Beaded Tin Foil Card Front

Beaded Tin Foil Card

Card by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)
Technique by Marjie Brandeen

A Tip for Today

I don't know where I first saw this, so I don't know who to credit. I think the idea has been around for a long time because I used to do this with fabric years ago.

Make Paper Look Old

If you want your paper to look old, crunch it up like you're going to throw it away, and dip it into a glass of brewed tea. Let it sit for about a minute and then hang to dry. If you use good-smelling tea, you end up with scented paper.

Also Remember what Tim Holtz said about first poking your finger in the middle of the paper while in the palm of your hand so it won't tear so easily when you scrunch it.

Here's a fun Technique

This is a card I did for a class at Fun Stamps in Lynnwood, WA. It's not a new idea, but it's easy and looks more complicated. The class really had fun with this one.

Tissue Paper Card

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

1. Stamp image on White Tissue Paper with black dye ink.
2. Run colored cardstock through Xyron
3. Crumple up the stamped tissue and lay it out on sticky colored cardstock.

Note: You could also use colored tissue paper on white cardstock.

Card Sketch #2

Here is another card sketch I did with my MS Word and the card I made that was my model for the sketch. This is an easy one.

I'm Back

I have been so busy, but I am going to try and keep my blog more active and will also add some Tips and Hints for stamping or scrapbooking...

Here is the first Tip...
Make Your Own Clip It Up
by Elizabeth Sloman
http://rubberstampstudioblob.blogspot.com/2008/03/another-great-clip-it-up-idea.html.

My father passed away and I’m not sure how I feel. He was 89 years old and in poor health so it was time. He divorced us kids at the same time he divorced my mom when I was nine years old, but we have been in touch since he married his last wife (the fourth, my mom was the first). I have never felt close since the separation, even though he eventually tried to change that, but I do respect the fact that he is my father. There are always questions that you forget to ask before it is too late and I wish I knew more about his parents. He didn’t want a service, but I made two trips this week to see his wife. I do get along very well with his wife and she is only five years older than I am, so more my age.

A Fun Technique

Here is a technique I did a while back with Colorations paint, but have also done it with Twinkling H2°'s and watered down acrylic paints. Just be sure to have some metallic colors in the mix.

Use a few colors that blend well together and put randomly on heavy cardstock or watercolor paper and spray with water. Take plastic wrap and set on top making sure you have plenty of wrinkles in the plastic wrap. Set aside to dry completely. Remove plastic wrap only when completely dry and you will have a beautiful background.