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Paper Crafting Encompasses Many Arts!

Paper Crafting is a broad term which covers a wide range of creative pursuits from scrapbooking and collage to rubber stamping and card making.

I'll provide an introduction to some of my faves along with resources for supplies!

Collage

Behind scrapbooking (which is not one of my pursuits, so I'll leave it to other lensmaster), collage is probably the number one paper craft, mainly because, in its purest form, it is fun and simple.
You take some paper, slather it with glue, and whack it on another surface.

Okay, so there's a little more to it than that, especially if you want to create "masterpieces". But the basic idea is the same.

Collage has a sister, decoupage, which is also basically cutting and pasting images onto another surface.

Examples of Collage

Altered Books

Altered Books have become hugely popular over the past few years. Basically, this craft involves taking an old publication and transforming its pages by folding, collage, or otherwise changing with rubber stamping, collage, and paint.

Examples of Altered Books and art

Altered Art Books

Some great titles to get you started in the medium!

Card Making

Card Making is a great way to express your creativity AND create personalized greetings for your family and friends.

For more on that art form, please visit the lens below:

Card Making Inspiration

Need a little boost to get your creative juices flowing? Here are a few recommended papercrafting books, this batch is dedicated to card making.

Other Paper Crafting Projects

These photos have been posted by flickr users to promote their own paper crafting projects!

Paper Crafting Inspiration

These awesome publications are devoted to inspiring artists as well as providing instructions. If you want to get started in paper crafting, you really should pick up a few issues.

Check the Stock at Paper.com

Papercraft Websites

(more coming soon)

Craft Bits: The paper crafting page of this crafts website, with project ideas and instructions.
Paper Crafts Magazine: Paper Crafts mag has beautiful step-by-step projects for paper crafting. Ideas on making cards, gift wrap, gift bags, tags, invitations, party favors, home accents, gifts, stamping, holiday decorations and more. See The Joy of Card Making, our new best seller!
Paint, Paper & Crafts: Paper crafting tv
Paper Wishes Ideas: Paper Crafts website which provides innovative paper crafting techniques and tips. It also provides related articles, layouts and much more

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fotolady49 Jun 19, 2011 @ 10:19 pm | delete

I love collage, photomontage, mixed media and all things paper. Great resource lens.
Thanks for sharing!

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Pastiche Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:49 am | delete

I love papercrafts!

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Momsbusy247 Aug 1, 2010 @ 4:46 pm | delete

I love making cards, you have some nice resources here. Thanks.

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eclecticeducation Mar 23, 2010 @ 4:47 pm | delete

I love paper crafting! It's great for kids too. It's a lot less messy than some other crafts.