Most professional crafters will already know and have enjoyed creating marvelous 3D cards and gifts with decoupage. You can easily make your own 3D decoupage paper for use in your own craft projects.
The Internet offers an endless supply of free clip art and graphics that would be suitable. When searching for images, always look around a web page for 'Terms of Use'. Also, rubber stamps are not automatically copyright free, you need to check. It is also possible to purchase decoupage disks or CD where the images are all ready there all you need to do is print, cut and stick them together.
Gluing the images is fairly straightforward. The trick is to make sure you have a clear idea of where you want to stick the image, because once you put it down, you wont want to move it unless its absolutely necessary. So lay out the design before you start gluing. Once the glue is dry, youre ready for the next step, applying the sealing coat. A clear varnish or polyurethane works well. The finish can be gloss or satin, and thats just a matter of preference.
It is important to have the right tools when creating decoupage images for card or scrapbook projects. It is strongly recommend that you invest in a pair of high quality curved scissors and when cutting remember to have the curve away from your body.
Once you have cut your images out the next step is to create layers to go on top of each other, those that have been creating decoupage images for sometime may use silicone gel to layer the images on top of each other but beginners to decoupage will find foam pads are a great way to start. Then simply layer the images on top of each other to create a stunning 3d look.
