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Customize a Recipe/Card Box

Customize a Recipe or Card Box

I’ll be honest: I’m not very good at simplifying my life. This trait is abundantly clear when you look at my artwork. If one digital layer is good, ten more layers are better – right? The love of the detail is what attracts me to mixed media art. Combining digital and traditional methods gives me the best of both mediums.

With the holidays upon us, I realize how the past few months have been a whirlwind of good and bad in my life. On the happy front, I’m one of three featured artists at a local art gallery in December. On a very sad note, my father died in September. These two things seriously will make a girl think a LOT about her priorities in life.

Knowing that your life has likely been equally demanding, I wanted to create a gift that would look great and could be simplified. Wandering around our local arts and crafts store, I stumbled upon some wonderful chipboard recipe boxes ready to embellish. A quick measure with a ruler and I realized the box would hold either greeting cards or digitally-created holiday recipe cards. I’ve added three dimensional details, paint, and some other mixed media touches, but you don’t need these to have a finished, festive box.

Step 1: Measure your box and create a print sheet. I found that one 8.5×11-inch page worked for the outside. Make two if you want to line the inside of your box.

Recipe card box print sheet

Step 2: I opted to include matching holiday cards with dimensional elements, so I created some additional layouts.

Recipe card box printable elements

Step 3: I printed my layouts on printable, gessoed canvas for inkjet printers. I cut the pieces to size and applied thick acrylic paint to the edges. I also painted the edges of the box.

Recipe card box adhere panels

Step 4: Next, using a good quality tape, I adhered the panels to the box. Note that my box top is three-dimensional, but you can create something great without those extra steps.

Recipe card box final

Step 5: If you choose to put something inside your box, assemble some cards or include some of your holiday recipe cards.

Recipe card box add cards or recipes

Make several at the same time to speed up the process. From my house to yours, may your holidays be filled with light, laughter, and love. Live each day creatively!

(Click on the images below to be taken to the product page)

Blitzen digital kit
Super 7 Blitzen Digi Kit
About Face Digital Brushes clipart

Hybrid Tutorial by Karen Webb

3 Comments

  1. Amanda AFTDesigns
    Amanda AFTDesigns on 01/02/2018 at 3:46 pm

    That’s SO Cool Karen! Where do you buy your printable canvas? I think I need me some!

    Reply
    • Karen Webb
      Karen Webb on 01/07/2018 at 3:32 pm

      I purchased mine on Amazon but it’s also available from EBay. Just make sure it’s gessoed and you are using an ink jet printer. Hope that helps.

      Reply
  2. Andrea
    Andrea on 01/06/2018 at 10:04 am

    Yes, i think i need some printable canvass as well.

    Reply

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