Have you ever looked at the fabulous iced cookies that are being created out there? They are amazing. I wish I could hold an icing bag again to do some of them - but arthritis makes it a little more difficult. Using a cutting machine and paper makes it possible to create this small paperquilt/paper-pieced tag.
This star "cookie" was a fun one and adding some details using embossing folder added a little more texture for the finished tag. It was fun to dig through my tub of embossing folders and choose what to use for this tag. Both folders were from Sizzix. Basic shapes for the five-sided star, circle for the nose and an oval for the face. The raindrops in the Spring folder for the general make-up of this tag. I used a couple of horizontal lines found in the Basic Shapes folder -- and used the wave effect to create a slight curve in both lines. This tag is also a great way to use up some of your scraps. Nothing over 4 x 4! Bearly Art glue was used.
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i remember making a gelli plate way back in the day -- and creating my own transfers and prints using the purple transfer pencil. Oh MY! That was more than 30+ years ago.... fast forward to today! I bit the dust and bought an 8.5 x 11 plate several months ago. Did a few test sheets and used them for a project or two a while back and then set it aside..
After watching a few more videos recently, I decided to take the plunge and take a couple of classes. I'm really liking the previews for one that begins on the 5th of March with Carolyn Dube (acolorfuljourney.com). She has a great YouTube channel too.
A couple of things I've learned so far.... either the air in my house is too dry or the paints I purchased for gel printing just don't have enough body to stay wet for more than one pull or a mixture of both OR I'm just too slow in applying the colors for a full page pull. So, hoping to figure out a good way to get things "rolling" in the right direction while not having to spend a ton more money on paints. I need to use what I have on hand.....
Here's a few of the pages I've created so far.
Nothing fancy just pulling the color off the plate for right now. I plan on adding some stenciled work here in the next few days.... but not before I get these scanned and prepped for some other uses. I've fallen in love with a couple of the pages and I definitely want them for some other uses in the future. You know, mono prints are just that. One time prints. No two are exactly the same. Here's to some more play time in the weeks to come!
Happy National Crafting Month! Learn something new this month! And be sure to #CRE8TIME this week to play and nurture your soul.
We decided we needed to add a new "ornament" to this year's Halloween tree! Lori Whitlock's Haunted House Ornament file (non-affiliate link below) was PERFECT!
Once the cutting was done, getting them put together was quick following the pictorial tutorial here. We made a bunch!
plus 6 more!
For that little extra, we added the centers from some gold sequins in the eyes of the pumpkins with a dab of glue. They catch the light from the tree and add a little more "twinkle"
Since our tree is so full, I filled a vase and........
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