DaScrapAddict: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Friday, April 17, 2009

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Earth Day (April 22nd) is fast approaching. I think it's wonderful all the scrapbooking companies that have begun to go green with recycled products, soy based inks and bulk packaging. But, I for one, think the indsutry has a long way to go. There are literally hundreds of product packaging that get tossed everyday. If we each were able to reuse and recycle just one package a day..that would be millions of items not heading for land fills.

I love to reuse packaging. I reuse acetate for cards and embellishments. A recent card I did is featured in this months Scrapbooking.com magazine here.

Here are several other projects using product packaging from empty containers to product backings.

6 comments:

Lorraine A said...: Fabulous creations !! Wow !! :-) Everything is just lovely. I will pop over and see the magazine,thanks for the link, congratulations !!!

Thanks for joining the Simon Says Challenge :-)
Lorraine x; April 18, 2009 at 12:42 AM
eMeLiNe Seet said...: these are wonderful !!!; April 18, 2009 at 2:53 AM
Mephisto said...: Hi,
thats a wonderful IDea.

Thanks for joining in the SimonSaysChallenge.

Domi; April 18, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Timcso said...: Brilliant idea!I love it!

Thanks for joining the Simon Says Challenge!:)

Tímea; April 19, 2009 at 2:27 AM
Kara Ward said...: I have the same love....I get a charge from making something that was to end up in the garbage. Trash to treasure it what I am crazy about. It is the thrill of the game.; April 19, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Iris said...: Wow fab creation and an absolut brilliant idea.
Thanks for joining the Simon Says Challenge.

Iris; April 20, 2009 at 4:52 AM

About the Artist

Hi, I’m Vickie Flinchum an Oregon City Mixed Media Assemblage Artist, playfully identifying myself as “Da Scrap Addict.” Originally hailing from the Deep South, I spent many years in Kentucky, Florida and Texas before relocating to the Pacific Northwest. I’m self taught with no formal artistic education. My love of art has followed me from childhood, with learning, exploring and creating being a life-long passion. My fascination with color and texture, and corrosion and weathering is reflected in my work where I often combine vintage baubles, found objects and distressed elements to express my artistic voice. I have over a decade of experience in the Paper Crafting and Scrapbooking industry as a product demonstrator and designer, blogger, design team member, educator and published artist. My works have been featured in Cloth, Paper Scissors Magazine; The Big Book of Scrapbooking Ideas and The Bind-It-All Around the World – Idea Book. I regularly exhibit at Moonlight Coffeehouse, Boutique & Gallery in Oak Grove and Three Rivers Artists Guild Gallery located in the Singer Hill Cafe in Oregon City.