Bottle cap Owls

Hi Guys!
It's Creepy Glowbugg and I'm back to guest design this month!

I am sharing a project today that is totally new for me.

First off, it requires NO coloring. Yup, I said it. No coloring at all.

I have used the adorable and beautifully vibrant pre-colored bottle cap art found here. 

I have had the bottle caps for quite some time, and in an attempt to destash a bit, 

and make a few Christmas gifts, I decided to give it a go.

I began by printing out the bottle cap art and punching out the owls with a 1" circle punch.

I used regular printer paper first, but found that photo paper works much better with the

lacquer as you will see in a minute.

I also had some tiny caps, so I punched those out with a 1/2" punch, 

only using the owls faces. 

I added holes to the small caps with my piercing tool and a hammer.

Now for some bling! 

I added various glitters and sparkly stuff to the images for sparkle and interest. 

Lots of tweezer action happening here.

Lastly, I added 3D laquer to the caps to seal in all that gorgeousness.

This was actually my first attempt at this project, and in my second attempt I used

much less laquer and got a smoother finish, which I prefer.

Once dry, I added some ridiculously strong magnets onto the backs. 

These could also be used a pendants, but I figured someone might get 

more use out of magnets. 

I attached the caps together to give them some movement,

and added a rhinestone charm. More bling never hurts, right?

Here is a good comparison on the difference between using photo paper

versus regular copy paper. The lacquer really bleaches out the image to the point

where it looks like a totally different image.

Left one is using photo paper, right one is copy paper. 

My son says the bleached ones look, "vintage". Let's go with that.

All the caps together for a group shot.

Thanks so much for having me this week.

I'll be back next Saturday with another concoction to share.

Happy Holidaze!

Bottle Cap Photo - Tutorial

Hi Oddballs

  

Its me... Tina: Today I have a photo tutorial for you. I like to show you...            

                                                    

...how to pimp Bottle Caps

                                         

1. 

 

You select your images and print them in the size of the bottle caps.

2.

Then you punch her out with the circle punch. My here has 1'inch

3.

I already printed 2 images in color because I had already processed them last year.

I have colored the other 3 now with polycolor pencils.

4.

Now the bottle caps are cranked flat with the Big Shot.

4-2.

4-3.

5.

The round paper motifs you can fix with clear glue.

6.

Now there are different ways to cover your motives.

1. with a finished silicone lid

(I can not think of the right name for it)

But I prefer covering with Glossy Accents.

7.

Fill with Glossy Accents and let dry well.

8.

You either stick the bottle caps on a card or

you knock a hole in the edge with a screw and a hammer.

9.

I pulled a key ring through the hole and attached a ball chain to it.

So you can now wear the bottle cap on a bag or the keychain.

I would be glad,

if you also make something nice after the photo tutorial.

I  used for my project.

"X-Mas Fred" #352

"Bone Wreath" #351

"Spooky Sweet Skulls" #248

Feel free to use my code to get 10% off your next purchase.

DTTINA10

See you soon...

Tina

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