Metal tape art

I carry a notebook in my purse. It's useful for drawing, writing down notes, or simply keeping myself entertained. I like to decorate my notebooks -- why not carry some art with you? Usually I simply doodle or paint on them. Today, I decided to go for **fabulous** and decorated my new notebook with embossed metal tape. It's easy and the results are fab! Watch the video for the how-to: Moleskine - Extra Small Craft Foam Adhesive Backed Foil Sheets 4.25x5.5 6x6 Striped Flower Circle Orange…

Some teachers like to start the year with a project involving students’ names. It helps you learn each student’s name and makes identifying students during those early days a breeze. You can use these as stand-alone projects or create the designs on sticky label paper to mark their portfolios. 1.Blogger Katherine Scott Maghini does these […]

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I love the look and texture of embossed metal. I started making these ACEOs a while back and always seem to come back to them from time to time. A few people have asked how they were made, so here are step-by-step instructions. Like anything else, it is fun to try different things, so don't be afraid to come up with your own variations... that's what makes it so much fun! I hope you enjoy the instructions and making your own metal embossed ACEOs. Materials: metal tape or metal sheet…

Description A step-by-step tutorial for creating embossed metal backgrounds on ATCs (or anywhere else, really!). The tape referred to goes under different names - you'll get it at the hardware store (not your local art shop). It's used to repair metal roofs. It's aluminium, usually, with a sticky black gunky backing, and comes in various widths. Examples of the technique in use: [link] [link] [link] [link] [Thanks to *Athalour for Photoshop consultation services!]

Ever see a craft online that you just HAVE to try right now? That was the case when my friend Renee sent me this video on using metal tape for mixed media scrapbooking art: [video link] And in case you can't watch that where you are, here's Rachel's finished product: SO COOL. The best part is all you really need is metal tape, something to put it on, and a little craft paint - so you might already have everything you need in the garage, like I did: I decided to test this out on a little…