Fe Fi Faux

Fe Fi Faux - techniques that is!  Today I have added all the "faux" techniques to the library.  Check out the links below:

Faux Diamonds
Faux Linen
Faux Metal
Faux Shaving Cream
Faux Suede
Faux Tearing
Faux Tile & Faux Fabric

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More Terrific Techniques

As I mentioned yesterday, over the next couple of weeks I will be adding additional techniques to my new "Techniques Library" - a place for you to find all the techniques and product tips in one place. 

Today I have added the following links to the libary: 
Background Stamping
Collage
Crystal Effects
Definately Decorative

Keep checking back as new techniques will be continually added. 

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Techniques Library

For a while now I have been wanting to put together a library of all the stamping techniques that I have featured on my blog already plus a place to add some new ones. I think it's a great resource to have all the techniques in one place.

So I have started a "Techniques Library". You can find the link on the right side of my blog. Just click on the icon and it will take you to the listing of all the techniques.

Today I am just moving the techniques that I have already posted over to the library. Over the course of the next week or so I will be adding more and more techniques for you to browse. I will update the blog letting you know when new techniques are being added. I hope you enjoy this new resource.

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Technique Tuesday: Baby Wipe

Baby Wipe Technique

Directions:

1) Squeeze a few drops of ink on a baby wipe; the moistened material absorbs the colors and creates a one-of-a-kind ink pad.

2) Stamp your image.

3) For another approach, gently swipe the wipe over your card stock to create a multicolored background.

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Technique Tuesday: Crayon Resist

Crayon Resist

Directions:

1) Stamp your image in Basic Black Classic ink or StazOn ink on Glossy White card stock.

2) Color areas you want to remain white--or that you want different from your background color--using a Whisper White or other light-colored Watercolor Wonder Crayon.

3) Use a brayer or sponge daubers to cover the entire surface of the card stock with ink.

4) Wipe off excess ink with a tissue.

Tips:

Give the ink time to dry before coloring your image with your crayon; otherwise the lines of your image may smudge.

After Step 4, you can color over the masked area with Stampin' Write markers or using watercolor tools.

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Technique Tuesday: Double Slider Card

Double Slider Card

 

  

Directions:

1) Punch a divot in the top of your card using the 1-1/4" Circle punch. Punch a vertical slot through the front of the card using the Word Window punch.

2) Place the back slider inside the card, aligning the top of the slider with the top of the divot.

3) Put two Stampin' Dimensionals through the slot and adhere to the back slider.

4) Next, adhere the front slider to the front of the Stampin' Dimensionals.

5) Cover the slot with your front stamped image using Stampin' Dimensionals, and finish by adhering the card edges together.

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Technique Tuesday: Accordion-Folded Flower

Directions:

1) Cut card stock or Designer Series paper to 12" x 3/4".

2) Score strip every 1/4" the entire length of the card stock and accordion fold the score lines. 

3) Adhere ends of card stock together (Sticky Strip works well). Let dry.

4) Holding the card stock with two hands, twist one edge of the strip into the center as shown to create a flower shape. 

5) Adhere a punched circle to the flower center on one or both sides (Pop-Up Glue Dots work well) to hold shape in place. 

 

Tip:

Experiment with different sizes and score intervals to create the desired shape of your flower. 

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Technique Tuesday: Using Stampin' Pastels

Technique A: Chalking

1] Apply pastel color to your card stock or paper with a sponge-tip applicator, cotton swab, sponge dauber, or stiff paintbrush.

2] Blend the colors as desired with the applicators or blender pen. When using blender pens, just touch the pen directly to the corner of the chalk to pick up the color.


Technique B: Poppin' Pastels

1] Stamp the image with a white Craft Stampin' Pad or VersaMark® ink pad.

2] Use sponge daubers to apply the pastel color directly to the ink.

3] Blow off any excess powder. (Repeat this process if you are using this technique with a Two-Step Stampin' set.)

QUICK TIP: To avoid smearing, gently dab the chalk rather than rubbing it across the image.

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Technique Tuesday: Using Heat and Stick Powder

1] Stamp image with VersaMark® or Craft Stampin' Pad.

2] Apply Heat & Stick powder to the inked image. Shake off excess powder onto the Powder Pal or a piece of scratch paper and funnel it back into its container.

3] Heat image with the heat tool just until powder turns to liquid. Do not overheat.

4] Pour glitter onto the inked image, making sure that the image is coated completely.

5] Shake off excess glitter as described in Step 2.

6] Heat again briefly to set.

QUICK TIP: Our Powder Pal is an excellent alternative to scratch paper for saving excess powder and glitter. It also makes cleanup a snap!

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Technique Tuesday: Masking

1] Stamp image on card stock.

2] Stamp it again on a piece of scratch paper.

3] Cut carefully around the scratch paper image, cutting just inside the lines; this will be your mask.

4] Place the mask on top of the card stock image.

5] Stamp another image over a portion of the mask to create layered, interacting images.

