Happy Tuesday! Are you getting creative today? If so, grab your favorite dies and try this fun technique called “nestling your die cuts”! Typically after I run my metal dies through the die cutting machine, I throw away the excess paper. But what if we saved those pieces and put them to good use? Here I’ve […]
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Creative Uses for Stamps
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Aug
Aug
Hello cardmakers! How often do you look at your stamps in a new way? Today I have a stamp that is supposed to be used as flowers for a bicycle basket, but instead I used them as corners. They aren’t perfectly straight corners, but I thought they would make a great whimsical frame to house my […]
22
Aug
Aug
Life is full of mistakes, including that “oops” moment when you see that an image you’ve already stamped and glittered doesn’t look quite right. Cheryl from The Rubber Cafe assures us that yes, we can erase! Thanks, Cheryl, for helping us feel better about our mistakes, and helping us along our creative journey! Make sure […]
18
Aug
Aug
Shelley from Technique Tuesday shares an easy technique for creating beautiful florals for use in your papercrafting. Beginning with an easy (and beautiful!) watercolor wash, Shelley takes us step-by-step to quick and lovely watercolor cards featuring Greenhouse Society, a monthly release program that features nature-inspired floral stamp sets. Visit techniquetuesday.com for more information on all […]
17
Aug
Aug
Heather, from Stamps by Judith and Heather, is with us today to share how to color and blend with Tombow watercolor markers. Heather’s step-by-step demonstration shows how to make a darling stamped penguin come alive! Thanks, Heather, for demonstrating those shading techniques! We invite you to check out all the great products at stampsbyjudith.com. #SSBE2016 […]
05
Aug
Aug
Sally Lynn MacDonald from Art Anthology shares some fabulous techniques for resist spraying. You’ll enjoy watching Sally’s step-by-step demonstration of stamping and resist spraying techniques. Make sure to stop by artanthologyinc.com for all their great products, and also visit their blog for lots more creative inspiration! #SSBE2016 #WeeklyScrapper #ScrapbookExpo
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Scored Backgrounds
02
Aug
Aug
Recently I saw a wonderful card by Laurie Willison and it inspired me so much, I wanted to give her scoring technique a try! She stamped her background and then added beautiful score lines with a stylus right over the stamping. I just love how dimensional it turned out. The score lines are so simple, but […]