KERYN CAMPBELL - Tutorials

Omitting part of an image using an Ink Pad

2012-01-30T08:50:00.001+13:00

This was one of the cards we put together at a recent class. The instructions told us to stamp and colour the full image then cut out around the clock piece and adhere to the whisper white cardstock circle. It would have been a struggle for the beginner cardmakers.

One form of omitting that I think most of us use is to ink just the pieces we want on an image with Stampin' Write (brush) markers, but what do you do when you want the image to still be stamped in Stazon Jet Black ink.

Here's the solution that we used: -

This is what the complete stamped image looks like.

To remove the hello I covered it with a piece of sellotape (sticky tape). I used removable tape but it doesn't need to be. Ink your stamp as usual with the tape in place. Make sure you remove the tape before you stamp your image.

For the card above the ladies at the class stamped their image like this, coloured it using Stampin' Write Markers and punched it out with the 2 1/2" circle punch. No cutting involved.

I hope this helps you get more use out of your stamped images.

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Using the Pillow Box Die

2011-11-22T09:45:00.001+13:00

One of the quickest & easiest little gift boxes to put together is made with the Pillow Box Bigz Die that works with the Big Shot and other Die Cut systems.

I've chosen to cut my pillow box from a 6"x6" piece of Nursery Nest designer series piece. You can use a smaller piece of paper but I find this size gives you a bit of safety room.

I've found to get good strong creases in your Designer Series Paper (DSP) it's a good ideas to place a sheet of cardstock underneath the die as a shim before running it through the big shot.

After running your paper through the Big Shot.

Crease the two fold lines with the Big Shot place adhesive on the tab and fold in to close the pillow box.

Now is the time to fill the pillow box. I just fitted six Hershey's kisses in mine. You can see it bulging a little bit.

If you wish you can make a tag. I've used the Baby stamp from the Easy Events stamp set in Marina Mist ink, sponged the edges and punched out the image with the 1 3/4" circle punch then mounted it on a 2 3/8" Scallop circle punched from Marina Mist cardstock. I've used the largest hole punch on the Crop A Dile to punch a hole for threading the ribbon through.

I find that placing a bit of adhesive on the back of the pillow box and sticking the ribbon to it keeps the ribbon in place when tying it round the box. I've used a piece of Marina Mist Scallop Dots ribbon.

Thread your tag onto the ribbon and tie at the front and you're finished.

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Stockings Tag Punch

2011-10-24T12:19:00.002+13:00

Stitched Stockings Christmas Card and Hints for Using the Stockings Tag Punch

Here are a couple of projects I've made up using the Stitched Stockings stamps and punch.

A quick and easy Christmas card using the jumbo texture stampin' around wheel in Marina Mist and Night of Navy.

Here's how I made it: -

Fold A5 Marina Mist cardstock in half and ink the jumbo texture stampin' around wheel with marina mist cardstock and run over card blank.

Layer a piece of 50x143mm whisper white cardstock on to 55 x 148mm Night of Navy cardstock and then across centre of card base.

Stamp three stockings in Marina Mist and three of the detail stamp in Night of Navy. If you move too quick and get smudges like I did not to worry as we'll be punching them out.

You can see in the photo that the stocking shape in the punch is on an angle. This means you will need to cut not to closely around your stamped image before placing it in the punch.

Now punch around all your stockings and embellishments and assemble your card.

Here's another version of the card above using the Confetti background stamps and adding a greeting using Teeny Tiny Sentiments and the Word Window Punch.

Think of all the other colour combinations you could use, as well as adding a bit of glitter or texturing the centre white panel with a crimper or textured impressions embossing folder.

Christmas Idea Notebook

I've covered a notebook with designer series paper and embellished it with the stockings and punch as well as the woodgrain background stamp in tempting turquoise and real red. I often manage to shorten my notebook covers when covering so the scallop edge rectifies that mistake.
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Dying White Ribbon to Match your Projects

2011-09-26T09:52:00.000+13:00

This was a trick I learn't and used a lot as a very new Stampin' Up!® demonstrator but as I got more into the business and could afford to have more colours of ribbon on hand I haven't had the need to dye white ribbon to match my projects.

I used it at a workshop last week and had a great response to the budget angle so thought I would share it with my blog readers as well.

Now that I'm back up and running with You Tube I'm very interested in topics you would like to see covered in my tutorials. Please leave me a comment below.

Basic Cardmaking using Limited Supplies

2011-07-06T10:31:00.000+12:00

plus some tips and tricks to make making lots of cards at one sitting a lot quicker and easier.

I love sending cards and it beautifully ties in with my love of making them but sometimes I want to send more than I have time to make. This is where keeping it simple and moving from my office into the lounge with limited supplies works really well. I also used this opportunity to use up scraps of In Colour cardstocks, cutting them into 9.9cm square and 3" square card bases.

These were the supplies that I had: -

- cut, folded and creased card bases

- whisper white card scraps

- matching classic stampin' pads

- fast and fabulous and teeny tiny stamp sets

- word window punch

- big shot and perfect poka dots textured impressions embossing folder

- stampin' dimensionals, stampin' sponges, paper cutter, sanding block, snail adhesive, bone folder, stampin' scrub.

One way to quickly fill up a blank space is to add dry embossing using an textured impressions embossing folder and the Big Shot. To only emboss the front of the card turn the embossing folder in a landscape direction and align the first row the polka dots along the centre fold of the card. Still keeping the embossing folder in a landscape orientation run through your Big Shot as usual.

Two step stamping is a very quick way of getting the look of a coloured image using only two stamped images.

My favourite Two Step Stamp Set at the moment is the Level Two Hostess Set fast and fabulous. Here I've stamped the solid flower in the lighter 'Blushing Bride' ink and then stamped the matching outline image over the top in the brighter 'Melon Mambo' to match my card base.

Trim leaving approx 3mm around the image. I like to sponge the cut edges to match the card base.

I use Stampin' Dimensionals or foam tape to stick my image down onto the embossed card base. The foam moulds around the textured surface.

To add a greeting I used the 'thank you' stamp from the Clear Mount Teeny Tiny sentiments stamp set. When working with clear blocks and tiny stamps like these ones I place my stamp down on my work surface and then press the block down onto the stamp. I find it stays put much better if I attach them this way round.

Stamp your image, punch out with the Word Windown punch and assemble your card.

This is one of the 3" square blanks in Poppy Parade and Pear Pizazz. The same as the bigger one but without the dry embossing due to the smaller card size.

Another version of the smaller sized card: -

I trim most of my stamped images using a Fiskars Paper Cutter and aligning the edge of the blue bar right on the edge of the image on all sides placing the last cut edge on bottom edge of the trimmer to keep it square.

The 'whisper white' cardstock from Stampin' Up!® has a high cotton content and so takes ink really well but this always means that cut edges can sometimes be a bit fluffy, like mine in the photo. If this happens I easily got rid of the fluff with a sanding block and/or flicking colour on to the edges with a stampin' sponge.

