Tuesday, August 21, 2012

School is so COOL with Nikki's papers!

Hi everyone!! Julie with you here today and I am sharing an altered frame and a layout I made with the School is Cool collection!!

First my frame!!!


And now I am going to share how I made it!!

I started off with an old frame that I had!

And some basic tools, Beacon's Zip Dry, scissors and a ruler... and of course the School is Cool collection!

I took 12x12 sheets from the collection, cut them into 2 inch strips (that the length of the wood on the frame I used) and then cut the 12x12 strips into half.... 

Also in this photo you can see my 'pokey stick'... well that's what I call it *wink* -- it's actually a paper piercer -- but it is what I used to roll the now 2 inch wide by 6 inch length paper strips


Once I had each strip rolled, I adhered the end seams using Beacon's Zip Dry -- and I held them until they were sealed dry. (Which doesn't take long as it is ZIP dry!) 

After I rolled enough papers to go all the way around the frame, I glued each one down and then added more of Nikki's School is Cool punch outs and stickers and my frame was complete!!

Here it is again! 


And I also wanted to share a layout I made for today!

 







Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!! 

And don't forget Nikki's card kit available for purchase this month!! It is AMAZING!


6 comments:

Lizzy Hill said...

Just AMAZING - these papers are so bright & happy - totally delicious...& CLEVER, specially the frame:):):)

Miriam Prantner said...

Wow! That frame is perfect! LOVE how it turned out. So bright and colorful!

MarĂ­lia Lopes said...

Amazing!!!Great idea!!

CraftLein* - enjoy creativity said...

FANTASTIC!! I love this frame!!

Deana said...

Love that frame! And yay for cute retro lunch boxes! :-)

Michelle H. said...

Love your frame, Julie!!
Your LO is so beautiful & adorable!!

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