Handmade stickers

 

 November 8, 2020 

 I am making stickers these days. I keep thinking up; noticing and hearing sayings that I could use for the stickers. Possible papers, and paintings catch my eye for backgrounds. 

Years ago, I bought a sticker maker on sale intending to use it in my classroom but never did find the time to use it in class. Now, being retired, gives me time to use it. It is a simple machine called a Create a Sticker, Max, by Xyron. I have been enjoying the process of creating some custom stickers. 

This sticker is from an acrylic painting that I made last year. I wondered if canvas would make an acceptable sticker material. So I tried it.  I think it works pretty well. I used one to stick to a plastic lamp and it is staying on quite well.

Just a few months ago, my friend, Carole sent me a text giving me the above advice. I wrote it down and used it on a sticker. The marker was a Tombow Fudenosuke. The drawing was done with Tombow water-based Dual Brush pens.

I like to use sayings from people that I love. It is more meaningful that way.

Sometimes I use scrapbooking paper. I have so much of it from years of scrapbooking.

Here is part of the painting canvas that I cut up. 

This one is for my granddaughter who shares the love of bugs with her dad. These are water bugs. 

My daughter made the background of this sticker. She was playing with acrylic paints and learning about color. She said I could use it for stickers.

My granddaughter is the perfect age to love friends to come over and play at her house. She just started school. That is what inspired this sticker.

So imperfect and hand-made. I don't want them to look like they came from a machine.

Someday I want to sell them. Don't know how yet.