Using Recycled Cardboard!

This layout is made using things around the house! The background shape is cut from a large box. Sometimes one side of the cardboard will look like this, or you can easily peel one side of the cardboard off to reveal this pattern inside. Then the cardboard is lightly "washed" with paint. The textured material behind the mat is another recycled product found around the house - Starbucks coffee sleeve turned inside out! Try adding an opposite type material - like gemstones for a beautiful artistic flare!