what can brown posterboard type paper be used for?

Answer 1

Are you talking about brown kraft paper? One of the most common crafty type uses is to use stamps to create a custom design on it and use it for wrapping paper.

You can carve a stamp from a potato like we did when we were little, or use any number of household items that would make interesting designs. And use acrylic pain to stamp your images. You can also buy foam stamps at walmart or the craft store to use with paint. Or regular rubber stamps can be used with ink or paint. (saturate a piece of felt with acrylic paint until it's wet but not dripping, and use this as a stamp pad for your regular fine line rubber stamps.)
Have fun with it!

Answer 2

You could use it as a background for a make it yourself poster by gluing items you want to it, or (and this it what I used it for) you could use it to "frame" a photo that is too small to fit in a larger hanging frame. I'm sure you've seen it done in stores.

Answer 3

Are you talking about chipboard, the gray-brown light-weight cardboard attached to the backsides of some writing tablets and/or pads? It also comes in some packaged clothing items like men's shirts, pjs and/or underwear. Sometimes one side is white papered.

If so, I save and use this chipboard as a base for a custom-sized picture frame mat. After determining the size that I want to cut out from the center for my pic or photo, I cut out the center. Then, I glue different types of fabric or specialty papers like colored tissue, parchment or metallic paper to decorate the mat. Sometimes, I also glue embellishments like old coins, buttons, bits of lace or appliques, sequins or glue jewels, or stickers, etc. Sometimes, I use my decorative edge scissors to cut the fabric or paper edges, and sometimes I use inked rubber stamps to decorate the paper.

I also use chipboard as a light-weight cutting board/mat for close trimming on my photos or clip art. I've also used chipboard in constructing dioramas, and on paper cut-outs glued to the chipboard for added stability. Examples: decorated Mardi Gras masks and paper dolls. I've also used chipboard as a "base" for my fabric gingerbread houses. I glue the felt gingerbread house cut-outs to the chipboard frame, then add my pseudo "candy" decors and trim glued to the chipboard-based felt. Chipboard can also be used as a "base" for fabric or paper tree ornaments. Chipboard can be used to make bookmarks. Again, using pieces of fabric or decorative paper and embellishments, a 2x5 inch piece of chipboard can be decorated for use as a bookmark.

I also use different-sized pieces of chipboard as "sample" cards that I take with me when I'm trying to match one item to another. For example, I glue or staple or scotch tape sample pieces of colored felt, sizes/pieces of ribbon, or embroidery thread or yarn or fabric material to chipboard "cards" to take with me in re-stocking or color-matching my craft/sewing supplies.

I've also used chipboard covered with heavy-duty aluminum foil as a base for my decorated cakes, that are then placed on a more sturdy plastic cake plate.

I have a large covered plastic storage container that I use for every reusable piece of chipboard that I save and keep for some future use.

Answer 4

tree trunks... ?