3-D Ice Capades Art with my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner

Nothing says Christmas and Winter like the Ice Capades from the 1950s!  I found this image and had to scan it (with my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner) and turn it in to some 3-D art for a friend for her Christmas gift.  It was a lot easier than I thought to get the dimension.  Your Christmas gifts don't have to be expensive, this one only cost me a couple of dollars and most of the supplies I already had.

Make sure you check out what my fellow guy crafters are doing with the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner!

SUEDE, Fashion Expert, 

KEN OLIVER, The Accidental Crafter

MARTIN AMADO, Home Décor and Lifestyle Expert

AARON CHRISTENSEN, Designer

YOU'LL NEED:

Scanned image you want to make 3-D

Frame with some depth

Cardboard

Scissors (Fiskars are my brand of choice ALWAYS)

Elmer's glue

Loose Glitter

Krylon Glitter Blast

HERE'S HOW:

1. Scan your image and print it out twice on card stock.

2. Take the glass out of your frame, trace the frame on cardboard and cut it out for the backing.

 3.  Glue your image to the cardboard.

 4.  Cut out the shape of the 2nd image that you want to have dimension. 

 5.  Cut out some small pieces of cardboard (about 4 layers depending on the thickness) and glue them together over the bottom image making sure they cannot be seen when you glue your cut-out image on top.

6.  Add some loose glitter for sparkle and shine.

7. Spray your frame with Krylon Glitter Blast.

8. Glue the 3-D image to the back and you're done.

And remember, my new book THE BIG-ASS BOOK OF CRAFTS 2 makes a wonderful gift, too!

Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Photo Christmas Ball!

 Recently I went home and decided to use my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner to grab some vintage photos of my parents.  Since it's the holidays I turned them in to ornaments and I just love looking at them.  These are super easy to make and a real fun way to remember the people you love ON your Christmas tree.

You’ll need:

1 sheet of red card stock

1 page of printed images on photo paper

8” medium gage wire

Needle nose pliers

Scissors or swing arm paper cutter

2 beads, 2 sequins, 2 flower punches (optional)

Flower Punches made with Fiskars Paper Punch

10” of ribbon

1 drinking straw

Large safety pin or needle

Pin cushion (optional)

1.  Scan your photo and then print out in the contact sheet setting on your printer. 

2.    Cut your images in 6” x 3/4” wide strips as you see in the photo.  You will need 8 strips of your images and 8 strips of the red card stock.

3.  With your safety pin, poke a hole on each end of each strip 1/4” up from the edge and right in the center.

4.  Poke a hole in the center of your flowers and sequins.

5.    Bend a loop on the end of your wire and string a bead and then a sequin.

6.    With your printed strips facing down toward the loop and sequin, place one end of the strips in order on the wire and then thread on your straw.

7.    This is the most important step!  Starting from the bottom strip (the strip that is touching the flower) and working your way up to the top strip, thread your strips over the straw.

8.    When you’ve worked your way to the last strip, thread on your sequin and another bead and create another loop. Thread your ribbon through the loop and hang!

Make sure you check out what my fellow guy crafters are doing with the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner!

SUEDE, Fashion Expert, www.Suedesays.com

KEN OLIVER, The Accidental Crafter, http://kensworldinprogress.blogspot.com

MARTIN AMADO, Home Décor and Lifestyle Expert, http://www.martinamado.com

AARON CHRISTENSEN, Design & Create Children’s Rooms, http://www.EmbellishmentsKids.com

Try using larger photos and stitching together several different photos!

Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner.......Ok, let me see what this is all about!

A few weeks ago the terrific Kathy Peterson contacted me and asked if I would do a men's blog hop featuring the FLIP-PAL MOBILE SCANNER  

I like Kathy and her work so I thought even though I'm strapped for time right now, I'll give it a go.  Besides, I would be reviewing this with some of my creative heroes like Martin Amado and Suede Baum Why not!

Many of you know that I'm not a tech kind of person at all so this scanner has been sitting on my table staring at me all weekend daring me to open it up and start working with it.  I have a few projects in mind that I want to try, but I have to tell you, I'm nervous about it.  Yes, it's just a portable scanner, but I saw the videos of the projects that Kathy made and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.   I guess it's time to open it up and see what happens right?  Here goes!


This is my first scan.......So far so good. Let's see what happens!
Stay tuned.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:  The owner of this blog was compensated with a Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner to use and review.  Even though I have received this item for free, I will give you my honest opinion about it regardless. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own.

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