Adhere your trimmed image to a larger piece of card for your mat.

Using the same technique as the one I used to cut around the image I cut the Pear Pizazz mat using the white edges as my guide.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Three ways to use Big Shot Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets

2011-05-29T12:22:00.000+12:00

This wrapped Chocolate Bar project uses Multi Purpose Adhesive sheets in three different ways.

1. Adhere to back of cardstock/fabric etc etc to create a self adhesive die cut.

Cut your 12x12 Adhesive sheet to fit your cardstock. It needs to be exact as any overhanging adhesive will end up on your die or cutting plates. Peel the top cover off your adhesive sheet and attach to the back of your cardstock. Run through the Big Shot die of your choice.

I now have fancy shaped self adhesive die cut strips using the Tasteful Trim die.

2. Use it to adhere layers together before running through the Big Shot.

I'm using a 6x6 square of Adhesive sheet to stick a 6x6 square of designer series paper to some backing cardboard to give it more strength.

Peel the backing paper off the adhesive sheet and stick to the backing cardboard. As the glue is tacky I find it helps to run a brayer or something similar over the adhesvie sheet before removing the top layer.

Remove the backing sheet and adhere the Designer Series Paper then run through the Big Shot as usual. You will need to use a steel rule die as this paper sandwich is quite thick.

3. Creating Stickers from already punched or cut shapes.

Peel back an edge or corner of your adhesive sheet revealing the tacky glue. Place your shape on the glue.

Recover the glue and shape and use your finger or a bone folder to push the shape into the glue. Try to only rub on the shape or you'll end up with stringy glue attached - ask me how I know.

Choose from the pieces you've cut and glued, add a greeting and decorate your chocolate bar.

Supplies I've used -

- Chocolate Bar - Fundraising Size
- Paper - Crumb Cake Cardstock 15x16 cms, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Cardstock sized to match dies and punches used, Designer Series Paper Pack In Colour
- Curly Cute Stamp Set
- Peach Parfait Classic Stampin' Pad
- Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets, Big Shot, Blossom Party and Tasteful Trim Dies, Crimper, Scallop Oval Punch, Sticky Strip & Snail Adhesive.

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Inlaid Embossing

2011-05-24T14:08:00.000+12:00

In the Big Shot world, Inlaid Embossing seems to be the thing of the moment. I've finally got my hands on the 'Square Lattice' embossing folder and I'm enjoying being part of the trend.

But this time something different, I've created Inlaid Embossing to fit in the window section of my Stampin' Up!® handbag and had to emboss a piece of card double the size of the textured impressions embossing folder.

Here's what I did: -

Gather together: -

- Big Shot Die Cut Machine with Cutting Plates and Multi Purpose Platform

- Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

- A Selection of circle punches

- Your base card I used Whisper White

- A selection of card scraps in the colours you want to use - I used Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum & Marina Mist

- Glue Stick

Cut a mixture of different sized circles from your cardstock scraps. I punched some as rings by punching a smaller circle then lining up the punched piece of card in a larger sized punch as shown above and punching again.

Using a glue stick or another wet glue adhere your circles in a pleasing pattern to your card base.

Before your glue has time to dry place your base card inside the embossing folder, as my card was larger I embossed one side at a time, and run through your Big Shot as normal using the multi purpose platform with no tabs.

I then carefully placed the unembossed section of my card into the embossing folder carefully lining up the embossed edge of the card with the start of the raised section of the embossing folder.

And here it is with only a slightly raised line in the middle to show that it was embossed in two pieces.

I'd love to see what you make using this technique.

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Try Something New - Cutting Balsa Wood with the Big Shot

2011-04-11T11:30:00.000+12:00

I often experiment with new ideas. This one I saw being demonstrated by Emma Parkin-Wilson at the Stampin' Up!® Wellington regionals this year so I knew I was pretty safe giving it a go.

Warning: - Only try this with a Big Shot using Sizzix Originals and Bigz dies. They need to be steel rule dies to cut anything other than paper or cardstock.

I used: -

- Sissix Big Shot and Blossom Party Originals Die

- 1.5mm thick Balsa Wood, Scraps of Pacific Point Cardstock & Blueberry Crisp DSP

- Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, 2 way glue, stampin' sponge and pacific point classic ink pad

I cut my balsa wood using my Craft and Rubber Scissors to approx 7x7cms to fit to largest flower on the Blossom Party die.

Cut a multi purpose adhesive sheet and scrap of dsp to 7x7cms and stick the dsp to the balsa wood.

Run through the Big Shot using the cutting plates and the die in the usual fashion. You may have to ease it through a little bit.

Place your scraps of cardstock and DSP over the flower parts in the die that you want to be cut and run through the Big Shot in the usual manner. This is a great way to use up scraps and not waste full sheets of cardstock etc.

I sponged the edges of the DSP to hide the edges of the balsa wood and to make it stand out a bit more. Then I used 2 way glue to stick the pieces together so when attached to my handbag in the picture at the top there wasn't loose pieces to get caught and bent.

Please leave me comments with any question you have and I'd love to see links to any projects you've made using this tutorial.

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Big Shot Project using Cork Sheet and a Disposable Baking Dish

2011-04-07T09:22:00.000+12:00

I am having a fantastic time at the moment trying out all the materials, other than paper and cardstock that the Big Shot is able to cut. So far I've tried polar fleece, aluminium drink cans and today's tutorial uses thin cork sheet and a disposable alumimium baking platter.

This project uses: -

Big Shot with Fancy Favour Box and Blossom Party Dies

(When cutting materials other than card/paper only use the Steel Rule dies (Originals & Bigz Dies)

Crimper

Thin cork sheet and disposable aluminium platter from bargain store

Old Olive and Cajun Craze Cardstock

Mini Glue Dots & Sticky Strip

- Cut the raised sides off the aluminium platter and cut the inside section along with the cork sheet and the old olive cardstock to fit the Blossom Party die. Run these separately through the Big Shot and put to one side.

- Take cajun craze cardstock slightly at least 10cm square, I used a larger piece and run through the crimper.

- the crimped sheet will come out bowed. Put it to one side and it will have settled back into shape by the time you need to use it.

- cut a sheet of Old Olive cardstock 14cm x 29.7 cms using the Fancy Favour Die and the extended cutting plates. Goodness knows how I managed to get that colour in the photo.

- assemble box following score lines using sticky strip.

- cut your crimped piece of cardstock to 7.6cms x 8.3cms and attach to the front of your box. Don't worry if it goes on slightly crooked like mine and embellishments will hide most of it.

- put your Blossom Party pieces together to work out a pleasing combination then attach them together using mini glue dots.

- cut a strip of left over cork sheet, mine is 1.3cms wide and attach across the centre of the box then attach your embellishment in the centre.

