The Stampin’ Trimmer is great for cutting and scoring your cardstock for your cards and other paper-crafting projects, but sometimes you may find that it isn’t cutting so well. It may be time to replace the cutting blade, but other times there is another little tip that may help your cutting blade cut well again.… Read More »
Have you wondered how to easily score a gate fold card using metric measurements and A4 cardstock? Today’s tip will show you how easy it is with the Simply Scored Metric Scoring Plate. Here is a gate fold card. Here in the South Pacific as well as in the United Kingdom, we use metric measurements… Read More »
For this week’s tip, I have a quick video to share with you, showing you a simple way that you can be economical with your cardstock. The big tip is don’t use more cardstock than you have to. Check out the video below and I will show you how I was more economical with my… Read More »
Using a Stampin’ Up! Sponge Brayer is a great way to add some colour to your project. Brayer a little for a light colour or keep braying a lot longer for a darker colour. Here is a card I made which uses the braying technique. Please note: This post has been edited. Originally I had… Read More »
Welcome to this week’s Thursday Tip, how I store my Stampin’ Up! Punches. This is something I shared a while ago, but I thought many of you may not have seen this post, so I thought I would share some of my ideas with you again. The coordinating punches and stamp sets were one of… Read More »
I really like the Everyday Label Punch and there are also two coordinating stamps that are designed to be used with it. Sometimes it looks better to have a contrasting frame around the stamped sentiment to help make it stand out. Here is a double gate fold card that we made at my class this… Read More »
Stampin’ Up!’s Watercolour Pencils (Watercolor Pencils) are great for colouring in a stamped image. Today’s tip is now to use them. There are 13 pencils in the pack and the Stampin’ Up! colours are Basic Black, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Real… Read More »
Masking is a basic stamping technique to create depth. Masking makes it look as though one image is behind another. It involves covering a stamped image so that other image may be stamped over it. The image you stamp first is the one that will appear in the front. The second image will look as though… Read More »
Have you ever tried making a waterfall card? This is a great card to impress your family and friends. This is one of the cards I taught at my class earlier this week. It features the High Tide stamp set. You can also see a more simpler card I made earlier in the week using… Read More »
Today I am going to share two ways you can colour embossing paste. You can use your reinkers or an ink pad. Check out today’s video to see how easy it is to colour embossing paste. Check out all these embossed backgrounds I made. Some are white and others have been coloured. Last week… Read More »
I have had fun using the new Embossing Paste. I must admit, I was a little nervous about using it and I was reluctant to use it, but once I did, I found it easy to use and I wanted to use it again and again It creates some wonderful textured backgrounds. In this post,… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! have a variety of adhesives to make your card making, scrapbooking and paper crafting easier. Sometimes it is difficult to know what adhesive to use and when. Some people prefer tape, like Tear & Tape, SNAIL Adhesive or Fast Fuse, while other prefer a glue like Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This is a personal… Read More »
Today I am going to share with you a spritzing technique with markers. This is a great way to create a colourful background. I made some thank you cards for my customers a while ago using this technique. I gave out all my cards and didn’t get a photo of the finished cards, but you… Read More »
The Stampin’ Write Marker Pens come in the full range of Stampin’ Up! colours – Brights, Regals, Subtles, Neutrals and the two sets of In Colors. I love my ink pads, but sometime using a Stampin’ Write Marker Pen in some situations is better. Today’s tip shows you how you can colour your stamps with… Read More »
The Love Today Planner Kit is a great way to get organised. It will keep you on schedule and give you a creative outlet too! This all-inclusive kit has everything you need to create a customised yearly planner. There’s a refill kit too so you can keep planning year after year! Check out these… Read More »