The first time I bought chipboard from Stampin’ Up! I left it in my cupboard for close to half a year. I confided in my friend Chantel (visit her blog here) that I didn’t know what to do with it. She gave me a one-on-one tutorial that rocked my world . Using chipboard is now one of my most favorite of techniques. Tonight I’ll show you how to decorate it with Designer Series Paper, and next month we’ll use a different technique.

Start with chipboard shapes. For this demonstration I used assorted loose pieces from On Board Blossoms and Basics. I love this set of chipboard from Stampin’ Up! You can use the whole flowers, or mix and match petals to get the effect you are looking for.

I don’t have step-by-step pictures of how to cover it, but I’ll describe it in great detail

First, punch out the chipboard. Don’t worry about the little nubs that are left on your piece- you’ll sand them off later.
Next, use an adhesive (My preferred one for this technique is Anywhere Glue Stick from Stampin’ Up!) to completely cover your chipboard. Don’t be stingy with the glue- you want your piece to be completely covered.

Once it’s covered in glue, place it glue side down onto your preferred piece of designer series paper. Make sure you “smoosh” it down well to remove any air bubbles that might have formed. Allow it to “set” for just a minute, then take a sharp pair of scissors or a hobby knife and cut it out of the paper, as close as possible to the edge.

The next step is where you pull out sanding blocks or sanding paper and sand down the edges. Designer Series Paper has a white core, so when you do this with that particular kind of paper you get a pleasing white edge on the paper. I feel it finishes the look quite nicely.

This project was done at one of my last club meetings. We made scrapbook pages that are sized 5×7 so they can go into a picture frame and onto the wall. This one was for a club member who couldn’t make it. We used River Rock Cardstock with Bali Breeze Designer Series paper. A gel pen was also used to draw dots around the project. A stamp from “Time Well Spent” was used for the page title.

My frame is already on the wall. I love how it turned out.We used Purely Pomegranite cardstock, with Pumpkin Pie and Soft Sky mats for the photo, again used Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper for the chipboard petals.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial! If you’re afraid of taking your chipboard out please take some of these ideas and play. It’s so much easier than I thought it would be, and I love the dimension it adds to your projects.

Until next time,
Stacy Westman