Covering Chipboard .....a Tutorial

My recent post for the Friday Groovy Give-Away had you asking questions of me. Well, the first one that I had intended to answer for today was also the one the winner that got pulled out of the hat today. Talk about bizarre!

The question asked was to show how to cover chipboard. This is SO incredibly easy, so I created a step-by-step tutorial to show you how you can do it all by yourself!Trust me....it isn't hard. :)

I had no idea, until I ran the pictures through my resizer and watermarker,that this tutorial includes 23 pictures! Part of the reason is because I wanted to show you how to cover a piece of solid chipboard with patterned paper, as well as how to cover a piece of chipboard with a negative space inside of it with regular cardstock and then how to embellish on top of that.

***As always, you can click on any of the pictures to have a larger view pop up.***

Enjoy! And don't hesitate to ask questions.

Covering a solid piece of chipboard with patterned paper

Supplies:

* Patterned paper of your choice (I used the striped side of one of the papers in the new "Apple Cider" pack, which comes out in the new Holiday Mini Catalog on Sept. 1st)
* Piece of chipboard (I used a 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch rectangle from Bazzill Chips)
* Scissors
* SNAIL adhesive (aka: Mono Adhesive)
* Fine grade sandpaper

Step 1: Apply a thorough coating of adhesive over the entire surface of the "right side" of the chipboard. You'll notice that one side of most chipboard pieces are completely flat, while the other side has a little bit of curved edges. The curved edge side is the "right" side of the chipboard.
   

Step 2: Place the "right side" of the chipboard face down on the "wrong side" of the patterned paper (meaning: if you chose Double sided paper, place the chipboard on the side of the paper you DON'T want to see). I like to put the edges of the chipboard right along the edges of the paper so that it's less cutting to do in the next step, as well as less paper waste.

Step 3: Use a pair of scissors to cut he paper around the edges of the chipboard. Try to get as close as you can.

Here's a view of the front of the chipboard after I cut it out.

Step 4: Use a piece of fine-grade sandpaper to sand the edges of the paper flush with the edges of the chipboard.

Here's a view of the flush sanded edges.

The finished chipboard piece. I really like how the sandpaper gives the edges a little bit of a roughed-up and distressed look. Of course, I love that look anyhow, so I usually go in a little farther on the paper to make it look this way on purpose.

Covering a piece of chipboard with a negative space with regular cardstock and embellishing on top of that

Supplies:

* Cardstock (I used Summer Sun)
* Piece of chipboard (I used a circle with a punched out star from Making Memories)
* Scissors
* SNAIL adhesive (aka: Mono Adhesive)
* Fine grade sandpaper
* Ruby Red ink
* Stamping Sponge
* 2-Way Glue Pen
* Dazzling Diamonds glitter
* Hobby blade and Cutting Mat

Step 1: Apply adhesive to the entire surface of the "right side" of the chipboard circle.

Step 2: Place the chipboard circle on the Summer Sun cardstock, adhesive side down.

Step 3: Use your scissors to trim around the outside of the chipboard, getting as close as you can to the chipboard.

Step 4: Place the chipboard onto a cutting mat and use your Hobby Blade to cut along the inside edges of the star inside the chipboard, being careful not to cut into the chipboard.

Step 5: Pop out the star that you cut with your Hobby Blade.

Step 6: Use fine-grade sandpaper to sand around the outside edges of the circle, as well as the inside edges of the star.


Step 7: Ink up a stamping sponge with Ruby Red ink and sponge around the outside edge of the circle, as well as the inside edges of the star.

Step 8: To embellish the chipboard further, apply some 2-Way Glue to the chipboard in different designs.

Step 9: Sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the chipboard, shake off the excess and pour it back into the container. Give the chipboard a good "flick" to get any "clingy" glitter off the chipboard.

Here's a card I made using the finished piece of chipboard:

I used the Make-a-Wish stamp set by GinaK Designs for this card. I am just IN LOVE with the star burst stamp in this set. And for those of you that are fairly new to my blog, the Make-a-Wish set is a fantastic 10 piece set that benefits the Make-a-Wish Foundation.....$7 from each set sold goes directly to the Foundation and helps to grant wishes to children with terminal illnesses.

I used some red crafting wire to go along with the Ruby Red ink I sponged on my Summer Sun cardstock and it tied in really well to the starbursts going on all over the card. The Ruby Red sponged onto the Summer Sun cardstock really helps to warm things up a bit.

I added little dots of glitter because....well.......I just LOVE glitter and you can never go wrong with glitter when it involves stars and starbursts.

I use my circle cutter to cut out a Ruby Red circle to mount the chipboard on top of. Glue Dots work really well for mounting chipboard. Because I had the wire across my card, I used the Pop-Up Glue Dots to attach the finished chipboard/Ruby Red base to the card. This also helped to give a little more dimension to the chipboard.

I hope this helps to answer some of your questions about covering chipboard. To cover larger pieces, just do it on a larger scale and follow the same basic steps.

Happy Creating!

-Stampin' Mama

Comments

[Alexandra Hobson]

Wonderful tutorials Erika and the card rocks!! I love chipboard and have HOARDS of it and love to cover it, paint it, embellish it, yep anything you can do to it! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

[Dianne]

Thank you so much for your awesome tutorials! I know they take some time and work to create and I wanted you to know how much it is appreciated!

[Gina K]

Just fabulous! Great tutorial and awesome card sample!
Hugs,
Gina

[Tammy]

I love it! Great design!

[Carol V]

Thanks for a great Tuitorial.!!!

[Laurie]

WOW, you make this look soooooooooo easy!! Thanks so much for the lesson on how to do this.
Laurie

[Michele]

Great tutorial.....I love chipboard, but never seem to pull it out....

[kim lenhart]

that was great! I'm a visual person, so
thanks for giving such a great tut!

[teresa chapman]

Thanks so much - I needed this tutorial BIG TIME! I've posted a link back to this on my blog. You're awesome!

Thanks.

Teresa

[Irishchristine]

Thank you! I honestly did not think covering chipboard could be so easy. I will gt out my stack of board and start using them now!!

[christina fischer]

Great tutorial -- love your star card!!

[Beth b.]

Erika - another great tutorial. I'm really enjoying your creations with the Make a Wish set - I want that set!! It seems so versatile! I always appreciate your attention to detail. This is an awesome card! Thanks for sharin'! Have a super day!

Beth (mommy to a busy 4 yr old)

[Lourin]

This is such a Brilliantly Buautiful Card. Thanks for the Tutorial Instructions.
hugs, Lourin

[janice]

~MMWWAH~ i just love the tutorial! {big kiss}

[Linda McClain]

You are the queen of tutorials - what a great one! Linda

[kimk]

awesome as usual oh Miss Queen of Glitter :]
Love your style ;]

[Pattyjo]

I appreciate your tutorial soooooo much! I am going to take the chipboard now and use it. I am not afraid to use it now and boy are your tutorials great! I can understand each step so well, for me...that not so easy either. LOL
Thank you for picking my question, because its one I needed answering before I would use the cool chipboard.

[Euphoria]

oh my gosh-this is so aewsome! I'm way new to scrapping/cropping... and was curious to see how the paper looks perfect on these chipboard books I see!! What is the paints for? I didn't see that you used any here... anyway, great tutorial- THANKS SO MUCH!

[Karen]

Thanks for this easy to understand explanation for covering chip board. I'm not as scared of after seeing your step by step explanations! Gorgeous card, too!