Playing With Chipboard

Hey girls - just found this on www.splitcoaststampers.com message boards - thought I'd share!!


Getting On Board with Chipboard
(compiled by Ann Jobes)

Available in a variety of shapes and sizes, chipboard is showing up as a standard embellishment on cards, mini albums, 3-D projects and especially on scrapbook pages.
Chipboard’s versatility is what makes it such a fun and favourable addition to your scrapbook pages and cards. It is kraft coloured, acid free, made of recycled paper. Because chipboard is made out of cardboard, stamping directly on it will not leave a crisp clear stamped images. For smoother and crisper images stamp on cardstock or paper first and adhere that to your chipboard or ink or paint the element before stamping.

Here’s a list of things you can with your chipboard pieces to individualize each accent for your projects:

1. Stamps of course. Paint your shape and then choose word or image stamps stamp on the die cut. Black inked words on a heart painted red, for instance, can be quite dramatic. Or try inking on your alphabet stamps.
2. Get out your stamp pads and ink directly onto the chipboard. Pigment ink, such as craft pads especially provide great coverage. Alternately, you can brayer your favourite ink colours on. Why not try the metallic ink? Heat set!
3. Acrylic paint – brush or spray on your favourite acrylic paints – try a metallic.
4. Use scraps of designer paper to create a collage look, or cover in one larger piece to co-ordinate with your page. To do this, place your letter on the wrong side of the patterned paper and trace with a pencil then cut out. This way you don't see the pencil lines. Cut out with a pair of fine tip scissors. To adhere, try the pop glue dots or dimensionals to make them stand out even more.
5. Use up your ribbon scraps by spraying adhesive on the chipboard and laying the ribbon scraps down on top. Trim off ends.
6. Try embossing on your chipboard. Stamp with VersaMark and sprinkle on the embossing powder. Use your heat tool to melt. Then use craft or classic ink directly on the die cut. Use a tissue to wipe off the embossed images.
7. Because the chipboard comes on a 12 x 12 sheet, you can use the chipboard 'template' that the letters and shapes come in to trace onto regular cardstock too!
8. Sand them. Apply ink, paint or designer papers and then take the sanding blocks to the edges.
9. Cover your chipboard with flowers.
10. Use them like stamps, painting on the reverse side and pressing down onto cardstock to create a distressed image.
11. Adhere an assortment of different sized buttons on the chipboard die cut using glue dots or liquid adhesive.
12. Apply spray adhesive to the shape and then wrap with fibers to add tons of texture to your page.
13. Coloured rub-ons are a no-muss way to dress up plain chipboard pieces. Go a step further by tracing around each rub-on with the Zig painty pen in gold/silver
14. Photos – Use a xyron machine or spray adhesive to adhere a photo to your chipboard die cut, turn upside down on a cutting mat and use a hobby knife (p 223) to trace the shape.
15. Accessorize with funky ribbon or rafia and use it along with a few small shells on your “fun in the sun” page.
16. Still have some extra, un-used alphabet stickers around. Place them collage style on your die-cut.
17. Craft stores carry a line of spray paints that look like stone. Apply with a brush for a rougher texture.
18. Use spray adhesive to cover the die cut evenly and lay on a scrap of fabric to “dress up” a chipboard element. Trim around the edges.
19. Another way to apply ink: use craft reinkers. Pour a few drops onto a plastic lid or paint tray and then pick it up with a flat watercolour paintbrush. This way you could have co-ordinating colours on the same element.


For any of these ideas, to finish the look, don’t forget:
• Tie ribbon around the accent or punch holes and tie a ribbon through it.
• Add brads or hodgepodge too.
• Try layering smaller chipboard elements onto larger ones.
• The sky's the limit.

Tuesday Class - Change of plans - again.. I'm so sorry

Hi Girls - sorry - got my class switched to Wednesday night - so Scrap Class is now on for TUESDAY night as originally planned....

So sorry for all of the confusion!!

Krista

Girls - Change of Plans

Hi Tuesday night girls -

Change of plans.. I actually am taking a scrapbooking class in Fredericton on Tuesday night - was wondering if I could post-pone scrapbooking class from Tuesday February 27 to Wednesday February 28?

Please call me at home - 488-2860, or email me at kbustard@primus.ca, or leave a comment on here to let me know - if I don't hear from you, I'll be calling by the weekend!

Sorry for this - I completely forgot all about this class - and I've already paid for it, and can't change it now..

Tuesday February 27th's class

We're doing 4 pages on Monday night!!

Here's what you will need to bring to class:

-4 pictures, the "stand-up way" (vertical)
-2 pieces of paper of one color - cardstock is preferred, but if you want to use lighter paper, make sure you've got a couple pieces of spare cardstock to stick in your album behind the pages to make them stiffer.. in this layout, I used a solid color pattern paper
-2 pieces of patterned paper - not the same.. one of the pages should have a bolder pattern than the other
-letters for your title - stickers, chipboard, etc
-some ribbon if you wish - or you can use paper, and cut a thin strip
-other embellishments - I used flowers and brads

for layout #3 & 4 -

Supplies to bring -
-Christmas cards/Birthday cards/Baby Shower cards - cards of some sort - preferrably ones you've already received from someone.. about 10
-2 pieces cardstock of one color - that matches the "theme" of your cards
-1 piece of patterned paper that matches the "theme"
-embellishments
-2 pictures that match the theme of the cards (horizontal)

As always, don't forget to bring your basics.. paper trimmer, scissors, marker, adhesive, slippers and anything else you think you may need!

