Altered Rolodex Cards

Altered Rolodex Cards in my Etsy Shop. 

I love altering Rolodex Cards.  I found this old Heidi Swapp paper at Tuesday Mornings last week and wanted to use it for something, so decided to alter some Rolodex Cards.

I love this twenty five dollar Accucut Die that cuts the Rolodex Divider Card.  I have definately paid for this die over and over. 

Also love my Quickutz die that cuts the different shape tabs.  I think this set has been discontinued by LifeCrafts/Quickutz but can still be found on Ebay every once in a while.

I am also a fan of Perfect Paper Adhesive ( PPA) for adhering the pattern paper to the chipboard.  I use chipboard that I purchase from Accucut and it is the perfect thickness.  As the PPA dries, the chipboard curls but as it gets drier, it flattens back out perfect.

Techniques for Altered Chipboard

Since I have chipboard for sale in my Etsy Shop, I decided I would try and think of all the ways one can alter chipboard.  Several years ago I taught a class at the now closed LSS where I demonstrated all the ways chipboard can be altered.  Each chipboard letter used a different technique.  So here goes...

1. paint chipboard with acrylic paint...
2. stamp on the painted chipboard, I suggest using Staz-On ink...
3. paint the stamped images on the painted chipboard...
4. cover the painted stamped images on the painted chipboard with Liquid Glass or Diamond Glaze  (wow, that was a mouthful) I would suggest letting the chipboard dry over night before adding the Diamond Glaze/Liquid Glass
5. heat emboss a single layer of UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) over painted chipboard (it will look like water droplets on it)
6. crackle paint with areas of thicker/thinner paint for a more textured look
7. mix reinker into Liquid Glass/Diamond Glaze and paint them for a shiney look
8. cover with ink, stamp designs on the ink with Staz-On
9. pour melted UTEE over the chipboard (use melting pot to melt )
10. using red rubber stamps, stamp into melted UTEE while it is still warm leaving design of the stamp in the UTEE, you can also ink the stamp with Staz-On before stamping into the UTEE
11. heat emboss using colored embossing powder
12. decoupage with strips of paper using Perfect Paper Adhesive/Mod Podge
13. decoupage with fabric pieces
14. add rhinestones/pearls to any of the above
15. flock them
16. apply Flower Soft
17. cover with stickers, trim stickers to fit shapes
18. Stickles alone or over painted/inked chipboard
19. Glitter
20. Liquid Pearls - apply smooth or use a sponge in the wet Liquid Pearls to give it a textured look, covers very well
21. use them to make embossing plates

If you think of anything that I haven't added, please leave me a comment and I will add it to my list.
Thanks!