It’s Technique Tuesday! Have you tried the Stampin’ Blends? These are our alcohol-based markers. For today’s project I colored the sunflower with the light and dark of the Daffodil Delight as well as the Soft Suede. When coloring the center I had the outer ring a bit lighter and the center a touch darker. ForContinue reading “Color the darker part on the bottom.”
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Use paper instead of ink.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today’s technique is to use paper instead of ink. Some days it is hard to get everything together. You’ve ordered what you thought was everything and you forgot the coordinating ink pad. So what do you do? Do you wait another week for it to come in or do you figure itContinue reading “Use paper instead of ink.”
Coloring the background and not the stamp.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today we are talking about how to think opposite. In this case take the Peaceful Poppies Stamp Set and ink the flower randomly to create a background on Whisper White Card Stock. In this case the ink used was Bermuda Bay. Instead of coloring in the poppy I colored in the backgroundContinue reading “Coloring the background and not the stamp.”
Cut it smaller for more drama.
It’s Technique Thursday! Today I am talking about cutting down your mat smaller to have more drama or accent. On this card with the Peaceful Poppies Stamp Set I used the Pear Pizzazz Marker and the Seaside Spray Marker to color the stamp. I then huffed or breathed on it and then stamped on toContinue reading “Cut it smaller for more drama.”
Small punch outs for big looks.
It’s Technique Tuesday! This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit came in and had a bunch of extra punch outs. So I was trying to figure out how to use these bonus pieces. So I figured I would just grab the extras and see what happens. Have you ever done that? Just been creative? Happy Crafting! WithContinue reading “Small punch outs for big looks.”
Creating a sepia tone.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Drips can be art.
It’s Technique Tuesday! By now many of you are probably thinking my closet is clean, I’ve dusted, and finished my pile on my desk…now what? So I thought I would give you something new and easy that even the kids could do. So grab a piece of white card stock, shimmery white card stock, orContinue reading “Drips can be art.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 