Monday 19 May 2014

A genius octopus...

genius
Hey!

Happy Monday! It's the final week before the half term so it's countdown time to yet another bank holiday - hooray for May, the bringer of bank holidays galore! :)

May is also the time of year where we get stuck into the exam season. No doubt there are a few nervous students cramming for their final exams right now. I'm planning ahead with today's project and celebrating exam success with the help of a Top Dog Dies glasses die.

I used the glasses from the Top Dog Dies Photo Props Die Set to make this cute octopus from Clearly Besotted Stamps look intelligent. So simple to do! The hastag die from Top Dog Dies Camera Finishers Die Set adds that trendy, youthful vibe to the sentiment - well it's as trendy as this gal can be anyway LOL!

I created a quick video to show how I created the tag which involves a masking technique with Distress Inks galore but I'm having a few technical issues with it. I'll have it uploaded here as soon as I can get my resident geek on it!

tips and tricks
  • I'm not even sure that orange octopus/octupi exist! However, I opted for orange as it's a complimentary colour to blue. Check out colour theory for the thinking behind colour combinations. 
  • Hashtags can make give any sentiment a modern, trendy vibe. Perfect for the younger generation!
  • Don't limit yourself to these glasses and an octopus. The Top Dog Dies Photo Props Die Set comes with a variety of props so experiment to see how you can dress up your character stamps with them! 
Here's hoping that this octopus will be swimming its way to a student after exam results. Until then, it's back to the books and back to the revision classes! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by here today!

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Products Used
N.B I've listed some products that are available here as well as across the pond in the USA via Amazon. They appear below as multiples of the same product - just click on the one based on your location. :)

Apologies that the 'genius' stamp was from a Sweet Stamp Shop set that has since been retired. 

5 comments:

Maureen said...

LOL, love the photo booth glasses, Duchess. What a fun card for your students. Fingers crossed they all do an amazing job on exams! I see the summer right around the corner! ox

Sazzle Dazzle said...

Just too cute Aimes ... you always you the cutest images.
Sarah
x

Diane Jaquay said...

hee hee, so cute :)

~amy~ said...

cutest octo ever

WhoMom said...

Adorable! The glasses make him perfect and yes, octopi do come in orange.

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