Tips: Using the Genius Die Cut Platform

Claudine’s Art Corner has a product review for the new Genius Platforms, this system for die cutting machines is magnetic so your thin metal dies will stay in place and not move around! For more tips on how to use …

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Technique: Color Washed Background

Say “Hello” to my little friend! The Fat Cat Stampers had directions for making a bright color washed swipe background, perfect for summer tags, cards and scrapbook pages.

-Heather…

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Technique: Coloring Stamps with Ink Pads

Annie Rose sure makes pretty cards! And over on Annie Rose Makes Things she’ll show you how to color in your stamped images using Distress Inks and a Blender Pen for a soft watercolor look.

-Heather…

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Tip: Embossing on Buttons

Dress up those plain old buttons with some stamping and heat embossing, Your Next Stamp will show you how.

-Heather…

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Tips: Cutting Detailed Dies

I’m seeing more and more intricate and detailed dies for paper crafting and sometimes it can be a little hard to get a perfect cut with them. Christine at Card Maker Connections has several useful tips like using wax paper under the die for …

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Techniaue: stamp with distress paints

Wow, these cards are real works of art! Jill Foster used Distress Paints from Tim Holtz  instead of stamping ink directly on her rubber stamps to get this fabulous effect. Find out more on her blog Inspired By.

-Heather…

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technique: resist with dies

Here’s another cool way to use your die cuts that I can’t resist, use them as a resist for a card background. The All in an Inch blog has details on how to do this technique along with a lots …

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The Lifestyle Crafts blog has a really cool idea for using detailed die cuts, use them as a stencil instead of a die cut. Using a pen you can trace the design instead of cut it out, how clever!

technique: stenciling with dies

-Heather…

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Technique: Recessed Stamping

Lots of stamp companies are now offering matching dies to go with their stamp images so you don’t have to cut around it out, just die cut it. The My Favorite Things blog has another way to use these same …

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Technique: Embossed Paper Edges

Add just a touch of heat embossing to the edges of your paper for a unique card look, Maile Belles at Simply Stamped will show you how.

-Heather…

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tip: cut your own chevrons

Chevron patterns are super trendy right now, they are popping up all over the paper crafting world in stamp designs, stickers and pattern papers. Here’s a cool way to cut your own chevron shapes from cardstock that I came across…

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Technique: How to Use Perfect Pearls

Add a little shimmer and shine to your stamped cards by using Perfect Pearls. Find out how to over at the Capture the Moment blog.

-Heather…

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Tip: Die Cut Shapes with Paper Scraps

I know we all have tons of those little scraps and snippets of pretty pattern that kills us to throw away! Here’s an excellent idea on the Papercrafts blog for using those little pieces together to make pretty pattern die …

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Tip: Stencil Card Background

Beate at the Fresh and Fun blog has a neat way to make your stencils pop, she inked up the arrows for a background and them traced them with a thin black marker. I love the cool modern look!

-Heather…

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Project: Accordion Card

This adorable bear card has a surprise, untie the ribbon and the bear pulls up on an accordion fold card, how cute!! Find step by step directions over at the Lili of the Valley stamps site.

Project: Accordion Card

-Heather…

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