RUBBERMOON: Shrinky Dinks

Oh, to be a child again!

Oh Wait, you don't need to be a child to still enjoy the fun of Shrinky Dinks!!

Not knowing how everything will turn out, I wanted to play around with this oldie but goodie.

In 3 (okay maybe 4) Simple Steps, I made several embellishmnets to use for future projects.

STAMP

It's a bit hard to see the stamps on the clear Shrinky Dinks.

I used a variety of stamps including my favorites from RubberMoon:

Sunny Carvalho and Mindy Lacefield collection

Staz-On and Archival inks worked best as they did not smudge. 

Brilliance was used on the black sheet, I just had to let it dry longer.

  I did have to sand down this brand, but love how the ink pops by itself.

COLOR & CUT

Coloring a few with Prismacolor pencils, but also leaving some just simply stamped.

SHRINK

And just like in my childhood, I still got giddy anticipating the results and

watching the pieces curl up and shrink and flatten back out.

The theory of using a brown bag under to remove the shrinky dinks didn't work so well.

 It was better to just stick with the cookie sheet alone.

Many curled up and stayed curled. 

When trying to flatten...I broke the bunny's ears. Poor Frolic :(

But hey....just like in childhood...Glue will fix it :)

I love the colors on the black, but one thing to remember is the colors don't show through the opposite side as with the clear sheets.  Hence the rougher texture. 

Completely adore how all these turned out.

You may not be able to tell, but they are vibrant.  

(The sun has gone down so lighting isn't the greatest. Apologies. )

It's hard to tell how small some of these are. I adore the lil' scully. And the lime green dog.

ADORE. 

Both of those stamps and many others can be found at RubberMoon 

 

These gals would make great jewelry pieces.

Just remember to punch holes before shrinking...(.which I didn't.).

 

And then the rest of the batch.

 

I made the beach themed ones for an upcoming trip. (Is it June, yet?!?)

I plan to use them in my Project Life album in various pockets. 

Again, the sizing is hard to photograph, but it shrinks about 40% from the original.

 So...what are you waiting for....

 

Grab some stamps!

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Create a childhood favorite!

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And a memory to last forever!

(unless you flatten it after shrinking :)

RUBBERMOON: Stamp Painting-By-Numbers

HELLO LUCY W/ Bunny Ears!

This month I wanted to try something different with my RubberMoon stamp. Plus wanted to incorporate an Easter/Spring theme.

  If many of you don't already know, I adore Sunny's funky/fun art style.  She has recently been doing a lot of great large scale paintings. And I still have my obsession with Paint-By-Numbers.

So out of my head came a Painting-By-Number using this stamp.

After stamping on to a piece of paper (image on upper left),

I used a copy machine to enlarge the image 200%.

....The resulting image (on upper right corner) another 200%.

---and then the next larger image (center bottom) another 185%

to get the result of a full 8.5x11 page image. 

I scanned in the final result for my future references;however if you print off the images, the posted pictures will not appear in the correct dimensions as stated.  I had to use a photo of the .pdf's I created. 

I opted to use the second largest image for a 5x7 project size.

I copied the image onto white cardstock  and trimmed to size. 

Since the image uses thick black lines in places, I used a white Uni-Ball Signo and Molotow pen to lighten the image and open filled spaces. Then retraced in black adding a few more details of my own. 

Always scanning the image as progress is made for future uses (also a good idea in case errors are made). 

And then I just used a pen to make random scribbles and doodles all over the page. 

Next step...plotting out the colors. I picked a limited selection of colors adding a numbering system to each.

And then added the numbers corresponding to the colors to the design. 

And made a black and white copy. 

And now you can let the fun begin. PAINT AWAY! 

I labeled a paint tin and put the colors in each.

 I have no clue at this point how this will turn out but it looks fun...

and that is all that matters.

AND THE RESULT.....

(after some color changes in some areas)

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I failed to take a photo of the original "final" color layout as I was on a roll getting it painted,

but only really altered the background colors to have less dark blue iu the sky and light green in the grass plus more light brown/tan in the face. The image was a bit chaotic so I need to make sure the stamp was the main focus.

The final copy was on the edge of a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.  I wasn't planning on trimming the 5x7 dimension until I finished painting. So instead,

I folded the paper,

trimmed off the bottom edge, and will use it as a card to give to

some"Bunny" special :).

HAPPY SPRING!

Through this process, I realize a lot of art/stamping/creativity is a matter of trial and error.

Just continue to have fun in the process, and the end result will be appreciated by all. 

DIY: Framed Cards

I adore Sunny Carvalho!  And her artwork is precious and priceless. I especially loved the cards she makes, so I ordered a few on her Etsy site along with some stamps and a glorious necklace. 

To display her art, I spent a whopping $4. 

Frames from Mighty Dollar=$2. Lace ribbon on sale from Donna Downey Studios =$2. I already had the hot glue, pink scrapbook paper, and nails. (The cards were $3 each...total bargain...but you can use any photo to put in the frames.)

This is the result:

And they go perfectly on my framed wall corner. 

The necklace is a Mermie with a pup...me and Barkley :)

And stamps would also make great framed art. Oh the ideas are churning now. 

2013 AUTUMN JOURNAL: Ezra The Green

I was sketching various images in my sketchbook...when this one popped up.  I thought it would be the perfect idea to incorporate into my fabric autumn journal for Halloween.  I have the perfect quote just waiting for it.....

I took the size of the page and started sketching the images in a larger format...and playing with the layout.  These two are my final boy & ghost images.

So now I was ready to start the background....orange, purple, and black were my go-to colors with a few others added in plus tissue/napkins, etc. 

And the webbing spray is so fun and such a great texture to add.  Finally found some at Michaels...YAY.

I cut out my images and adhered them into place with fluid matte medium.  The paper images are so much easier to paint versus the rough texture of fabric.

And thus I began to paint away ...and doodle...and just have fun. 

"The naughty green Ezra has eaten all the poppy seed cakes. See!"