All done! Please leave me a comment with any questions you have and I'd love a link to your creations using my tutorial.

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Simple Box to fit 6 10cm Square Gift Cards

2011-01-22T17:35:00.001+13:00

After creating a number of 10cm x 10cm Gift Cards I needed a box to put them in. The original box was this one made in Marina Mist with Old Olive and Real Red Accents.

Then this is the one made in Elegant Eggplant with Garden Green and More Mustard Accents that I created while filming the video.

Please contact me if you have any questions?

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How To Use Builder Wheels

2010-12-25T20:47:00.000+13:00

Here's one of the cards that we made at my 'Welcome to the Summer Mini' evening on Wednesday.

For the ladies that attended it was the first time they'd been able to see how the Stampin' Around Builder Wheels worked.

For all of you who couldn't be there I've filmed a You Tube tutorial showing you how builder wheels work: -

I hope that helps you see how to use the builder wheels in your projects.
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Don't Throw It Away

2010-11-30T09:52:00.000+13:00

Making a new batch of Thank You cards yesterday there was, as always, one that didn't go quite as planned but rather than throw it away this is what I did:

This is my Thankyou card design for this month: -

This time I was using up scraps of 'Lap of Luxury' designer series paper. I'd done my stamping and punching and most of my sponging.

The next step was to sponge the 6.5 x 6.5cm scrap of designer series paper and attach the whisper white square to it. Sponging is one of the best times to get ink on your fingers.

After almost throwing this piece away and a great deal of muttering I hit on an idea. Why not use a scrap of cardstock to make a leaf. I found in my scrap drawer a piece of already embossed concord crush cardstock and punched out a large oval shape. This is the result.

I was so pleased with the result I made a couple more cards with the leaves.

Quick and Easy Cards - Let the Paper Shine

2010-11-30T09:50:00.000+13:00

Sometimes it's necessary to make a bulk lot of cards quickly. They need to be simple but not boring. This is a time when you want to let the gorgeous Designer Series Papers shine through.

Here's how I put together the 13 cards I managed to make today while fitting in a whole morning at Chipmunks with Cameron and babysitting my four year old nephew in the afternoon. They had to be quick and easy.

Choose the Designer Series Paper sheet you want to use. You can get nine cards from one 12x12 sheet. Add two cardstock colours and a neutral. I've used Jolly Holiday DSP with Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla Cardstock.

I cut my DSP sheet into nine pieces 100x143mm sponged the edges and stuck it to the centre of an A5 Old Olive piece of cardstock.

Add a 10x143mm cardstock strip across the centre to break the DSP into two pieces. You could use ribbon if you wished.

Finish your card with the greeting and punches of your choice. My Merry Christmas greeting is from the 'Contempo Christmas' stamp set.

Here are my nine cards all packaged up with envelopes in packs of three ready to go to the Kindy fair. I also added some Thank you cards as a fourth pack.

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OOPS reinked your Classic Ink Pad with the Wrong Colour

2010-11-30T09:47:00.000+13:00

I have managed to successfully reink my Pear Pizazz ink pad and this is how I did it: -

This is not something you want to try with an old and well used ink pad as it does take a bit of time. As my ink pad was very new it was worth the effort.

Hold your Classic Stampin' Pad under a cold tap until the water runs clear.

Leave in the sun to dry.

Reink your classic ink pad with the correct refill this time. I ran lines of ink across the pad until it was all filled. It took about 1/2 a bottle of ink.

Stamp an image, I used the a solid image just to make sure, to check that your classic stampin' pad is completely inked. I used the whale from the 'Animal Tales' stamp set.

I hope you never have to do this, but if you do, you now know how.

Glitter Panel Cards

2010-11-03T15:54:00.000+13:00

I've been having a great time this week being reminded, by Sue Madex, of a technique I tried many years ago. I've always liked adding glitter to a card and preparing for Christmas is such a good time to indulge in glittery activities. Beware this is one technique where you can't help but wear your dazzling diamonds for the rest of the day.

To create the glitter panel you need the following: -

Whisper White or Very Vanilla Cardstock
Stamp Set of your choice
Heat and Stick Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink Pad
Dazzling Diamonds
Heat Tool

- I stamped my very vanilla cardstock using Tree Trimming Stamp Set and Jet Black Stazon and Real Red Classic Ink.
- Cover the entire cardstock square with versamark ink. As versamark ink is pigment ink there is no chance of the classic ink smearing.
- Liberally coat the versamark covered cardstock with Heat and Stick embossing powder and heat with heat tool. Once the powder turns glossy stop heating if over heated it loses it's stickiness.
- Cover the now sticky cardstock with dazzling diamonds and give it a quick blast with the heat tool to set the glue.
- Embellish as you choose to finish off your card.

The supplies for my card are all Stampin' Up!®: -
- Stamp Sets - Tree Trimmings, Occasional Greetings
- Paper - Newsprint DSP, Basic Black and Very Vanilla Cardstock
- Ink - Versamark, Jet Black Stazon, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
- Punch - Designer Label
- Accessories - Basic Black Satin Ribbon, HodgePodge Hardware, Mat Pack and Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Sponge, Paper Snips, Paper Cutter, Bone Folder, Snail Adhesive and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Quick and Easy Thank You Cards

2010-11-03T15:47:00.000+13:00

Made using the 'So Many Thanks' al a carte stamp set, that is included in the demonstrator starter kit, the fancy flower and 1 3/8" circle punches and the Designer Series Paper In Colour Hostess Gift, this is my Thank you card for customers from now until the 30th November.

Here is a video to show you how I made it: -

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Christmas Tree Decorations Using Matching Stamps and Punches

2010-10-05T16:58:00.000+13:00

I'm able to film videos again in natural light now it's Spring in NZ and the sun's come out. Enjoy!

I'd love to see your take on the instructions in my tutorial. I've set up an album in my Facebook business page so that you can show me your decorations. Leave me a comment so that others visiting the page can pop over the see your hard work as well.

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Using Designer Series Paper to Choose Cardstock Colours

2010-09-27T08:34:00.000+13:00

I actually got some cards made while I was away at Stamp Camp mostly because I'd put together some kits before I left home. I used left over Designer Series Paper as the starting point for my colour combinations.

When I had my cards laid out I could see that I had used a pattern to choose the colours to put with each of the different paper designs. Here's what I did:-

I chose a piece of DSP that measured 47mm x 95mm.

I then decided whether bright whisper white or a more muted very vanilla neutral cardstock would set off the paper best. With the bright colours in this paper I chose whisper white.

For my base card I chose the dominant colour in the paper which is 'Bashful Blue'. It's so handy that Stampin' Up!® has used it's cardstock colours in it's Designer Series Papers as well. For the mat colour and the ornaments I decided to pick the least dominant colour in the paper and that is 'Pumpkin Pie'.

Put together using Pumpkin Pie as my ink colour and the 'Contempo Christmas' stamp set with the matching ornament punch, here is my card.

