Wednesday, July 23, 2008

"Self-Adhesive" Makes Me Happy!

Maybe you need to be a crafter who has attempted to apply glue to the back of a tiny rhinestone or bead to understand the happiness found in the words, "self-adhesive". And it gets even better because there are a number of companies that specialize in these accents that can bring just the right amount of "bling" to a project.

Here is a layout where I put them to good use.

I hand cut the partial circle design and added self-adhesive half pearls to the design on that. I used a matching punch-out swirl for an accent and added red self-adhesive rhinestones to that. Isn't that just the perfect accent to a "girly" layout? A little hint: the lace/paper flower started out white, I applied ink from a Fluid Chalk stamp pad to it to make it a color that would match my layout a little better.

Some companies to look for for these are Mark Richards, Inc, Me & My Big Ideas, Darice and K&Co.

This cutie patootie is my nephew's little girl. They recently sent me a few photos of her and I knew I needed to use this one.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (aka lbpost)

FASHION CAN BE BOUGHT layout
Materials: Solid cardstock
Patterned paper - Cosmo Cricket
Punch out designs – Cosmo Cricket
Rub-on word – Cosmo Cricket
Self Adhesive Pearls and Rhinestones – Mark Richards, Inc.
Lace flower – Making Memories
Fluid Chalk stamp pads – Clearsnap
Machine sewing

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful layout Linda! And I totally agree - self adhesive certainly makes life easier :)

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  2. Very pretty layout, love the softness of it!

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  3. Very nice layout and helpful tips

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  4. Love this! Great swirls with the bling!

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  5. Cute stuff, Linda! Added you to my blogger's list!

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  6. Beautiful layout! Just wanted to add, the new diecuts from Cosmo Cricket will be self adhesive as well as the black board shapes! Very cool!

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  7. Gorgeous layout and I couldn't agree more with you about those self adhesive blings. I love them, too and thanks for the list!

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