My Jar of “eyeballs” started with the large white circles side of the Old Olive sheet of Polka Dot Parade DSP. I stamped the other side (white polka dots) in basic black with the jar stamp from Perfectly Preserved, and cut it close to the outside stamped line (fussy cut).
I flipped it over to the other side and with a sponge dauber and whisper white ink, I pressed it into each large circle, with a little twist.
Next, I had to find a “retina” image for the eyeball, basically a few small concentric circles. There is a small flower in the “Lacey & Lovely” stamp set that has the perfect image:
I inked the center with Rich Razzleberry marker and pressed the stamp with my fingers (Yep, no clear block!) Using this method, I stamped the image on all of the white circles, sometimes in the center, sometimes near the edges.
Now I had to find a black center for the eye! The smallest punched dot I could find was from the Owl Punch! (see those teeeeeny tiny dots at the bottom of the picture?) I squeezed a dot of crystal effects to the center of each retina and, using a straight pin to pick up the black dot, pressed it into the crystal effects. I set this aside to dry for a few minutes.
The final step for this part of the jar is to squeeze a larger dot of crystal effects over each eyeball, spreading to the edge of each circle.
This has to dry for at least 8 hours – preferably overnight. I hope these look like eyeballs as much to you as they do to me!
Next up: A Jar and a Label (Day 5)!
Until then…Keep Calm and Find Yourself a Rubber Stamp!
