I am in love with all the new rub-ons from Studio Calico, particularly the stars and the tweets. My only problem with rub-ons is that I really like a lot of dimension on my pages, and they don't offer that. I solved that problem by placing my rub-ons on some cardstock and then cutting then out and placing them on foam adhesive. This is certainly not a new technique, but I felt like it should be revisited in light of all the awesome new releases!
Now for a fun twine technique. I didn't have any thread handy for my buttons, and I didn't want the cream color of twine. I wanted to add a punch of brown to liven things up, so I just cut a length of twine and sprayed it with Mister Huey. You need to let it dry a while or else it's really messy, but I love this look! The fun part is that you can mist it with any color and come up with a completely custom look.
Supplies: Patterned Paper - Elementary Penmanship, Elementary Library, Documentary Holiday, Documentary Souvenir; Stickers - Elementary Alpha; Journal Cards - Elementary; Rub-Ons - Woodgrain Star, Tan Ledger Tweet
Hope you'll give it a try!
Beautiful layout!
I've been holding on to my tweets because I didn't want them to get lost on the page, but I love your solution. Thanks!
Posted by: Ann | 10/14/2010 at 12:15 PM
Great ideas! I love the idea of using the mist on the twine and "popping" the stars out of the page. Gorgeous layout!
Posted by: christy a | 10/14/2010 at 02:36 PM
mist on twine...who would've thunk it?
you're so smart
Posted by: april foster | 10/14/2010 at 05:04 PM
Foam pop dots have always been one of my favorites!! Super cute layout!
Posted by: Jen M | 10/14/2010 at 08:09 PM
Cute layout!!
Posted by: Kate aka stinkydudette | 10/15/2010 at 07:19 AM
Gorgeous page, Jen! Love the tips!
Posted by: Keshet Shenkar | 10/15/2010 at 11:40 AM