Showing posts with label Action wobble ATC's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action wobble ATC's. Show all posts

Thursday, July 20, 2023

WAXED STAMP EMBOSSED BACKGROUND WITH WOBBLERS

Action wobblers are a great way to add a little something extra to your atc's or cards. It's been a few years since I've used them in a class so to keep it interesting, I came up with a different background technique to use with the wobblers. I started with a base of Distress Oxide Inks either smooshed or blended onto the background, then embossed a stamped image, then used metallic waxes swiped randomly over the embossing to alter the colours. I found the chunky embossing powders worked the best as they have more of a textural look to them. You can make your own action wobblers as they can be expensive to buy and there are lots of instructions and videos of how to do that if you google it. The advantage of doing them yourself is you can control how high to make the wobbler but the pre-made ones are certainly quicker to apply, simply peel off the sticky bits on both sides and apply it.


"Listen to your heart"


Showing the wobbler in action.


"Dragonfly"


"Dance of life"

"Beware"

"Grinning skull"


"Failures"

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

ACTION WOBBLE ATC'S

This technique is one that really needs to be seen in the flesh to appreciate how they move.  You can buy action wobbles but they are expensive and difficult to get in Australia, so I made my own.  Simply use craft wire (I used 26 gauge silver craft wire), cut about 30cm (or 12") and wrap it around a pencil.  Then cut this into little sections so they look like mini springs, about 4 coils in total.  Punch out two small circles using a hole punch, use double-sided tape (or sticky tape) to attach one of these circles to each end of the spring, then attach that to your image.  Remember to attach the spring central on your stamped image so it balances ok and make sure your stamped image is wide enough to hide the wobble.  Simple!  I like how they look on a white background with some stamping as the cut edges of the stamped image blends really well against the white background, as per "Memory" below.... though the backgrounds work well too.  😃


"Memory"...

"Lazy"...

"Esc"...

"Caged"...

"Bacteria"...
(I used some of the new Pearl Alcohol Inks on the 
background on this one and it's just on plain 
Neenah cardstock, not gloss or Yupo.  Love
the shimmer you can get with these!)