Papercraft Articles 2009

Papercraft Articles 2009 contains all the articles I wrote for you in 2009 that were published at Ezine Articles or at Articles Base. There are more articles to browse here. Meanwhile, do browse through these and see if inspiration or light bulb ideas strike!

• How to Make Paper Flowers Using My Secret Sources of Inspiration Do you remember learning how to make a tissue paper flower when you were in primary school? That's where I learned how to make them. I think one of my Aunts actually helped me learn the secrets of creating a flower from an ordinary tissue, and it was a lesson I never forgot!
  

• Are ATCs the Most Portable and Convenient Form of Paper Crafting, Ever? You decide! (This form of paper crafting can fit in your wallet or your pocket!)
  

• Seven Inspiring Steps for making Special Occasion Cards Do you enjoy making special occasion cards? Do you sometimes want some extra inspiration for making your greeting cards? Maybe the ideas in this papercraft article 2009 will help you create your own inspirational process.
  

• How is Altered Art Collage Helping People to be Greener? Have you heard of altered art collage? Do you like to recycle and re-purpose nice boxes, containers and paper items, and be creative too? Do you wish you had a way to throw less away? Let's see if these ideas can help you achieve your goal.
  

• Blending Card Making and Scrap Booking Techniques - Have YOU Tried It? Do you use card making techniques on your scrapbooking pages? How about rubber stamps? How many of these techniques have you blended together in your paper crafting? I don't know about you, but I used to think I needed to keep my scrapbooking supplies separate from my stamping supplies, and vice versa. Papercraft Articles 2009 may help you think about your tools, supplies and techniques a little differently!
  

• Two Basic Considerations When Choosing Papercraft Adhesives Have you ever been to a scrapbooking or card making crop and wondered why people talk about glue? What is the difference between glues and why should you be concerned about these craft supplies anyway?
  

• Five Basic Tools for Beginner Paper Crafters Paper craft tools are such wonderful things. With them you can turn a mediocre scrapbook page or handmade card into something very special. Yet there are so many tools! How do you choose what to buy? Papercraft Articles 2009 may help!
  

• Are You and Apologetic Cardmaker? Do you like to make your own cards? Do you feel like a novice card maker? Are you letting this stop you from expressing yourself with stamps, ink and paper? Maybe these thoughts can help.
  

• How to Use Ink and Paint with your Brayer I don't know about you, but I owned a brayer for awhile before I knew how to use it. Once I started using it I loved the effects I could get with it. I decided to jot down some ideas about how to use your brayer here. Papercraft Articles 2009 to the rescue!
  

  How to Host a Scrapbook Crop Many people would hold a scrapbook crop at home if they knew more about how to make them fun events. I know the first few I held were nerve-wracking affairs, with me biting my nails and hoping everything would work out. Now I am able to organise one pretty quickly and easily, without too many nerves! See if my check list helps you decide to hold some home crops too.
  

• How to Fix Your Layout or Card using Seven Principles of Design Do you have a scrap book layout or a card that is just not pleasing you? Is there something 'not quite right' about it but you don't know what it is? Maybe it's one or more of the Principles of Design that need tweeking. If you'd like to know more, read on!
  

• Secrets of Rubber Stamping: Steps for Making Clear Images with New Stamps Have you bought a new stamp and can't get a cleanly stamped image from it? Or have you tried to emboss with it but the results are poorly defined? Before you resign yourself to disappointment, try these tips first.
  

• Paper Art of the 3D Kind - Simple Steps to Creating Some Simple Projects Would you like to know how to make a paper butterfly? How about making a paper topiary tree for the butterfly to sit on? These projects might be easier to make than you think.
  

• How to Collect Your First Rubber Stamping Supplies If you are just starting out as a rubber stamper or card maker and want some tips about what tools and equipment might be the best things to buy first, these ideas may help.
  

• How to Design Layouts for Scrapbooks - My 7 Elements of Design. Designing layouts for scrapbook pages can be a challenge. In this article I discuss 7 elements of design that could help you to create special pages for your scrapbooks.
  

• How to Make Your Own Photo Invitations and really 'Wow' your guests even before they come to your event! Papercraft Articles 2009 can help with this too.
  

• How Does Boxing Help You Know How to Make Paper Flowers?
  Hint: punching will do it, too!
  

• Three Steps to Perfect Stamping Here's some ideas for how to get a great stamped image!
  

• Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas! Just in case you are desperate for some quick, inexpensive and personalised ideas for Christmas gifts.

Please do let me know if there are any topics you would like to see covered and I will consider writing an article for you about it, especially if it is something I already know about! Lol!

I trust you were able to find something in Papercraft Articles 2009 that helped you grow in your papercrafting journey :)

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