{"product_id":"how-to-make-your-own-mixed-media-stickers","title":"Trending: Sticker Shock","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I was growing up, a trip to the drugstore would inevitably end with me asking my parents to buy me a pack of stickers. I loved them. I loved putting them all over the place, and I loved just looking at them in their package. Decades later, and not much has changed. I still love all kinds of stickers, so it was only natural that after I saw a few tutorials on making your own mixed-media style stickers, I had to try my hand at it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe concept was simple: Take a blank sheet of labels and cover it with paint, stencils, ink, doodles, and whatever else you feel like. Once complete, you have a sheet full of one-of-a-kind stickers that can be used in artwork, gift-wrap, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI love color, so I wanted to start with a colorful background. I used shaving cream to achieve a marbled look. To do this, spray and smooth a layer of shaving cream in a pan. Add drops of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mixed-media-supplies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eacrylic paint to the shaving cream\u003c\/a\u003e and use a craft stick to swirl the colors around. Press the label sheet facedown into the shaving cream. Lift and scrape off shaving cream with a craft stick. Let dry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStamp, stencil, or doodle (or do all three) all over the label sheet. Don’t over-think this part; the goal is just to get designs all over the sheet. I began experimenting with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-stamps-christine-adolph\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCollage Cube Stamp by Christine Adolph\u003c\/a\u003e and the Coffee Splotch Stencil by The Crafter’s Workshop. Any number of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estencil designs\u003c\/a\u003e would work great for this purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e Note: \u003c\/span\u003eAt this point, one of my sheets looked really ugly as a whole. I even thought about throwing it away. I reminded myself that the sheet wouldn’t be seen as a single page, but as a bunch of individual stickers. I peeled a single label up and actually loved what was on it. As I kept peeling them off their backing, I was fascinated by how each one was so different.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis was a really quick and satisfying project. It’s the perfect way to use up materials left over from other projects. It could also be a great way to test out new supplies. There are so many ways to vary the look of the stickers, including changing the size of the labels used. Once done, there are endless ways to use your stickers. Place them in an art journal, use them to label file folders, swap them with a friend … the choice is yours!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"25%\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/assets\/parts\/christen-olivarez.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"150\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"75%\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc8108;\"\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Christen Hammons is the director of publishing for Stampington \u0026amp; Company and editor-in-chief of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bella-grace\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBella Grace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eField Guide to Everyday Magic\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/somerset-studio\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomerset Studio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c;\"\u003eInterests: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eart, slow food, writing, books, yarn, authentic living\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c;\"\u003eFollow Christen on Twitter: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christeno\"\u003e@christeno\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c;\"\u003e| \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c;\"\u003eon Instagram: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/christenhammons\/\"\u003e@christenhammons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452531269783,"sku":"PROJ-1080","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-1080_1-Making-Your-Own-Mixed-Media-Stickers__14278.1558406098.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793575","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/how-to-make-your-own-mixed-media-stickers","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}