New Series using Vellum

New Series using Vellum Happy Friday Stampers – if you are ready for some more ideas then don’t miss my New Series using Vellum that starts today! I decided to see what I could find on using vellum in your card making. I found quite a bit so I was all set with ideas for my new series. I am starting with an easy way to use vellum – tone down a bright dsp or…

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Stencil with colored embossing paste

Stencil with colored embossing paste Happy Friday Stampers – check out the Stencil with colored embossing paste to learn how to color your embossing paste. For the last in the stencil series we will be coloring some embossing paste. When yo want to use embossing paste and have it match the colors of your card it is easy to color it with your reinkers. I wanted a bright fun card so chose to use Daffodil…

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Stenciling on pattern paper

Stenciling on pattern paper Happy Friday Stampers – another fun idea with Stenciling on pattern paper today. This was a fun technique and it was great to stencil on pattern paper. I did have to search for some dsp that had a faint pattern so it would not overtake the stencil design. This is a clean and simple idea and I cold see this being done in a variety or colors. Check out the Stenciling…

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Color blending for a clean and simple card

Color blending for a clean and simple card Hello Everyone – I have two Color blending for a clean and simple card ideas for you today. Playing with color is fun and you can use it to create a color blended element as a background for your card. Choose several colors that go together or a light and dark of the same color and mask off a section. Pull out your blending brushes and just…

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Playing with hand drawn frames

Playing with hand drawn frames Hello everyone – In a recent Facebook Live I was Playing with hand drawn frames and wait until you see the cards I created using this technique. I love finding long lost techniques and playing with them. One idea that I ran across was using a fine line writer to make a frame around your image. The first card used a Paper Pumpkin stamp that I colored. Then I used…

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A fun card with a stencil idea

A fun card with a stencil idea Happy Friday stampers – A fun card with a stencil idea is sure to bring a smile to your face when you see it. There are so many products on the market you can use with your stencils. Nuvo makes an embellishment mousse and I decided to see how it works. I have had the mousse for a while but never opened it. I think I should have…

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