When I opened my package of Coffin Treat Boxes to make this treat holder, I was impressed with the sturdiness of the chipboard backing. I saved it, knowing I wanted to make something out of it. This is that something!
It's quirky, it's weird, but I adore it! The images were cut from a sheet of the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper and added with Stampin' Dimensionals. This particular sheet stumped me when it came to cards, but it was perfect for this project. I randomly sponged Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the tissue paper. Follow along with the photo tutorial as I show you how to create the foundation.
Gather your supplies - Mod Podge, foam brush, chipboard piece, and tissue paper. Start with tissue much larger than the chipboard piece, but there are no exact measurements for this.
Using the foam brush, cover the chipboard with Mod Podge.
Lay the tissue paper on the Mod Podged side of the chipboard. Gently scrunch to create wrinkles. If it accidentally tears, push more tissue paper over that spot.
Flip the chipboard over and add Tear 'N Tape along all four sides.
Trim the tissue paper and clip the corners on a diagonal (this makes for neater folded corners). Remove the Tear 'N Tape liner.
Fold over the tissue paper edges and press onto the adhesive.
Punch some holes in the finished piece and run Basic Black Scalloped Ribbon through them, knotting it at the top, to create a hanger.
I made a second decor piece using the same process. I accidentally deleted the photo of it but I do have the side-view close-ups.
For this one, I die-cut a bunch of frames from the Ornate Frames dies set and added them with Stampin' Dimensionals. Some images were stamped (from Spooktacular Bash), colored with Stampin' Blends, then trimmed with Paper Snips. I added some retired Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper and stuck on the crows from the Monster Bash Enamel Shapes pack. You can make any color glimmer paper by using a sponge dauber and ink pad to add color to Sparkle Glimmer Paper.
It's great when we can make decorative pieces from things we would ordinarily toss. I have a weakness for sturdy chipboard. Here are two other fun uses:
- Make a mini album - of a vacation, senior portraits, school pictures, Christmas through the years, your baby month-by-month.....there are tons of ideas!
- Run it through a Xyron with a magnet cartridge for homemade die storage
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