Applying Rub Ons to a Glass Jar

2010-08-11T13:31:00.000+12:00

I'd been having a bit of a tidy up in my office and in the process unearthed a lot of ribbon scraps that I'm sure will get used one day. Perhaps they would if they were in a container on my desk in view.

So I found a jar in a cupboard washed off the label and gave it a good clean and dry and decorated it. I wanted decoration where I would still be able to see the ribbon inside so rub ons were a great option.

Here's how I did it: -

Being an almost square jar it wasn't quite as hard to hold it still as it would have been with a round one but I still used a tea towel to keep it in place.

Choose the image you want from the full sheet or rubons and trim round it and it's backing sheet.

Carefully remove the backing sheet without touching the back of the rub on and gently press the rub on in position on the glass jar.

Use the popsicle stick that came with the rub ons or a bone folder - I prefer the bone folder - rub over the rub on image. When it looks like it has stuck to the glass gently peel the top cover back. If part of it hasn't stuck place it back and rub again.

Build up the design of your choice on your jar.

Cover all the sides and the lid.

Add ribbons or as a gift idea, chocolate, shortbread, etc, etc.

I'd love to see what you've made using this tutorial, please leave me a comment with a link to your project.

Basics Video - Using a Crop A Dile to Set Eyelets

2010-08-10T16:54:00.000+12:00

After using the traditional eyelet setting tools with a hammer, spring loaded eyelet setting tools which all have their place I've found that my favourite go to tool for punching holes and setting eyelets is the Crop A Dile.

I hope this helps you use your crop-a-dile or helps you to decide whether the Crop A Dile is the eyelet setting tool for you.

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Loathe Colouring but Love Cutting

2010-07-29T11:12:00.000+12:00

Then Paper Piecing might be the technique for you.

I've thrown together a very quick step by step tutorial using different coloured cardstock to colour the truck from the 'Loads of Love' two step stamp set.

I first stamped the truck in 'Night of Navy' classic ink on white, going grey & taken with teal cardstock. Then I cut right around the white image.

Deciding it just wouldn't work stamping the image on black cardstock for the tyres I coloured those in using a Black Stampin' Write Marker.

I cut around the Taken With Teal Image, cutting away the wheels, the window and front head light. While cutting away the window I accidently ripped the top piece of the frame so haven't been quite as precise in my cutting as I would normally have wanted. I used Two Way Glue to attach the taken with teal image over the white one.

From the Going Gray image I chose to cut out the wheel arches, bumpers and hub caps and attached those over the truck image using two way glue again.

Adding a Taken with Teal Cardblack some Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock for the road a bit of sponging in Going Gray classic ink and a greeting from the 'Basic Phrases' stamp set and the card is complete.

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Video - Alternative Use for the Scallop Square Punch

2010-06-11T17:35:00.000+12:00

I thought it was a good idea to show you another way, apart from punching scallop squares, to use your scallop square punch.

See the reverse scallop border on this penquin card. It was punched using the scallop square punch.

Watch the video to find out how: -

Please leave me a comment if you have any questions or if you have any ideas for future videos you'd like to see.

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DSP Christmas Bauble

2010-05-12T18:55:00.000+12:00

While discussing am upcoming workshop the hostess asked if I had any ideas for baubles she could use as gifts for a Mid Winter Christmas party she's planning. After searching my photos and tutorials I found that the one I use most often and is the easiest to put together was the one I didn't have any photos of.

So for Vicky and anyone else who is planning a Mid Winter Christmas party here are the instructions for a DSP Bauble. I did not invent this design and I can no longer remember where I saw it first. If it is your idea please let me know.

There's not much in the way of supplies or tools needed for this decoration: -

- 8 strips of Designer Series Paper - 1"x4" - I used Bella Rose DSP

- Crop A Dile or other hole making device

- Length of ribbon to match your paper tied in a loop. - I used 6mm Chocolate Chip Grosgrain

Place your DSP in a pile with alternate patterns up and punch a hole in each end in approx the same place.

Thread your ribbon through one hole and back through the other.

Use the ribbon to pull your paper strips into a C shape tying a knot at the top to hold it in place.

Fan out your paper strips to form a ball shape.

You can get four of these decorations out of one piece of 12x12 double sided paper and 54 out of a pack of designer series paper more than enough to decorate a Christmas tree.

I hope you enjoy these decorations and get lots made for your Mid Winter or End of Year Christmas celebrations.

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Technique Video - Quilited Top Note Card

2010-05-10T08:52:00.000+12:00

I'd admired these cards an the blogs and websites of North American demonstrators so when Stampin' Up!® made the Top Note available in New Zealand it was one of the first dies I bought and this was one of the first cards I made.

I hope you find my video instructions helpful: -

Please leave a comment if you have any questions. I'm always interested in hearing about techniques or tips that you'd like to see video. Leave me a comment if you have any to suggest.

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Basics Video - Images Inside and Out

2010-04-26T15:39:00.000+12:00

Here's a video tutorial to show you how I make sure the aperture I cut in the outside of my card is in exactly the right place to show the image stamped inside.

Please leave me a comment if you have any questions about the technique shown in the video.

I'm always interested in ideas you may have for future videos please also leave me comment and let me know about those.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Unstick your layers

2010-04-26T15:33:00.000+12:00

Paula Dobson told me of the success she'd had using the left over tape from the glue dots to take cards apart without damage. Here's my video showing you how to do it. While it looks quite clumsy it has the desired effect of saving layers that were stuck together incorrectly.

I'm always looking for video topics to film for you. Let me know if there's a technique or product you'd like to see featured on one of my videos.

If you have any queries about this technique please leave me a comment.

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Faux Bow Tutorial

2010-03-23T20:25:00.001+13:00

TUTORIAL FOR ‘FAUX BOW’ USING JUMBO GROMMETS

I personally find bows incredibly difficult to tie nicely. This technique gives the look of a bow without having to actually tie one.

The trick to getting away with not tying an actual bow is to have another decorative way of holding the ribbon together. I’ve chosen to use Jumbo Grommets but you could use designer brads or any other embellishment that will get the job done.

This tutorial uses the jumbo grommets found in the current Stampin’ Up!® Summer Mini Catalogue up until 31 March 2010.

Step 1: - Cut ribbon to a length slightly longer than double the size of your finished bow. I want my bow to be approx 5cms long so have cut my ribbon at 12cms. Make sure the ribbon chosen is slightly wider than the diameter of your chosen embellishment. I used chocolate chip 1” double stitched grosgrain ribbon.

Step 2: - Stick ends of the bow together to form a loop. I just used my Snail Tape Runner and placed one end over the other. It only needs to hold into the grommet is attached. I wouldn’t use sellotape as it would be another layer to have to force the brad through.

Step 3 – Gently push the prongs on the brad through the centre of the ribbon loop.

