Hand Made Sticky Labels - Part Two

Following on from yesterdays post, I drew some more characters onto the sticky label sheets and coloured them in with promarker pens.  I've had promarker pens for some years now but not really had a use for them but they are excellent used on the sticky label paper and blend effortlessly.

After colouring in my cute characters I cut them out following their natural outline.

I had so much fun making these and could see it turning into a little bit of an obsession!

Hand Made Sticky Labels

I am a little disappointed with myself for rushing this project through but I really wanted to share the idea with you so here goes!  I love to use sticky labels for gift wrapping or putting on envelopes etc; but have noticed how expensive they seem to be recently so decided to have a go at making my own bespoke labels! 

I used an A4 Universal label (289mm x 205mm) from a pack of 25 used for laser and ink jet copiers and printers.  I started to draw on pictures with a pencil and then going over them with a black pen but this got fiddly as I didn't have an eraser.  It was easier to draw directly with pen onto the paper so that's what I did. 

I think I need to practise this a lot more until I am satisfied with my images and to utilise the paper so as not to leave a lot of white space.  In my haste I forgot to colour in the images too so that will be my next 'thing' to do.  In a bid to be more methodical and organised I may divide the paper up into squares next time and draw within the border of each square.  This would make cutting out a lot easier too!

The ideas are whizzing around at the moment..... you could scan the images and print multiple copies  (with the other sheets in the pack) or photocopy them or if you do not draw you could rubber stamp images onto the sticky backed paper or write words or use different shaped punches to cut out the paper etc..........

I do hope you like this mini 'how to' tutorial of sorts!  Let me know if you try it too!

Have a great weekend!