It’s Technique Tuesday! To use the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint you will need a Heat Tool. You put the paint over what you have stamped or not. It just needs to be where you want snow. Then you heat it slowly to create a 3D effect. Now, here’s the funny part…take your Daffodil Delight Stampin’Continue reading “Yellow Snow”
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Candy Canes for Letters
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Do you remember me saying to look at your products sideways and upside down as well as the correct way? I hope so. Well today we are looking at the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle to make letters. If you wouldContinue reading “Candy Canes for Letters”
If All Else Fails…Bleach It!!!
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to bring back an oldie…bleaching. Our card stock with Stampin’ Up! is dyed all the way through so it makes it interesting when bleaching it. To do this project you will need: For this specific card I took Shaded Spruce Card Stock and stamped leaves on it to resembleContinue reading “If All Else Fails…Bleach It!!!”
How to Get Unstuck
It’s Technique Tuesday! Instead of talking about cards or projects today I want to ask you what you do to get unstuck. You know that creative block that happens? What do you do to get your creative mojo flowing again? Here are some ideas to help you get going again creatively. I hope this givesContinue reading “How to Get Unstuck”
How to Glue Vellum
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to show you how to glue vellum without a trace of adhesive. Take a piece of scrap card stock, silicone mat, or a piece of waxed paper and spread some Multipurpose Glue on it. Then grab a sponge or Sponge Dauber and wipe until the glue is in oneContinue reading “How to Glue Vellum”
All the Same Color is Not Boring
It’s Technique Tuesday! I want to talk to you today about the interest you can bring with all one color. It doesn’t have to be white but in this case it is. I added tons of depth with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder as well as die cut pieces from the new Fitting Florets CollectionContinue reading “All the Same Color is Not Boring”
Using a Die Backwards
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to show you how to use a die backwards. For the Candy Canes Dies there is a striped decorative background plate that I had to figure out how to make an argyle pattern. So I cut the Parakeet Party ones normally making sure to place an Adhesive Sheet behindContinue reading “Using a Die Backwards”
Texture is Key
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to talk to you about texture. This card may not have a bunch of color but it makes up for it with texture and depth. For this card I used the Labels Aglow Dies as well as the Layering Circles to get depth and texture. I also put theContinue reading “Texture is Key”
Borders Aren’t Just for Edges
It’s Technique Tuesday! Do you have an embossing folder that is busy and you don’t know what to do with it? Then use some extra dies to create something else. For this card I used the Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders (specifically the thanks one). I ran it through the Machine with Pumpkin Pie CardContinue reading “Borders Aren’t Just for Edges”
How to Rejuvenate Well Loved Stamps
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today is not so much a technique but taking care of your stamps. I want to share with you how to maintain them. With the photopolymer stamp sets you wash them when they don’t stick any longer. Grab a small container (so they don’t go down the drain), add some warm water,Continue reading “How to Rejuvenate Well Loved Stamps”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 