{"id":4694,"date":"2023-10-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=4694"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:07:09","slug":"set-of-notelets-using-sketchy-birds-2-and-gel-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/mixed-media-projects\/set-of-notelets-using-sketchy-birds-2-and-gel-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"Set of Notelets using Sketchy Birds #2 and Gel Prints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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<\/a> stamp set and the new Collage Leaves stamp set. I hope you like them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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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<\/a>, Organic 3<\/a> and Sketchy Leaves 2<\/a> stencils and the Mix it Up 1<\/a> stamp set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my focal points I used Collage Leaves and Sketchy Birds 2<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s some close up photos of my cards too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I hope you like them! Thank you so much for reading and don’t forget to share your makes in the Rubber Dance Stamping Lounge Facebook Group<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura x<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stamps and Stencils I’ve used:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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