Chipboard letters and embellishments are everywhere
today and make a fun, playful accent for any scrapbook
page. Chipboard is also very easy to use.
You can paint chipboard pieces with acrylic paint
or cover with paper. Then the chipboard pieces
can be inked on the edges or stamped with a pattern.
Embellish with ribbon, brads or buttons. The
possibilities are endless.
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Here are simple instructions
for covering your chipboard pieces with paper:
Step 1: Trace
around the chipboard onto the paper you are using. Cut
out. |
Step 2: Apply
glue to your chipboard with a foam brush.
You can use your regular tab
or runner adhesives if you wish but we find
that liquid glue works better. Zig or
Tombo both make quality liquid glues. You
can also use a decoupage medium such as Mod
Podge. |
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Step 3: Smooth
paper onto the chipboard piece.
Alternate method for Step
1, 2 & 3: You can also
glue your paper to the chipboard piece and
then trim the edges with a craft knife.
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| A sharp blade makes all the difference in
the world when using a craft knife. Change
your blade frequently and use a self-healing
mat for the most precise cuts possible. |
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Step 4: To
make nice clean edges on your paper covered chipboard
pieces, lightly sand the edges. This files down any excess
paper that is overhanging the edges for a perfect
fit. For a distressed look, sand even more
aggressively!
To sand chipboard you can use sand
paper, a distressing block, a paddle sander used
for sharpening drawing pencils or a file (or block)
used for acrylic nails. |
Step 5: You
can then ink or paint the edges if you wish.
You can add stamping ink with
a cotton disk used for removing nail polish,
or ink directly from the stamp pad. Small “Cat’s
Eye” ink pads from Color Box are perfect
for inking chipboard pieces. You can
add acrylic paint with a foam brush or your
fingertip. |
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