Wednesday’s WOW! #154 – How to get a crisp stamping with Photopolymer stamps.
Sometimes when you stamp with Photopolymer stamps you don’t get the crisp stamping result that you would like. Do you find that?
I have particularly recently BUT I have a couple of tips for you to be sure to get a better stamping.
Firstly when stamping give your Photopolymer stamps a clean with the Stampin’ Mist and Scrub. This will remove some of the residue from production. You could use an eraser too.
Then when you stamp be sure to have something underneath your card. The Piercing Mat or even a catalogue. It will give you a little “bounce” and your stamped image should be much more crisper.
Did you find that helpful?
Happy Stamping,
Jenny
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I have been playing with the ‘A Walk in the Forest’ Paper.
It has some great images. Some you can cut with the tree die in the Merriest Trees Dies Set. That’s always clever.
For this card I diecut some trees and fussy cut the bear. How would you be meeting a big brown bear walking in the forest? We don’t have that problem in Australia. Maybe we would come across a snake or bush turkey or kangaroo. But never a bear. This bear does look happy though if you did come across it.
It is hard to see but I have embossed the white card mat with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. The star is diecut with a star in the Merriest Trees Dies.
Something else I do love about this paper. It is the Product Giveback in the Mini Catalogue. For every pack of this paper sold Stampin’ Up! will donate $4.25 to Anglicare Toy’s N Tucker Christmas program. The Toys N Tucker program provides hampers and Toys to disadvantaged families at Christmas. This is a fantastic cause and close to my heart so I would love it if you supported it.
NOTE: Each country has a different organisation that Stampin’ Up! will donate to so check your local market.
This is the A Walk in the Forest Paper.
You can see more about the paper in my store -> HERE.
Now We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. (Do you know that song??…)
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
If you are in Australia and need some supplies I would love to serve you.
You can order in my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: 9U6Y3AFW
Wednesday’s WOW! #153 – Get a Tone on Tone effect with Versamark Ink Pad.
The Versamark Ink Pad is what you need to use when Heat Embossing. You ink the images with Versamark before adding your powder to heat up.
BUT Versamark is great to give a Tone on Tone effect. It’s really effective but also good if you don’t have the matching ink pad. You can use Versamark to stamp the images on the card and it gives a slightly darker tone. It does look cool!
Have you tried this?
What other ways have you used Versamark? Drop me a comment to let me know.
Hope you pull out your card and ink and start creating soon.
Happy Crafting,
Jenny
If you need some supplies and you are in Australia I would love to serve you. You can contact me directly
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This was one of the cards we made at last week’s Christmas Crafternoon event. It needed it to be kept fairly simple with so many people attending and many new to stamping too.
It uses the Joy To You Stamp Set and the Cottage Wreaths set. Along with the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.
To streamline the process I diecut the white piece using the Nested Essentials Dies and diecut the red bow from the Country Wreaths Dies.
Everyone enjoyed the creating even those who had never done it before. So that is always exciting to see.
We are doing the Christmas Crafternoon again on October 15th so if you are local drop me a message and I can send you the details.
It’s not the right season for us right now in the South Pacific. Here we are in Spring. And we don’t make cards for Autumn when it is here anyway. But I noticed there were some hidden gems in the All About Autumn Suite that we can certainly use so it was worth checking it out.
Such as –
The Stamped leaves or diecuts can create great Masculine projects or even for Sympathy cards as well.
The papers have photographic prints on one side with texture prints on the other side great for Masculine cards too.
And the embellishments and the Embossing Folder are certainly great for any occasion cards.
They all can be suitable for our Papercrafting here in the South Pacific.
Let’s check out the whole Suite.
The All About Autumn Suite includes:
Autumn Leaves Bundle with the Stamp Set and Dies
All About Autumn 6″x6″ (15.2cm x 15.2cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Oxidized Copper 12″x12″ (30.5cm x 30.5cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Check out the background effect in the card further below. It adds such a cool addition to your projects with the “dotted” background.
The All About Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper
It consists of 48 sheets of patterned paper: 4 each of 12 double-sided designs 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm). The prints are really great just to use on there own. The reverse side provides the look of texture to your projects.
The colours include: Cajun Craze, Copper Clay, copper foil, Early Espresso, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla.
The Oxidised Copper Specialty Paper.
This pack consists of 4 sheets of Specialty Paper. 2 each of 2 designs in 12″x12″ (30.5cm x 30.5cm).
One page features distressed copper imaging while the other is inspired by oxidized copper. The colours used in this paper are Copper and Pretty Peacock.
Use the paper to create textured coppery leaves or use them as a backing for a thoughtful sentiment. You can use this paper not only for Autumn projects but for any other cards to add that extra lushness.
We can’t go past the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. Add that extra texture to any project to give a distressed vintage or chic look.
Now for some cards.
See the embossing on the front of these leaves with the Embossing Folder.
Some of the beautiful paper is used as a card base.
This card shows the “dotty” background.
Pumpkins and Autumn leaves on this card but this really shows the paper. There is the added leaves with the Oxidised Paper too.
A little texture from the paper and the shine from the Oxidized paper.
Another card shows off the texture from the Embossing Folder and the shine from the Oxidized Paper. Also another crisp photo image from the paper.
So there is much to admire in this suite and even useful for those Papercrafters in the South Pacific.
You can see them all in more detail in my store -> HERE. You can shop there. (Please use the Host Code: PGECWEG9)
When I made this card I was in a little dilemma. Do I add a bow or not?? So your thoughts??
I added the Red and Gold Ribbon and stuck it all down and then when I finished I couldn’t get a bow to work right. It either covered up the words or the leaves and I had already added the leaves.
The words from the Joy To You stamp set were inked in Real Red and then the bottom half inked in Cherry Cobbler to give a variation in the colours.
The Joy of Christmas Paper is very traditional Christmas with the Reds and Greens. I do like it and have already used it so much.
These are both new in the September – December Mini Catalogue.
If you need any of these supplies or others and you are in Australia I would love to serve you.
You can head to my store -> HERE. Please use the Host Code: PGECWEG9 Or contact me directly and I can assist you.
With that comes lots of new additions. I have to highlight the papers though as they are a HUGE reduction.
The great thing with many of these papers is you can use a piece straight to your cards. OR cut out some of the images and add them.
This makes your cards come together so quickly. Hardly any thinking behind it. And when we are in a hurry that’s so great. Need a card for that party this weekend. Snip and stick. 🙂
Here are some of the papers.
The Country Floral DSP 12″x12″
The Country Gingham DSP 6″x6″
Enjoy the Ride DSP 12″x12″Great for the men’s cards.
Rain or Shine DSP 12″x12″
Enjoy the Journey DSP 12″x12″
Also added is the Dragonfly Trinkets down to $5.60 for 20 Dragonfly embellishmentsand more.
This card is all shiny and sparkly and blue! Do you like Blue for Christmas?
This card uses lots of new products. The Joy To You Stamp Set, the Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Night of Navy and Gold Glittered Ribbon.
Here is another view and it shows lots of the sparkle.
On this card it is hard to tell but I inked the stamp in Balmy Blue and then the lower section inked it in the Night of Navy. There is just a subtle difference.
This is the Joy To You stamp set. You can view it more Online -> HERE.
A Stamping Journey 