Wow! It's that time of the month again! I can't believe how quickly it's come round but it's time for the newest Digi Galore Challenge. This fortnight the challenge is to make an 'altered item' and we've been sponsored by the amazingly talented Torico from Birdie Brown. I first discovered her digis a few months ago & love them so I'm really excited that she's sponsoring this challenge. I love the clean style of her digis & use them regularly on cards.
I chose one of my favourite images for my altered item - Cupcake Star. I've owned this image for a while & have made many birthday cards. I've seen several tutorials on making plates using digis and decided to give it a go.
I printed the digi on my normal Ryman smooth white cardstock & coloured it in with my Promarkers and cut it out. I used 3m Quick Dry Adhesive to coat the back of the image then stuck it to my plate. I then covered the front of the image to waterproof it. The tutorials I've seen use Mod Podge but I didn't have any, but will get some when I make another plate as I think this would be safer for food use.
I designed the lettering in Inkscape & cut it out of vinyl using my Cougar cutting machine from Thyme Graphics. I used transfer tape to transfer the lettering to the plate & smoothed it down.
All in all I'm really pleased with the way it works out. I think for it to be used in anger I'd need to investigate a different finishing product - maybe Mod Podge or similar, but I'm pleased with it for myself.
Why don't you pop along and join the challenge. You can use any digi and alter any item in any way you want. We'd love to see what you create.
The prize is 3 digi stamps from Birdie Brown
