fingertips & braincells

wordle

Oct 12, 2008




Storage idea for punches

Sep 2, 2008

I finaly got around to adding my punches to some Ikea rails ..so simple !!

Tutorial stamping plain flowers

Aug 7, 2008

do you have lots of plain flowers ?tutorial stamped flowers 6-08-2008 12-15-57









would you, like to do something fun with them?....take a look here

what you need :

  • plain flowers
  • inkpad
  • stamp

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ink your stamps and press down firmly on your flowers ....how simple is this ?tutorial stamped flowers 6-08-2008 12-18-29















and the results are fun ! you can even match your flowers to your stamped cards now .... experiment with colors and stamps . enjoy !!!

Black Magic

Aug 6, 2008

black magic is a new type of paper that has a black textured surface and a colored core.

this paper is ideal for sanding, tearing, antique-ing ....

in this tutorial i'll show you a basic card made with this new paper

what you need:

  • black magic papertutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-16-27
  • cuttlebug
  • ovaal punch
  • ribbon
  • small brads
  • a few matching flowers
  • distressing kit or a soft brush and sandpaper
  • glue and craftknife , stamp and ink


cut a piece of black magic paper to the size you need for your card

and run it through an embossing folder of your choice

make sure the raised effect of the embossing is on the black side !PICT0005









use your distress kit or sandpaper to gently rub the top layer

of the embossing , magically the core color will appear .PICT0008









there will be a lot of fine dust so use a very soft brush to

brush it off , do this regularly to see the effect of the sanding.PICT0009









stop when you like the result , you can always sand a bit more after . PICT0012









now you can do some tearing , it reveals more of the core colorPICT0013








glue this to the card , yes, the back of the paper is the core color :)

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then use your oval punch PICT0002









and your stamp for the sentiment PICT0015









cut two slots where you can insert the ribbon

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glue the ribbon and sentiments on the card PICT0020









add a few flowers with little brads

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here's one with blue PICT0023

cuttlebug

what is a cuttlebug i hear you say ?


well it's a very simple tool that you can use in scrapbooking and cardmaking. you can use it for die cutting and embossing ...but let me show you with a few pictures

you need:

  • a cuttlebug ( made by provocraft)
  • embossing folder and dies
  • cardstock

tutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-20-39









open you cuttlebug and use the plates a+b+b as showntutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-21-04








put cardstock in embossing folder tutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-21-42








put between plates , place in cuttlebug and turn handle untill everything reappears at the other side

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very simple isn't it ? it might require a gentle nudge to get the plates started ! but if you feel you really need to push hard you might be using the wrong plates, don't ! it might kill your bug !tutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-22-43








how's this for a result ? happy ....? tutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-23-04








ok ! on to the next thing ...die cutting

get out you die and some cardstocktutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-23-37








place the die with the foamside up on the two bottom platestutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-23-55








put your cardstock on top and add the top platetutorial cuttlebug 5-08-2008 12-24-11








run the stack through the cuttlebug ....ready for some fun ? you can open your stack now and see the results !!

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easy isn't it ?

tip: if you are using paper or card that has two different sides think about which way to put the paper to get the required color



Coloring with low odour solvent

Aug 5, 2008

have you ever wondered how to color in stamps ?

there are various ways of doing it :

  1. using corloring pencils
  2. using aquacolor pencils and water
  3. using pastelcolors and a low odour solvent such as sansodor

i am no expert at this but perhaps a few simple pictures will help you along.

what you need :tutorial sansodor & pastel 4-08-2008 15-20-31

  • good quality paper .
  • pastelcolors of a good quality
  • low odour solvent
  • rolled paper stumps
  • stamp
  • archival ink , waterproof






what to do :

Stamp your chosen image on the paper with archival inktutorial sansodor & pastel 4-08-2008 15-29-13

choose from your pastelcolors

tutorial sansodor & pastel 4-08-2008 15-30-27

color your stamp , you don't have to fill the spaces completely

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you can choose to do each color seperately or do all at ones

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dip your paper stump in the sovent , only the tip tutorial sansodor & pastel 4-08-2008 15-31-56








and use it to distribute the pastels in the spaces

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continue until all spaces are done , use a different paper stump for each color

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as i said i'm no expert, it's up to you now to become one :)

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