Rubber Stamped Wooden Heart Tag
Here's a unique tag for a Valentine's Day or wedding gift: use a rubber stamp design, decorative papers, and shiny metallic threads to embellish a purchased wooden heart. Forget about messy glitter to get the shine-just use iron-on thread! Make it even more personal by writing the couple's on the back (they can use it as a Christmas ornament too!) either with a permanent marker or by tracing letters with iron-on thread.
Materials:
- Wooden heart cut out, purchased from a craft store
- White & blue craft paint
- White & blue cardstock
- Printed blue paper (We used Provo Craft Soft Watercolor 12x12 background paper in Stonewashed Denim 42-5220, and Polka Dot # 42-5258 by Kathy Distefano Griffiths)
- Kreinik Iron On #16 Braid 6450 Royal Blue
- Kreinik Iron-on #8 Braid 6400 Blue Bell
- Blue stamp pad
- Candle rubber stamp (Stampin? Up)
- Mini iron or home iron
- Kreinik Teflon press cloth
- Double-sided red liner Treasure Tape 8" x 10" sheets
- Scissors
Steps:
- Turn your iron onto the highest heat setting and let it heat thoroughly.
- Paint the front of your wooden shape white, and paint the back blue. Let dry.
- Stamp the candle image onto white cardstock. Cut out.
- Use the iron-on threads to outline the rubber stamped image of the candle. Lay the thread at a starting place, cover with the Teflon Press Cloth, and press with a hot iron for several seconds until the thread adheres.
- Using your wooden shape as a guide, cut out a similar heart shape from the blue paper, only about 1/4" smaller than the wooden shape. Apply Treasure Tape to the back, and adhere the blue heart to the white side of the wooden heart.
- Cut another heart shape out of the polka dot paper, slightly smaller than the blue heart, and attach to the blue heart using the double-sided tape.
- Then adhere the cut-out embellished candle to the front of your card using scraps of tape.
Kreinik threads available through needlework stores or www.kreinik.com.
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