Take the Shot

So many fun new dies, I wasn’t sure where to start. But when I saw the new Game Charms charms, with the 8 Ball I knew I wanted to make a pool table with all the balls. I thought using the Photo Collage Pop up would give the impression of the balls breaking.

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I couldn’t think of a quote so I googled golf quotes and I found this. Technically it is a hockey quote from Wayne Gretzky but I thought it would still work.

1a- I die cut all the numbers and letters from black and white using the Mini Alphabet and numbers die set. I like to sort them empty ice cube trays.

B- I also like to write out the quotes, especially if it’s a long one, and add the letters as I go. That way I am sure I have them all done before having to glue them down. I have white letters on black shadows.

C- I added black numbers on to white ball centres.

2a- I diecut all the balls from coloured and white card stock. For the cards that are going to be striped I cut them from the colours and the white. I used the black piece shown to mark where I will cut the pieces of the colours to make the stripes, I wanted them all same size.

B- I assembled the balls as shown. I made duplicates of some so I would have enough for the front and the inside.

C- I used a sponge dauber and grey ink to add shading to the lower left and upper right sides.

D- I used a white pen to add highlights as shown. I find the shading and highlights help the balls like more spherical.