Cards For Shane

Hi Girls -

As I mentioned in last night's class (Monday's class) here is the info on the Cards For Shane campaign...

Tuesday night girls, you can do this for Tuesday night February 27 if you like, or on March 13. I will talk about it on Tuesday night.

If you haven't heard about this (it is now on several websites, BT and a radio station) then let me tell you about something we can all do. Here is the radios website http://www.1053kissfm.com/station_info/cartersandraboyle.jsp

Very Touching indeed!! A little boy age seven, soon to be 8 named Shane has leukemia and his dying wish is to be in the guiness world book of records for receiving the most birthday cards. His birthday is May 30th but he would like to receive these cards before his birthday.

What I will do - is instead of mailing the cards yourself, Compupro Scrapbooking in Fredericton has agreed to mail all of the cards in a bulk package.

What I want you to do - is instead of bringing your toonie to the next class (Monday March 5 or Tuesday March 13), bring a birthday card that you have made. This is your homework. You don't have to participate if you don't want to, but it is encouraged.

Just imagine this little guy's face when he gets the package of all of these handmade Birthday cards! Makes me tear up just thinking about it.

If you would like more info - drop me a line at kbustard@primus.ca

Chalk Inks Are Coming.....

Hey girls - just an update - I won an auction on E-bay for Chalk Inks!! I have 38 coming - they will be $1.75 each (this is what I paid for them - including shipping). They will probably take 2 or 3 weeks to get here, as they are coming from the US.





First come, first serve. Leave me a comment on here, or send me an email at kbustard@primus.ca to let me know which ones you want.



Colors included are: Pink Pastel, Yellow Cadmium, Rose Coral, Blue Iris,

The bolded colors are the ones that I already have. So I will not be taking any of those.. lol..

**Update - as I am receiving lists of what everyone wants, I am removing them from this list.**

There are only 5 left!!!!!

Monday February 19th's Scrap Class

Hi gals - these are the layouts we're doing on Monday night. You need to bring the following:

-2 sheets of patterned paper (2 different patterns - one sheet of each)

-2 sheets of cardstock (or paper for your background)

-1 sheet of white paper

-6 pictures

-any embellishments you will use on your page

As always - dont forget your paper trimmer, scissors, pen/pencil, adhesive of your choice - and your slippers! Have a great weekend! See ya Monday night

Tuesday February 13th's class

These are the 2 layouts we'll be doing on Tuesday February 13th's class.

Here's what you will need to bring -

-2 pieces of cardstock of one color

-1 piece of cardstock another color

-1 piece of patterned paper

-7 pictures (5 horizontal and 2 vertical)

-any ribbon, stickers, embellishments you want to use on your page, letter stickers, stamps, etc. (whatever you think will go with the theme of your page)

In this layout, I'm going to show you girls how to effectively use paper! We'll use almost every single piece that is in the materials list, with minimal leftovers!!

Monday February 5th's Class

Hey girls! Hope all is well! Quite a freak showstorm we got this morning, eh? Love it! I didn't have to drive in it, and I got to take some cool pics of Rosko playing in the snow! Ok - on to business..

I've got a couple of surprises up my sleeve for Monday night's class.. - we're going to do 4 layouts, instead of just 2!! I know you guys can do it!

For layout #1 & 2 you're gonna need to bring:

4 pictures, the "stand-up way" (vertical)

• 2 pieces of paper of one color - cardstock is preferred, but if you want to use lighter paper, make sure you've got a couple pieces of spare cardstock to stick in your album behind the pages to make them stiffer.. in this layout, I used a solid color pattern paper


• 2 pieces of patterned paper - not the same.. one of the pages should have a bolder pattern than the other


• letters for your title - stickers, chipboard, etc
• some ribbon if you wish - or you can use paper, and cut a thin strip
• and other embellishments - I used flowers and brads

Now.. the surprise... for layout #3 & 4 - this is all the preview you're getting..

Supplies to bring -

• Christmas cards/Birthday cards/Baby Shower cards - get my drift.. cards of some sort - preferrably ones you've already received from someone.. about 10


• 2 pieces cardstock of one color - that matches the "theme" of your cards


• 1 piece of patterned paper that matches the "theme"
• embellishments
• 2 pictures the match the theme of the cards

As always, don't forget to bring your basics.. paper trimmer, scissors, marker, adhesive (Debbie Glue), and anything else you think you'll need during class.

Stay tuned...

tonight I hope to post pics of Monday February 5th's class.. there'll be some surprises!! We're doing 4 layouts instead of 2... they're easy. One you'll get to see, and the other will be a surprise! You'll get supply lists for both, pics for one!