Here's a fun way to display the Inchies you make or collect . . . an Inchie Arts Inchie Magnet Board! Here's how it starts out:
A 5-inch black powder-coated metal square with organdy ribbon hanger. It's just fine to use like this to display your magnetized Inchies but of course, I wanted to customize mine to match my studio where it will be hanging:
I easily adhered a section of this beautiful Webster's Pages patterned paper (Serendipity from the Sweet Charity collection) that has the same green in it as my walls! I thought it would be a perfect fit to display some floral Inchies that I'll gradually be adding to my collection and sharing with you over the next few months.
Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper glue worked very well to adhere the paper to the powder coated metal. I sanded the edges of the paper and inked them with ColorBox's Chestnut Roan fluid chalk ink.
I found this little bit of bead trim in my stash but it was a yellow/golden color, so I changed it to match my project by airbrushing the beads with Copic marker E27! Some green organdy & satin May Arts ribbon matches the paper and is used to hang the board.
That sweet little "relax" floral Inchie is Karen Lockhart's Itty Bitty Vasestamped with Tsukineko's Tuxedo Black Mementoink directly on to an Inchie Arts White Inchie Square, colored with the Copic Sketch markers pictured below and accented with gold & pink Copic Spica glitter pens:
The white background of the Inchie square was colored with the E00 Copic and then shadowed & outlined with E25. I really like how well the Copic markers blend on the Inchie matboard square -- it's a wonderful surface to work on and the markers don't "pill" the surface of the matboard. The white flowers in the bouquet were colored with Ranger's white opaque pen. "Relax" is a portion of Karen Lockhart's Sit Back & Relax sentiment. I backed my Inchie with Inchie Magnets, so it would stick to my paper-covered metal Inchie Board.
I'll hang this board next to my desk, as a reminder to relax over the upcoming months I know are going to be very busy . . . I hope you'll do the same!
Ooh! How darling! Love this little bouquet...I actually have it and haven't yet used it. But you've sure inspired me! LOL! As always!
Posted by: CherylQuilts at SCS | August 19, 2008 at 01:37 PM
HOLY CRAPOLA, AIR BRUSHING BEADS! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, You rock ART, girlfriend! I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Nicole Anderson | August 19, 2008 at 05:58 PM
How cool and creative way to display your little works of art!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | August 20, 2008 at 08:33 AM
I just have to ask...
who is Cosey Bowers?
Posted by: Pat S. | August 20, 2008 at 05:06 PM
What a great way to showcase your pretty little inchies! This is fabulous!
Posted by: Lynn | August 20, 2008 at 09:25 PM