Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A New Life for Cardboard

What does one do with the bazillion moving boxes they have stored in their garage?  Use one of them for a journal!!!  (The rest will be used when we leave the rental for yet another home...sigh...)  I just don't have the money right now to spend on art supplies, so, after reading my last Art Journaling Magazine (that I just happen to be published in, hint, hint) I decided to try my hand at a cardboard journal.  This is what I have so far...

The pages are all different shapes and sizes.  They are peeled, gessoed, painted, stamped and glued on. I rarely use rubber stamps, but had loads of fun with these.  I love the paint chips with the holes in them.  Little windows!!!  Basically, I'm just experimenting.  The pages will get sewn together with scrap fabric once I think I'm finished.  Any suggestions, anyone???

4 comments:

Cheryl said...

NICE! I don't do a lot with stamps either. I should start playing with them more. Right now I'm trying to concentrate on making art from my photos. Stamps would be great for texture.
Love the use of cardboard. We also have a tom of moving boxes... Hmmm...

peggy gatto said...

Keep moving!!!
these are fun!

Joanne Huffman said...

Love the texture of these pages.

martha brown said...

I love working with cardboard. these look great, Sandee!