No ideas for wallpaper books???

[cinny]

Ok, I know you girls all have great creative minds! Only 1 person responded to my plea...so please share your genius with me, since I don't have an original thought in my head! Thanks in advance for your ideas!

[photocropper]

Check out this thread I started a few weeks ago! I have 9 of them now and more to come on monday! I am in love with looking at them but have not used but one page to make a few cards out of!! I will get on the ball and make some more cards in the next few days and I am using some of the paper today to make a paint can gift for a birthday gift!

HTH!

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Shelley

[Peglar]

I use my wall paper just like I use my patterned paper. Backgrounds, embellishments, just the same way I use any patterned paper. They usually have their paper in color groups just like the paper pizzaz products so it is not hard to match. I have also weaved it.
Good luck

[papercrafter]

look at www.angelfire.com/ia/barbspad/index.html she has loads of ideas for cards and other things.

[xoAngela]

Here is the page I did using wallpaper...
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

[photocropper]

Wow papercrafter ! That is a great website - I even learned something right away - I HAVE FREEZER PAPER AND GUESS WHAT I WILL BE DOING THIS WEEK!!!! I have been wondering about how to cover up the stamp on the back of the paper so I could use it for the entire card instead of just the card front now I know!!!

TFS!
Shelley

[photocropper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoAngela

Here is the page I did using wallpaper...
Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

So you feel comfortable putting them in your scrapbook???? I think it would be ok as long as they did not touch the pictures????

Shelley

[Tilly]

I've used the heavily textured wallpapers for backgrounds in 3 ways:
1. Lightly spritz plain paper or handmade paper and lay it onto the textured wallpaper. Weigh down with something heavy, e.g. telephone directories until dry. The thinner the paper, the more distinct the 'embossed' look is when dry.
2. Do paper rubbings - use either crayons or chalks. Lay paper over the textured wallpaper page and gently rub with chalks or crayons. The result is similar to a brass rubbing but depends on the thickness of the paper as to how successful it is. Just experiment.
3. Sponge or brayer different ink pads or paints over the textued paper to make interesting background papers in the colors you use most. They're very useful.
4. Use for punched shapes.
4 x 2c worth from me ...!
Tilly

[cinny]

Thanks to everyone for their great ideas! I am really excited to get my books out and start being creative. I love the idea of making envelopes! You girls are awesome!!

[Mary JB]

What is the papercrafter website? It looks good! Thanks