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An Art Encompassing 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!
Contents at a Glance
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.
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
Kareem Rizk
deer cave by gretche...
listening to flowers...
the terminal by gret...
afternoon by gretche...
space cowboy by gret...
balcony by gretchen...
strangers by gretche...
tulips by gretchen w...
slipknot by gretchen...
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
Mixed Media Art Jour...
Mixed media Collage...
Mixed Media Art Jour...
Mixed Media ATC ACEO
treasure angle close
atc child close
atc dreamer close
treasure mermaid
treasure word close
treasure bottom deta...
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.
Card Making Titles
Other PaperCraft Projects
photos from flickr
notebook, inside pag...
Scissor Kit
Quilling tools
Quilling PAS/CAL
Quilling Detail of F...
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.
Papercraft Websites
(more coming soon)
- Craft Bits
- The paper crafting page of this crafts website, with project ideas and instructions.
