TLC288 ~ Recycled Cardboard Boxes ~ 8-30-10
 

Hello everyone!!! Are you ready to have a little fun today??? I hope you have a box sitting around because we are going to cut it up and create some fun accessories!!!

You can decorate the whole box if you want. You can also make a background or use stamps such as flowers, butterflies, buttons, or birds to make some fun details out of the cardboard for your card.

I have created a tutorial for you showing the steps I used to create a background, large flower, smaller flowers, and a Christmas bird with a banner sentiment.You can find the Recycled Cardboard Box Tutorial here.

Some things to remember when stamping on cardboard:
1. The colors show up darker on the cardboard so you might want to use a lighter color than what you had planned.
2. Press a little harder with solid stamps because of the uneven surface.
3. For a shabby look, tear off some of the top paper to expose the corrugated areas.
4. I could use my dies to cut the cardboard if I tore off the top layer first. If you run it through intact, it will only cut the top layer and you will have to cut the rest of the way with your scissors.

Here are my samples:

Polka Dot Flower

Cherish

Shabby Christmas Card

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You can find the entire TLC288 gallery here.

Have fun and now you have an excuse to order some goodies online so you can use the box...WOOT!!!

I love using scrap cardboard instead of seeing it go to waste! I hope to try this tomorrow!! :)

Joan, what a great challenge........I'll see what I can grab before the garbage gets picked up! LOL

I love using cardboard on cards. I checked out your tutorial. I hadn't thought to separate the layers on an image like you did. Great technique.

OOOH! I love using recycled supplies. I always have loads of plastic, cardboard, fabric, etc. lying around the craft room. I love the embellishments you made and can hardly wait to get at it.

Recycling is always a great idea! MY CARD

Thanks Joan for a fun challenge! Here�s mine;

TLC288, CAS82 Yummy Cardboard by Biggan - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

TFL!
Birgit

I just saw your tutorial ~ how fabulous is that. Wish I had time to play, but unfortunately work just keeps getting in the way. What a fun challenge!

Joan, this is a fabulous challenge!! How FUN!! I just LOOOOVE using kraft cardstock, and the cardboard is that but with texture too... win win!! I think I will be using this technique again!

Here is my card!

TFL!

here is my box:
TLC288 A recyecled cardboard Box for Michelle by niki1 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
TLC288 A recyecled cardboard Box for Michelle by niki1 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
and the inside:
TLC288 A recyecled cardboard Box for Michelle-inside by niki1 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
niki

Super, great idea, Joan!! I really love the texture the corrugated cardboard gives. This was a fun challenge. Thanks!!

PUMPKIN PIE IN THE MAKING

Here is my FALL CUPCAKE.

Pretty cool technique Joan. It's so nice to see something new that I hadn't even heard or thought of. I'm hoping to give it a try later today.

Val

Hey Joan! thanks for a fun challenge. The challenge part was in finding the cardboard!! (I guess also in cutting it out well!!) Here is mine:CAS82, TLC288, Delicious Apple for Autumn by jdmommy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Morning everyone. It's been AN AGE since I last made time for challenge. I'm so glad I did this today, how fun! Thanks Joan. Here's my:

Flourish Butterflies

Oh no! Something else I need to save just in case I need it for a crafting project. I don't know how you keeping coming up with new ideas, but this is a good one. Thanks.

Fun challenge, thanks Joan. here's mine:

DSC09222_by_princessp1971 by princessp1971 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I loved this new option you introduced to us SO much, Joan, that I made another card. This card will be my prototype for the Rosh Hashanah cards for my friends. Thanks!

Rosh Hashanah 2010

Fun challenge! I had to dig through the recycling toter for a Capri Sun box. Love the effect! Here's my card:

TLC288,CAS82: Delicious Apples by maryrose - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's my shabby butterfly.

Adding my card to the pretty ones already on here.
TLC288 Flutter Bye by jandjccc - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

A great idea for recycling, even if it is a small scrap

GRATEFUL FOR FALL by Northof55 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Hey, Joan, what a great idea...and I, too love the idea of recycling. Everytime I throw out a somewhat damaged cardboard box, I wonder what else I could be doing instead of making more land-fill. Thank you so much! Very good thought for us & the environment.

Joan, thanks for this great challenge!!
Cardboard Pumpkin (TLC288) by MrsBoz - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

thanks Joan! I love the look, just never think to USE it!!

here's mine

Super fun challenge!!! Here is my card: TLC288 Friend by Roxystamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Cool idea, but our office Macaw gets all my spare cardboard. He loves to shred it. I guess I'll have to fight him for a piece!

I'm really into corrugated cardboard now. At least 5 ideas came to mind while I was playing with this. Here's my one for now and if I get time there'll be more.
FALL FOR CARDBOARD

Fun challenge, Joan! Here's my card:

Copper Cardboard Foliage by RobinRingtail - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Joan,
Thanks for the fun challenge!

Well, I should have been doing other things, but this was so much fun, I did a second card. Here's my Christmas birdhouse.

Liked the way the red looks on the cardboard-just not a good pic as my battery died.

TLC288, Birthday Leaves by Maxell - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

That was fun but difficult for me. I wanted it shabby but I'm not to sureI was very good at it. Hope you like it. Here's Mine.

TLC288, Shabby Flower by HarietsMom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's my offer - not as good as I had hoped, but it's getting late, and I'm going to leave it . . . Copper cardboard by brendaruse - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Oh, this challenge is designed for me! :)
Here's mine: Absolutely fabulous
Thanks for looking!

Fantastic challenge! This one made me really think! I wanted mine to look like a fence but I'm not sure that exactly what I got. Here it is TLC288, CAS82 Birthday Card by yo sam - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I'm back, this cardboard is great. Love the texture and colour and I've found it works with any colour scheme. Here is my PICK OF THE PATCH.

What a fun - think out of the box challenge:

Sing to the Lord