Step 4 – Use the side of a bone folder flatten the prongs.

Step 5 – to use my embellishment on a card I have cut a square of Windsor Knot Designer Series Paper and stuck the ends of my strip of ribbon to the back of paper.

Step 6 – Position your faux bow over the ribbon using Sticky Strip or other strong adhesive.

Step 7 – I finished my card by mounting my embellished DSP on a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock and on to a Sage Shadow card base. Your can use any greeting to finish it off. I’ve chosen to use initials using the Big Deal Stamp Set and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.

Please leave me a comment with a link to any faux bows you include on your projects. I'd love to see what you come up with.

Leave a comment or EMail me with any queries you have.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Watercolouring Using Stampin' Write Markers

2010-03-23T20:14:00.000+13:00

Use your Solid Stamps, Stampin' Write Markers and a spray bottle to create watercolour images.

Here's the card that I made in the video.

If you have any queries about this technique please leave me a comment.

I'm always looking for video topics to film for you. Let me know if there's a technique or product you'd like to see featured on one of my videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Ribbon Tying

2010-03-23T20:09:00.000+13:00

Before becoming a Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator I tried to tie ribbon round cards with beautiful bows like the one's on cards in books and on the web. Mine were disasters, I'm all fingers and thumbs. This is the technique that I was shown and that I now like to use to give the impression that the ribbon is tied right round the card without all the hassle.

Thanks to Nicole Derendorf for the inspiration for my card.

If you have any questions about anything in the video or if you have ideas for techniques you'd like me to show you how to do on my future video please leave me a comment on this post.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Masking

2010-02-28T13:53:00.000+13:00

I've created this simple, bright and colourful flower card to show you how to use masking to make one image look like it is behind another. Very useful for putting leaves behind flower images.

and here's the video to show how I put it together: -

Please contact me if you have any questions about masking. Also leave me a comment if there's any other products or techniques you like to see explained in a video tutorial.

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New Video Tutorial - Using Stampin' Write Markers to ink your stamps

2010-02-28T13:48:00.000+13:00

One of my favourite ways to use my Stampin' Write Markers is to ink only part of my rubber stamps or to ink the ink in more than one colour.

In this card I've used Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Markers to ink the tools in the Totally Tools set without the words to create a background.

This was one of the cards on offer at my $2 Valentine's Card Making Day.

Here is the video showing how to make the background for this card using Stampin' Write Markers.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Please leave me a comment and let me know about any topics you'd like to see covered in my future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Opening & Closing Classic Ink Pads

2010-02-08T10:27:00.000+13:00

Some things as a demonstrator come second nature but can be a little confusing when you're handed your first order about two weeks after the workshop.

One of these is how to open and close Classic Stampin' Pads.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Please leave me a comment and let me know about any topics you'd like to see covered in my future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Repairing Classic Stampin' Pads

2010-02-08T10:23:00.000+13:00

This video shows you how to repair Classic Stampin' Pads when a bit of brute force has left them in two pieces. Usually it's never the owner of the ink pad that causes this damage.

Luckily there is a quick and easy fix.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Please leave me a comment and let me know about any topics you'd like to see covered in my future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Reinking Classic Ink Pads

2010-02-08T10:18:00.000+13:00

This video shows how to reink Classic Stampin' Pads when you're not getting a clear and crisp image using a particular colour, usually your favourite. For me the most reinked pads in my collection are Chocolate Chip and Old Olive.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Please leave me a comment and let me know about any topics you'd like to see covered in my future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Matching Stamped Images & Punches

2010-02-08T10:15:00.000+13:00

This Stampin' Up!® basics video shows you how to use Stampin' Up!® sets and punches that are designed to work together.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Please leave me a comment and let me know about any topics you'd like to see covered in my future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Circle Scissors Plus

2010-02-08T10:12:00.000+13:00

A lot of the videos showing how to use the Circle Scissors Plus focus on cutting circles from Stampin' Up!® cardstock. Two of my customers, Cathryn & Elsie asked if it would cut photos and heavier weight cardstock. Here's my video showing you that it can.

Excuse the abrupt end to my video. My camera ran out of memory and as everything had gone according to plan up until then I decided it was time to finish. All you missed was me saying I'd also had success cutting circles from DSP backing cardboard and cereal boxes.

Please contact me if you have any questions. I'm always interested in new ideas for tutorial videos so leave me a comment with any topics you'd like to see me cover in future videos.

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Stampin' Up!® Basics Video - Sponged Edges

2010-02-08T10:08:00.000+13:00

Here is the video showing you the techniques I use for colouring the edges of neutral cardstock.

I noticed in the video that you can't see the detail on the finished card as well I would like so here is a better picture for you.

Please contact me if you have any questions. Leave me a comment if you would like to see a tutorial video on a particular topic.

How to Assemble Your Brand New Stamps.

2010-02-08T09:49:00.000+13:00

With Sale A Bration happening and hopefully that meaning that brand new stamp sets are arriving at your place, I decided it was a good time to revisit my favourite techniques for mounting the new die cut stamp sets and the older ones that need trimming.

Here's the video: -

Leave me a comment and let me know what you're thinking of my video series. Are there any topics that you would like to see me cover, techniques, product FAQs etc, etc?

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Border Punch Basics

2009-12-14T11:14:00.000+13:00

Stampin' Up!® have two border punches in their current Idea Book and Catalogue. Both work the same way. The one I'm using in my tutorial is the scallop edge punch.

I've cut a piece of pacific point cardstock to 105mm. The width of a standard folded A5 card. This is my finished size. I've centred the cardstock in the punch using the marking on the sides of the punch.

Push down the punch lever, I use the base of my hand, and you have a scalloped bite cut from the centre of your cardstock.

Line up your punched scallops over the silver shapes on one end of the punch and punch.

The scallops are joining up perfectly.

Do the same with the other side.

I've also scalloped a narrower piece of Parisienne Breeze Specialty paper in the same way. You can save the offcut to use in your project.

Here's the finished card. Because I started from the centre on both pieces the scallops line up perfectly. Starting from the centre also makes it easy to keep your punched edge straight.

Thanks for viewing my tutorial. I hope it's been helpful for you. If you have any questions don't hesitate to EMail me.

Sponging to Soften the Look of a Card

2009-11-16T10:40:00.000+13:00

Sponging is a fabulous way to soften cardstock edges, to add colour to the edge of cardstock to avoid using another cardstock or paper layer, to gently soften stark white cardstock.

Either use a full size sponge or cut it into six or eight trianges. Dab it into your inkpad and gently apply it by gently dabbing or dragging to your cardstock or paper. Gently really is the key as it's easier to add colour than take it away.

One way to use Sponging: -

- Birthday wishes (Sincere Salutations) stamped in Red Riding Hood Ink and punched out with a wide oval punch.

- Softened by sponging the same ink around the edges.

- Then add to a card.

