Retirees Spotlight: Medallion Emboss Resist & Sneak Peek

Can you believe that the Medallion background stamp is retiring? It is definitely one of my favorites—so elegant and versatile! I love combining it with the emboss resist techique. It is fun to do with the Clear Embossing Powder, so your background design shows through, but today, I tried using White Embossing Powder for a …

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Stamp Club Tags Design 4—Peekaboo Stocking

I'm having so much fun designing this collection of tags for my Stamp Club event on Friday. The most difficult thing is deciding what NOT to do!  There are endless possibilities—it's so hard to choose!  So, for the 4th design, and after much agonizing over ideas, I finally decided on using the Peekaboo Die from …

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Gently Falling Watercolor Crayon Spritz

Today's Two Cool cards highlight a variation on the Marker Spritz technique from my previous post: Gently Falling Marker Spritz.  This time, we are trying out the same thing with Watercolor Wonder Crayons!    Watercolor Crayons Spritz Once again, I used the bold maple leaf from the Gently Falling two-step stamp set in the Holiday …

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Gently Falling Marker Spritz With Emboss Resist

Gosh, is it sure feeling like Fall in Indiana today!  Just a few days ago, we were melting in the sweltering 98° sun.  Today, it's barely going to reach 67° for the high.  I woke up this morning with a chilly breeze coming through my open window, and it was very refreshing.  It feels like …

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Trying Kissed Impressions With Elegant Lines

I was enjoying experimenting with the technique I showed you yesterday—Kissed Impressions—and came up with a couple more fun combinations! This time I used the Elegant Lines Impressions Folder…    I inked the folder with Pumpkin Pie and kissed it with the French Filigree background stamp inked in Cajun Craze.  Here is the result… Love …

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