{D} for Decorating Chipboard

Chipboard comes in a whole host of shapes and sizes and can look very effective on any craft.

There are many ways that you can decorate chipboard and I have set out a few examples of just some of the techniques that can be used.

1/. Simply covering this leaf shape with mulberry paper and then using a little embossing gel to create the main veins on the leaf.














2/. How about stamping yellow card and embossing with gold on this star chipboard. Finish off with a couple of buttons simply threaded with ribbon.



















3/. Another option is to dry emboss a word onto white core card and rub off the top coloured layer as in this snow arrow below.















4/. A further example of covering with card only this time, one heart has been covered in decorative corrugated card and the other in simple white core card. Punch a hole and add raffia and add a button threaded with more raffia. Glue the two hearts together.



















5/. Paint, this can be very effective, firstly a simply painted book plate with metallic acrylic to give off a fabulous metallic sheen.



















Alternatively, paint a heart and add beads and tiny confetti hearts for decoration.



















Painted flower chipboard. 3 different coloured acrylic paints make up this flower design. The petals are dabbed with embossing gel to give the illusion of rain drops.


















6/. How about decorating with more chunky embellishments like the shells used in the next example.


















I have tried to show you a few ways that you can decorate chipboard but as a challenge, we would love to see your creations this week.

Upload your creations to your blog or gallery and leave a link in the comments. Alternatively, upload to the Bubbly Funk gallery and we will post your pictures on here.