Hi Fancy Pants Designs Fans,
Here is a fun tutorial on how to use Tape Stickers, Buttons and Patterned Photo Frames with the What a Wonderful Day collection.
What a Wonderful Day Strips / What a Wonderful Day Awe-Inspiring / What a Wonderful Day Sticker Fundamentals / What a Wonderful Day Tape Stickers / What a Wonderful Day Label Stickers / What a Wonderful Day Pennants / What a Wonderful Day Flair / What a Wonderful Day Button Set / What a Wonderful Day Ephemera Pack / What a Wonderful Day Patterned Photo Frames
Other supplies: foam strips; trim: decorative pin; rhinestones/bling;
pink twine; alcohol ink and ink blending tool
STEP #1
Draw a pencil line on Swell paper, 1” from top and ¾“ from left and right edges. Cut 1¾ “ strips of the Tape Stickers (only need three strips of stickets).
STEP #2:
Adhere the Tape Stickers aligning the top edges with the pencil guide line. Make sure that the stickers do not extend past the ¾“ mark on left and right edges.
STEP #3
Adhere a ½“strip of charcoal and white Strips paper above top edge of sticker strip. Adhere pink zig zag trim over join between stickers and Strips paper, wrapping ends around to the back of the background Swell paper.
Adhere 10 ¼“ x 6” Strips paper just below sticker strip, aligning left and right edges with the sticker strip.
STEP #4
Draw a curved pencil line on Awe-Inspiring paper as shown above.
Trim to 10 ¼“ in width.
STEP #5
Draw a second curved line below the cut line. Pierce ‘stitch’ holes along the line and stitch glass beads along the curved line.
OPTIONAL: Color the beads with Alcohol Ink if desired to match layout colors.
Adhere curved edge with bead strip 1” from bottom edge of layout.
Adhere a second ½“strip of charcoal and white Strips paper to bottom edge ofAwe-inspiring piece.
STEP #6
Machine stitch in black around the edge of the background paper, Swell.
Adhere white with pink dot trim over sticker and Strips join, wrapping ends around to the back of the background Swell paper.
Add Label Sticker of choice to right edge of trim.
STEP #7
Adhere balloon and ‘best FRIENDS’ from Ephemera Pack with foam strips to left corner. Add ‘Sweet’ Pennants to a decorative pin and add to embellish.
STEP #8
Thread buttons from the Button Set onto pink twine and adhere to layout above charcoal and white Strips paper. Add twine bows to two buttons and a pink rhinestone bling to large red button. Add words of choice from Sticker Fundamental sheet.
STEP #9
Adhere photos behind three Patterned Photo Frames. Raise one with foam strips and adhere in the centre. Add word from Sticker Fundamental sheet to one frame and a Flair to another. Words can be created using the alphabet letters on the Sticker Fundamental sheet.
Enjoy creating memories as they are forever…
- Glenda