Isn’t it fun when you try something new and it actually works? The first time?! I got my first set of blending brushes yesterday and I tried them out immediately on a simple card I had planned on my craft table. I envisioned a Balmy Blue circle (cold, artic feeling) to show off my Penguin […]
New Techniques
Ice Cream and sprinkles – what better way to celebrate a birthday?
Yesterday I shared 3 Birthday Bonanza triple-fold cards I made for my granddaughter and several nieces (see here). Today’s card is for my cousin’s wife. I cut a 5-1/2″ x 12″ piece of the ice cream cones/candles DSP from the retired Birthday Bonanza DSP. Score the DSP along the 12″ side at: 4-1/4″ (this will […]
How do you attach greeting stick to cling stamp?
I love the new Stampin’ Up! cling stamps! No more inking up a stamp and having to it fall off my block onto my project creating a big mess. But getting the greeting sticker lined on the foam stamp just wasn’t working for me. I found a tip (forgot where, but several demos have shared […]
Simple Stamping…not my usual style
Simple stamping can be fun for everyone. Whether you’re brand new to papercrafting or you just want to stamp a greeting to add to a plate of cookies, we all need ideas for quick cards. I need to remind myself that sometimes “less is more.” Here’s several simple cards created by the Stampin’ Up! artists which […]
Stamparatus now available for preorder!
Stamparatus pre-ordering now open! It’s big news when something breaks the mold and changes everything. The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll wonder how you crafted without it! It’s the best stamp positioning tool on the market to date! You’re going to love it. And now, you can preorder it […]
Technique Tuesday – Kissing Your Stamps
Yes, I know you love your stamp sets, I love mine, too! But I didn’t mean for you to actually kiss your stamps! “Kissing” in the stamp world is a technique where you ink a solid image stamp and then press it onto an uninked pattern stamp before stamping the image. When you do this, this […]
Technique Tuesdays – Rainbow Stamping
Stampin’ Up! has a lot of great Holiday word stamps this year. Rather than just stamping them with Real Red, Garden Green, or another single holiday color, why not create a beautiful rainbow effect all all your favorite holiday colors into one stamp! There are several ways to create this effect, one by using the “Rainbow” technique […]
Technique Tuesdays – Masking, but not the Halloween kind
Did you know that Stampin’ Up! has a youtube library of techniques and card instructions? They are a wonderful resource when you are trying to learn how to use one of the Stampin’ Up! products or use a new technique to create a card. Here’s the latest one on “masking” and not the Halloween kind! […]