Decoupage: De-cou-page [dey-koo-pahzh]
The art or technique of cutting out pictures or designs from paper or other material and applying them to a surface.

The actual French translation of decoupage is: French découpage, from découper, to cut up or out.

Those who enjoy this crafting technique will be aware of the numerous decoupage sheets available for you to cut out and build up. Some decoupage sheets available are now actually die-cut making  the whole process that little bit easier for those of us who are ‘scissor challenged’ but still enjoy producing mini works of art to share with others. In saying that, I find it quite therapeutic cutting out all the elements before attacking the foam pads or silicone glue to bring the project to life.  Decoupage however, can be created from anything as long as you have multiple copies of the item you would like to build up.  One example would be to use a subject from patterned paper such as a flower which can easily be brought to life through decoupage.  Another example would be to use wrapping paper. If you are lucky enough to have access to a colour printer for the multiple images required, there would be nothing to stop you from using photographs of a scene or a person. If you’re feeling really crafty,  then what is there to stop you from creating your decoupage from your very own design? If you haven’t already tried out this technique, give it a go – you might actually like it…!

This card shows you that the decoupage effect can be created easily with patterned paper.

This example shows a typical card with decoupage taken from the Jolly Nation range.

These examples which feature on some envelope bags have been created from wrapping paper.  To add to the effect some Glossy Accents was added to the bubbles and water on the baby boy image.

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