Earth Day Challenge - Recycle Project

Happy Thursday, my friends!
I had to take a break from some wedding stuff and just have some fun! Oh, boy!! Did I ever have fun with this project! Remember I mentioned in my last post that I need to mix it up once in a while? lol
When I originally picked this image from Digi Darla's, it was with the intention of creating projects for one of my daughters. She has become a world traveler and I thought this would be perfect! However,  it's also perfect for Digi Darla's Challenge this week, which is "Earth Day."
The challenge is to create a project using ONE recycled item. Yeah...I see that now!  I threw most of my junk drawer on this card! lol You know those little mini-drawer units that some of us have in our craft rooms, sewing rooms, workshops, garages...THAT one? In one of my drawer units I have a drawer where I put all the STUFF that I find and don't know what to do with. (Yes, throwing it out would be an option!) So when I saw the "recycle" I went to that little drawer. I used almost all of the treasures that were in there! ;o)
Let me explain what I used because some of it may not be very obvious. The background paper is a road map of Alberta that was in terrible condition. My MIL actually got us a new one when she saw what we were using! It was literally in shreds, and I was very happy to find it still in the glove compartment of the car.
In the top left corner I placed an old discolored office paperclip. To the paperclip I added a white twist tie that I inked in red. Onto the twist of the twist tie I added a tiny recycle symbol that was on the bottom of a cereal box. Hanging from the paperclip is little yellowed price tag that had been attached to an old brass ring. (It was only 50 cents...yes...very old!) On the tag I stamped "It's Time" and some tiny little clocks.
In the top right-hand corner is a flower of sorts. I first attached a Canadian penny - they are being taken out of circulation. On top of that I place a piece of an earplug. (Yes, in that drawer I found a brand new set of earplugs. Where were they when the neighbors dog was going crazy?) Into the ear plug I poked a bunch of bulletin board pins. (I got rid of my bulletin board) They kind of went wonky because there were so many. Then I made two more flowers made from punches of map and cardstock that I pulled out of the garbage. The flower centers are actually flower beads from a broken necklace I was supposed to fix for my daughter...a VERY long time ago!
Now, moving down...I used a scrap of red paper to cut the circle out. I had colored my image to coordinate with the map so it didn't stand out enough. On the square under the globe I adhered another recycle symbol. This one was cut out of the bottom of a Walmart bag.
Finally, I had two of these hangers that had been pulled off the back of something. I threaded the pretty blue elastic band through them. Then I fastened the hangers to the page with these brass studs. They had 4 long prongs on the back that I hammered down, so it's not going anywhere!
There you have it...my recycle card! Can you believe all of that was in that one little drawer? I've been very "wordy" this afternoon but I didn't want you to look at this card and think I had lost my senses...or all my scrapbooking supplies! lol Thanks for hanging in there with me! :o)

Scrapbooking Materials Used:

Recollections Cardstock;

Image: Digi Darla's Design - Great Big World;

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Die: Spellbinders Nestabilies - Standard Circles (LG);

Stamp: Prima;

Ink: Martha Stewart - Stem Green and Red Chrysanthemum.

All other items were from my little junk drawer, my recycle bin, and my glove compartment!

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Linking Up To:

Digi Darla's Challenge #59 - Earth Day

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