Embellishing by Recycling...

Going Green... we see it everywhere. Well here are some great ideas you can use in your scrapbooking.

This is a great idea by Tim Holtz for using all that plastic packaging that comes with SO many of the products we buy. He used it on his Day 10 Tag for the 12 Tags of Christmas:

http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/12-tags-of-christmasday-10.html

I will never look at that hard plastic packaging the same way again. He actually uses the tag die cut to cut the plastic then puts it in an embossing folder to create this awesome overlay.


Here is an idea that I got from one of the ladies at Scrapville in Greenville Texas (http://www.scrapvilleonline.com/):

You know those phonebooks that get left on our doorsteps a couple times a year (hint it's the big book with all the phone numbers and addresses in it - I know we usually throw it in the recycle bin or trash). Here is a great use for those pages:

Use your 2.5" and up scalloped circle punches to punch all those pages. Yes that seems like a lot but when you're feeling less creative it's something you can do to move in the creative direction.

Once you've punched out some shapes, grab several (the amount depends on the size of the scallop circles and how full you want the flower). Punch a hole in the center with your Crop-A-Dile and add a brad. Then start gathering and scrunching up multiple layers at a time. Then separate to create these beautiful flowers. Spray with some Glimmer Mist, Maya Mist, or Pearl Mist (whatever is your product preference) and ta-da... beautiful recycled phonebook flowers!!!