Paint cards

[Flo]

I read somewhere (in a mag I'm sure, but can't remember which one) that they ARE acid free.

[blonde_n_ditzy]

wow, you've given me somereally cool ideas!! Judith your lo is so striking! i didn't even bother picking up the black and white chip card, think i'll have to go back and get some more, and correna i like the idea of doing the title with it!!
Thanks for the tip of using a rubber to get rid of the words!!

[karlotta]

Just finished uploading my paint chip mini book....

[Sambelina]

I have used the paint strips in a LO and have also used them for the sign in tags in my 1st cj, you can see them here:


http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopo...0&ppuser=11022

Katy I love your dog mini book, might have to use that idea!

[gismo]

i used a paint strip on my LO here

BTW you can also rub the names off the strip with a rubber

WOWWEEEEE What a fabby LO!!!!

I was also wonderig about the acid free after getting lots of wallpaper samples - decided to treat myself to a can of the spray stuff to be on the safe side!

[gismo]

do you use a normal rubber to get rid of the names on them?

[linda321]

Funnily enough dd and I grabbed a whole load of them today in Homebase, becasue we are looking for paint colours for her room. I suggested that we use them for scrapping! Thanks everyone for links to LOs, they are all lovely, and have given us both inspiration

[Sambelina]

Gismo - Yes you can use a normal rubber to get rid of the names of the paint on the cards. I had fun with them tonight making some mini matchbooks!

[loopylocket]

I have just turned round found my ever growing stash of paint chips(much get more) and rub the lettering off, whay hey it works great,
how do you make match books are they really tiny?

[gismo]

oooohhhh guess who has their stash out with a rubber at the mo - why did they also decide to put dulux down the side prrrrrtttt!!!

[judenesbitt]

Katy, your paint strip mini book is great, now i know what to do with all my left-over paint strips!!

[Sambelina]

Hi All

Lucy they are really tiny as wide as a paint strip or thinner if you want, and the height depends on how long you want them to be, I have done some instructions for you!!!!!

Matchbook instructions All I did to make my matchbook was to fold up about 1cm from the bottom (with the writing inside, facing you and the paint chart on the table) staple it in the middle of this turned up bit and the cut the long strip until it is the size of the matchbook you want, then you just insert the end into the stapled end hey presto you have a matchbook . This prob doesnt make sense so will try and upload a pic tonight so that you can see what I mean

[Sambelina]

I have just turned round found my ever growing stash of paint chips(much get more) and rub the lettering off, whay hey it works great,
how do you make match books are they really tiny?

Instructions in the above thread , here is a picture of them the one on the left open with a staple through it and the one on the right closed using a brad in place of a staple.

[linda321]

That is lovely Sam! I am inspired to have a go with that. Do you attach them to your LOs?

[lauralaura]

Sam, they are lovely what a great way of hiding a little piece of journalling, or if they are acid free, a photograph