Wendy's Corner - Chip Chip Chisel Stamp!!

Wendy's Corner

"Chip Chip Chisel Stamp"

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for the love of GCD Chip Art tools

we can always use all the latest & greatest tools, right??

PLUS

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The Chip Art tool is one of the newest tools in the crafting world. Introduced earlier this year, this tool allows paper crafters to stamp and deboss chipboard with designs of butterflies, flowers, letters and much more.

The tool is a metal stick of sorts. GCD Studios makes a number of interchangeable metal heads with designs on them. The heads fit the end of tool. You then use a mallet to whack the design on the chipboard.  We carry a big variety of the GCD chipboard you can check out here.

Here’s how you do it:

1. Brush/spritz water on a piece of chipboard. You want to just soften the chipboard. You don’t want it to be soaking wet.

2. Place one of the Chip Art tool’s changeable heads on it.

3. Set tool vertically on your chipboard. You want the design on the changeable head to be sitting right on the piece of chipboard. Hold the tool with one hand. Use a mallet with the other hand to tap the tool two to three times.

4. Remove the tool and you’ll see the image debossed onto the chipboard.

Here is a quick & fun project i created using the GCD chip art & tools...

Just a few notes...

1) After embossing the cover with the butterflies, I painted all of the cover with Liquitex acrylic paint.  Allow plenty of time dry. 

2) Then, I created a blend of Liquitex brown acrylic paint + Mod Podge all over the cover (getting deep into the grooves of the embossed butterflies). 

Hint:  You will think you are completely destroying your masterpiece, but the next step will beautify your thoughts :-)

3) Take a damp paper towel and wipe off the brown paint Mod Podge mixture.  You will notice traces of the blend left behind in the grooves of the embossed butterflies.  This creates a nice distressed & antiqued effect.  Allow plenty of time to completely dry.

4) Then, decorate the rest of the cover with letters of choice & embellishments.  I used the Jenni Bowlin butterflies found here.

here are some close up pics of the project...

Note:  For a special technique using Ranger Distress Rock Candy, check out the Memory Works YouTube channel videos found here.

Chip Chip Bang Bang & Hammer It Up with GCD art tools!!