What Laurel did this afternoon

ATC'ss that I made for a small swap. Background and words from Paper Artsy of England; clock stamped on the sparkly paper is from I Brake for Stamps; also added a ribbony yarn and a safety pin on the end of the watch chain. Also used are distress inks, stazon for the shiny paper, and popdots.

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Felt like using some of the new stamps I've been buying lately, and the chicks were the first card I made. The words from Art Impressions; large chick with glasses from Gray Wolf Graphics; chicken wire background from our friend Linda at Lost Coast Designs; small chick and footprints from Silver Crow Rubber Stamps. Distress inks, colored pencil and Tombow markers used, and a spot of crystal glitter glue on da glasschickies (that's what our kids called glasses when they were little.)

ATC's and Inchies!

Top pic is the ATC that I've made for the scripture/inspirational swap on SCS. The background is Stampabilities retro flowers, ribbon I had, the SU scallop circle punch, CowTown's peace sign, and SU's tiny word peace.

the bottom pic is all 4 of the pieces I made (i took a spot in each of the atc and inchie for scripture and inspirational. 

The laugh inchie uses one of the baby faces from Stampsmith's Ooh Baby plate, punched with a 3/4" punch; layered over our Marvy metallic technique on our black glossy paper; our lip brads in fuchia BUT SCROLL DOWN on this page TO SEE THE LIP BRADS ON SALE; and an unknown source laugh stamp cut out.

I'm glad this swap is nearly postal; time to move onto the next swaps!! I am in about 25 of them, but saw someone else on SCS is in over 50!!! I don't feel so bad now LOL

Paint can wrapping tutorial

Here goes!

materials:

•2 pieces of the same patterned paper, 8-1/2 x 11

•1 piece of coordinating paper, 8-1/2 x 11, could be pattern or solid

•paper cutter

•scissors

•red liner tape (on our web page in 10 yard rolls!)

•ribbon

•flowers

Step 1:

I used 2 diff pattern papers, one had brown checks the other brown with tiny speckles.

You will end up with 4 pieces that you tape to the can, and

 some left overs; the 2 smallest pieces we do use so don't toss em!

cut 2 that are 5-1/2" x 11" using the 2 sheets of paper

cut 2 that are 9-1/2" x 2" from the single sheet of paper

Below i have taped the first piece onto the can. I used 4 long s

trips of the red liner tape going the long way on the paper, and lined it up with the bottom edge of the can. 

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Step 2:

Take the long skinny strips that are cut from the single piece of paper. Apply the red liner tape, I did 2 strips going the long way. I lined it up at the top of the can, just under the rim. and it touched the bottom paper, but a ribbon will cover that seam. These skinny strips do not touch on the sides. we fix that in the next step.

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Step 3:

There will be a gap above the handle metal thingy once you add the other top piece. Using the 2 small scraps left over from the single sheet of paper, lay 1 over the gap as shown in the pic below. I marked with pencil where to cut so it would fit, marking on

 the back of the paper (if its white backed). You can see the cut piece, the scrap after cutting it out and where I marked with the pencil.

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Step 4:

Using the red liner tape, apply it from the edge of the handle metal thingy (it must have a real name!) across the seam line to the other side of the handle thingy. Peel off the red liner and press your ribbon on. The pic shows where the ribbon starts and it partially attached.

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Step 5:

I took some flowers that I got that were layered and put them thru the handle's wire. Then put the handle into the handle hole. I did not glue down the flowers, as the handle needs to move and that would be a problem if they were glued. My next step is 

to stamp some things and attach them to the can, I can cover the seams better this way if I wish and to add ribbon on the handle. Not sure of the length, I'm thinking 4"?? If someone knows please post a comment and I'll add that measurement.