All supplies used Stampin' Up!®
Stamp Set - Sincere Salutations
Paper - Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and Riding Hood Red Cardstock, Bella Rose DSP (you can get 72 of these cards out of one pack of patterned paper)
Ink - Red Riding Hood Classic Ink Pad
Punch - Wide Oval
Accessories - Paper Trimmer, 6mm white grosgrain ribbon, Adhesive, Stampin' Sponges ($7.75 for 3, page 156 of the current Idea Book and Catalogue)

What to do with Chipboard?

2009-09-15T16:49:00.012+12:00

At the end of last year I agreed to show the Cards Unlimited cardmaking group I belong to how to use chipboard. But I needed to find out how to use it myself before my turn in September this year. Now I've done my research I think you might see a bit more of it on my Keryn's Cards blog.

There are a multitude of ways to cover chipboard and use it in your projects on the web. I've searched and narrowed it down to 16 that I think are the most usable.

- covered with pigment ink using a sponge dauber.

- trace shape onto designer series paper, cut out, adhere and sand edges. Sponge with dye ink using a stampin' sponge or sponge dauber

- sponge with pigment ink, when dry stamp with a dye ink.

- heat emboss using versamark and gold embossing powder and heat tool

- Two way glue covered with dazzling diamonds microfine glitter.

- Image stamped in stazon ink and coloured with watercolour crayons.

- covered with two way glue and covered with strips of 6mm grosgrain ribbon

- sponged with pigment ink, when dry heat emboss image over the top.

- placed face down over an inked background stamp

- Brayer and rainbow ink pad

- Use a sponge dauber to apply Stampin' Pastels using light colours first and then seal.

- sponged with ‘Encore Metallic’ ink and heat set.

- Stamped with a Stampin’ Around wheel and dye ink.

- Photo applied the same way as the Designer Series Paper.

- sponged with pigment ink then glue on microbeads using crystal effects..

The chipboard I used is Stampin’ Up!® - On Board Essentials.

I'd love to see the projects you create using any chipboard techniques that you see here or find on the web. Leave me a comment so I can see your blog post or send me a picture by EMail.

September 2009 - Uses for Ribbon

2009-08-28T20:22:00.005+12:00

With the fantastic ribbon bundle promotion that Stampin' Up!® is running during September 2009 it seemed appropriate to put together a tutorial on all the uses that I've found for ribbon. All projects shown use Stampin' Up!® product although some may be retired due to the age of the project.

As a handle for a gift bag.

Tied to a paper clip for a quick and easy embellishment.

Tied round the bottom of a popsicle card to keep it shut.

To tidy up the edge of a lollipop gift box.

To decorate and tie closed a triange gift box.

With hodgepodge to create a bookmark.

Tied around a card as an embellishment.

Used as a pull on a hidden message card.

Ends stuck to the back of a layer with another small piece tied in a knot.

Used to keep a box in a bag closed.

Pull tie for a waterfall card.

Used to hang a message on a gift box.

Ribbon Weaving

Tied in a bow to embellish the top of a greeting card holder.

These are just a few of the things I've used ribbon for. I hope they'll be able to spark your imagination.

Using a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (Stamp Positioner)

2009-06-30T09:02:00.008+12:00

I own a Stamp A Ma Jig (SAMJ) but it's not something that I've used often in my crafting. However, when I have demo'd it at workshops there's always been one guest that really loves the idea of perfect image placement.

Scroll down to see how to use the SAMJ: -

I've stamped the solid flower image from 'Heartfelt Thanks' twice after colouring it with More Mustard and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers.

I then stamped the matching line image on the first one using Close to Cocoa and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers without using the SAMJ.

I like the offset look of this image but if you like exact placement it may be screaming at you. Keep scrolling down to see how to stamp the same image using the SAMJ.

Place the clear plastic sheet, rough side up, into the L shape of the guide.

Ink up your stamp as before and stamp it onto the plastic sheet using the guide for placement.

You now have an image on the plastic sheet. Using dye ink that I am it will never be a perfect image. Position the image on the plastic sheet in the position you want the image on your cardstock.

Line the guide up on the corner of the plastic sheet. Remove the plastic sheet and reink your stamp and stamp placing the stamp into the guide as before.

Here's my finished image.

Here are two cards that I made up with my stamped images.

Thanks for making it to the end. I would love to see what you've made with your SAMJ's. Leave me a comment on this post with a link to your projects.

If you would like to purchase a stamp positioner contact me at keryn.campbell@xtra.co.nz. New Zealand residents only please.

In Colour Markers

2009-04-16T15:51:00.005+12:00

I was so excited that in our 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalogue we've got individual markers for the four main colour families. But of course due to the limited time frame for the in colours we haven't got markers in those colours.

Other demonstrators have been talking about using In Colour reinkers and blender pens to create In Colour so I thought I'd give it a go.

I got out a brand new blender pen and two in colour reinkers - Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette.

I found the best way to remove the foam tip from the blender pen after trying tweezers with just a sharp tug holding it between my thumb and finger.

Use the reinker bottle to slowly drip ink into one end of the blender pen.

Use some scrap paper or even better a paper towel to catch any residue, this is a messy process. I then inked the other end with Pink Pirouette and a slightly used blender pen with Pacific point and Kiwi Kiss.

Of course I had to try them out so I stamped the outline flower image from 'Heartfelt Thanks' using Black Stazone ink. If you clean this immediately using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist you will be able to clean the stamp. Leave it any longer and it will stain.

This is my coloured flower.

Just a few things a found it in the process: -

- Using a used blender pen with a well functioning nib works better, more room for the ink.

- The blender pen markers seem wetter than the Stampin' Write Markers.

- Pink Pirouette is really too light when mixed with the remaining blender fluid.
- I'm going to store these markers away from my blender pens. It could be very easy to have a nasty colouring accident if they got confused.

Technique Tutorial - Punched Frames

2009-03-31T18:06:00.007+13:00

This tutorial is to show you how to use two punches at a time to create frames instead of a solid shape.

The punches I've used today are all from Stampin' Up!®: -

1 1/4" Circle

Scallop Circle

Star

Large Star

1/2" Circle

Five Petal Flower

1/16" Handheld Circle Punch

3/4" Circle

To make a scallop circle frame. Punch a circle using a 1 1/4" circle punch from your chosen cardstock. Centre your circle scallop punch so that the punched circle is in the centre and punch. Here is your frame.
Another one the same as the scallop circle but using two different size star punches.

Your shapes don't have to be the same size. Using a 1/2" circle punch punch a circle in your chosen cardstock.

Align the 5 petal flower punch over the punched circle.

and punch.

This one's a great idea for getting small circles to thread ribbon or cord through into a small shape that is too hard to hold.

Punch your small hole first with a 1/16" hand held circle punch. It's rather hard to see in the photo.

