Got a hot glue gun?

Good Monday morning to you all!

I was playing around with my hot glue gun yesterday, because I had seen a pin on Pinterest about how a crafter had purchased a super heavy duty glue gun in order to make her own stencils.  And that just sounded like a challenge to me!  I wondered if I could do the same thing with my standard, inexpensive hot glue gun.

I created some random shapes on my teflon craft sheet, making sure the lines of glue were thick enough so as not to tear apart.  When they cooled down, I just peeled them up from the sheet.  I thought it was a very easy process!

 

I decided to use the squiggly with the line through it (in the center of the photo above) as my first test stencil.

I laid it onto a #8 manila tag and spritzed it with some Vibrant Turquoise ink spray.

I laid it in the other direction and spritzed with some Fresh Lime ink spray.

I thought it worked extremely well!  I just wiped it clean with a baby wipe and stored all of my new toys in a baggie.

I went on to use my Dotted Flowers stencil and my Mini Chicken Wire stencil with some Broken China and some Black Soot Distress inks.  I also stamped a flower and the "art" from a Studio 490 stamp set (Wildflower Art).  Then I added some flowers, some die cut leaves, some enamel dots, a line of sequins,  and some twine and ribbon.  A simple but fun tag!

I'm so glad I took on that challenge!  Don't you love it when a project turns out just the way you hoped it would?

Enjoy your week, y'all!  Happy crafting!

#8 Manila Tags - Inkssentials Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Ink Spray Dylusions Fresh Lime Ink Spray Dylusions Stencil 5x8" - Dotted Flowers TCW Mini Chicken Wire Reversed stencil Broken China Distress ink Black Soot Distress ink pad Sponge Daubers with Caps Ranger Matte Accents Charcoal - The Twinery

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