It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are learning about how to get the look of falling leaves using the Beautiful Autumn Bundle. First you will get a piece of scratch Whisper White Card Stock. Then you will stamp the acorn with Early Espresso Ink and the leaves with Soft Suede or Old Olive. Then grab aContinue reading “How to get natural looking falling leaves for autumn.”
Category Archives: Technique
The power of vellum.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today we are talking about the power of vellum. Not only does vellum give texture but it also softens the project to give a frosted look. In this case it does both. For tonight’s card you will need… Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock for your card base. Cajun Craze Card Stock forContinue reading “The power of vellum.”
Curling paper.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! The Take Your Pick Tool was intended to be used to help in picking things up, especially embellishments. But, for today, I want to use the tool to curl paper. In this instance I am curling, much like curling ribbon,Continue reading “Curling paper.”
Fold in half to make three dimensional.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to show you how to create something 3D from something 2D. For this technique you will need the Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set and the Apple Builder Punch. I stamped six pumpkins with Pumpkin Pie Ink and the coordinating stamp. I then used the Apple Builder Punch, folded themContinue reading “Fold in half to make three dimensional.”
Duplicate card with cutout overlay.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I will give you directions for this crazy card. For the card base you will need Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper cut to 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″. On the 8 1/2″ side score at 2 1/8″ and 6 3/8″. Cut out semi circles for the accent portion with theContinue reading “Duplicate card with cutout overlay.”
When leaves become flowers.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Today we are using leaves to make flowers. So grab your Sunflowers Dies and let’s get started. This is a great way to get rid of your scraps. You will need a bunch of scraps from a color family, allContinue reading “When leaves become flowers.”
When dimensionals aren’t enough.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are talking about the new Foam Adhesive Sheets. It is similar in thickness to the Dimensionals except it is a solid sheet measuring 4 1/4″ X 4 1/2″. Both sides have adhesive which makes it easy to stick to card stock, die cut, punch out, peel the backing, and stick.Continue reading “When dimensionals aren’t enough.”
Going to the beach before fall.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I have two cards to teach you. Two! The first card is just like going to the beach but without the sand in places you don’t want to think about and no frizzy hair. The second card is all about the Designer Series Paper and how it can be a borderContinue reading “Going to the beach before fall.”
Using blender pens to float.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I am talking about blender pens. Blender pens are often used with watercolor pencils to blend the scratches of the pencils to make a fluid image. For today the blender pen is going to be used to do what it is not supposed to do…to blur the lines. If you stampContinue reading “Using blender pens to float.”
Playing with shapes.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today we are talking about creating more with the same product. For these samples the Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Oval Dies, and the Stitched Rectangle Dies were used. I took a shape and cut four sizes. Then each of the shapes I cut in half to create the pattern. The base shapesContinue reading “Playing with shapes.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 