I love my Friday's off (although I went in to work for 1/2 day). It's when I get to get together with my Stampin' friends and get creative and we share lots of tips, tricks and techniques with each other.
Yesterday's tip and trick came courtesy of +Sharon Coleman (relatively new to our Friday crop circle). For my project yesterday, I was "struggling" with trying to make my bow without contorting my body in all sorts of uncomfortable positions. +Sharon Coleman watched this struggle for a few minutes then said, "Do you need my finger?" This led to can I show you something that works for me? Enter in today's tip, trick and technique.
This tip involves a plastic bottle cap (really you can use whatever you'd like, but most inevitably you can find one of these lying around the home) and a toothpick...huh? How's that gonna help me tie a bow?
LOL...that's what I thought to myself too...so here's the tip...to add bows to your card when you are working by yourself:
1. Wrap the material (in this case Baker's Twine) as many time as needed and secure to the back of the card panel with adhesive (regular tape, Stampin' Up! Fast Fuse or multipurpose liquid glue). Cut.
2. Make the bow separately, another task in itself
3. Then adhere it to the card where needed. add some Multipurpose liquid glue to the bottle cap. Using the toothpick, place a dallop of glue where you need to secure the bow. Voila...complete using 2 hands (maybe more in my case)
Here are the products used to make the card:
Yesterday's tip and trick came courtesy of +Sharon Coleman (relatively new to our Friday crop circle). For my project yesterday, I was "struggling" with trying to make my bow without contorting my body in all sorts of uncomfortable positions. +Sharon Coleman watched this struggle for a few minutes then said, "Do you need my finger?" This led to can I show you something that works for me? Enter in today's tip, trick and technique.This tip involves a plastic bottle cap (really you can use whatever you'd like, but most inevitably you can find one of these lying around the home) and a toothpick...huh? How's that gonna help me tie a bow?
LOL...that's what I thought to myself too...so here's the tip...to add bows to your card when you are working by yourself:
1. Wrap the material (in this case Baker's Twine) as many time as needed and secure to the back of the card panel with adhesive (regular tape, Stampin' Up! Fast Fuse or multipurpose liquid glue). Cut.
2. Make the bow separately, another task in itself
3. Then adhere it to the card where needed. add some Multipurpose liquid glue to the bottle cap. Using the toothpick, place a dallop of glue where you need to secure the bow. Voila...complete using 2 hands (maybe more in my case)Here are the products used to make the card:
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| Tin of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set |
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| Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755 |
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