These are the last pieces from the Surprise Swap. You might remember that this Surprise Swap provided the impetus for this blog. I posted the pics of my completed projects, swappers picked their favorites and those were the pieces I sent for most of the Disney groups. However, some people didn't request items, or didn't request enough items for the groups I was in, so I had to make a few brand new items to fill all my spots.
In most swaps, you can predict which items are going to get made. Toppers, photo mats, tags, embellished shapes are all popular choices. So I picked elements that hardly ever get made. And you know what? These are both really easy elements to make. The most difficult part of the license plate is cutting out the 2 holes on top. I actually trace the hole with a stencil from a McDonald's Happy Meal! It's the "Number 1" part, turned sideways. Then I use an Exacto knife to cut it. Bookmarks are really only large tags.Interesting story, for the patterned paper for the bookmarks. It was free! Every September, Bazzill Basics Paper holds a warehouse sale, and on the way out there was a box marked "free." It was leftover paper from a kit project. So it was all 2-3" x 12", not too useful for most people, but it was great for the bookmarks. When we came to Denver in February, I found the paper I used for Belle on clearance at Archiver's, so I was able to get a couple sheets to use for whatever page I end up putting my Belle bookmark to use.
The Stitch license plate, actually has an "Alien Stitch" clipart pop dotted in the middle. I had miscalculated how many I needed to print, and so never finished mine. A year later, and it's still not done. That is a project I should accomplish, "Finish all the 90% done pieces."
Clipart from Disney Clips
Cricut: Jasmine (Belle), ZooBalloo (Balloo)
Sizzix: Girls are Weird (license plates)
Paper: Provocraft The Slab 6 (License plates)
Bazzill: Forest, Candlelight
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