Saturday 23 July 2011

Now I know my A,B,C's

they are by far my favourite chipboard alphabet.
I tend to give them my own stamp of style and have
had quite a few people ask how I do it...
Well, let me tell you.

The Thickers I use the most are Jewelry Box- Chestnut
{pictured here}
I pick out my title and then sand off the top coating 
{lightly} with my emery board.
I tend to leave some of the original colour
{in this case Chestnut} to give it a bit of a distressed look.
Next I pick out an ink pad that will match/compliment my layout.
Then press each letter against the ink pad, making the letter the desired colour.
It is best if you set them onto a piece of junk cardboard.
I used {and often will} a light & dark colour for this title.
{Tim Holtz- Mustard Seed&Scattered Straw}
Then give the letters a spray with a matching colour of glimmer mist.
{I make my own, you can check out how HERE}
You do NOT have to wait for the ink to dry before you spray them.
The colour will change before your eyes...and then you're done!

{A Few Samples}
'High Tea 4 Me!'
'April Showers'
{Life's A Beach}
*this title has not been inked, just sanded*
One thing I will mention if you are working with Thickers,
is that the sticker back tends to come off
during this process, I find this a bonus as I can position the title
around my layout, without them sticking down, 
until I find the perfect spot. 
I find that a glue pen is best & easiest to stick them down.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Great Days!

Jasmine

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tip! I never thought about sanding off the color to change it. Neat idea! Now, any ideas for changing the color of the foam thickers? lol

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  2. Hi Jasmine, TFS! I have just popped over from SC and hadn't realised Nancy is your mom! Love the look of your blog and have become a Follower
    Alison xx

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  3. Hi Jasmine! Got to your blog thru Scrapbook Challenges. TFS!!

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  4. Adorable pages. Im new to Thickers, And totally love them.

    Sharon

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  5. Thanks for this great tip.... it makes alphas sooooooooo much more useful when you can change them up.

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...my apologies for the WORD VERIFICATION...I have been getting A LOT of SPAM lately...
Thank you for your sweet words...I love each and every one of them <3
-Jazz