Position your small sized punch over the small circle hole in the position you want it to be. I used a 3/4" circle.

and punch. You now have a hole to thread your ribbon or cord through.

Think of all the possibilities using, ovals, tags, flowers, squares and any other shape you can find.

I got the inspiration for this tutorial from a video on Jacque Pederson's website - Stamp Happy. Thanks Jacque.

February 2009 - Layout to Card

2009-02-02T15:18:00.008+13:00

Late last week my Stampin' Up!® Upline Sharlene Meyer had a card on her blog that she'd made using the leftovers from an earlier Scrapbook Layout that she'd created. Aha I thought what a great way to have cards on hand, what a great way to use scraps and what a creative way to tidy up and also what a great tutorial for Stampin' Scrap.

Here is the LO that I created first. I used sketch no. 28 from 'The Little Shop of Sketches'.

Supplies used all Stampin' Up!® -

Stamp set - Sprinkles

Cardstock and Papers - Yoyo Yellow, Brillian blue, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant blue Designer Series Prints

Ink - Versamark, Pumpking Pie Classic Ink, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker

Punches - Large Star and Star

Other - Paper Cutter, Snail Adhesive, Cotton Balls.

I was then left with the leftovers sitting on my desk. Obviously I had to add something to replace the 12x12 Yoyo Yellow card and a main image to replace my photo. I replaced the yoyo yellow 12x12 with a yoyo yellow 14cm sq card blank and added a stamp set, ink pad, cardstock and a marker to create to create a central image.

Starting with the 14cmx14cm card blank I used the heart background stamp from the Sprinkles set and repeatly stamped it to cover the card using Versamark Ink, creating a watermark background.

Then taking whisper white cardstock cut to 13x8cms for my main image I stamped the largest star from 'In the Stars' stamp set in brilliant blue ink.

The large star was again stamped this time on a post it note, making sure that one part of the image had the adhesive on the back. Cut out the star just inside the lines and place it over the first stamped star.

While the image is covered stamp around it and over it with a smaller star in Pumpkin Pie ink using second and third impressions. By this I mean ink your stamp and stamp once on scrap paper and then stamp the second and third times on the card. When you've stamped around the first star, move your post it note mask to the next image and repeat.

I felt looking at the star images sitting on the yellow card blank that it needed a small amount of yellow to tie the two together so stamped a smaller star in the gaps using a Summer Sun Stampin' Write Marker. I then edged the whisper white card by running it through the brilliant blue ink pad.

Using the leftover strips of pumpkin pie cardstock and brilliant blue dsp from the LO snip three of them shorter and cut a triangle in one end. Place them as shown in the photo above. Adhere to the base card and adhere the whisper white cardstock over the top.

Punch a couple of small stars from left over cardstock and attach to the card as a finishing touch. You could add a greeting with a stamp or rub on to the bottom right hand corner if you wished.

Now tidy up a little less than you had before.

January 2009 - Chocolate for Valentines

2009-01-14T09:55:00.009+13:00

The box I've chosen to make this month started with a Workshop Wizard template given to the New Zealand demonstrators for Sale-A-Bration. I've adjusted it to make it work with double sided patterned paper and have changed the colours to make it more masculine as generally it's the ladies that make these sort of gifts for their valentines.

The chocolate I've used to fill my finished box are Guylian and come in a box of 30 for about $8.00. So not a bad price as you'd be able to make presents for about 3 valentines from one box.

Here we go: -

You will need to have in front of you: -

Double sided patterned paper 21cms x 21cms - I used Outlaw from Stampin' Up!®

Bone Folder

Ribbon - I used 5/8" Grosgrain Very Vanilla

Stamp Set and Ink Pad - Mine is Yummy by Stampin' Up!® and Chocolate Chip & Ruby Red Classic Ink

Scraps of Cardstock - I used Very Vanilla

Scissors

Adhesive

Chocolate

Large Star Punch and Scrap of Co ordinating Coloured Card

Start with your sheet of Double Sided Paper. The method we are using will work with any size square.

Fold your square into a triange and fold down the top corner so the point is just above the bottom fold.

Fold the top corner back into place and fold the right hand corner of the triangle so the top straight edge runs along the crease formed by the last fold.

Do this again with the left hand side and bring the top flat back down. You now have your pouch time to decorate it.

I chose to place ribbon across the front of the pouch securing it with adhesive at the centre. To make the ribbon fit the sloped edges nicely I have folded it and adhered it across the back at an angle.

To tidy up the back of the box I punched a large star from a scrap of really rust cardstock and stuck it over the top of the ribbon join.

Stamp your chosen image onto cardstock and cut around it leaving a small border.

Attach it over the top of your ribbon. I was able to stick mine just over the edge of the top flat so it stays down nicely.

I then punched a second image, as I wanted the heart, in ruby red ink and cut around the heart with my scissors.

I adhered the heart with some 2 way glue and then filled the pouch with chocolate. All ready for my Valentine.

And another option for your smaller valentines are these Peek A Boo Treat boxes that take just one chocolate square.

The instructions can be found here on Splitcoaststampers.

December 2008 - Quick and Easy Christmas Tree Decoration

2008-11-30T18:25:00.004+13:00

Grab out just a few essential supplies and a few moments of your time and you're set to go with this one. When you get started with these tree decorations you'll find you've made a dozen in just a few minutes.

Your supplies: -

Sheet of Double Sided Paper - I used a 6" x6" sheet

Scallop Circle Punch - mine is approximately 4.5cms across

Adhesive

Beads

Linen Thread or Fine Ribbon

Bone Folder

Sharp Scissors

Punch out eight scallop circles from your double sided patterned paper. You can use any even number of scallops in your decoration.

Fold your scallop circle in half and score the fold.

Using adhesive between each scallop, I used double sided tape, layer each scallop on top of each other alternately the patterns.

This is what the straight edge should look like.

Fold a length of Linen Thread of fine ribbon in half to form a loop suitable for hanging your decoration and attach to the straight edge as shown in the photo above with double sided tape.

Thread beads on both ends and tie a knot to hold them in place.

Attach the sides of the sandwich together to form a circle with double sided tape. Trim ribbon ends and hang.

November 2008 - Many Uses for Stampin' Write (Brush) Markers!

2008-10-31T09:15:00.000+13:00

I just love Markers!!! They were one of my first purchases as a newbie stamper many years ago and with the Stampin' Write Markers matching the inkpads, cardstock and everything else in the Stampin' Up! range they are still very well used in my crafting.

I came up with a list of all the things that you can use Stampin' Write Markers for: -

- Colouring

- Inking rubber stamps

- Thumping technique

- Colouring Ribbon

- Doodling

- Hightlighting/Shadowing an image

- Watercolouring with blender pens or aqua painters or water spritzing

- Colour Spritzing

- Edging Cardstock

- Journalling

I know I will have missed some.

I have used some of the techniques above in the tutorial today and will happily answer questions on any of the others.

