoming project 52. But you have to take some credit…. i opted not to start so i wouldnt fail! Pretty crapattitude i think. I love your recycled album. It is very cool. Love that you reused your cereal box. Hybrid projects were in my new years resolutions too, so i am definitely going to do something about this. BTW this password didnt work for the download.
January 16th, 2009 at 6:27 am
What a beautiful project Heather! You are so creative and always come up with such great ideas! Thanks for sharing them.
January 16th, 2009 at 11:44 am
What a great idea! I hadn’t thought about using those boxes. I usually just stick them in the recylce bin. I will definatly try to use them in the future! Thanks for the idea!!
January 16th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Heather, you are HOLY COW AWESOME!!
What a great idea and it looks terrific!
WOW
January 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I love your album!! Could you give us some practical detail on how you put it together?
February 11th, 2009 at 7:03 am
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February 15th, 2009 at 9:53 am
This is so awesome! How creative!