Hi there! It's Crew Member Wednesday again!! Today Karen is sharing a fun and easy technique that let's you spice up a simple notebook in no time! Wouldn't this make a lovely little gift?!!
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Hi everyone! It’s time for another Crew Member Wednesday and for this project I wanted to keep it super simple, something that can be very easily recreated!
I was in need of a new notebook to pop into my bag so I can sketch on the go or jot down notes and inspiration wherever I go. As this was a notebook that was going to be living mostly in my bag I knew it needed to be simple in decoration as it was going to get some abuse!
I’d been dying to try out the Wow bonding powder with the foil sheets so I decided this would be the perfect project for that!
I took my notebook and the scribbled feathers stamp and stamped the feathers with my versamark ink pad. You can use any pigment based ink pad for this but as the versamark is designed for embossing powders I stuck with this.
There are a few methods to using the powder and the foil but I went with the easiest one, melting the bonding powder and whilst it was still hot I rubbed the foil onto it. You need to press quite firmly and I just used the back of my nail to make sure I got all the little bits.
I added another feather, the opposite way around, and went with a dark blue foil this time. The dark blue definitley shows up more that the pale blue and it did seem to transfer better. I still like the imperfect texture of the lighter blue though.
I’m delighted with my little notebook! It’s the perfect mix of practical and decorative. The foil decoration isn’t going to come off or become damaged like a stuck on embellishment would and the foiling was a lot easier than I thought to do!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and give making your own little notebook a go!
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