Shelly’s Tips, Tricks and Techniques 
Scrap Confusion Reduction(4)
I have all of these stacks of beautiful scrapbook paper. Then I have all of these scraps tucked into the stack. Pick up the stack and scraps scatter across the desk and floor. Grrrrrrr! Papercrafters, do not despair. There is a solution. With the paper still in the stack, place the die on the paper [...]
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Inside and Outside Part 2
You have seen what you can do to provide an easy writable surface on the inside of a dark card base. Now we are going a step further to what can be done to make the interior of your card match the exterior. In card front 1a you see a very simple elegant design. On [...]
Inside Your Card, Part 1
A card base from dark cardstock is very dramatic and elegant, you just need a white or light gel pen to write on the inside. This can be a real problem if you are using those cards as a gift. Gel pens can be a little touchy to write with. I have found [...]
Border Punches and Getting It Square
Measuring to correctly position border punches can be a long drawn out and frustrating process. Here is a way to position those punches perfectly, and as a bonus, how to use a quilt ruler to square up a stamped image or phrase. Using a scrap of vellum that has a straight edges, punch with your [...]
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