Technique – Mica Shapes™ Encapsulation
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This technique is easy, quick and a very nice gift or gift
tag for pretty holiday packages. Because the mica is clear, lights will
glisten through the edges, lighting up the photograph. These ornaments
would be particularly nice as a gift or for a family photograph, or even
individual photos of each family member.
- 1 - Mica Shape™-
Tag
- 3 - Mica
Shape™ - Rings - Small
- Mica Tile™
- Regular
- Perfect Paper
Adhesive - Gloss\
- Rub on letters –
Making Memories\
- Brads – 1 big,
2 small – all gold
- Eyelet Setter and Hammer
- Ball Chain or ribbon
- Photograph
- Scrap of decorative paper
– Cut slightly larger than the photo
- Gossamer™
Paper Scrap – Cut the same size as the decorative
paper
- Delaminate the tag into
two pieces
- Adhere the photo to one
side - photo side down
- Adhere the scrap of decorative
paper to the other side - decorative side down.
- Adhere the Gossamer
Paper™ to the decorative paper. It should frame
the photo.
- Use a small bit of adhesive
to adhere both pieces of mica back together.
- Cut a piece of Mica
Tile™ to run irregularly along the bottom as shown.
- Use rub-on letters to
form a photo caption as shown.
- Use the eyelet punch and
hammer to make 3 holes in the tag and caption Tile.
- One on top, and 2 on the
bottom, as shown.
- Set the brads and use
a ribbon or ball chain to hang the finished tag.
- Use the small Rings as
washers and insert the brads through the tag.
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