This is the card we are going to make: -

Take a piece of watercolour paper cut bigger than your chosen image. I have chosen the solid flower from Stampin' Up!'s Bodacious Bouquet Set.

Choose markers from your collection with colours that blend together nicely.
The Stampin' Write Markers have a brush at one end and a journalling tip at the other. Using the side of the brush tip colour in the stamp. I used Summer Sun for the centre spots then More Mustard, Really Rust and Ruby Red outwards from the centre of the flower petals.

Hold the coloured stamp about an arms length away from a fine mist spray bottle and gently spray the stamp with water. The trick is not to drench the coloured stamp. Then stamp onto your watercolour paper. The wetter the rubber the more the colours will run together. Experiment to see what works best for the look you are trying to achieve.

Stamp your flower image on a piece of scrap paper. I used a second stamped image. Cut around the flower just inside the edge of the image. I only cut around the petals where I knew I wanted the leaves to show. Place the mask over your stamped image on the watercolour paper.

With my Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker I coloured in the Bodacious Bouquer small leaf stamp. When you ink a stamp with a marker you need to breath over the image before you stamp it to keep the ink wet.

Stamp the leaf image over the mask and watercolour paper in the desired position. Re ink with the marker and stamp again. Remove the mask from the flower.The leaves look to be sitting behind the flower.Take the journalling end of the markers and use the matching colour to run around the outside of the image to define it.
Lining up the outside of the image against the inside of the Fiskars Cutter's blue bar trim the image.

Using the side of a marker brush tip edge your watercolour paper with colour. I used Really Rust. Not necessary but is a nice finishing touch.

Mat the flower image onto contrasting cardstock and trim using the Fiskars trimmer.

Adhere your flower image to a card blank. I used a 10cmx10cm square of Really Rust cardstock.

Choose a salutation for the base of your card. I want Get Well Wishes, but the perfect word stamp has an image as well.

Use the side of the brush tip on your chosen marker to ink only the part of the image that you want to use. It is important to make sure that the whole image is super clean and dry before you start to avoid transferring unwanted residue to your card.

Breathe on the inked stamp to rewet the ink, postion and stamp. You're all done.

I would love to see the papercraft projects that you make using Markers. Please leave me a comment with a link to your projects.

Thank You!

October 2008 - Heat Embossing

2008-10-21T09:12:00.000+13:00

Heat embossing is the technique that approx 11 years ago started me cardmaking, then over the years with all the beautiful papers and embellishments that hit the market heat embossing lost popularity. Just recently I’ve been asked to demonstrate heat embossing by a number of my workshop hostesses. Here is a step by step tutorial on heat embossing for you:

First start with a folded A5 card blank. I used one in very vanilla.
Put your card blank away for later and grab a scrap of card the same colour. I then stamped the background stamp from Stampin’ Up!®;s ‘Oh So Lovely’ Stamp Set on my card scrap in Perfect Plum Ink.

I then choose one of the flower stamps from the same stamp set and stamped it in versamark ink over the background image. Make sure the background image is very dry before you do this. As versamark ink is clear there was nothing to see in a photo.

I then folded a scrap piece of copy paper in half placed my stamped image on top of it and tipped rather than sprinkled gold embossing powder over the image.

Tip the embossing powder off the stamped image and tap the back of the cardstock to get rid of stray specks of powder. At the same time use the folder piece of copy powder to funnel the excess powder back into your container.

Hold your heat tool over the image on a heat resistant surface, I used my ceramic cook top, until the image turns shiny and raised.

Move the heat tool slowly until the entire image has turned.

Using my Fiskars Paper Trimmer I lined up the edge of the background stamp against the inside edge of the blue bar and then cut. Placing the cut edge on the bottom bar I moved around the image lining up the edge of the image against the inside of the blue bar.

Next run the edges of the cardstock through your versamark ink pad and then through some gold embossing powder poured onto your copy paper.

Cook the embossing powder with your heat tool as before. Watch your fingers this time.

Adhere your stamped and embossed card onto a larger piece of coloured cardstock to mat it. I’ve used perfect plum to match my ink. Then using the paper trimmer I lined up the edge of the vanilla card with the inside of the blue bar and cut the perfect plum card.

To add a little bit interest to the flowers I pushed the lid of my perfect plum inkpad into the ink and using a blender pen used this ink to colour in the flowers.

Then to add even more interest I coloured in the flowers again but this time with a glue pen. Then place your cardstock onto another piece of folded copy paper and pour over microfine clear glitter, I used dazzling diamonds.

Tip off the excess glitter into the copy paper and funnel back into your glitter container.

Place your decorated cardstock onto the top corner of your very vanilla cardstock but don’t stick down yet.

Stamp your chosen word stamp with versamark into the bottom right hand corner of your card.
Cover with gold embossing powder as before.

Heat embossing powder as before.

Adhere embellished cardstock piece to top left corner of card blank and you’re all done.

I would love to see any projects you’ve created using heat embossing, or colouring with ink and a blender pen or using microfine glitter.

If you do not have access to a heat tool it is possible to turn embossing powder over a toaster. Just press the button down as tho. you are cooking your toast and hold the cardstock over the top of the very hot toaster. Don’t burn your fingers.

September 2008 - Kiss Technique

2008-10-21T08:27:00.000+13:00

Hi All

Tanya Leigh very nicely asked and I have agreed to provide a monthly technique tutorial for card making.

For the very first I have chosen an old favourite of mine called the ‘Kiss Technique’.

For this technique you will need: -
· a solid stamp image
· a background stamp with a dominant image
· a light coloured cardstock
· a darker dye ink pad
· cardstock, paper, embellishments of your choice
· adhesive

Are you ready?

Ink your chosen background stamp, mine is Paisley by Stampin’ Up!, with your chosen dye ink.

Place your chosen solid image stamp on to the inked background stamp like you were stamping it onto paper.
Huff onto stamp to rewet the ink then stamp on to light coloured cardstock.
Add other decoration to the image as you see fit. I’ve used a flower stamp also from the Wild About You stamp set inked with a more mustard and old olive marker before stamping.
I trimmed around my image with my paper cutter then inked the edges of the white cardstock by running it through my Wild Wasabi Ink Pad, then matted it onto a piece of More Mustard cardstock
Because my solid image is an elephant I have chosen to stamp my image in solid colour, trim around the elephant’s ear and adhere this to the ‘Paisley’ image.

To put my card together I have chosen a ‘Wild Wasabi’ A5 sized card blank to match my ink colour and again stamped the ‘Wild About You’ flower stamp to create a background.

I have then layered a strip of 60cm wide patterned paper from the SU East Coast Prep pack across the bottom of the card with a 1cm strip of more mustard cardstock to hide the join.
Adhere the elephant image across the centre of the more mustard strip and all done!

I would love to see what you have created using this technique, cards, LOs, 3D items etc.

Happy Stamping
Keryn