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This article was written by Kim Kelley

Are you one of those types of people who save everything, just in case you may be able to use it one day? I know I am. Of course half the time I put it away somewhere and forget where I put it! For whatever reason, I have gotten into the habit of saving boxes. I will use them for the standard stuff of course; shipping, and storing stuff, but I also will cut them up and use them to pop up parts of a project or to back a page I create.

Today I am going to show you a wall hanging I made using some of that recycled cardboard. I got the idea for this project from Gabrielle Pollacco and a picture she posted on Pinterest.

For this project I cut flaps from a box into 3 6” x 6” squares, added holes to attach them together and in several places peeled some of the paper back to show the corrugated insides.

Corrugated Cardboard

Corrugated Cardboard Peeled

Wanting a soft color palette I went with light greens and browns, going off the color of the cardboard. Honestly I did not have a specific layout in mind, just knew colors and embellishments I wanted added. I used some brown ink on the edges and some gesso with a damask stencil here and there to get some texture. Used brown twine to attach them all together and here is what I came up with.

First Panel

Second Panel

Third Panel

All Together

The birdcage is from Dusty Attic, the flowers are from Prima,  and the papers are from DCWV. I chose one of my favorite scriptures for the center panel…Deuteronomy 31:6…”Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Life is short, do something creative everyday!

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Kim Kelley is borderline obsessive about her crafting and her art. She loves mixed media art because you are free to go beyond your comfort zone, using your imagination and exploring an anything goes mind set. Kim loves to learn and explore new techniques and hopes that any art she creates leads someone to find their inner creative artist!

Sites: itsallaboutcrafting.blogspot.com and www.facebook.com/kimscraftyconcepts

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