It’s Technique Tuesday! Here’s a quick way to create a sepia tone with your stamped images. Get a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock and stamp an image with Soft Suede Ink. Then ink a clear block with Soft Suede Ink and Crumb Cake Ink. Grab your Aqua Painter and begin with Soft Suede first.Continue reading “Creating a sepia tone.”
Category Archives: Product Education
How to stretch or shrink a die.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Have you ever ordered a die and had it not line up with the words that you wanted to use? Do you wish that it is a little narrower, longer, or shorter? Well, let’s learn how to stretch or shrink those dies, shall we? When you are running dies through the machineContinue reading “How to stretch or shrink a die.”
Bits and pieces to make a whole.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Have you ever had one piece from a punch or die set that is too small or just doesn’t seem to fit? Then use it to create a background. Make sure to go off the page and trim afterwards soContinue reading “Bits and pieces to make a whole.”
Spotlighting.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to show you a quick and easy technique called spotlighting. Grab a die, stencil, or punched out piece of scrap card stock and place it on your card front after stamping an image (basic gray used). Then color only inside the stencil (with gray watercolor pencil and then blenderContinue reading “Spotlighting.”
Bunny card for Easter.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today’s creation is this cute, flowery bunny! To create this card here are the steps. Cut a piece of Thick Whisper White Card Stock with a Paper Trimmer to 4 1/4″ X 11″. On the 11″ side score at 5 1/2″. This is your card base. Cut a piece of Terracotta TileContinue reading “Bunny card for Easter.”
Using a charger to stamp.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! I have to give credit to Elissa Powell for this photo. When I saw it I gave a giggle because I have done similar things. Imagine, if you will, that you are finally comfortable in your chair. Everything is spreadContinue reading “Using a charger to stamp.”
Add color to make the texture come out.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Have you ever purchased a product and it was less than impressive? I recently had that with the new embossing folder from the Ornate Garden Suite. I had run it through on a few solid colored pieces of card stock and it just wasn’t hitting me. Then I decided to run itContinue reading “Add color to make the texture come out.”
Making a background from dies.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today is the day I am creating a background from several cut out die labels from the new Ornate Garden Suite. Take a piece of Thick Whisper White Card Stock and cut with a Paper Trimmer to 4 1/4″ X 11″. On the 11″ side score at 5 1/2″. This is yourContinue reading “Making a background from dies.”
When tags become backgrounds.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Do you ever wish you could have one of those elegant backgrounds for your cards? You probably already have it and you don’t even know it. Take a tag, label, die, or framelit and cut it several times to createContinue reading “When tags become backgrounds.”
Adding layers with the new Ornate Layers Dies.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to talk about the new Ornate Layers Dies. When you can’t figure out what sentiment to stamp, don’t. You heard me, don’t. Instead put an extra layer with an opposite image. In the middle is an opposite image in white cut to fit the frame. So before you tryContinue reading “Adding layers with the new Ornate Layers Dies.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 