Monday, August 12, 2013

Seashell Charm (summer craft)

Bring the beach to you with this Seashell Charm. This textured seashell is perfect for embellishing handmade greeting cards or other paper crafts. It's a fun summer craft that will remind you of days spent at the beach.

Seashell Charm

Materials:
  • Chipboard
  • Texture paste
  • Sand
  • Paper piercer
  • Brown ink
Instructions:
  1. Take a blank piece of chipboard (already in a shell shape or cut one out)

    Seashell Charm
     
  2. Cover the chipboard with texture paste. You can use your finger, it has the consistency of frosting.

    Seashell Charm
     
  3. Sprinkle the texture paste with sand. Use a paper piercer to draw lines. Sprinkle again to fill in the lines a bit.

    Seashell Charm
     
  4. I distressed the edges a bit with brown ink.

    Seashell Charm
 

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