First attemt at Paper Toll

Cec, I clicked on your link and got the sign up page for Webshots.

try again... god i'm such an idiot!!!

hopefully I've got it right now...!!! Cec.

I've never heard of paper tolling. That is really cool. I can see why you'd get many orders it is really nice.

Lynne

Now this I gotta try with Sarah's Christmas Pictures. Especially the one with the snow flake.

Kate

I've seen this done before, but never knew what it was called. It looks great Cec. Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, give it a go, it's so nice once it's done... I printed off 4 copies of the same photo, kept the base photo in-tact, but trimmed the others to make certain things stand out... like I said, I don't know if it's a TRUE paper toll, but I like it. Be sure to post yours after you do it, I'd love to see some more.

Cec.

Thanks Lynne, Yeah I was really happy with how it turned out... I'm thinking of getting some others done for xmas pressies this year... not wedding photo's though.

Cec.

Oh wow! I've never heard of this before. But it looks stunning! How long did it take you to do it?

Umm... hard to say for sure, but probably took about an hour, maybe an hour and a half in total. Thanks for the comments :)

Cec.

In a nutshell, Paper Tole is the process of taking identical prints, cutting out its component parts, shaping and sizing these 'components', then layering them on the 'base' print to give the finished piece its special 3-D effect. And, with a little experience, tolers can make projects as complex as they like. The results are truly spectacular...Take a look at the picture on the right:

I had to do a search on this spectacular looking craft Cec has turned us on too.

Lynne

Wow, thanks Lynne, I even had the spelling wrong... oops!! I confess I was self-taught.... my sister was given a nice (bought) one a couple of years ago, and I wanted to try, so voila.... that was my result.

I should read up on it and get the techniques right though, huh.

Cec.

Yours turned out perfect. I've never seen one in person.

Lovely,Cec!!

Hugs, Sabrina

Hey, that looks really cool! I've got some pictures I'd like to try that technique on myself! Good job! :-)

Carolyne in TX

I've seen this done with prints, but not photo's. It looks wonderful. What a great idea for a shadowbox. Sandy

Thanks, I've also done one with a photo of a pyramid, this was for a friends birthday, unfortunately I didn't get any photo's of this before I wrapped it up and gave it away.... that one turned out REALLY nice too. I was able to really give the pyramid a 3d effect by layering it. I'm gonna keep trying it out, I love this technique.... only thing is, my local "cheap" store has stopped stocking the shadow boxes, so now I have to pay more for them :( I'm a GOLO queen, will always look for the cheaper way out of things... hehehe!

Cec.

Thanks, it is really nice, give it a try, and please share your creations... I'd love to see others.

Cec.

Newbie Question From your post - I went to webshots and tried to find your Other Crafts album and could not. I'd like to see your work. Please point me in the right direction.

Avilda