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I was playing on the computer yesterday and printed off some wallpaper border samples to use on cards. They print out to fit perfectly on a 7"x5" card and can be cut down for a standard card. There are so many interesting choices!
Here's an example of a card using the printed border:
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Very cute idea. I didn't know you could do that via the internet. I always try and get sample books to use in my classroom, but never thought about using them for cards. Thanks for the idea~
What a great idea - thanks for sharing. Even tho I'm kind of new to SCS, I really appreciate all the talent I've seen here. I especially appreciate all the creativity when my own is on the wane. Thanks everyone for being a constant source of inspiration for our favorite sport.
~ Christie B
I first started scrapbooking in 2000 after my youngest son got married and I had no idea what I was doing! I used wallpaper and borders from the internet in most of his wedding album. I have a wide format printer so it worked out great! Here is a photo of one of the pages where I used wall paper and borders:
Worked out great but I did use a lot of ink in my printer which can get pretty expensive!
Has anyone ever used real wallpaper on a card as your DP? I have a ton leftover and I love the prints but am afraid to use it! I don't know why, just seems wierd.
I might have to give it a try and see how it looks.
Has anyone ever used real wallpaper on a card as your DP? I have a ton leftover and I love the prints but am afraid to use it! I don't know why, just seems wierd.
I might have to give it a try and see how it looks.
Five years ago, I lost one of my dearest friends to ovarian cancer. Before she died she gave me a wallpaper sample book of textured wallpaper to use for crafting and this past April I used a piece of it on her daughter's birthday card (she is grown, but I have kind of adopted her, actually her Mom asked me before she died, to look after her!). Here is a photo....the blue textured is from the wallpaper sample book:
I used to use wallpaper all the time; I must have had 20 books with lots of great themed papers. Over time, though, I found them really aggravating my asthma with their dust. Sadly, I had to get rid of 'em. Some of my favorite cards used wallpaper, though! I think that's totally cool about being able to print them off, Happy Heart! You can get the look without the dust, lol! (It didn't help that the store I got them from was owned by a heavy smoker who SMOKED in his shop! Ewww....)
I have not used wall paper, I was not sure it was safe to use. I now see that it is and am so happy to have another choice. I know that printing out the paper can be expensive with using up ink, but once in a while it will be great to get a design that you won't find elsewhere. Also, I think that some of the stores, Home Depot comes to mind, have little swatches you can take to compare and color match with. The ones I have seen would be great for cards, though that was quite a while ago. I think I will check it out next time I head over to that area for errands :p
Sandy O
Oh wow, thanks everyone for posting your LO's and cards. Each one is beautiful, and inspires me to get out the pattern books I have stored in my studio. Will have to check out Lowes and Home Depot next time I'm in town for samples. Thanks for that tip as well.
Hello everyone,
Can someone send me some wallpaper? So I can try with cricut and cuttlebug, And now my new bind it all? Please Pm email and email you my addy. thanks, Hotwheels
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Has anyone ever used real wallpaper on a card as your DP? I have a ton leftover and I love the prints but am afraid to use it! I don't know why, just seems wierd.
I might have to give it a try and see how it looks.
I have a filing cabinet drawer just for wall paper pages that I've cut out of the sample books! No bulky storing of the whole books.
It's a great "GREEN" way of reusing paper, saves money, and on cards it doesn't matter if it's acid free or not. I wouldn't use it on SB pages now that I know better.
IF you are lucky enough to get a texture book it adds lots of punch to cards without lots of work!!!!!!
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