Category: Paper Craft
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Embossed Two- Step Stamping
Happy Monday! Thank you for visiting. Today I have a short video about two-step stamping. In it I explain what two step stamping is and how to do it using the So Grateful (B1395) stamp set from CTMH. This technique can be used with many different stamps. Take a look at your collection and see…
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Art Journal Entry – Working Through "Stuff"
White Denim Base With Gesso Last weekend, my family went to California to pay our last respects to my 56 year old cousin and share in her family’s grief. Eight years ago she found out that she had cancer. During that time she celebrated many wonderful things. She re-married, became a grandmother, witnessed one of…
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CTMH Alcohol-Based Markers
Ribbon and Background Mat Colored With CTMH Ruby Set of Markers Recently, Close to My Heart changed their marker formula from dye-based to alcohol-based inks. The new markers are sold in sets of twos, with one lighter and one darker. For this card, I used the new Ruby color. Self-Adhesive Pearls Colored With Markers With…
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Frosted Designs Office Supplies Challenge
Reminder Board For Child Office supply stores are one of my favorite places to visit; on the list just under bookstores. Back-to-School-Time is also one of my favorites because all of the school supplies are on sale. I think a lot of paper-crafters share similar feelings. Which brings me to the challenge from Frosted Designs…
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Background Techniques – Washi and Tissue Tape
Washi Tape on Shipping Tag Washi tape is so much fun to use. It is somewhat transparent and re-stickable. On the tag above you can see the manila color of the shipping tag. Below is a picture of the two different colors of cardstock that the Tim Holtz Tissue Tape was placed on for the…
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Background Technique – Crimp or Corrugate
Crimped Shipping Tag There are hundreds of background techniques for papercrafters to choose from when working on any given project. I am revisiting a bunch of them over the next couple of weeks. Also, I am starting a new page on my blog that is specifically for background techniques. This way the techniques will be…
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Polished Stone Technique – CTMH Inks
CTMH Thanks Stamped with CTMH Black Archival Ink Background Technique Week continues with a third variation of the Polished Stone Technique. Here is a video recap of the different materials and a quick demonstration of the technique using cotton balls and CTMH reinkers: The reason why glossy paper works well for this technique is that…
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Polished Stone Technique With Copic Markers
CTMH Stamps: Treasure Life and Rosy Regards Thank you for visiting! Yesterday’s post was also about the Polished Stone Technique. The main star was Adirondack’s alcohol inks, which offer spectacular results. Today’s post is another way to do this easy technique, but with other supplies. Many of which are likely to be on hand. I…
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Polished Stone – Adirondack Style
Magenta Young Girl Reading Stamp This week is all about background techniques. The first one has been around for years. The Ranger Ink/ Adirondack Alcohol Ink people made it famous, though. It is easy to do and no two are alike. The supplies are minimal and it offers quick results. Later this week, I will…
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Booklet for Tags Tutorial
Booklet Made With CTMH Dakota B & T Paper Happy Friday! Today I have a project that I made for Faithbooking For All, but thought it might be something that could be used for other purposes so I am sharing it here as well. The full tutorial and video are here. Tag Booklet Front Cover…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 