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(The sheet needed to make the card shown above can be downloaded and printed out by clicking here. ) Using this card as an example (the same basic principle applies to all decoupage) : Step 1 : print out your chosen design onto good quality paper - I use cheap (supermarket) photo paper, satin or matt if I can get it, but you can use gloss and many people prefer it. It's all a matter of taste. Step 2 : cut out the designs carefully and until you're used to the process, number the parts on the back in pencil, using the original sheet as a guide. If the sheet you are using isn't numbered, it usually goes largest to smallest (background to foreground.) Step 3 : Starting with the background picture - this will show the whole design - and using either silicone glue or sticky foam pads (easier for beginners) carefully position the first layer directly over the matching part of the background image. You will find it easier to line them up if you stand up and look directly down at the design. Step 4 : continue layering the parts in order, keeping them aligned, although if it's design such as a bunch of flowers you can often get away with it if they're nor perfectly aligned! Step 5 : when you're satisfied with the look of your picture, STOP! You don't HAVE to use all the layers unless you want to! You can now use your decoupaged picture in any way you like - you can frame it, use it to decorate a gift box or make it into a card. If you are going to make a card, do the matting and layering first, before you stick the picture to it.
A selection of my decoupage cards : top left to bottom right : a child's 5th birthday card; a Christmas card (combined with pergamano work), a moving house card for a friend who loves pandas; a new home card with a drawing of the new house, and birthday card for Koi breeder! Decoupage doesn't photo or scan partuclarly well so these don't really show off the three-dimensional aspect to fullest effect.
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