A
Soft
packaging
material
usually
found in
chocolate
boxes - can
be used as
a backing
for a
collage on
greeting
cards as
shown in
example.

B
Same material as
in A can be peeled
to reveal a textured
paper which again
can be used in a
collage.  This
paper can also be
coloured using
acrylic paints,
crayons or even
spraypainted gold
or silver.



A butterfly
cut out
freehand
from thin
cardboard
and offset
as a 3-D
effect
against the
soft textured
pink
packaging
paper.
Decorate or
colour the
butterfly,
Would look
great on a
greeting
card!

H Thick coloured cardboard again
from packaging material.  Can be
used as background or as a
bookmark.

J  Lolly or ice-cream sticks - save them!
They will come in handy for mixing paint.
You can also use them for different
crafts.

C

B

A

D

G  White corrugated
packaging paper found
in cream cracker or
cookie packages. It is
easily cut up into
different shapes and
used as a background.  
Can be coloured with
acrylics, crayons or
spraypainted in gold or
silver.

G

J

E

F

H

I

C

D
Same
textured
paper as in
B but in a
different
pattern

E  
A meshed fabric
ribbon usually
used in floral
decorations.  Use
as a background
for collages or
insert in aperture
cards as a
background for
other added
material.

F A strip of
printed cardboard
cut out from a
cologne box.  The
stripes are
actually silver and
would make an
excellent addition
to a 3D collage.

I  Thin white cardboard - with
window cut-outs - found as
separator packaging in a box.  
Can be used as a stencil for
drawing or sponging squares.
Also as a window effect against
a coloured background as in
the example.