{"id":1920,"date":"2010-09-29T23:52:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T06:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2011-02-03T11:51:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T18:51:32","slug":"lets-get-crafty-paper-toletolle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2010\/09\/lets-get-crafty-paper-toletolle\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Get Crafty: Paper Tole\/Tolle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s Jen (vcjordi) this week, instead of Julie, hope you don’t mind \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

This week I have a tutorial and a Print-a-Pixel Card for you to download.\u00a0 You can get the Print-a-Pixel Card here.<\/a><\/p>\n

I was originally a paper scrapper, and I LOVED making cards.\u00a0 I had every tool imaginable- a room stuffed full.\u00a0 Recently I have been giving away\/selling my paper scrapping goodies.\u00a0 However, there are a handful of items I will never get rid of!\u00a0 I still do hybrid projects and love to “feel” the things I make.\u00a0 So in my stash I have a paper trimmer, a pair of scissors, a variety of adhesive, and a variety of hand held embossing tools.\u00a0 I have found that with digi I don’t need much more than this for just about any hybrid project.\u00a0 All of these tools will be used to make this card:<\/p>\n

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The technique used here is called Paper Tole or Tolle.\u00a0 It is very similar to paper piecing with the main difference being that it usually has more than two layers AND the entire image is printed on the base layer.<\/p>\n

When doing traditional paper tole, you will typically have the same item printed off multiple times.\u00a0 While you don’t use all of each print it is important to have the same item lots of times to create dimension.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Print your Print-a-Pixel Card.\u00a0 I like to use photo paper, semi gloss when I print.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Cut your pieces according to the instructions.\u00a0 NOTE: Label the number on the back of your pieces as you go!!!\u00a0 This will save confusion and make it easier to glue everything down.\u00a0 Also, part of the reason why the full image is printed multiple times- you don’t have to be EXACT on your cutting!\u00a0 When you line up your pieces, the layer underneath also has all of the lines and colors, the blend you eye makes between the layers gives a 3d look.\u00a0 If you like you can “shade” the edges of your cut pieces with a black, brown or gray marker (whatever works for your image).<\/p>\n

Step 3: Emboss your pieces, or shape them.\u00a0 Do this by placing them upside down on a semi-cushy surface.\u00a0 I like to use the piercing mats you can find in the scrapbook isle at your craft store.\u00a0 The idea here is to “curve” your paper piece.\u00a0 You can use a broad tip embossing tool or something like a spoon.\u00a0 If you would like to get more detailed, after you curve your piece, turn it over and trace the lines on your image with a smaller tipped embossing stylus.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Glue your pieces down in their numbered order.\u00a0 Some adhesive you can use are pop dots or dimensional foam strips.\u00a0 For smaller pieces or to only raise a piece a little bit, use glue dots, you can layer glue dots on top of each other to achieve different heights.\u00a0 I also like acrylic glues for tiny pieces- if you let it dry just a minute before putting your piece down it will give you height without visibility.\u00a0 Do not push too hard when using acrylic glue, the idea is to NOT see the adhesive.<\/p>\n

That’s it, easy huh?\u00a0 LOL, it may seem kind of tedious at first, but the results are amazing!\u00a0 Don’t forget you can use this technique on scrapbook pages too!\u00a0 The PDF tutorial has more images so you can see what each step does.\u00a0 Feel free to ask any questions you have in the forum here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Post what you make in the gallery for us to enjoy too!\u00a0 Happy crafting!<\/p>\n

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It’s Jen (vcjordi) this week, instead of Julie, hope you don’t mind \ud83d\ude42 This week I have a tutorial and a Print-a-Pixel Card for you to download.\u00a0 You can get the Print-a-Pixel Card here. I was originally a paper scrapper, and I LOVED making cards.\u00a0 I had every tool imaginable- a room stuffed full.\u00a0 Recently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[75],"tags":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 15:49:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1920"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2952,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1920\/revisions\/2952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}