Hello! Hello! Welcome to the fourth project tutorial in this month’s candy themed mini series featuring stamps & dies from Catherine Pooler Designs. To start at the beginning of this series, visit THIS POST. Otherwise, let me show you how I put together this tag trio…
Step 1: Gather the Elements
I had three left over gumball machines with acetate windows from the last tutorial, so I pulled those out as well as the die cut foam adhesive pieces. I then trimmed heavy weight white cardstock to 2.25″x6″ and 2″x5.5″ long strips and punched fishtails into the ends.
Step 2: Swipe & Stamp
Just as before, I swiped mini ink pads across the base layer for a painterly background effect. The sentiment was then stamped onto each top layer, and I used the gumball die to trace around the outside edge of the shaker opening with a pencil, so I would know where to stamp a few colorful gumballs.
Step 3: Stamp & Stick
After stamping several gumballs into the openings, I added the die cut double sided foam pieces followed by a few sequins.
Step 4: Top it Off
Once the sequins were in place, I peeled away the foam adhesive backing and attached each of the gumball machine die cuts (which are backed with clear acetate film).
Tip: Don’t forget to save the adhesive backing, so you can use it as a protective mask for ink splatter later.
Step 5: Punch & Set
I punched holes & set eyelets into the top of each tag base. I then added foam adhesive to the back of the top layer ensuring I left an open area where the eyelet and string would be.
Step 6: Make a Mess
Finally, white pigment and sparkly ink were splattered around the border.
Hooray! We’ve made it through another mini series of projects. How did you like this one?
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– Laura Evangeline
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