I like
to spend the last few days of the year making little gifts to give during the
next year. It gives me a good feeling to be getting ahead! And if someone stops
by with an unexpected (belated) holiday gift for me, I’m prepared.
Mini
clipboards are one of my favorites. They’re endlessly useful – by the phone
(for those of us who still favor land lines), bedside (who doesn’t have random
thoughts in the middle of the night), in the studio (to display a favorite ATC
or photo).
I
choose the variety with removable hardware, making it so easy to cover the
front with embossed Shimmer Sheetz and then put the hardware back on when the
surface is completed. Plus, Shimmer Sheetz can be wiped with a damp cloth if it
gets dirty, and the project is DONE. Option: Instead of Shimmer Sheetz, use
paint, stencils, and collage and seal the surface well with a couple of coats
of matte acrylic medium.
If I’m
in the mood to spend a bit more time, I combine lots of different pieces of
Shimmer Sheetz as horizontal stripes (always fun to use up the scraps saved
from other projects) with strips of washi tape and vinyl peel-offs set both
vertically and horizontally to hold the Shimmer Sheetz pieces in place and to
create a complex surface on the front. Sometimes I extend the tape and
peel-offs around to the back for an extra pop of pattern as I did on the
clipboard shown below.
No
instructions today. I’ve posted larger clipboards and other Shimmer
Sheetz-covered items in the past (notebooks, fan decks, journals), so scroll
back for all necessary info.
Supplies:
- Shimmer Sheetz in colors of choice
- Embossing folders
- Optional: Sanding block
- Double sided adhesive sheets
- Mini clipboards with removable hardware
These are wonderful! Perfect for writing memos and grocery lists on.
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea. I need to have some ready-to-give gifts, and these would be fun to make and give. ty
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