Look what I found in my Dorito bag!

Have you ever heard of a pog?

I never really got into them as a kid, but when I found one in my Dorito bag, I fell in love with the cute, blue dinosaur on the front. I wanted to make him into a necklace, so here's what I did:

1. Using my crop-o-dile, I punched a small hole near the top of the pog. It was a bit off-center, but I liked it that way. That way my dino's head could still be completely whole. :o)

2. I pressed the entire pog (dino-side-down) into Versa-Mark ink.

3. I covered the "Versa-Marked" side of the pog with UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel).

4. With the heat setting on low, I used my heat gun to melt the UTEE.

But wait! I noticed that the pog was kind of curling on the sides to give a convex look to the dino. No matter! I just pushed it down with a pin and kept on embossing.

5. I repeated steps 3 & 4.

Again, the pog curls. Again, I push down. This time with less luck.

6. I repeated step 5. (ha ha!)

I give in! Let the pog curl. Hey... actually I like this effect. Yay for happy accidents!

7. I let it cool and I let the UTEE set. Then I added two jump rings at the top.

8. I strung it on a leather cord and rocked it!

YEAH BABY!

One Down, 128 To Go

I have about 129 cards to send. Here's one that I made at work the other day. I am particularly proud of it because of the techniques I used. And I designed it myself!!

I stamped three flourishes in the corner (and one in the opposite diagonal corner) with Starlite Silver ink, then embossed with holographic embossing powder. Next I stamped "Believe" in Blue Chalk Ink and embossed with clear. I added four small gemstones to embellish. To create the mat, I edged the sides of the mat with the Blue Chalk Ink and then embossed with clear. (That was the coolest part!!) I adhered the message with four pop dots. Finally, I finished the bottom right corner with 3 pearls.

Shazam! It's fabulous. Sorry the scanner doesn't do it justice.