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Sweet Conversation with a difference

Sweet Conversation with a difference

by Chrissy | Jun 16, 2022 | All Occassions, Artistically Inked, Cards and other projects, Product Reviews, Retiring Products, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

A Sweet Hello from the lovely brisk Adelaide Hills. Last month, I showed you a project where I used the sweet conversations stamp set to create a fabulous flower background (click here if you missed it).  Today, let’s explore the versatility of this bundle and...
How To Make Fancy Background Paper With Sweet Conversations Stamps

How To Make Fancy Background Paper With Sweet Conversations Stamps

by Chrissy | May 25, 2022 | Birthday, Cards and other projects, Product Reviews, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

You all know I LOVE fancy background paper – I use it a lot and I have been known to create secret stashes of my favourites. But sometimes I just don’t have the right colour, shape, scale or some other detail I am feeling finicky about. This leaves me with no...
Tuesday Tip: Assembling Cling Stamps

Tuesday Tip: Assembling Cling Stamps

by Chrissy | Mar 8, 2022 | Learn, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

Have you ever struggled to put labels on your rubber cling stamps? I know I have! Those little cling labels are tricky to line up exactly right. Sometimes it’s so tricky, that it’s easier to give up or not to try at all. You may see in videos that many...
Using Alcohol Wash Backgrounds

Using Alcohol Wash Backgrounds

by Chrissy | Feb 17, 2022 | All Occassions, Cards and other projects, Love and Valentines, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

Earlier this week, I showed you several ways to create alcohol wash backgrounds with Stampin’ Blends, Vellum and Alcohol. (Click here to see that post). I promised to show you how I created a card using one of the backgrounds. My aim was to make a short one...
Alcohol Wash Technique

Alcohol Wash Technique

by Chrissy | Feb 15, 2022 | Gallery, Learn, Stampin' Blends, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

Alcohol Wash is all the rage! On Sunday, I went to a collective market with my mum and sister, Linda.  As we wandered through the stalls, I noticed there were so many stalls with beautiful alcohol wash plant pots and drink flasks. My favourites were made by What a...
Don’t throw out your Die-Cut Negatives!

Don’t throw out your Die-Cut Negatives!

by Chrissy | Feb 8, 2022 | Cards and other projects, Learn, Occasions catalogue, Techniques, Tips and Tricks

It’s Technique Tuesday! Have you ever lamented about the waste created when you die-cut shapes? Don’t despair! Today’s technique will show you two ways to use the negatives of your die-cuts and some other easy, effective techniques to create a...
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