Have you tried this?

So, here's my attempt at a "tutorial". This is a little trick that I use to save $ by using my stash rather than buying new alphabet stickers. Have you seen those alphabet stickers that are teeny tiny and you line the little blocks up to spell out your phrase? You get lots in the package but it seems like I always use too many of a few letters then the set is sort of useless. So I created my own using my Creative Cafe rub-ons. Here's how:

Start with:
* A piece of scrap paper in a coordinating color
* Your rub-on (I love Creative Cafe rub-ons but any will do)
* Your rub-on tool
* A good pair of scissors
* Adhesive (Tombo works GREAT for this)

First, rub your image onto the scrap of paper. Then trim around the edge of the image so it creates a thin border. Next, apply adhesive to the back of the in-tact image:



Another tip: apply your rub-on to a piece of adhesive backed cardstock. Then you can skip the "adhesive" step.

Next, turn the image over and snip off the first letter:



and apply to your project. Continue snipping letters off and adhere them one at a time:





Continue this, spacing appropriately in between words, until your phrase is done:



and here is the card that I used it on:



I have used this technique before. I used the Creative Cafe rub-ons with the exact same technique (except I used the adhesive backed card stock rather than my Tombo) on this Christmas card:



On this card I printed a phrase on my computer then applied it one word at a time:



I like this technique because you can use what you already have (tons of rub-ons!) or make up something from scratch (using a really simple program like Word) to keep up with the latest scrappy trends for FREE!

I hope this tutorial inspires you to try this technique. And, please, let me know if you make a project using your own little "home-made" alphabet stickers!!