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2017 is all about the awesome world of scratch art!
Have you caught the trend yet? Bet your kids have!
In these new Scratch & Create books, you’ll etch and scratch your way through delightful, unique illustrations with the specially designed stylus we provide. This innovative approach to relaxing with art gives armchair sketchers a new collection of projects, with no artistic knowledge needed! These are self contained stress FREE books!
These fun lettering kits come with everything artists need: three lettering stencil sets, one set of ornament stencils, 16 scratch sheets, each with a unique, and colorful background which will show through the design and a stylus to scratch with! Yup- everything you need is right here IN the book!
We were sent Scratch & Create Hand Lettered Life to check out, and I have to admit, I think I had more fun with it than Miss Grace! Click on over and check out a video preview, then come back:
Fun right?
Here on the pre-printed sheets you can see how you can unveil as much, or as little as you want! I do recommend tearing the pages out to work, as getting into the crease of the book can be a bit hard. The stylus is very easy to use, with a slant tip for broader strokes on one end, and a regular pointed end on the other for fine lines and dots. I love how it snaps back into its holder, making it very portable!
Here you can see some more closeups of the stencils and pages. The only bad thing about the book is there is no envelope to put your punch outs from the stencils. You can use them to trace around as well, especially if you are combining designs, it can be easier to use the punch outs on top of one another, versus the whole sheet. Miss Grace and I are still debating whether to make holiday designs or sayings! The page size make them perfect for framing, or putting on a small canvas as well. This is another set that would be a super birthday or Christmas gift!
Looking for something to send with some drama and fun attached?
We got you covered too:
Both of these Scratch & Create postcard kits come fully stocked with one stylus, like the one in the previous lettering books, to easily allow you to remove the silver color ink coating from the front of each postcard. Each booklet contains three different lettering stencil sets, a set of ornaments, and 16 scratch sheets. Check out a video to see how much they share with their larger cousins!
We were sent the Scratch & Create Wild Garden booklet to check out.
As you can see, the design is there for you, so you have an idea of what you will see, but no idea on the color. Miss Grace and I actually thought these would be more fun to SEND, undone and let the sender scratch off with a coin or other stylus, to see what fun art you sent them, like these:
These would be great for kids to give and receive, and would make fun stocking stuffers for kids of any age! We highly recommend them for gift giving this year!
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