Chipboard or Cardstock?

[rubyhen]

Hi, could anyone tell me what the difference is between 'chipboard' and 'cardstock'? I've seen it mentioned in relation to die cutting. Is chipboard different in America than here in the UK? I'm confused :confused: I can only find pre-cut chipboard nothing plain and uncut.

[LeonieM]

It's extremely difficult to find uncut chipboard. If it is, it's usually the plain buff unfinished stuff that you have to finish yourself.

I made a suggestion to Brenda Pinnock a few months ago that she might want to consider sheets of designed chipboard so people can cut their own - and she thought it was an excellent idea. I wonder if it'll ever actually come to fruition!

Some of the stockists on here may have something - or have you tried googling it?

Oh, and to answer your original question, it's not cardstock. It's much, much thicker.

[Bagpuss]

If you go to the website www.bubblyfunk.co.uk (http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk) you can see lots of unfinished chipboard there which might help you see the difference.

You can get sheets of the uncut stuff as a lot of people use it to make covers for their books - the cover used for the Bind It All are chipboard, if that helps.

Re cutting - the electronic machines will not cut chiopboard unless they are the heavy duty machines but something like the Big Shot (with the right dies ie not the little thin ones!) will do it OK.

HTH

[LeonieM]

The Cuttlebug dies will also cut chipboard - even in the Tag-a-Long. The Sizzix dies are a tad thicker, and the sandwich won't roll through the Tag-a-Long.

I tried to use the thick card/chipboard which my jigsaws were packed on, but that was a tad too thick, and wouldn't roll through at all.

[ArtCards]

We sell uncut sheets of blank chipboard HERE (http://www.artcards.co.uk/detail1.asp?Code=CHB%2DBE%2D1%2E5MM%2DA4SHEET) at 1.5mm thickness as well as varying Album cover sizes/thicknesses. As said before Chipboard is like a dense greyboard which is great for inking, covering with patterned paper, die cutting etc. whereas cardstock is like your Bazzill card which is used for making cards, the base for scrapbook LO's etc. Don't forget that Tim Holtz now does Grungeboard (http://www.artcards.co.uk/products1.asp?1=Grungeboard) which is a fabulous product - think chipboard but flexible!!! This product won't go wet and sludgy when sprayed with water or liquid inks and can be heated with your heat gun, you can also make patterns on it with the Texture Hammer (http://www.artcards.co.uk/detail1.asp?Code=TL%2DIDE92483%2DTEXTUREHAMMER) and as well as coming in plain sheets for die cutting and freehand cutting, comes in a range of designs which are fabulous!!! I love it and its my very favourite product at the moment - can't you tell :D

I did a LO at the weekend using Grungeboard which was inked with a Distress Ink Pad then sprayed with the fabby Glimmer Mists (http://www.artcards.co.uk/products1.asp?1=Glimmer-Mists) twice (heated in between to dry) and it has the most wonderful finish - will post a piccie when I've finally finished it off......

[rubyhen]

Thanks, you are a STAR!!! I can't wait to see you finished product. :D

[CraftyGal]

Cardstock is just your bog standard card - the sort of thing your blank cards are made from. This can come in many thicknesses but it isn't as thick as chipboard.

Has anyone ever seen decorated chipboard sheets? They would be great for making titles with the Cuttlebug font dies.

Lisa x

[rubymay]

Cardstock is just your bog standard card - the sort of thing your blank cards are made from. This can come in many thicknesses but it isn't as thick as chipboard.

Has anyone ever seen decorated chipboard sheets? They would be great for making titles with the Cuttlebug font dies.

Lisa x

I decorate chipboard sheets by stamping them or covering with background paper....I then die-cut the decorated chipboard and I can match the die-cuts to any left over paper or have the right colour inks for the rest of my project .
( Hope this makes sense !)

[Bagpuss]

I have decorate chipboard with paper and then inked the edges, painted with acrylic paints, basically if you can do it on paper you can do it on chipboard!

[CraftyGal]

I just wondered if anyone had seen any chipboard sheets ready decorated - it would make things so much quicker and simpler (something that is an essential when you have as little time to scrap as I do).

Lisa x

[celfyddydau]

Chipboard is basically the type of card you find on the back of notepads ;)

[rubymay]

I just wondered if anyone had seen any chipboard sheets ready decorated - it would make things so much quicker and simpler (something that is an essential when you have as little time to scrap as I do).

Lisa x

:) Would mountboard be suitable Lisa ? You can get it with one side covered in pretty much any colour....even gold and silver ....and in all sorts of thicknesses.

[CraftyGal]

:) Would mountboard be suitable Lisa ? You can get it with one side covered in pretty much any colour....even gold and silver ....and in all sorts of thicknesses.

I beat you to that one hehe. I've use it on my layouts instead of using chipboard since I can get it in lots of colours from work.

Lisa x