Stampin’ Up’s Silicone Craft Sheet is a great tool that everyone should have in their crafting supplies. Do you have one? It is nonstick, heat resistant silicone mat. It can be used with any of the Stampin’ Up! adhesives. Check out these great ways to use it! Here are five great uses for your Silicone… Read More »
Do you sometimes wonder which black ink you should use when you want to colour a stamped image? Stampin’ Up! have two different black inks. One is their Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad and the other is Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. The important thing to remember is when you are stamping an image in… Read More »
Today’s tip is a short video showing you how to re-ink your Stampin’ Up! ink pad when it starts to get a little dry. All you need with your ink pad, is an ink refill in the same colour and a plastic spoon. Stampin’ Up! have a great range of ink colours which all… Read More »
One way to make some quick, easy cards is to use Stampin’ Up! Note Cards. These Note Cards come in both Whisper White and Very Vanilla. They are a pre-folded card and come with an envelope. They are smaller than a standard sized card so you have less room to fill up, but they are… Read More »
The Stampin’ Blends are a recent addition to the Stampin’ Up! product range. They are artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colours You can see them here. You may wonder, how do I use the Stampin’ Blends? Check out this Stampin’ Up! video showing you how to blend with the pens. As… Read More »
Have you heard about the new Stampin’ Blends? These are new artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colours. Stampin’ Blend Features: Add just the right amount of colour where you need it with the brush tip or fine-point. Each colour (except Ivory and Bronze) has a light and dark shade marker, available individually… Read More »
Fast Fuse Adhesive is a convenient runner style of adhesive. It is stronger than SNAIL Adhesive, so it is great for 3D projects and cards. Here are some tips on how best to use it: 1. Make sure that the tip is sticky before you start. If it isn’t, just gently roll it forward with… Read More »
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 »