TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

Last updated March 2, 2010

I keep forgetting to update this. What a pity! I'll try to do a better job in the future.

I know I must have a dozen sectioned pill organizers. They are great for storing different beads, eyelets or brads. 

 Scrap art! This idea is a basic one from Cindy Mayer. She mentioned this at last year's Christmas Workshop. Keep a large sheet of scrap paper under your cardstock when stamping or spraying inks. When your work is complete and your scrap looks the way you like it, add stamped or layered images.

 Many times when folding my cardstock with my bare hands, I have added unwanted color to the cardstock. To keep this from happening, place a sheet of scrap paper on top of your cardstock before folding it. How simple is that remedy!

 I read this many years ago in a magazine (can't remember which one). If you have plenty of wall space and some of the utensil drawer organizers, you can turn them on the side and mount them to your wall. It is perfect for holding jars, reinkers or some smaller stamps.

 How about this technique that I have never tried (and yet so simple to do)...Swirl several metallic rub-ons onto dark cardstock. Emboss with clear powder. Sounds really pretty,, doesn't it?

Another technique that I haven't tried, and I'm not sure what the effect will be...Stamp your image with a colored pigment ink. Sprinkle on a few different embossing powders in random fashion.  Then cover everything with a pearlescent powder and heat emboss. I think the technqiue might have been called batik embossing. Let me know how it works.

 To prevent your scissors from sticking to self-adhesive cushion, cover the scissors with cornstarch or baby powder before cutting.