This will hopefully help everyone to be able to make my favorite letters!! I have had so many requests for the technique, I decided it was easier just to post it here so everyone could see it! This first picture is of the Basic Grey letters that I have been using as my template!! You can get these 12x12 sheets of alphabets just about anywhere, most scrap stores carry some brand of this type, you decide how big you want!!
First picture is the template I use to trace my letters! They are Basic Grey, that come on a 12x12 piece of cardstock. Most scrap stores carry some similiar to these if you cannot find these exact letters!
Second picture is the letters traced onto the matching paper I chose for my lo. I then cut them out, then "rough" them up with my exacto knife shown in picture. Roughing them up, is merely "scraping" the edges of letters with your knife! The more you scrape, the "fluffier" they will look! the letter to left of pic has been scraped, the right has not! (It is very tidious work holding those tiny little letters, while you scrape away at them......but well worth the effort I think!!)
The third picture is the "roughed" up letters glued onto a second piece of paper! It too, will match the lo I am working on! I always use Aleene's Tacky Glue for this project. I then cut the letters out, leaving about 1/8 inch of paper all around the letter, then again, "rough" up the edges of this paper too! Remember, the more you "scrape" the fluffier, they become!! (You can click on a picture,it will become larger so you can have a better look at the image!)
Fourth picture is a "third" paper that I chose to add to these particular letters! You may be happy with just the two layers, sometimes that's all I do, but these needed a dark background to stand out againest the lo I am making.
So I have added a dark brown cardstock to them, and again, repeated the "scraping" on the edges of letters after cutting them out!! The amount of layers you do is entirely up to you, I always make that decision as the lo takes shape!
The last picture is of the finished letter with three layers to it!! Just remember, the more you scrape, the fluffier they look!! The fun of these handmade letters, is the fact that they match "your" lo, and YOU made them!! So have fun, and if you have any question, PLEASE feel free to ask me!! I hope I have made this easy for you to understand! And.............for those who asked about the hearts.....the very last picture is my Prima Stamp!! I stamp that heart onto matching paper for lo, then use my gel pen, or watercolor pensils to color the flowers, cut it out, then glue onto coordinating cardstock, then cut out with my scalloped scissors!! The trouble is finding that stamp!! I need a new one, almost have that one wore out, and cannot find them!! Hope you were able to understand directions.....if you have questions, please feel free to ask!! Teresa
These are some pics of my daughter's family! I used Webster's Pages on this lo. I did alot of cut work, made the title letters, did some heavy chalking, did the scalloped edges, and added some lace for a more vintage feel!! thanks so much for stoppin' by!!
This is my grandson Jacob, and his cat taking, a Cat Nap!!! Love the colors in this picture, and they went perfect with this Wild Asparagus paper that I've had for quite sometime! Did my scalloped edges, chalked the papers, and did some heavy duty cut work too! thanks so much for stoppin' by!!
Wow.......this is the first lo I've been able to do in about 3 weeks!! Was fun too!! I found these old pics of myself, and decided to do a vintage with them/!! I used some older Graphic 45 papers I had because they had a soft muted color to them to go with the vintage feel!! I used some Prima flowers, added a little bling, and di the scallopped edges which I love to do, since it relaxes me! I distressed the papers, and also chalked them. I added some tea dyed lace to help round out the lo!! Thanks so much for stoppin' by!!
Been working the last week or so to get my flowers weeded!!! I let the garden go just a little too long, so it's been a bit of a nightmare getting caught up!! I did a little something different with the Webster's Pages.......sort of a new, meets Vintage attempt! I distressed the Webster's, then I used some pages from an old book I have, chalked them, distressed them and layered them around lo! I added some cut work, a little fairy, and a broom for some whimsy!! Thanks so much for stoppin' by!
I just turned "56" and for some reason that didn't bother me.........but now I cannot seem to stop thinking about turning "60"! And THAT bothers me! For the life of me, can't figure out why, but it most certainly has been on my mind alot lately!! I feel great.......guess I'm just getting a little fickle!! My daughter bought me a bunch of Webster's Pages for Mother's Day, so used them on this lo!! What fun papers! I did alot of cut work, really distressed and chalked papers, added my fav scalloped edge, and even did a little sewing!! Thanks for stoppin' by!!
These are pics of my grandson's Pigmy goat Jill, that I gor him for his borthday many yuears ago!!She's turned out to be one of the family!! She's just an awesome pet!! I got her for Jake when he was two, he's now nine, so she has been in the family for awhile now!! She even gets to come in the house for a few minutes now and then!! She goes right for the pantry.....she knows where the goodies are kept!! I used Graphic 45 papers on this, really chalked and distressed them for a vintage feel!! I did alot of cut work getting a bunch of butterflies to spread around the lo!! I also used a Prima vine on this!! Added some vintage lace and some new lace layered on top of the old!! I went to my old stash of rub-on letters and added those to the lo!! Thanks so much for stoppin' by!! I appreciate it!!
I am a memeber of the site "A Vintage Affair" and Ruth has given us a challenge!! She posted some vintage art images that we could choose from to do a lo, and this is the one that I picked!! I added some real vinatage lace, I tea dyed and cut up an old doily for the center of big flower, made the heart and flourishes, added that big bow, and it's done!! Oh, I also really chalked the papers pretty heavy, and distressed them quite a bit too!! thanks for stoppin' by!!
So sorry.......another lo of the Camaro, but I couldn't help it; I love that car and had these wonderful pics, and being a scrapper, well, you know!!!!! I used my new line of Prima papers and the paper flowers that match!! I even used the back of the tablet the paper came in as the background for this lo!! I "REALLY" distressed the papers on this, and cut that little girl out of one of the papers!! Rub-on, stars, and crystals are also Prima!! Thanks so much for stoppin' by!!
I have always been a real car buff, and over the years have had many hot rods!!! Think I've owned four camaro's over the years, a SS Chevelle,an SS Nova(actually two), a Chrysler 300, so when I saw the movie Transformers, and Bumblebee the Camaro.....I've been waiting for them to appear ever since!! Well they hit the dealers here last month (the 18th), and this week-end I went to visit the kids, and drug them to the Chevy dealer to see one!! I prefer black, but they did have this red one, and wow.....what a car! It is just way too cool!! I was given instructions when I left home, NOT to bring one home.......which I didn't (only because it wasn't black, he-he). So I took a bunch of pics, and this is one of them...isn't it just soooooooooo cool??? Thanks for stoppin' by!!
