Today I am going to share about the Stampin’ Trimmer. This is a great tool for both cutting and scoring. I have shared a few different things about it in the past, but I thought I would put it all together in one place. Here are some features of the Stampin’ Trimmer: * It… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Tips On Using The Stampin’ Trimmer »
Today’s tip is on how to use the Simply Scored. This is a great Stampin’ Up! tool for scoring. The main board is imperial, but it also has the option of a metric plate so you can easily use metric measurements too. The Simply Scored is a complete system for flawless scoring. Now you can… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Use The Simply Scored Scoring Board »
The Triple Banner Punch is a useful punch to use. This week’s tip is a video showing you how to use the punch. Initially, when I saw this punch I thought that I could just create a banner with scissors, but using this punch and being able to layer it, is so much easier and… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Layer With The Triple Banner Punch »
I am excited to share about the new Stampin’ Up! “Take Your Pick” tool. It is a multipurpose pickup and precision tool which simplifies meticulous tasks. This is what it looks like: Here is the tool being used with the putty end to adhere some sequins to a card. The tacky putty end… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: The New Multipurpose Pickup & Precision Tool! »
Do wonder which cardstock to use when you are watercolouring? When using water you need to have cardstock that can absorb the water without effecting it. Today I will share with you the two best Stampin’ Up! paper/cardstocks to use when watercolouring. Stampin’ Up!’s paper/cardstock for watercolouring. Watercolour paper: It absorbs water to keep the paper flat… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Which Cardstock For Watercolouring? »
The Stampin’ Up! stamp cases can be used for more than just keeping stamps in. They are great for storing all sorts of other Stampin’ Up! products. It makes finding what you need so much easier. Did you know there are three different sizes? I use the full-wide stamp cases to store my envelopes and… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Great Uses For Three Different Sized Stamp Cases »
The Simply Shammy is a reusable stamp cleaning cloth that makes stamp cleaning effortless. Just add water, then wipe stamps on or with the shammy. It is a durable, thick shammy which easily cleans ink from narrow grooves. There is no lint, no chemicals—just clean! The ink will stain shammy but it won’t transfer to… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Cleaning With The New Simply Shammy »
Today’s tip is on how to make sure you ink pads never run dry! It is very frustrating if you are making a card or project and you go to stamp something, but then you find it doesn’t stamp so well because the ink pad is starting to run out of ink. Or perhaps you… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Making Sure Your Ink Pads Never Run Dry! »
Today’s tip shows you how to be economical with your cardstock when die cutting. Here is the card I made. The Rich Razzleberry piece of cardstock is a matting behind my main stamped piece of card. Once the stamped piece is adhered onto it Rich Razzleberry piece you can’t see most of it, so… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Economical Die Cutting With Your Cardstock »
I love the new Pop of Petals stamp set which coordinates with the Four-Petal Fower punch. The petals are a different shape so there is a trick to knowing how to get the punch to fit the stamped flower more easily. Check out this video showing you how to mark your stamps so you know… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Use Four-Petal Flower Punch »
Today’s Happy Birthday card was created with a Stamparatus hinge technique. It was one of the cards the ladies who came to my Open Home Event last weekend were able to make. The Stamparatus is a great new innovative, placement stamping tool, that makes lining up your stamping so much easier. It features in the… Read More: Stamping Straight With The Stamparatus Hinge Step Technique »
The Stamparatus is a must-have tool for all stampers. It helps you perfectly align stamp images, stamp multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, and get complete ink coverage. It was created by stampers for stampers, so it has all the features you want: * Compatible with red rubber and photopolymer stamps * 2… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Five Things to Know About the Stamparatus »
This week I have some tips to share with you regarding using and storing markers and blends. By theses pens I am referring to the Stampin’ Write Markers and Stampin’ Blends. Firstly did you know that it is best to store these pens flat and not store the standing up, otherwise all the ink goes… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Using & Storing Markers & Blends – Video »
Some of the current Stampin’ Up! colours are retiring, 13 colours in fact, plus the 2016-2018 In Colors (except for Flirty Flamingo – which is coming back). Even though Stampin’ Up! won’t be selling these retiring colours anymore, if you like them, you can still keep using them. You may like to stock up on… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: Keeping Retiring Colours Alive! »
Knowing the right metric measurements to score and cut A4 cardstock will make card making quick and easy. You can get two cards from one sheet of A4. Check out this video and see how easy it is to do. I shared this over a year ago, but some of you may not have seen… Read More: Thursday’s Tip: How To Score & Cut A4 Cardstock To… »