OWH Sticker Skip

I don't often use stickers in my card making as I often find myself struggling. When I do I follow a these basic guidelines that I find helpful.

• Large stickers can often be used alone
• Grouped small stickers to create one focal point
• Teeny tiny stickers are often best left for the kids :)
• Buy coordinated papers & stickers
• Layers help to add dimension & detail

I bought my stickers and papers at Michael's at the same time so that I wouldn't struggle to find coordinates in my stash.

  
These cake stickers are puffy and shiny which I thought made them kind of fun and an easy way to add some dimension to the cards.

These flower stickers are also textured and raised. In the Thinking of You card  I popped the large red flower and the sentiment so that the card would have an even thickness (which is important if you want your cards to make it through the postal system in one piece) using the thinner foam tape by 3M, which I have always preferred because it allows me to cut pieces in whatever size I need. 

Thanks for skipping by today! If you didn't start at the beginning you'll want to go back to the OWH Stars & Stamps blog. Otherwise, your next (and last) stop on today's skip is #10 Samantha at Expressions of a Craftaholic.  Samantha is a Stampin Up demo and wife to one of our very own heroes. She has lots of wonderful stuff to see on her blog.


Today's Skip Stops:
 
1) OWH Stars and Stamps
2) Barb at Paper Therapy Ponderings
3) Erica at Creative But Messy
4) Jan at Jan's Gone Stamping
5) Sherry at Bits of Cheer
6) Julie at Handmade by Julie
7) Velda at OldStamper Musings
8) John at John VM's Cards
9) Steph and Robin at SR Cards
10) Paula at Handmade by Paula
11) Samantha at Expressions of a Craftaholic

Happy Crafting Everyone!