So I discovered this popular "Painter's Tape" Technique. Can't get enough of it. It's SO fun. We made this card at our club meetings in January You can purchase painter's tape at the dollar store for $1 – duh!! It's fun to use to get different background effects!! Just place the painter's tape over your…
My Stamp of the Month for December is Backyard Basics – and it's been fun working with this set – something different that holiday cards!! One technique I found that I absolutely fell in LOVE with is the "Inlay" technique. This technique is so cool because it has "faux" dimension, but is a very…
I saw a beautiful card on Facebook and just had to try making it. It's called Faux Iris Twist. Love the way it turned out I will share the recipe and then give you a little tutorial Stamp Set: Six Sided Sampler (130953 W, 130956 C, page 125) Card Stock: Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper…
Here are a few more samples of the Bubble Wrap Stamping….. It's not easy to see, but this is really a stunning card – Alanna Wharf shared this card and technique in Fiji – just LOVE how it turned out Stamp Set: By the Tide (131910 W, 129120 C, page 77) Card Stock: Crumb Cake,…
This was another technique I had never seen and never done – what fun – using bubble wrap – every card turns out different and it's such a fun technique. Some cards I used the clear embossing with VersaMark and ink and some I didn't – fun to try different things!! Here's the card we…
I promise this is the last post – but had to share three more - on this one I used the Stripes Embossing Folder for the background!! Stamp Set: By the Seashore (132582 W, 126532 C, page 76); Express Yourself (Hostess Set 130336 W 130339 C, page 205) Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Shimmery White (101910,…
Yep – as you can see I went a little crazy with my samples – but they were SO fun to make….. I used the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder on this card and I LOVE the way it turned out. In real life, it's very shimmery with the shimmer paper – hard to see in a…
It was such fun using all the different embossing folders for the Wax Paper Resist Technique. I will say the ones that cover the entire card front work best Here's one where I used the Honeycomb Embossing Folder Stamp Sets: By the Seashore (132582 W, 126532 C, page 76); Express Yourself (Hostess Set 130336 W…
As part of the "Swap and Share" in Fiji a few demonstrators shared some fun techniques. I was able to share these in my Technique Tuesday class this month. The first was Wax Paper Resist. This is a very old technique, but with a new twist – shared by France Martin Can you see the…
So THIS was fun as I wanted to make the dress from the Dress Up Framelits in two colors!! Love it! Stamp Set: Sweet Essentials (126455 W, 126457 C page 140) Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper (124005, page 160) Ink: Melon Mambo Punch: Scallop Trim Corner (118870, page 183)…