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How to Create Inchies — and What to Do With Them When You're Done!

September 9, 2013 by Joanna Slan

In my newest Kiki Lowenstein short story, she runs short of craft supplies and ideas. But Kiki never fails her customers, so she came up with a wonderful “make and take” project–inchies!

Inchies are one inch by one inch pieces of original art. Typically they are collage art, but that’s not always the case. What’s so wonderful about inchies? Making them will…

  • Stretch your creative muscle,
  • Use up odd scraps of paper, 
  • Encourage you to try new color combinations
  • Supply you with an endless source of cool embellishments!

 

Kiki
Lowenstein’s Inchies

 

This
is such a fun project because you literally cannot do it wrong! Best of all,
it’s a thrifty way to use up those small bits of paper that you hate to toss.
When you’re done, there are tons of cool products that can be used in a variety
of places on your cards or scrapbook pages. You can even trade inchies with
your friends. And yet another benefit…inchies force you out of your crafting
comfort zone. Think of them as an exercise to strengthen your creativity
muscle.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Thin
cardstock

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: art, cards, cardsmaking, crafts, how to, Joanna Campbell Slan, papercrafting, scrap paper, scrapbook albums, scrapbooking, techniques, tutorial, upcycling

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Comments

  1. Jody says

    September 9, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Cool idea. Darn! I just threw out two cereal boxes too.

  2. Joanna Campbell Slan says

    September 9, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    Has the garbage person come? I say, go Dumpster diving!

  3. Terrie Farley Moran says

    September 9, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    Awesome! My grandkids will love this. I'm printing the directions right now.

  4. Joanna Campbell Slan says

    September 9, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    Terrie, it's fun, easy, and the results are fantastic! How can you lose?

  5. suzy says

    September 9, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    I have participated in several inchie and twinchie(2inch)swaps online.
    Some amazing work possible.
    Thank you for sharing x

  6. Dru says

    September 11, 2013 at 12:56 am

    Nice. I may try this.

  7. Joanna Campbell Slan says

    September 11, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    Suzy, I bet you were amazed by the artistry in the swaps. Sounds like fun.

  8. Joanna Campbell Slan says

    September 11, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    Dru Ann, go for it! Why not? If you don't like the end result, it's not like you've lost a big investment.

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