We can use different materials as a way to highlight elements within a design. Here, I used vellum to create a 3D element from out of the stamp. You will need the Folk Art Garden stamp set for this card. To do this, stamp your design twice; once onto vellum and once […]
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Welcome Back: Simple Square Card So, our streams restarted 4th Jan 2022 on a new schedule. You will be able to see us live every Tuesday and Friday at 11am on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. There are also going to be some fun new things coming up; such as the […]
A different perspective: This project is all about looking at designs differently. It is easy to be lulled into the security of thinking “Oh its a tree stamp, and that means roots/ground is at the bottom and the tip is at the top”. However, we can stretch our stamps further […]
Sketchy, textured or broken image stamps all look fantastic when combined with masking techniques. There are a number of masking products you can use to achieve this but I tend to stick to paper based products when working with inks. There are two approaches: positive and negative we shall call […]
Natalie shows you how to use minimal water to intensify a colour to make your watercolour pop. Using an intense background colour will add depth to your design and bring your subject to the foreground. One of my favourite samples from October is this bookmark card featuring Numerology and Beauty is in the […]
An easy way of colouring your cards quickly is multi-colour stamping. To do this accurately, you need a good quality stamp platform so you can stamp in exactly the same place. I also keep a cotton bud handy to clean up any excess ink. Simple multi-colour stamping To start with, […]
Distress Ink and Distress Oxide pads give us a really easy to use for of watercolour that we can use to quickly add form and dimension to our stamped images. This project is all about working with one colour, and focusing on the differences between oxides and inks.You will need: […]
The new and improved Foil Shield is finally here and is looking great. It has been a long wait to finally get the improved Foil Shield to a point where it is now ready for commercial sale. It seems such a long time ago when I first launched this as […]
Today we are making and using embellishments using your ScanNCut to make beautiful Autumnal cards. I have used a background that I created using Tim Holtz Distress Mica Stains; some 300gsm Papermill Direct All Media card; white and orange card; a pre-folded card blank, and some left over foam board. […]
Our internet is now back on track so we will be streaming at 8pm tonight (UK time) with much delayed goodies. Join us for some paper pricking fun and a few catch up bits and pieces. With the internet now back at full capacity, members projects for June are now […]