Set of Notelets using Sketchy Birds #2 and Gel Prints

Hi! It’s Laura here and I’m so excited to be sharing my first blog post for Rubber Dance. I made a set of 4 notelets using some gel prints I’d made using stamps and stencils from Rubber Dance. For my focal images I used the Sketchy Birds #2 Stamp Set and the new Collage Leaves Stamp Set. I hope you like them!

First I selected the gel prints that I wanted to use. To create my gel prints I used a mixture of stencils and stamps from Rubber Dance including Criss-Cross, Ink Dots, Organic 3 and Sketchy Leaves 2 stencils and the Mix it Up 1 Stamp set.

For my focal points I used Collage Leaves and Sketchy Birds #2 Stamp Sets. I stamped them on watercolour cardstock and heat embossed them in clear embossing powder. I then water coloured my images and once they were dry I fussy cut them out.

I chose to use 4 x 4 inch card blanks today. I pre-cut 4 mat layers in black card stock 3.7/8″ squared and 4 card fronts in white card stock measuring 3.3/4″ squared.

Once I had adhered all the gel prints down to my card panels I let them dry and then I was able to trim off the excess so that they had nice neat edges. I then adhered them down to the black mat layers I had already pre-cut.

Next it was time to choose my focal elements and make sure I was happy with the layout on my cards. I always like to play around with my layout before I stick anything down to make sure I’m happy with it!

I adhered the leaves down flat using glue. To add extra interest I added some black cotton thread and added some foam pads to the back of the birds. I also added some liquid glue to the foam pads to ensure they stuck down securely holding the cotton thread in place too.