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Oriental Inspiration: Oriental Stamp Art Gallery  

Parchment craft done with paper serviettes http://community.webshots.com/photo/39203989/51302436Rvphsk

Two gorgeous notebook covers by our very own Sharon Ready http://emeraldkitty.com/gallery/otheralteredart.htm

StampHappy Swap December 2003 (hosted by Blair McHugh):  here

And this lady has wonderful stuff too... Kreativ Hobby (site in Norwegian)
another site in Norwegian too I think?

Need to find out "how"?

Check out Stamping and Papercraft Vol 8. No.10 and Vol 8 No. 5 and I know a fairly recent issue of Somerset Studio has serviette cards by Debbi Baker but I do not know which one.

HGTV Serviette/Napkin Notecards , Viewer's card

Denver Channel does Decoupage

OrientalStampArt members Sonia E. and Sandy C show you how

Various Methods (very quickly explained):

1- iron on paper or card with plastic wrap as adhesive, protect your work surface when doing so, and use no steam on iron.

2 - Same as above, using a plastic grocery bag.

3 - Iron the serviette onto Glad Freezer Paper

4 - Paint Mod Podge onto a piece of card, a thin(ish) layer should do (matt or gloss for this one) and when it's dry, iron your napkin on top of that)

5 - Paint Mod Podge onto your card, and while it's still wet, carefully put the serviette on top, smooth very carefully (I usually stick a piece of baking paper, or freezer paper, and smooth with my hand as the glue seeps a bit from under the serviette and you can rip the serviette if you smooth it with your hands, but it can be done). Don't have Mod Podge, use watered down white (Elmer's/PVA) glue.
5a) variation: scrunch up your serviette, then unscrunch, and place on the Mod Podge, then do same as in #5, it adds great texture to the serviette.
5b) variation: when the serviette is down on the Mod Podge, seal the top with more Mod Podge (matt only for that, the glossy one remains sticky and your card might stick to another card while stored, or to the inside of the envelope, etc). You can usually stamp with Brilliance or other inks which will dry on Mod Podge on top of the sealed serviette

6- Double sided sticky paper can be used for serviettes too, Peel off the top, place serviette on sticky side, trim to size, and adhere to card with the other side of the sticky stuff.

Happy Beppie's Tips

Beppie (a OrientalStampArt member) gave me permission to put this information on my website. She posted this to OrientalStampArt on various different occasions. This is all her wise bits put together :)

Beppie owns more than 10,000 napkins. She stores them in metal boxes which are the perfect size for storing napkins. She can them easily sort the napkins by theme.

Here are some ideas from Beppie:
- add napkins to wooden birdhouses, or serving plate, wooden serving tray; Beppie being Dutch of course suggests we decorate wooden shoes
- apply napkins on glass for tealight holders
- use on fabric, clothes, curtains, dishtowels (now, she did not explain how to do this!), baby romper, etc.
- use the napkins on card as backgrounds, eg: "if you have oriental napkins, you can use it on cards as a background, think of bamboo, but also just a piece of a napkin, think of a Japanese cup and saucer, and stamp a Geisha beside
it." She also says to keep in mind that "you always need a light coloured cardstock" for glueing the serviette on because if the cardstock is too dark, you might lose the design. She says there are also ways to adhere serviettes to dark cardstock, I might have to ask her about that!

Another tip from Beppie: "don't throw away your old iron. You can use it to add napkins on surfaces without any
wrinkle." Beppie also thinks that she might try to use napkins for Egg Decorating!

In a previous post, Beppie explained this technique to adhere serviettes to card: "I use Mod Podge." She says to apply the Mod Podge on a piece of copy paper (white regular photocopy paper) and let it dry. Then, split the printed layer of the serviettes from the other two layers (I keep mine to mop up messed in my stamp area!). You then iron your napkin on the copy paper. The heat reactivates the glue, and you get your napkin adhered without any creases. It also makes the serviette thicker and you can use it for decoupage more easily. She suggests 3D card work (think Paper tole)

Beppie suggest that you could use a cold lamination process on the serviette for a nice finish. She also says that her Mod Podge method with the iron, works on wood or stoneware, roof tiles. She often will add text to the item as well, by stamping or free hand. You can also make name plates for the front door.

I hope Beppie will post more tips :) Thank you "Happy Beppie"!!! (Visit Beppie's Webshots here)

More:

DECO ART: Small tutorial and commercial site (sells serviettes) located in Kentucky, USA

Australian outlet to purchase serviettes Ashdene
 

If any of these links are broken, feel free to email me. If you know of other good links, please do let me know.