Digital Pin Exchange - February 2018 Edition!

I think I mentioned the Metal Rim style of the Enamel Builder wasnt working for me.

 

Of course I already deleted the photoshop file but I'm pretty sure I used the palette listed earlier. The second gold one on the top. It looks a lot brighter on my Pin though - maybe the gold color of the enamel made it pop more?

 

I don't have Photoshop, so I've been experimenting with getting the enamal pin look in my software. Thank you @Dalis for your feedback on my experiments. Here's one I'm submitting for the exchange based on one of my snowdrop drawings.

 

Last minute pins: next month I'll start earlier.

 

I'm so impressed with you ladies that make this work in your non PS/PSE programs - darling pin Angela!

 

This is my first time playing with the enamel builder. Here's my contribution for the month. Thanks for the tutorials and all the info; very helpful.

 

Okay, got home from emergency house/pet sitting to finish one girl, wheee. I tried for a range of hair, eye and skin colors. Drop me a message if you'd like a specific combo (I can do a few requests and upload em next month). The metal rim upload was just in case someone wanted to import the png and play for themselves. If you do, please please let me know, grin!
Also a few of the dragon/alien/thingy ones and something to represent what I've been doing off and on since Feb 1. (tired sigh) Something that never seems to end.

 

Hi all - I am close to having some done in PSE, which I am still trying to figure out. What is the deadline again? I may need to wait until next month's batch.

 

Totally forgot about pins again this month. I am hoping next month isn't so crazy hectic and I will be able to get some good scrapping time and pin making!

 

sneaking mine in here for Feb ...

 

Too cute, Jenn! My sister would love those!

 

aww, thanks! real ones ... or the pins (is she a scrapper too?!)

 

Jenn- I LOVE these so much! And they match some of the BYOC coming out tomorrow really well!

 

@jenn mccabe Both! She absolutely loves succulents and cactuses, and grows them. She's not a scrapper, but she always loves looking at our enamel pins, she thinks they are amazing, just like we do!

 

@GlazeFamily3 you are right on that! thank you! and @Chippi I *try* to grow them - mostly I kill them. LOL. I wish there was a way we could make these into real pins!!!

 

@jenn mccabe I have thought about that. If we print them on shiny photo-paper, then cut them out and glue them to thick cardboard, then attach some sort of fastener, boom! A realistic looking pin! Well, that's what I've thought of anyway, haven't actually done it, haha.

 

If you do ... we will need photos! @Chippi

 

I know not to link offsite places so you have to put this together yourself....I had no idea about pins and this article really helped me from a design standpoint.
sketchbook dot com /blog /how-to-make-enamel-pins/

ohhh, just cruised a few sites that make Faux enamel pins using shrink paper
Hmm, can one print on shrink paper?