A crisp fold on your card finishes it off and gives it that professional look! Today I will share you can can easily do this. There are two tools you will need to achieve a nice, crisp fold. The first is a scoring tool such as a Simply Scored, or a trimmer that has a… Read More »
The Gift Bag Punch Board makes making a gift bag quick and easy! Check out these gift bags that were made with the Gift Bag Punch Board. From left to right are a small, medium and large gift bag. The size refers to the width of the bag. You can choose what height you would… Read More »
This blog post about adhesive. It is something similar to what I shared last year, but I thought it would be good to go over it again at the beginning of the year, especially for those of you who missed it. Hopefully this will help you see the large range of adhesives that Stampin’ Up!… Read More »
This week’s tip will help you with your heat embossing. Heat embossing is a great card making technique and it was one of the first things I learned to do when I started making cards many years ago. When you are heat embossing, before you stamp, make sure you rub the Embossing Buddy over your… Read More »
Blender Pens are a great product to use to colour a stamped image. You can use the ink you already have from your ink pads. Check out the video to see how to use them. Here is the video: Blender Pens come in pack of three and there is a tip at each end. They… Read More »
Matting a sentiment on a card is a great way to help it stand out. Today, I am going to show you how you can do this using the same sized punch as the one you used to punch out your sentiment. The card above has the sentiment punched out with the Label Me Fancy… Read More »
Inking an embossing folder is a great way to make the design of your embossing folder stand out even more! Here is a card with the middle panel which has gone through the Wintry 3D embossing folder with Garden Green ink on it. The leaves stand out in white as the ink has gone into… Read More »
Today I am going to share some tips on using the Sailboat Builder Punch with the Let’s Set Sail stamp set. You can check out the video below too. This simple sailboat card is similar to the black and white version I taught at Coffee & Cards, but I also wanted to make a card… Read More »
Today I will show you how to cut a banner shape. There are punches that do this which makes it nice and easy, but it you don’t have one, you can cut it with a pair of Paper Snips/scissors. Step by step instructions: 1. Cut up in the middle of the bottom of the strip… Read More »
The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is a small portable machine, great for die-cutting small dies and embossing folders narrower than the standard size. There are many dies and embossing folders which will fit through the Mini Machine. Whether you are new to card making and you would love to be able to die-cut… Read More »
Today I am going to share a tip showing you how you can get the right coloured patterned paper to match your card or project. Today I was making a card and I couldn’t find any Designer Series Paper [DSP] or patterned paper in the colour that I needed. I then came up with the… Read More »
Today I am going to share how to frame a sentiment with the same sized punch so the sentiment can stand out more. Perhaps you have stamped your sentiment on Basic White cardstock and it gets lost on the front of the card. If you add some coloured cardstock behind it, it will stand out… Read More »
I love the new Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, but I sometimes cringe when I see a beautiful card but the dry embossed piece has the music up the wrong way. As someone who plays the piano, I find it hard to look at notes when the stems or tails don’t go the right way.… Read More »
Today I am sharing with you how to use Embossing Paste with Decorative Masks. Embossing Paste creates a wonderful textured background. You can keep it white to have a lovely white background or colour the Embossing Paste in any colour you choose! If you use Shimmery White Embossing Paste, then it will have a sparkle… Read More »
Today I am going to share with you about using VersaMark & Embossing Powder with Decorative Masks. This is part three of different ways to use Decorative Masks. The card below shows the Real Red background created with one of the Adoring Designs Decorative Masks from the July – December 2021 Mini Catalogue, and it… Read More »