Resist Techniques *B2B*

By: Karyn Campbell, Artistic Guide
I thought that I would explore a few resist techniques for my blog week here.  It is an easy way to add some “wow” factor to your cards with very few supplies and falls into our Back 2 Basics theme too!
Let’s start with Glossy Crayon Resist. Most every stamper has these [...]

Found Art: Junk Drawer Hardware

Finished card size:  4.25″ x 5.5″
 

 
Supplies:
Stamps:
Hardware such as screws, bolts, nuts, electrical caps
Paper:
Light Yellow, Ivory (Worldwin)
Ink:
Timber Brown StazOn ink pad (Tsukineko)
Other:
Markers: (Copic)
   G24, Y11, B34
Chloe’s Closet buttons and flowers (Making Memories)
Glue (Aleene’s Tacky)
Crochet thread or other fibers
Directions:

Using a light cardstock and StazOn ink, randomly stamp the screw, bolt, nut and electrical cap images onto the [...]

Embellishments *B2B*

by: Nancy Thaut, Artistic Guide
 
Embellishment is defined as:  a decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
There are many embellishments out there we can purchase to make our cards stunning such as: rhinestones, stickers, flowers, brads, clay, glitter etc., but we can also use items that have no cost.
The card shown here  uses [...]

Cleaning rubber stamps

Have a stamp that is terribly ink stained and it is making you crazy? Here is a simple, and often good way, to clean up your stamps:
Place a folded paper towel in a paper plate and soak it with Simple Green. (properly diluted according to the directions) I will often pick up the stamp and [...]

November Guest Artist – Kevin Nakagawa

The Value of Value
by Kevin Nakagawa
In my work, I’m always attempting to communicate several things with visual tools. Color is always a strong element within a composition but my focus is primarily on something even more basic. Color can be broken down into the visual components of:

Hue (the color)

Intensity (relative brightness)

Temperature (warm/cool), and

Value (relative light [...]

Too Busy Dusting

Throughout the Color Conversations with Darlene Domel DVD, Darlene’s wit and humor just gets better and better.  Darlene’s little tips for using large background stamps, what product to use to get ink off your fingers, how to save money and more, are some of the best tips I’ve heard in a long time.  The best laugh [...]

Dusting Can Be Fun?

Darlene Domel, in her 2008 DVD Color Conversations, shows how any stamper can become an expert at dusting and taping. Of course, the DVD (from StampLand Chicago) is all about stamping and not housework. Darlene herself says, “I am so not a domestic goddess.”
The dusting in the DVD is all about color dusting, a technique [...]

The Watering Hole (Blog)

Follow our trail, stopping frequently at the Watering Hole to enjoy the landscape of weekly tips, challenges, card sketches, and new products that we find to share with you. Our Guides will share something new and exciting with you every week. You will want to be sure to check back every week to see what new trail [...]