Teri Anderson
Ready for some more tool talk?
Today, I’m playing with two tools that work great with chipboard: the Chip Art tool from GCD Studios and the Corner Chomper from We R Memory Keepers.
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.
Here’s how you do it:
1. Brush 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.
The Corner Chomper is a corner punch from We R Memory Keepers. The Corner Chomper cuts chipboard, as well as paper and more. It comes with two edges – a ¼” round edge and a ½” round edge. We R Memory Keepers also recently introduced some decorative Corner Chompers, which also work with chipboard.
The way the corner Corner Chomper works is:
1. Open up the Corner Chomper’s two guides all the way. You want to hear the guides click twice. If you hear only one click, you haven’t gone far enough.
2. Place your chipboard all the way in the Corner Chomper.
If you don’t go all the way, you will not get a nice clean and round corner.
3. Punch.
4. Once you have punched, turn the Corner Chomper toward you. Lift up the black waste bin panel and remove the leftover corner pieces.
I’ve used these tools make three projects to share with you today.
I used the Chip Art tool to decorate the house on my Miss You Card. I randomly debossed words and hearts on the chipboard house’s roof:
To give the house a worn look, I brushed several layers of white and pink paint over the words. I then used a baby wipe to remove some of the paint before it dried.
The Chip Art tool again came in handy for my Friend of Mine Card:
This time, I debossed an ornamental image on the chipboard bird. I brushed white ink over the bird before slapping it on the card.
The kraft panel behind the gray panel is chipboard. I used the Corner Chomper to simply round it.
Finally, I used both tools on my BFF Card:
I used the Chip Art tool to deboss an ornamental design on the chipboard letters. I didn’t brush any water onto the letters before so I had to whack the mallet extra hard. Once I did that, I sanded the letters.
And that yellow panel you see was created with chipboard and a piece of fabric. I glued the fabric to a piece a square cut from chipboard and then used the Corner Chomper to round the corners.
Check out my blog today for another project using these fun tools.
Since it’s Freebie Friday, it’s time for today’s giveaway! Leave a comment telling me about a tool you’d like to learn more about and/or get some new ideas for. One random commenter will win this set of Chip Art tools that appeared in the Tips, Tools & Techniques column of the July/August issue of Paper Crafts.
One lucky winner will take home this entire set of Chip Art tools!
Tooling Around,
Teri Anderson,
Paper Crafts Go-to-Gal
P.S. It’s time to announce the winners of Brandy’s Fabulously Frocked Feet post! (And each of these ladies got four or more answers correct!)
1. Chloe (July 7, 5:47 a.m.)
2. cards4ever (July 6, 8:22 a.m.)
3. Summer Braxton (July 6, 12:32 p.m.)
Congrats, winners! Kelly will be contacting you shortly to discuss your prizes and get your mailing addresses. If you’re still confused on whose feet belong to what team member, hop on over to the Paper Crafts Facebook Fan Page today! We’ll learn the identity of all 80 toes!
P.P.S. Make sure you join us next Monday as Jennifer kicks off our highly-anticipated Card Style Week. All week long we’ll be spotlighting cards from our new special issue Card Style!
What a wonderful tool.. I can see so many possibilities! Lovely tutorial too!
I am waiting to hear what the new provo craft tool is !!! I also want the new stamp maker from Teresa Collins.
I would love to win this tool
I enjoy your review on the tools – really help when deciding what to purchase.
I’d like to see something about the i-top tool from Imaginesce.
I love the Chipboard debossing! I would love this kit. I enjoy all your reviews and your bog.
I’d like to hear more about the Tim Holtz Paper Distresser ( or distressing tools overall). I am looking to buy one and would love some enabling!Another tool I’d love to hear more about is the Bind it All. Thanks!
I’m thinking about Shapeabilities dies. I don’t have any and am not even sure what kind of die-cutting system would be good to start with.
I’d love to learn more about what to do with Border punches and punches in general. There are so many out there and I NEED them all!
I am a tool junkie and love any new tool that comes out. I would love to see more about the new Stamp maker tool that came out. This chipboard one looks too cool too. Thanks for the tips and tricks.
Thanks for clearing up the confusion I had about the Corner Chomper. You did a great job explaining what it can do. I have heard people ask why they would want this when they already have a corner punch. The chomper is so much easier.
I would like for you to demonstrate the Imaginisce Brad I-Top Tool. I found one on clearance somewhere and I haven’t had a chance to use it. Seemed like a really great tool to make the centers for flowers.
Hope that you have a great day. Hope it’s not too late to do the win. Take care.
I haven’t tried this yet! and I would love to!! It looks like you need some kind of experience, LOL, but I think I can do it
Thanks for the chance to win.
wow, very cool projects! thanks for sharing how to use them both. i’ve heard rave reviews on that corner chomper but haven’t seen the other yet! would love to win.
wow! neat tool!!! would love to get lucky and be the winner of this! thanks for the chance!
I love how you thoroughly explain how to use these tools. It looks easy enough! I would love to learn more about the new Brad tool…sorry can’t remember the name…just being honest here!! haha The one that allows you to make brads out of anything. Looks interesting but I’m not sure it’s easy to use. Thanks and keep up the good work!!
coll tool I would love to check it out
Thanks for the chance to win
Pye
What a great tool – I love how it transforms plain old chipboard. Tool I would love to see.. how to do the embossing with the spellbinders templates.
I want to learn how to use the Silhouette cutter. It looks like it can be used for so much stuff.
This is the coolest thing!
This tool is way cute and I can see lots of ideas bouncing around my scrap room.
I’d like to get more ideas for my Cricut.
OK. This is a very neat tool, hopefully, I see it at the show I’m going to attend in a couple of weeks.
What awesome project ideas! I am loving these new tools. the stamp maker from TeresaCollins. i would like that demo.
I would love to win this tool. Since I’m new at card making, I’m just learning about all the tools available, so I’m interested in learning more about them all.
Barb in TX
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This CA tool is awesome! So many possibilities!! I would like to learn more about the Letter press you reviewed.
Wow, this looks so very cool!
Your talent is making me feel inspired again! I would love this tool.
These tools are awesome! I have always wanted to see more tools that were heavy duty enough for chip since I am a chip a holic!! I can’t wait to see more!
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