EarthMotherMosaics: Building Art Boxes

Monday, March 16, 2026

Building Art Boxes

My love-affair with cardboard of all kinds has continued to grow over time. Finding new ways to use it is a delight. Adding painted papers to it, is even better.

These boxes I've started making didn't come to me in a dream or anything magical but I was fortunate enough to see something on YouTube by a few creative souls who have done something similar.

Here's box number one of what may end up being many hundreds by the time I've moved on to something new.

Don't worry if you're making waves just by being yourself. The Moon does it all the time. ~Scott Stabile

Measures 6 x 4-1/2 inches

Here's the top, bottom and sides using a new "stitch" ink stamp added to the scrap papers. I've never been able to sew stitches on my cards and journals successfully and I don't have a sewing machine. Finding these stamps is the next best thing except there's no strings which I'm still trying to figure out how to add to make me happy but that's for another day and another blog post.

I've just finished a second box and this one was a bit of a challenge because it is smaller.

The papers used for this box has a little history to it. These are some scrap painted papers glued to black card stock paper and doodles added. When I'm uninspired to work in my journal or create a collage, I often grab a lot of the scraps I have laying around, especially the ones used on watercolor paper (it's thicker than other paper) and create these sheets. This scrap sheet was perfect for a small box!