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Color Journal: Alcohol Inks on Silver

December 15, 2010
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(Alcohol inks on a silver metallic background.) Hi there! Today I am continuing to share my color journal pages showing alcohol inks. Today, I wanted to share how alcohol inks look on a silver metallic background. How I made my background I wanted to see how my alcohol inks would look if I used them [...]

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Virtual Party: Stamps!

November 12, 2010
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(Vintage Plum Roses ATC made using Stampin’ Up products, including the Elements of Style cling stamp set.) Hi there! Today I’d like to talk to you about Stampin’ Up’s stamps. They offer both wood and cling stamps in a variety of styles – and even offer some stamps in Spanish and French! Stamp Sets Stamps [...]

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Virtual Party: Everyday Items

November 11, 2010
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(Vintage Navy Roses Card made using Stampin’ Up products, including Elements of Style stamp set and Square Lattice embossing folder.) Hi there! Today I’d like to talk to you about Stampin’ Up’s everyday items like fibers and tools – things you might use regularly in card making or scrapbooking. There are just some items that [...]

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Virtual Party: Punches and Dies

November 10, 2010
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(Love You Card made using Stampin’ Up products, including the Modern Label and Word Window Punches.) Hi there! Today I’d like to talk to you about Stampin’ Up’s punches and dies, many of which are exclusive to Stampin’ Up and cannot be found anywhere else! Punches I made the card shown above at a “make [...]

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Virtual Party: Paper & Dry Embossing

November 9, 2010
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(Black and White Roses Card made using Stampin’ Up products, including the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.) Hi there! Today I’d like to talk to you about Stampin’ Up’s papers and dry embossing folders. Paper colors Stampin’ Up papers come in four major collections, shown on page 3 of the Idea Book and Catalog, plus a [...]

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23 final Thinking Inking techniques

October 11, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting the final week – Week 9 – of Jennifer’s videos, which she calls “Favorites.” She showed more tips and techniques for working with [...]

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15 ways to use Sticky Back Canvas & Studio Paints

September 22, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week and next, I will be revisiting Week 7 of Jennifer’s videos, about Claudine Hellmuth’s Sticky Back Canvas and Studio Paints. Claudine Hellmuth is one of the designers at Ranger and has a whole line [...]

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36 ways to use alcohol inks

August 30, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 5 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger alcohol inks, which come in 48 translucent colors and 4 metallic mixatives. You will probably also need the alcohol ink applicator and felt, [...]

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10 things to do with Paint Dabbers and 1 thing not to do

August 9, 2010
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Hi there! I am revisiting Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class at Two Peas in a Bucket called Thinking Inking. This week I will be revisiting Week 3 of Jennifer’s videos, about Ranger Paint Dabbers, which come in regular colors and metallics. Paint dabbers are basically acrylic paints in a bottle with a convenient applicator tip. [...]

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Patterned paper Distress Ink tags in 3 steps

July 30, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share a second set of tags that I made based on Jennifer McGuire’s free 9-week class called Thinking Inking. How I made my tags To make these tags, I started by selecting a bright patterned paper. I chose Making Memories Be Inspired [...]

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