Bold Butterfly Paper Towel Background Stencil
I often incorporate the paper towel that I have used to clean stamps, ink pad covers or ink refill bottles into my crafting. You can see my Paper Towel Background Creations Here This was the case after I used this paper towel to wipe off the tops of ink refill bottles which I had used […]
Bold Butterfly Paper Towel Background
Bold Butterfly Paper Towel Background You can see more of my Paper Towel Background Projects Here I often incorporate the paper towel that I have used to clean stamps, ink pad covers or ink refill bottles into my crafting. This was the case after I used this paper towel to wipe off the tops of […]
Waterfront Paper Towel Background Part 2
Here are more cards I created using 2 recycled paper towels. You can see more of my recycled background cards on my Recycle and Reuse Page HERE! This is the paper towel I used for the top card. I dampened it with water, then used it to clean off ink on the tops and […]
Waterfront Paper Towel Background
I always have a baby wipe or paper towel (sometimes both!) nearby when I’m crafting. It’s always good to have something to clean inky fingers, wipe off excess ink from a clear block, or clean up the edges around an inked stamp. A mix of colors that leads to the interesting background possibilities! Set them […]
Waterfront Baby Wipe Background
I always have a baby wipe or paper towel (sometimes both!) nearby when I’m crafting. It’s always good to have something to clean inky fingers, wipe off excess ink from a clear block, or clean up the edges around an inked stamp. A mix of colors that leads to the interesting background possibilities! Set them […]
Baby Wipe Towel Stormy Sky Background-Outdoor Adventure
Baby Wipe Towel Stormy Sky Background-Outdoor Adventure The Baby Wipe Technique is one of my favorite stamping techniques. I lay them flat, let them dry and use them in my crafting. I know to some it looks like something that should be thrown away, but not to me! Recycle and reuse, right? The baby […]
Adding Texture Backgrounds Using Paper Towels-Lift Me Up Balloon
One of my favorite stamping techniques is incorporating used paper towels in my crafting to create interesting textured backgrounds. With this card, I paired the paper towel with hot air balloon in the new framelit collection Up & Away by Stampin’ Up! which is found in the Occasions Catalog! I often use damp paper towels […]
Stenciled Santa’s Sleigh Reindeer
A couple of days ago, I posted a project I did using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits to cut out reindeer for Hershey Nugget boxes. I was left with this strip of silver glimmer reindeer: I turned it over and used the strip as a stencil to create the Elegant Eggplant reindeer above. Recycle and reuse, […]
Happy Birthday To You Baby Wipe Sunburst
I often use baby wipes to clean my stamps. Once they are dry, I am left with a brilliant mix of colors, kind like tie dye. I thought I’d pair up a couple using the new Sunburst die and Sunburst Sayings stamp set. Recycle and reuse! Start with this: And turn it into this This […]
Nacho Average Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop-Honeycomb Happiness
Welcome to the first Nacho Average blog hop featuring product found in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. When I first saw the catalog, I was immediately taken with the cute chick in the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set. He just makes me smile! So, here’s my first project using that cute little chick: I often use baby wipes […]
Sunburst Little Leaves-Nacho Average Sketch Challenge #89
We have a fun, yet simple sketch challenge this week over at the Nacho Average site. Here’s my contribution: When I first saw this sketch, I immediately thought I would use the Little Leaves Sizzlit which I recently purchased. I had every intention of cutting out the leaf pattern from a piece of card stock. […]
Blown Ink Technique Worksheet Paper
I’ve been having fun creating some projects using the Blown Ink Technique (see postings 07/16 and 07/18 for more information). While putting away the supplies, I noticed that the worksheet paper I was using had a very interesting mix of colors and shapes. The splotches and shapes were where I blew the ink off the […]
Build A Blossom-Stamping 411 SSC 263
It’s time for a new Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch. Here’s my contribution: If you look closely at the background paper, you will see that it is Stampin’ Up! grid paper cut down to size. It started out as my worksheet for a series of recent Polished Stone technique projects. This is what the worksheet […]
Packing Paper Treat Bags
Packing Paper Treat Bags I made these packing paper treat bags for my guests at a recent Big Shot class. They were filled with chocolate hearts for Valentine’s theme, but they could easily be embellished for any occasion. A big thank you goes to Annette Bogue for sharing this awesome idea on the recent SUDSOL […]
Retiring Celebrate Sunflowers
Retiring Celebrate Sunflowers from the 2022-2023 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog Celebrate Sunflowers and coordinating Sunflowers Dies will be available through May 2 or while supplies last. This has been a go-to set, and I will be sorry to see them go. Here are some cards I’ve created using Celebrate Sunflowers over the years. Clean […]