Safari Classics Meet Recycling

Club Scrap recently had a challenge to incorporate at least 2 recycled or household items in your layouts and I managed a slew of them! When I created my ALSB for the Safari Crafter Classics (owning a zoo membership for a few years means that I do have even more zoo photos still to scrap! but, remember that plenty of other themes look great on these papers!), all but two pages wound up qualifying for the challenge!

Mostly, I went on an aluminum can frenzy after seeing the Michael Strong TV Weekly Webisode, Heavy Metal, and all of Luanne's great creations with Coke cans! But I also had a little stack of used Priority Mail box scraps (we had cut up some spent boxes in order to make over 60 handmade mini books as Valentine's Day treats and other mini books afterwards and I still had the scraps) along with some emptied pantry boxes, extra scraps of tin foil, etc. If the idea of using potentially acidic chipboard and cardboard isn't to your liking, think about going with the metal route... or some other things that I'll share soon!

If you are interested in trying your hand at scrapping with aluminum cans, you'll have a blast! Get out your die cutter as the thicker dies will cut right through them and use a rolling cutter with most low-profile dies, or run them through an embossing folder! Crack out your metal embossing tools and play away! Ink them up with alcohol inks, paints, etc! Or pick a beautifully colored section of the can and showcase it on your layouts (like the green leaves on my second layout here or the red heart on my Carnival Love Tests layout)!

And, don't forget that those gorgeous chipboard shapes make wonderful templates to cut shapes from other materials, or use the offset when you punch yours out as a more permanent stencil!


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 Kit - ALSB #1, Green Print, Green Plain, Black Plain; Collections 6/06 - UM Font;
Ranger: Adirondack Dye Ink Pad - Espresso; Distress Crackle Paint - Brushed Corduroy; Stickles - Gold, Lime Green;
Scrapbook Takeout - Graffiti Artist 4/08 Preserves Kit - Heidi Swapp Mini GhostShapes; Tell Your Story 3/08 The Works Kit - Tim Holtz Grungeboard Alphabet (as a stencil)
Recycled Material: Aluminum Can (band on crown); Cereal Box (large alpha);


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic Kit 2007 - ALSB #2, Black Plain, Green Plain, Green Print;
EK Success: Paper Shapers - Sunflower;
Scrapbook Takeout: Parisian Vintage Chic - Maya Road Fresh Chipboard Trees (as stencil);
Zig: Millennium - Pure Black;
Recycled Material: Aluminum Can; Cardboard Box;


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic Kit 2007 - ALSB #3, Dark Orange Plain, Light Orange Print, Light Orange Plain Rhapsody 3/07 - Beads;
Darice: Jewelry Wire;
Ranger: Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Espresso, Ginger, Rust, Slate, Terra Cotta; Alcohol Ink Applicator; Adirondack Dye Ink Pad - Ginger;
Zig: Writer - Chocolate;
Recycled Material: 100 Calorie Cookies Box; Tin Foil (wrapped around box strip);


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 Kit - ALSB #4; Dark Orange Plain, Light Orange 12x12 Print, Light Orange 8.5x11 Print;
Ranger: Adirondack Pigment Ink Pad - Terra Cotta; Archival Ink Pad - Sepia;
Sizzix: Sizzlits - Rat-a-Tat Alphabet;
Ten Seconds Studio: Mold B23; Metal Embossing Tools;
Recycled Material: Aluminum Can; Cereal Box;


Safari Crafter Classic Kit 2007 - ALSB #5, Dark Orange Print, Light Orange, Black; Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - Cut Out Journaling Block;
Ranger: Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Espresso, Ginger, Rust, Slate, Terra Cotta; Alcohol Ink Applicator;
Scrapbook Takeout: Chipboard Shapes (as stencils);
Recycled Material: Used Priority Mail Box; Tin Foil;


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 Kit - ALSB #6, Dark Orange Print, Light Orange Plain, Black Plain; It's a Boy/It's a Girl 2006 - UM Font;
Leow & Cornell - Aqua Crayons;
Ranger: Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Bottle, Stream; Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool;
Sizzix: Original Die - Tickets 39-1111;
Recycled Material - Barq's Root Beer Can; Old Cork Coaster;


Club Scrap: Safari FFC Crafter Classic Kit 2007 - Light Orange 8.5x11 Print, Dark Orange Plain, Black Print, ALSB #7; Paisley 03/06 - Coral; Tonic Glass Cutting Mat;
Ranger: Adirondack Dye Ink Pad - Ginger;
Scrapbook Takeout - Tell Your Story 3/08 The Works Kit - Tim Holtz Grungeboard Alphabet (as a stencil)


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 - ALSB #8, Black Print, Light Orange Plain, Dark Orange Plain;
Ranger: Adirondack Dye Ink Pad - Ginger; Adirondack Pigment Ink Pad - Terra Cotta;
Zig: Millennium Writer - Pure Black;



Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 - ALSB #9; Black Plain, Dark Orange Plain, Green Plain, Green Print, Light Orange Print;
Ranger: Adirondack Dye Ink Pad - Ginger;
Sizzix: Sizzlits - Rat-a-Tat Alphabet;
Recycled Item: Snack Box;


Club Scrap: Safari Crafter Classic 2007 - ALSB #10; Black Plain, Dark Orange Plain, Green Plain, Green Print; Rhapsody 3/07 - Beads;
Sizzix: Sizzlits - #654526 Latches;
Recycled Material: Tin Can (Die cut into latches); Packing Twine (left over scrap with a knot on one end from when a Cub Scout cut too much at a den meeting... I knew I had those stray pieces in the bottom of my den leader's bag!);

Serengeti Design Classic Kit: 12 Great FFC Exclusive Layouts

The exclusive "Crafter Classics" feature designs from long extinct kits (Architecture, Garden le Fleur, Key to My Heart, Literary, Moody Blues, Outdoor, Safari, Spice of Life, and Winter Wonderland). But, there's another FFC Exclusive Design Classic Kit that Club Scrap has created! The Serengeti Design Classic Kit uses the designs from the recent Serengeti 10/07 Kit and as a result, you can still order the stencil, stamps, and stickers which coordinate completely, as well as the same prints in the original color scheme... making this kit very expansive and easy to coordinate with!

