Blogger Challenge: Week 174/Friends with Flair

This week’s blogger challenge is to reuse or recycle something. I made a pretty holiday card using an old soda can and a sentiment from Unity Stamp Co. The can’s been sitting on my kitchen counter for a few weeks now with this challenge in mind. The dog walker has probably walked by it every day and wondered why I had an empty can still sitting on my counter and when I was going to toss it. Now I can say that there is a method to my madness—or messiness—LOL!

My Unity October Kit of the Month arrived in my mailbox the other day and I knew right away what I was going to do with my waiting soda can (it was Diet Coke with Lime, in case you’re interested . . .). I cut the can apart, flattened it, then ran it through my die cutting machine to make some sparkly snowflake accents. After testing it on a leftover scrap first, I tinted the snowflakes a soft blue with my Copic airbrushing system and a B16 marker—so pretty! I added a crystal at the center of each flake for even more sparkle.

The flakes are arranged on a shimmery white card base, using glue dots to keep them in place. I stamped the sentiment on the cardfront in Marina Mist ink and wrapped a pale blue satin ribbon around the top to complete the card. Quick, easy, and environmentally friendly, too!

For more projects using reused or recycled items, you can check out what the rest of the challenge players have created. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right. And, for more Unity inspiration, visit the list of Friends with Flair players on the Unity blog.

Materials Used:
October Kit of the Month (Unity Stamp Co.); Marina Mist Classic ink, Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); snowflake die (My Favorite Things); light blue satin ribbon (Michaels); self-adhesive rhinestones (Studio 18); marker (Copic-B16); aluminum can