The Write Stuff

I frequently make faux brads for my cards. Apart from liking the way they look, I find they go through the mail easier, don’t add a lot of weight and I don’t have the prongs to worry about. I hate it when they stick out or won’t allow the layers to lay flat. They can [...]

This tutorial came about after an ongoing discussion with Roxie at SCS about our methods of doing the Out of the Box Nestie Technique. We each were using this technique, we just went about it differently.  (6/23/10 Edited to add: Roxie now has a blog and here is her version of this technique.)  I promised [...]

Supplies Needed: (click on any image to enlarge) Sticker Paper Various Scraps Black Embossing Powder Brayer Heat Gun Black Marker (Galaxy Deep Space Black or Permopaque Black) Step 1. Pick some scraps. I usually use 3 or 4 color groups. Here, I selected some blues, turquoise, and an orchid color for contrast. Scraps that are [...]

When I was working on my card H is for Harvest, I really wanted a Nestabilities long rectangle set. I only have the standard, large rectangle set so I set out to see if I could somehow repurpose it into a long rectangle. It only took me a couple of tries and I think it [...]

Supplies: Watercolor paper ¾” Flat Wash Paint Brush Adirondack reinkers in Butterscotch, Ginger, Raisin and Eggplant (I keep drops of mine in these little round, divided craft containers-it’s fine when they dry out; just reactivate with a little water) Tiled Quad Cube stamp (Stampendous) Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold ink (Tsukineko) Clear Embossing Powder & Heat [...]