These 12 layouts use the FFC Crafter Exclusive Serengeti Design Classic Kit (it includes the papers, tags, journaling blocks, and cut out words) and its ALSB design. I've made note of anywhere that my layouts vary from the original ALSB designs!


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #1, Coral Print, Coral Plain, Coral Photo Mattes, Brown Plain, Dark Green Plain, Coral Tag, Light Green Tag; Serengeti 11/07 - Brads from Embellishment Side, Border Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pad - Ginger; Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain; Ink Applicator Tool;

I added a few more and different tags, brads, and stenciled strips with remnant paper from the ALSB trimmings. I also rotated the layout.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #2, Coral Plain, Coral Print, Brown Plain, Dark Green Photo Mattes, Word Cutout; Asian Artisan 1/04 - Bird & Bamboo Overlay Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pad - Ginger; Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain; Ink Applicator Tool;
Zig: Writer - Chocolate;

I simply added the stenciled birds (this is a multi level stencil with a guide to help you place the two layers of ink) and switched the word cutout.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #3, Light Green Print, Brown Plain, Dark Green Photo Matte, Word Cutout; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Ranger - Stickles - Cinnamon;

I rotated the layout, switched the word cutout, and added the stenciled glitter.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #4, Light Green 8.5x11 Print, Coral 8.5x11 Print, Brown Plain, Evergreen Handmade Plain, Light Green Photo Mattes, Light Green Tag, Word Cutout; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pad - Bottle;
Scrapbook Takeout - Celebrations 11/07 - Heidi Swapp Cargo Ribbon;
Staples;

I rotated the layout, then switched out the tag and word cutout, added staples, and a scrap of the coral print.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #5, Dark Green Print, Rust Plain, Rust Photo Mattes, Rust Journal Squares, Coral Tags; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Ranger: Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain; Ink Applicator Tool;

I had the two mattes swap places, changed some of the tags, added the journal blocks, and added the small strips of rust from the kit remnants as well as stenciling the rust mattes.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #6, Dark Green Plain, Dark Green Print, Coral Plain; Ivory Elegance 12/06 - Noble Alphabet Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Paint Dabber - Copper;
Scrapbook Takeout - Harvest Feast 10/07 - Fancy Pants True Rub-ons;

I rotated the layout, left off the journaling block, then added the title and rubons.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #7, Light Green Print, Rust Plain, Coral Plain, Coral Tag; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Ranger: Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain; Ink Applicator Tool;
Scrapbook Takeout - Celebrations 11/07 - Heidi Swapp Cargo Ribbon;

I left the word cutouts off, but added the tag, ribbon, small photo matte, and stenciling.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #8, Light Green Print, Light Green Print, Evergreen Handmade Plain, Rust Photo Matte, Rust Plain, Word Cutout; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Scrapbook Takeout - Celebrations 11/07 - Heidi Swapp Cargo Ribbon; Adventures in Altering 8/07 - Deluxe Designs Plain Janes brackets (as template);
Zig: Writer - Hunter Green;

I rotated the layout, added the ribbon, brackets, and stenciling, while also reducing the size of the rust photo matte to make room for the ribbons.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #9, Rust Print, Rust Plain, Dark Green Print, Coral Plain, Coral Tag; Great Outdoors 10/07 - CSt Bead Making Stencil; Stratosphere 4/07 - Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pad - Ginger; Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain;
Scrapbook Takeout: Tell Your Story 3/08 - 7 Gypsies 97% Complete Stickers Notebook Cahier; Passion for Paisley 3/07 - American Crafts Elements Mini Brads #84874;
Zig: Memory Writer - Chocolate;

I rotated the layout, left off the word cutouts, added one more photo, brad, and the tags.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #10, Rust Plain, Rust Print, Dark Green Print, Coral 8.5x11 Print, Coral Plain, Light Green 8.5x11 Print, Light Green Tag, Word Cutouts; Safari 3/01 - Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pads - Bottle, Ginger;
Scrapbook Takeout - Celebrations 11/07 - Heidi Swapp Cargo Ribbon;

I simply added the stenciling and the ribbon as well as switching the word cutouts.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #11, Coral Print, Coral Plain, Brown Plain Rust Journal Block, Word Cutouts; Serengeti 11/07 - Border Stencil;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pad - Ginger;
Zig: Writer - Chocolate;

I switched the cutouts and journaling square, then added the remnant piece of brown and the stenciling.


Club Scrap: Serengeti Crafter Classic 2008 - ALSB #12, Coral Plain, Coral 8.5x11 Print, Rust Plain, Word Cutouts, Rust Journaling Square; Stratosphere 4/07 - Stencil;
Zig: Writer - Chocolate;

I added the journaling square and stencil, then switched the word cutouts and cropped one matte.