I haven't done any emboss resist for a while, so when I saw a card recently, it prompted me to get the out gun and try it again! Heat gun that is!! What fun! I must do some more of these soon. Hard to resist!! Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue (WM 1176990, CM 118598, page 26…
This card is just elegant in it's simplicity. Stamp Set: Serene Snowflakes (115438, page 26 Holiday Mini 2009), Four the Holidays (116921, page 19 Holiday Mini 2009) Card StocK: Whisper White, Brushed Silver (102935, page 159) Ink: Versak Mark Embelishments: Silver Embossing Powder (109131, page 188), Organza Ribbon (114319, page 183) I stamped with the Versamark and…
Remember when we used to wear pleated skirts? They were SO beautiful. I'm sure they will come back into fashion one day. I found this great tutorial on Paper Pleating here. And, of course, I had to try it!! Stamp Set: Short & Sweet(115060, page 137) Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper…
We're really winding down toward the end of Technique Tuesday. We've done a whole year of techniques. I really want to thank my gals for sticking with me!! Watercoloring is a fun and easy technique! Now I'm NOT an artist. Have you every said that? But I FEEL like one when I watercolor! We used…
I had quite a time figuring out "U" and "V". But I came up with some fun items. For "U" we used the Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen. This pen is SO fun to use and adds such a wonderful addition to your creations. I had some older pens and they wouldn't work very good. So…
I found this fantastic technique on Splitcoast Stampers and just had to take time out to learn how to do it. At first it was a mystery, but, as the author said, it was a snap after trying it out!! You can find the directions here, and the gallery of examples here. Since the tutorial…
I had a fun challenge this last weekend. We were to make these Origami Folded Wreaths. So, while having fun I made up a tutorial!! I would love to see if you make these – so many choices of beautiful designer papers. Here's one and then the tutorial and more samples Front and back……..
Yesterday was Technique Tuesday. I really worked the girls, but we did have fun!! We started out with "S" and I chose Shattered Glass This was fun for me as I had never used the Glassy Glaze Embossing Enamel. Here's the card we made Stamp Set: To You and Yours (111706, page 45) Card…
November Technique Tuesday was "Q" for Quilting and "R" for Rock 'n Roll I had such fun chasing down quilting ideas Here's the card we did in class and click here for a wonderful tutorial This card is approximately 4 1/2" square Stamp Set: Little Flowers (109389, page 94) for center flower Card Stock: Whisper…
I'm sorry I've not posted for the last month and a half. I've been taking a Blogger's Bootcamp from John Sanpietro, Stamping is my Business. I have learned SO much and that is why I'm starting a new blog on a new service. To get started, I'm going to go back to our October Technique…