It’s Sale Saturday! On Tuesday new coordinating dies begin to sell! This is awesome, especially if you don’t like cutting stamped items out by hand. More information will come on Tuesday. Sale-A-Bration is one third of the way over. If you feel like signing up and giving Stampin’ Up! a test drive don’t wait! TheContinue reading “New coordinating dies on Tuesday.”
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Gated inlays.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I am showing you how to create this card. Here are the instructions. Cut Thick Whisper White Card Stock to 4 1/4″ X 11″. On the 11″ side score at 5 1/2″. This is your card base. Cut Blackberry Bliss Card Stock to 5″ X 3 3/4″. Run through die cutContinue reading “Gated inlays.”
When dies line up with paper.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! You know how I usually talk about how a product is used in a weird way. Like how a heart becomes a hershey kiss or a poppy center becomes a crown. I remind you to look at things sideways, upsideContinue reading “When dies line up with paper.”
To get a different look make it inlaid.
It’s Technique Tuesday! To get a different look make it inlaid. When using the Painted Poppies stamp set and coordinating dies make them inlaid. Instead of having a detailed flower sitting on top of your card that could rip or catch think about cutting out a space for it to lay evenly with the restContinue reading “To get a different look make it inlaid.”
Creating a background with punches.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today is the day we cut out a bunch of dies or punches to create a background. I took the focal point of the card which will eventually be a snowman and created an entire background with that in mind. I punched about six from the snowman builder punch. Then I adheredContinue reading “Creating a background with punches.”
When a sharpie is your best friend.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today’s technique is more of a tip. When using your Heirloom Frames Dies and Embossing Folders take a sharpie to them. Take the embossing folder and run your cut card stock through it. If it is lined up perfectly then, before you move the card stock, grab a sharpie. Take the sharpieContinue reading “When a sharpie is your best friend.”
How to offset the same paper.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to ask you have you ever really liked a certain color or pattern of paper? You want to use it all the time but it often gives your card or project all the same look. Nothing seems to stand out. Well, then offset it. Take your background and yourContinue reading “How to offset the same paper.”
When veins are a good thing.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are talking about veins and the fact that you want to see them. Yes, since it is fall it is all about leaves. Some of our dies cut and also emboss at the same time. The sample used here is from Nature’s Root. First cut the outline or frame ofContinue reading “When veins are a good thing.”
Pulling apart an image.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Do you remember me saying look at your product not only the correct way, but also upside down and sideways? Well, today is no different. Today I am pulling apart a leaf from the Seasonal Layers Dies. This maple leaf often is too big for me. But a few simple cuts withContinue reading “Pulling apart an image.”
Mini curvy boxes, bells, and more!
It’s Tutorial Thursday! I know it’s August but around here it’s beginning to look like the fall and Christmas. Or maybe I’m just hoping for cooler weather. For today I am showing you the new mini curvy boxes and they even have bells on. 🙂 The tag is colored with our Stampin’ Write Markers andContinue reading “Mini curvy boxes, bells, and more!”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 