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Aloha Magnets - featuring Elmer's productsI had these little tiny canvases sitting around that I had made a while back, using primed canvas sheets and one-inch wooden tiles. Every now and then I have gotten them out to make a miniature painting or whatever, but this time, I decided to make a little series.
Materials:- Tiny canvases, or small wooden tiles covered in paper or canvas
- Micron pen or permanent stamp pad and alphabet stamps
- Elmer's Painters Sherbet Swirl Markers
- Elmer's Gel Pens
- Elmer's CraftBond medium size glue dots
- Elmer's Scrapbooking Double-sided tape
- Magnets
This was mostly an experimental project from the start. I was super excited about the Elmer's Painters pens and was looking for things to paint. I started off by coloring on the canvases in a splotchy pattern and smudging it with my finger a bit.
I didn't get too many in-progress shots, because I was playing around with materials. For the lettering, I had started off with alphabet stamps and a normal waterproof inkpad (which was a bad idea!). The letters promptly rubbed off, so I traced over the shadows that remained with a micron pen. I had also tested the ink around the edges, which also rubbed off, giving it a nice vintage-y look.
I also added some little swirls with Elmer's Neon Gel Pens to add a tiny bit more color.
To finish up the back, I cut some inch squares of scrapbook paper and stuck them on with a couple pieces of Elmer's double-sided scrapbook tape. Then I used the Elmer's glue dots to attach a magnet to the back of each.
Since the first attempt at the lettering made me a little paranoid about the letters rubbing off, I coated the tiles with a quick layer of resin.
Yay!
