It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Did you know that you could use ribbon as a background? Instead of using paper or stamps use ribbon. Join me tonight as we talk about ribbons being backgrounds and all the different ways to tie or place a ribbon.Continue reading “Ribbon as a background.”
Category Archives: Technique
Bows, knots, and pleats.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are going to learn about all the things you can do with ribbon. Well, maybe not all. Let’s say some. First you have all the different knots. You have knots for hunters, sailors, and more. The knots for crafters usually are a traditional one or a square knot. If youContinue reading “Bows, knots, and pleats.”
Letting the paper and dies shine.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to let the product shine. For the first card I have let the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper do all the heavy lifting. The marbled background paired with the peony colored with our Stampin’ Blends (Magenta Madness and Just Jade used) makes for a marvelousContinue reading “Letting the paper and dies shine.”
Pieces and parts make a whole.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Sometimes you have to cut up a large stamp into pieces and then re-create it. I am calling this my eclectic picasso sunflower. It’s also another way to show off the new In Colors! Have you ever created something similar?Continue reading “Pieces and parts make a whole.”
Using dies as the centerpiece.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are talking about letting the paper and dies shine through. Stamping doesn’t always have to be the center of attention, right? So today I am taking the Perfect Parcels Dies and picking that one detailed border die that I seem to never use. It was always too short or tooContinue reading “Using dies as the centerpiece.”
Sometimes easy is what you need.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Sometimes you just need easy to get you through. I love that Stampin’ Up! provides easy all the way up to as complicated and advanced as you can think. Well, after doing deliveries all day and needing to get some cards out in the mail I figured let’s do easy. So IContinue reading “Sometimes easy is what you need.”
When a flower becomes a sport.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it not intended! So I posted a card yesterday for the technique post. I talked about how to make monochromatic cards pop. And then I realized I had Wednesday’s post done also. I had cut the sunflower in such a way to look veryContinue reading “When a flower becomes a sport.”
Raise it to see it.
It’s Technique Tuesday! If you want a monochromatic card but want to see the last detail raise it. Add some depth to see the different layers. For this card I used an outer mat that was also white and raised it with Dimensionals. Then I did an inner frame embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3DContinue reading “Raise it to see it.”
Dividing papers and punches.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today is the day we have tutorials and a video for how to divide your monotonous patterns and how to use the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. For starters you can use a thin piece of ribbon or paper to divide a pattern and break it up. This card uses the InContinue reading “Dividing papers and punches.”
Paper as ribbon.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Today I want to talk about the texture of things. When you use an embossing folder not only can it be a full background, but it can make things look like something else. For example, this piece of Crumb CakeContinue reading “Paper as ribbon.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 