Altered Coasters

I recently participated in a swap of altered coasters through The Creative Underground.  We haven’t seen the final creation yet, but here’s a sneak peek at my contributions:

Front: Skinny Dip is part of the original coaster, which was part of the swap instructions.  The background was stamped and collaged out of crumpled tissue paper. The diver and words “Dive In” are printed on vellum, sealed with Diamond Glaze, and collaged on.  The beads for the splash were attached with Diamond Glaze.

Back: The flipflops are again part of the original design; The saying was printed on regular paper and then rinsed to create a more subtle effect.  The woman’s necklace was attached with Diamond Glaze while still on the string and then the string was removed.

2 Comments

  1. Kelly:

    This **ooh, the type looks really small. Hope it posts bigger!** is really fun, pretty and creative! Did you take pictures of some of the other submissions? Sometimes I think that I need a challenge like this to get my creative juices flowing…but then parts of me say “but what if I have no ideas?”

    I really need to kick those silly thoughts to the curb!

    Kelly

  2. Lisa:

    You no, that’s exactly why I do these swaps – it gets me out of my comfort zone! Sometimes it takes me a couple weeks to figure out what I want to do …I don’t always have ideas at first either.

    I haven’t gotten back the final project so have not seen any others – I’m sure it will be cool.

    Sorry I don’t know how to make the text bigger!

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