Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: 5 Ways to Use Freezer Paper
Hello everyone, welcome back to the latest tutorial in my Studio Monday series! Have you ever utilized freezer paper in your crafting projects? Originally meant for storing food in the freezer (hence the name!), this versatile tool has since become a staple tool within the crafting industry. If you are a quilter, odds are you’ve used it for transferring patterns onto fabric. :) Additionally, freezer paper can be helpful to papercrafters too! I have used it in the past for various techniques and today we are going to look at 5 of my favorite ways to use freezer paper.
Favorite Freezer Paper Tip #1: Protecting Your Work Surface
If you are a crafter that loves to get messy with like me, the benefits of having your surface covered with freezer paper are endless. Freezer paper has both a coated and uncoated surface, depending on which side you have it flipped to. When you have the freezer paper with the coated-side up, you instantly have a non-stick surface covering your work table (similar to a craft sheet). Any medium can be applied onto the freezer paper and most easily wipe off; this means you can reuse the sheet over and over and over… you get the idea! ;) Even liquid adhesives can be easily wiped off.
Favorite Freezer Paper Tip #2: Perfect with Alcohol Inks
I’m sure most of you have seen that alcohol inks are all the rage at the moment; freezer paper is a great surface to work with alcohol inks on. It is especially fun to do alcohol ink smooshing on too! The slick surface of the paper allows the alcohol inks to be reactivated and re-smooshed almost limitlessly. They also clean up easily on the freezer paper; or you can simply throw the sheet of freezer paper out when you are done with the inks, making clean up a breeze.
Favorite Freezer Paper Tip #3: Distress Ink Smooshing
Speaking of smooshing, Distress Ink smooshing is equally as fun and easy with freezer paper! In the same way that alcohol inks can be reactivated, the coated surface allows Distress Inks to be reactivated also. You can make stunning backgrounds and textures with the ink smooshing! And because the Distress Inks are a water-based medium, they wipe away effortlessly, again letting you reuse the freezer paper over again!
Favorite Freezer Paper Tip #4: Using as a Watercolor Palette
If watercolor is your thing, freezer paper could be a very useful tool for you, especially if you like to place your watercolors on a palette. Watercoloring on freezer paper not only protects your work surface underneath, but you also have a “palette” to work from too! One of my favorite reasons for using freezer paper as a palette is the fact that it is white, allowing me to see the colors in their true form.
Favorite Freezer Paper Tip #5: Perfect for Masking and Stenciling
Do you like to create stencils with your dies, but find that your “stencils” wear out quickly? Freezer paper is a perfect remedy to that situation! Again, we’ve got that awesome, slick surface to use to our advantage. I adhere the uncoated side of the freezer paper to a sheet of printer paper (making the paper a bit more sturdy) and then cut the entire piece with my die of choice. Once cut, I am left with a non-stick “stencil” that has multiple benefits to a paper version: 1. it will resist the ink applied over it, 2. you can wipe it clean with a damp cloth when finished, and 3. it can be used over and over again! 
I encourage you to check out the video below to see all these ideas demonstrated. I think you will find that freezer paper could be a very versatile tool in your crafty projects too! As a side note: all of the designs and techniques you’ll see during the video will be featured in upcoming videos on my personal blog for Simon, along with finished cards! Today’s tutorial was about the freezer paper itself; so stay tuned! You’ll see those tutorials coming up later this month! Thank you so much for visiting with me today; don’t forget to subscribe to our blog and YouTube channel, as we post crafty inspiration for you daily! See you soon!
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great tips. esp the one for stencils
Wonderful tips. I always have freezer paper on hand…never thought to use it with stamping! Cheers.
Great techniques, never heard of this paper before! Thanks for sharing the video with such fun techniques and great use!
Great ideas, thanks so much for sharing!
I love the ideas!! I have some palette paper that may work just like this, I never thought about it, but will try it out. Thank you so much for the awesome tips!!
What great ideas! I would not have thought of using freezer paper, but it’s so inexpensive for a huge roll that it would definitely be worth having in the craft room. Thanks for the tips!
Really cool ideas, and a very informative post and video – thanks for sharing your tips!
Thank you for the tips. I have not used freezer paper for stamping before.
Great video! Thanks!!
Don’t know this paper here in Europe but the results look fabulous!
Great use of freezer paper! Thank you for the ideas!
Some fabulous ideas using freezer paper Nina, I especially like the masking tip, however they are ALL very useful ideas. Can’t wait to check out your cards using the smooches backgrounds. TFS!
Such great techniques and ideas!
Thanks for all these great ways to use freezer paper. The stencil idea was very interesting.
Thank you for sharing this tips. Some would not come to my mind :)
I never realized freezer paper could be so useful. I’m getting into alcohol inks, and this technique tip would be great.
Such a clever idea to use it as a stencil, love the tip.
Love the stencil idea! Thanks for sharing.
These are such great ideas! Going to try to use as stencils for sure!
Great tips, I am putting some in my craft room. I seem to always mess up my desk.
Thanks for the great tips!
Wonderful techniques and ideas!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing these tips!
Fun tips. I’m going to have to break out the freezer paper and have some fun.
Such great ideas!!
THANKS FOR SHARING
Hi Nina, Great post..Love the tips today especially on using it with the alcohol inks, I am going to try to get into using the alcohol inks this year, I promised myself!! It scares me a little but really want to try it. Thanks.
Awesome tips Nina. I actually have a roll of freezer paper sitting in a kitchen drawer, and it’s moving straight to my craft space so I can use all these techniques. Thanks.
Super cool tips! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing the tips on freezer paper! i have a big roll that I can use!
Thanks for the tip
These are fantastic tips! Thanks for telling us all! I am
certainly going to try these!
AWESOME tips! Freezer paper will be in my craft room!
What a wonderful list and who knew freezer paper could be so versatile. I especially like the stencil idea! Thanks so much!
Wow, never thought of using my freezer paper. Thanks for sharing this splendid idea!
And I have freezer paper so I am all set to play
Great video. Your tips are great. I would never have though to use freezer paper. Wow thank you .
Great tips and ideas! Thanks for sharing!!
These are all great ideas! I will be using my freezer paper as a protective work surface, and for masking!! Woot woot!
Great ideas – and such a no-brainer, why didn’t I think of that? I especially like the use for creating stencils.
I have never heard of freezer paper. Thanks for the link! The techniques look fabulous!
Thanks for the Freezer paper tips – such a great share – have a blessed week!
Wow! Great techniques!!! Thanks for your tips!!!
These are all Awesome ideas!!! Thanks!!
thanks for the wonderful tips.
I have two monthly classes and using
the freezer paper will be a benefit
for the ladies to work on – rather
than the paper sheet I use now.
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Ok, now off to get freezer paper. Thanks for showing the many uses.
Lots of great tips here. HUgz
Would never have thought to add freezer paper to my stash! Thank you!
Great idea! Will definitely be using some of these tips in my crafting.
great tips, Nina – so many possibilities to tryout -love the tip on making the stencil:)