Papercraft from A to Z: O

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You will find everything you need to know about paper crafting in “Papercraft from A to Z”. Ever wondered what “Off the Edge Stamping” is? Or what you mean by “One Layer”? You will find the answers in our fifteenth article in this series when we focus on everything in papercraft starting with the letter O.

Off the Edge Die Cutting

Off the Edge Die Cutting is a technique where you die cut figures or shapes right off the edge of a piece of paper which has been folded in two. See tutorial here: Off the Edge Die Cutting

Off the Edge Stamping

Off the Edge Stamping is a technique where you positions a stamped image right off the edge of a piece of paper. See examples here: Off the Edge Stamping

Oil Painting

Oil Painting is the most common technique for artistic painting, but is not so much used in paper crafting. Still some would like to use it on canvas in Mixed Media projects.

One Layer

One Layer is an expression most used to describe a type of handmade card. A one layer card is a card with just one layer so the images, text and other elements are stamped, drawed or painted straight to the layer we normally use for background on cards.

One-Photo-per-Hour

One-Photo-per-Hour is a photo project where you take one photo per hour during a day. The photos can be put in an album and be a nice documentation of a normal day in your life: One Photo per Hour

One Sheet Wonder

One Sheet Wonder is to use a piece of paper, normally a design paper at 12×12 inch, to make several cards. See examples here: One Sheet Wonder

Open Swing Top Card

Open Swing Top Card is a card where the top is movable. See example here: Open Swing Top Card

Operation Skriv hjem

“Operation Skriv hjem” is a danish initiative inspired by “Operation Write Home” which was closed down in 2015. “Operation Skriv hjem” sends free handmade cards to danish soldiers abroad so they can send those cards with their greetings back to their families in Denmark.

Organza

Organza is a thin fabric which nowadays is normally made of synthetic fibers. In paper crafting we use ribbon of organza as decorative elements on our paper projects.

Origami

Origami is japanese paper folding art. In origami paper is folded into decorative figures and shapes.

Ornament

An ornament is a decorative metal element used on cards, layouts and other paper projects.

Ornaments for papercrafting

Oval Cutting

Oval Cutting is to cut an oval into a piece of paper, in paper crafting usually by using a die and a cutting machine.

Overlays

Overlays are premade scrapbooking pages/templates. Overlays can be made of plastic or paper. See examples here: Scrapbook Overlays

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Photo: Kirsten Grue Ulset, Marit Pedersen