Craft Challenge

On Facebook, I was challenged to post crafty things 5 days in a row!  That means burning the midnight oil around here but I'm fine with that.  I did the 1st day's challenge but decided that the 2nd day was good reason to update my blog as well.

So here is step-by-step of my creating my 2nd day's challenge.  First, I dug out some of the gelli print paper I had:

Gelli printed copy paper

I decided to just use what I already had out - since this was something I started without any type of design in mind.  So I dug thru stencil pile to see what spoke to me.  I ended up using an adhesive one (which is intended for non-porous things or terra cotta planters).  I like to color outside the lines so using something for its intended purpose goes against the grain for me.  My friend, Sharon Graff, gifted me with a whole set of the new Dylusions paints that I hadn't opened up yet.  Time to break into new supplies!  I used the paint with the round foam pads from Ranger Ink.  TIP:  If you already have the rectangle handles for the other foam/felt pads, you do NOT have to buy the round handle.  I used one on this but then took it to kitchen to clean out the foam.  The next day I also used Dylusions paints and didn't feel like the trek to go get it from the kitchen (Day 3's project).  I put the round one on the rectangular handle - and it worked great.  That was a wonderful discovery since I have 2 rectangular handles and only 1 round one so now I can get 3 going at once.  I also used the paint with baby wipes as Dyan Reavley recommends - but I like the feeling of control that the foam pad has although you will probably use MORE paint than if you use a baby wipe.  I also used the baby wipe to remove a bit of the paint as the paint around the stencil seemed too dark to me because I wanted more of the gelli print to show.

Stenciling Dylusions paint

The adhesive stencil easily released from the Gelli Print - probably the layers of paint help but I also put it on my pant leg a few times so that the lint would cut down its tackiness.  I shifted the stencil slightly to the right and added some shading with a marker.

Then I just had to cut it down to card size.  I mounted it on some deli wrap paper that had been misted with colored and metallic spray inks.  Then added a few embellishments and it was done.

Finished Day 2 Challenge

Stickers, cork sticker with the hand -- is that cool or what?  It's actually a word balloon that I trimmed to look like that.  Then the "YOU ARE THE BEST" was a rub-on and I thought it needed a little something more so I added the rub-on border on both sides.  A little tricky as the wheel sticker was already in place but I gently pried it up, did the rub-on and added a bit of adhesive glue to help hold it back in place, just in case.

Saved the scraps to use in something else - eventually!

Leftover scraps