Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Elegant Old-Fashioned Ladies

These old-fashioned ladies were giveaways on the Two for Tuesday blog awhile back. Since I love this style, I printed and colored a few. I was stumped what to do next, so I set them aside. Just recently I saw them again, and inspiration struck:







I used the Versamark and chalk technique to make the white background less stark:



See those fancy corners? I made them with a corner punch. Here's how:


F
irst of all, make a square medallion with a corner punch. Then cut them in half as shown above.



Next, trim along the inside to match the rest of the shape.



Lastly, cut off the little pieces that protrude and make it look unfinished. Then all you have to do is glue them down! (I used a liquid glue similar to Mono Multi.)

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