Bugs, bugs, bugs!
I was creating some background paper last week with the Beetles & Bugs stamp set, and happened to have my pencil sharpener on the paper to sharpen my watercolour pencils. All of a sudden, inspiration hit and I saw a magnifying glass on the paper. I've had a hard time getting started with this stamp set, but the longer I think about it, the more ideas I am having to use it. Anyone who knows me will not be terribly surprised that I didn't use things as intended. In this case, it was the Build It! framelits dies. The magnifying glass was lots of fun to make. With silver paper, I punched out a 1 1/4 inch circle, then centred a 1 1/2 inch punch over the already punched circle to create the frame. Then I punched a 1 1/2 inch circle of acetate and used adhesive to assemble it. The handle of the magnifying glass was cut from the hammer in the Build It! thinlits dies. I just cut off the hammer head and taped it to the lens. The frame for the sentiment came from the Stylish St