Creative Uses for Paper Collections
Scrapbook Paper Collections are not just for Scrapbooking. These patterned and colored paper collections are now used for lots of paper crafting and mixed media crafts. Papercraft collections these days are gorgeous, playful, sophisticated, and inspiring. When you find one that speaks to you and your style, you want to use it in lots of different ways. Well, you can! Paper Crafts are a large and growing craft that combines paper with other kinds of craft supplies like wood, metal and other materials.
At Craft Warehouse we use our favorite paper collections for lots of projects. Here we wanted to show you how you can get so many different looks from the same paper collection. This particular collection is called “Gingham Farm” from My Mind’s Eye. It has that farmhouse style charm that is so popular right now. It translates well to home decor, however, any collection you like can do the same for you.
“Gingham Farm” Paper Collection from My Minds Eye
Take a look at the gallery below to get some inspiration on how to use scrapbook paper collections for home decor projects. Check the list following the gallery to see some instructional posts about similar projects.
- Transform a slat board or an uneven slat board like this to a personalized sign. Add mini frames to highlight photos or scrapbook pieces. Use Velcro strips to apply frames so you can easily take them off to change the images.
- Use paper to wrap tins and containers, too. A sweet way to upcycle something and easy to change later.
- Our six piece block set is great to use for so many things. Here small embroidery hoops were used to highlight a couple of letters.
- A trio of 4″x 4″ wood pieces are decorated and then glued onto a burlap ribbon so they hang as one.
- Here our collage tray was decorated with papers and then filled with some family photos
- Outline a framed chalkboard with your favorite paper or use chalkboard paint to create a chalkboard on any surface. A mini cheeseboard and a wood die-cut “family” was added to this project.
- Create these Candle holders with our Candle holder blocks and add to unfinished wood pieces to create bases.
- This embroidery hoop shows off one kind of paper and the background shows another. A very sweet wall piece created with Gingham Farm
- An unfinished wood piece decorated with Gingham Farm highlights a favorite family memory
- Our mini wood cheeseboard was painted and decorated and added to this board which highlights two kinds of papers and ephemera
- A frame within a frame with mini hoop, letters and a tiny botanical touch.
- Gingham Farm ephemera card is surrounded by complimentary papers and a painted frame
Get some how-to inspiration from these posts that show similar projects:
• 6 Piece Wood Block Set >
• Hanging Trio >
• Decoration a Collage Tray >
• Creating Layer Frame Art >
• Making Block Candlesticks >
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