6] Remove the mask to see the finished look.

7] To stamp a partial image, use tape to cover the part of the stamp you don't want to appear, ink the stamp, remove the tape, and stamp the image.

QUICK TIP:

To ensure that the mask stays in place, stamp image on a Post-It® note.

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Tuesday Technique: Heat Embossing and Emboss Resist

Heat Embossing:

1] Place your card stock in a Powder Pal tray or over a large piece of scratch paper.

2] Rub the Embossing Buddy across the card stock you want to emboss. This keeps the embossing powder from sticking anywhere but on the ink.

3] Stamp the image with Craft, VersaMark, or embossing ink.

4] Pour powder onto the inked image, making sure that the image is coated completely.

5] Shake off excess powder into the tray and funnel it back into the container.

6] Heat the stamped image only until the powder changes to a shiny liquid and rises.

7] Allow embossed image to cool.

Emboss Resist:

1] Follow steps 1-7 above, using Stampin' Emboss clear embossing powder.

2] Apply ink with a sponge directly to the paper over and around the embossed image.

3] Wipe the embossed image with a tissue to remove the excess ink.


QUICK TIP:
Avoid overheating the powder and burning the paper when working with a heat tool.

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Technique Tuesday: Dry Embossing

1] Secure the Classy Brass template to a light source, such as a light table or a window, with a piece of tape.

2] Rub waxed paper on the surface of the card stock so that the stylus will glide more smoothly and to help prevent tears in your paper.

3] Place the paper or card stock over the template, positioning it so that you'll have the image where you want it. For a raised image on the front of the card, place the paper face down.

4] Using the large end of the stylus tool, press the paper through the open areas of the templates. This produces a raised image.

5] If you want to color the raised image, reposition the brass template over the image on the front side of the card stock. It will act as a mask to protect the flat surfaces around the embossed image. Apply color with a small sponge using Stampin' Pads or Stampin' Pastels.

QUICK TIP:
Make sure to use the small end of the stylus to emboss small areas or patterns of the design.

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Technique of the Week!

POPPIN PASTELS
Card was done by a fellow Demo Jean Nauta
Thank you Jean!

1) Use as a VERSAMARK PAD ( pg 190 #102283 $7.50)
2) Poppin' Pastels: Stamp w/VersaMark (VM) then use a cotton ball or Sponge Dauber to rub Pastel Chalk ( pg 152 # 105542 $24.95) over all the CS (or just where you have stamped). The colors will stick where you have stamped & will "pop" out. To do 2-Step stampin', let step 1 dry completely (use heat tool ( pg 186 # 100005 $29.95 if desired) before doing step 2. (also used was the Round Tab Punch (pg 195 #108340 $15.95 and Ticket corner punch #107214 $6.95)
Other Techniques you can try are:
2) Reverse Pastels: Using Pastels, rub color onto black or dark CS. Ink stamp w/VERSAMARK PAD & stamp onto CS. The pastels will stick to the wet stamp & the CS color will show through. Be sure to clean stamp before reinking!!
3) Resist: Using glossy CS, stamp image using VERSAMARK PAD. Ink brayer & brayer over stamped CS. The color will not stick to the VM. Also works on matte finish, but looks better on glossy.
4) WaterMark: When you stamp on colored CS, the CS becomes darker where you stamped - perfect for making backgrounds.
5) Use the VERSAMARK PAD for regular embossing by stamping the image and then covering with our embossing powders, shake off, Heat and let cool , The image will then be raised
You can also embossing using any of our CRAFT inks , stamp the image, cover with CLEAR embossing powder, heat and let cool.
For any question on my Techniques of Week just send me an email
to Stampersdelight@msn.com
Thanks for looking!

Technique of The Week!

This is called Cracked Glass
You take a piece of Whisper White or Very Vanilla
Card stock and Stamp your images with Classic ink
Then take your Versamark pad an "smoosh" it all over the
entire piece of card stock, sprinkle Our Glassy Glaze
embossing powder over the entire piece and heat with our Heat tool.
Do this a total of 3 times, let it cool
then gently bend the card stock and it will crack!
adhere to your card and embellish!
that's it ...ENJOY!

This card was done by me at our Feb Card camp

Techniques List & Product Tips and Tricks

Here is a listing of all the techniques currently on my site. Some will open as a document and others will open as a previous blog post, but I thought it would be great to have them all in one place.

Accordion Folded Flower 
Baby Wipe Techique 
Background Stamping 
Chalking  
Collage
Cracked Glass 
Crystal Effects
Crayon Resist 
Definately Decorative
Double Slider Card
Dry Embossing
Emboss Resist 
Faux Diamonds
Faux Linen
Faux Metal
Faux Shaving Cream 
Faux Suede 
Faux Tearing
Faux Tile & Faux Fabric  
Heat & Stick Powder
Heat Embossing
Masking
Poppin' Pastels


** Check back periodically, as I will update this list as I post more techniques. **