stretch your stamps with a curve

I'm over on the Trinity blog today with a little trick to stretch your sentiment stamps with a curve.

Come on over!
Carly

layered distress oxide resist

I love a good embossed resist stamping technique, especially a layered Distress Oxide one! 

In case you haven't used Distress Oxide inks yet (and I highly recommend you do), here's a quick bit about them...

• they are a hybrid of pigment & dye inks
• they are water-reactive, creating a "oxidized" effect when you add water
• they blend beautifully
• they are fun to watercolor with
• and because they are part pigment, you can layer colors without getting "mud"

And I love this layered resist technique! You create a background with inks & water. Stamp & emboss an image in clear. Then finish by adding another color! Here's a quick video of the process:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Carly

supplies:

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The Stamp Market Spring Blossom stamp

The Stamp Market Jumbo Tag die (sentiment)

Distress Oxide Inks Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade & Blueprint Sketch

Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Powder

Heat Tool

action wobbles...

I'm over on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a few tips for using mini action wobbles. 

Come visit! XO!

Carly

brayered backgrounds with honey bee stamps

Have you used a brayer to create backgrounds for your cards? I'm sharing a little bit about it today over on the Honey Bee blog!

Come on over!!!
Carly

diy background stamp

I'm sharing a little crafty hack for when you can't find the right background stamp over on the Trinity Stamps blog today!

Please come by and say hello!

Carly

adding a little fringe...

Fringe is a big fashion trend for spring but I think it is also a great addition to cardmaking! I'm over on The Stamp Market blog today with a few fringe-y cards.

Come on by!
Carly

no line coloring with copic markers

No line coloring is a stamping technique that I have found really intimidating but here a few tips that have helped me!

A few tips...

• find an ink pad that works for you! I have tried light browns, light grays, light pinks...all with so-so results. The Ink On 3 Fadeout is by far my favorite and has been a game changer!
• Keep the stamp close to use as a reference.
• Start small! A small image is far less intimidating when those lines start to disappear. Or start with an image that you can take some artistic license with like a floral! My first real no line success was with a flower (and you can see that HERE).

Wanna see my no line coloring in action? Here's a quick video...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

supplies:

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Neat & Tangled Jump For Joy

Neat & Tangled Beach Day (sentiment)

Honey Bee Pinky The Pig (puddle)

Ink On 3 Fadeout ink pad

Copic Markers BV0000,BV000, BV00, BV02, R20, R21, BG0000, BG10, C0 and Colorless Blender

Inkadinkado Masking Paper