Deb's Tech
Showing posts with label Techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Techniques. Show all posts
May 3, 2011
August Tech
Adriana provided this technique to us - Plumber's Tape. Note it was utilized on several swaps this month.
February 7, 2010
Faux Snake Skin
Delia demonstrated this unique technique. Good find Delia!
Start with a textured paper towel
Put the desired color onto the paper towel, directly with an ink pad
Put ink on both sides (you might want to wear gloves)
Coat both sides of the colored paper towel with clear embossing powder
Melt the embossing powder with a heat gun
Heat both sides, because there is powder on both sides
Here's a close-up of the final product
Start with a textured paper towel
Put the desired color onto the paper towel, directly with an ink pad
Put ink on both sides (you might want to wear gloves)
Coat both sides of the colored paper towel with clear embossing powder
Melt the embossing powder with a heat gun
Heat both sides, because there is powder on both sides
Here's a close-up of the final product
December 5, 2009
Faux Wax Seal
1. Cut out the shape you want for your seal. Using a punch is easiest.
2. Use the negative of the cutout to cover the VersaMark pad. This will allow your pad to only have the shape you desire exposed.
3. Ink your cardstock by pressing onto the partially covered VersaMark.
4. Emboss shap with your desired metallic embossing powder 4 times. Copper embossing powder was used in this example.
5. Quickly stamp your image into the warm melted embossing medium. If you mess up at this point. You can re-melt your 'embossed puddle' and try again. If you re-melt, you might add one more layer of powder.
6. Use the punch to cut out your finished shape. This is best done while the medium is still slightly warm as well.
If you use this technique, let me know...send me a picture...and I'll post it here.
Here is a picture of the finished product...oops...before I cut it out the final time. You get the idea though.
2. Use the negative of the cutout to cover the VersaMark pad. This will allow your pad to only have the shape you desire exposed.
3. Ink your cardstock by pressing onto the partially covered VersaMark.
4. Emboss shap with your desired metallic embossing powder 4 times. Copper embossing powder was used in this example.
5. Quickly stamp your image into the warm melted embossing medium. If you mess up at this point. You can re-melt your 'embossed puddle' and try again. If you re-melt, you might add one more layer of powder.
6. Use the punch to cut out your finished shape. This is best done while the medium is still slightly warm as well.
If you use this technique, let me know...send me a picture...and I'll post it here.
Here is a picture of the finished product...oops...before I cut it out the final time. You get the idea though.
October 26, 2009
Scrap Ribbon Uses
Adriana did our technique this month. She showed us 2 new uses for ribbon.
The first is a great way to use up all your extra little peices. With this technique, you actually run your card or cardstock through your Zyron so that the entire surface is sticky and then you adhere all your ribbon pieces and just trim off the extra. She said that she would probably like to find some fray-ease or use some Crystal Effects next time to keep the ribbon from fraying.
Here's a picture of her scrap ribbon card
Here's a picture of the scrap ribbon card from her magazine. It almost appears that they used pinking shears to trim the ribbon at the bottom, what a cute idea.
Here's a picture of a Christmas card that Adriana made for our December 09 Swap using this technique. VERY NICE!
The second idea was to fold some ribbon and adhere it in such a way that it makes a wreath. This is easily embellished with some jewels to make it really stand out. Sorry, the picture doesn't do it justice. If you happen to come across this technique online, please share the link with us. I tried to take a copy of the article out of Adriana's magazine.
The first is a great way to use up all your extra little peices. With this technique, you actually run your card or cardstock through your Zyron so that the entire surface is sticky and then you adhere all your ribbon pieces and just trim off the extra. She said that she would probably like to find some fray-ease or use some Crystal Effects next time to keep the ribbon from fraying.
Here's a picture of her scrap ribbon card
Here's a picture of the scrap ribbon card from her magazine. It almost appears that they used pinking shears to trim the ribbon at the bottom, what a cute idea.
Here's a picture of a Christmas card that Adriana made for our December 09 Swap using this technique. VERY NICE!
The second idea was to fold some ribbon and adhere it in such a way that it makes a wreath. This is easily embellished with some jewels to make it really stand out. Sorry, the picture doesn't do it justice. If you happen to come across this technique online, please share the link with us. I tried to take a copy of the article out of Adriana's magazine.
October 6, 2009
Fused Cardstock
This month Laura showed us how to do a technique called Fused Cardstock. This Technique allows you to turn any beautiful napkin into cardstock that can be used as background or even stamped on.
This could come in handy for themed invitations (especially for kids) or great for using up those extra napkins you might have laying around from Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other occasions.
1. Take the desired napkin and gently peel off the plain back layer...usually white. Be patient...there ususally is another layer there. Laura ripped the corner of her napkin to help her separate the layers.
2. Put your iron on it's high setting.
3. Make a 'sandwich' in the next couple steps. Laura started with a bunch of book covers. You need something to keep the heat from getting onto your table. Maybe some off colored card stock or newsprint or something.
4. Now lay your pretty napkin pretty side down.
5. Put a layer of standard cling wrap (saran wrap) down on top of your napkin. This will be the 'glue' that holds your napkin to your cardstock.
6. Lastly, put your cardstock on top of the cling wrap.
7. Put your newsprint or old stack of cardstock on top. This is the other side of your heat buffer.
8. Iron the whole thing until the 3 layers are fused. Be careful when peeling up your project that you don't separate the layers.
9. Trim the edges of your cardstock to remove any extra napkin and/or cling wrap and you are ready to use your beautiful new piece of fused cardstock.
Here's a link to Laura's Blog showing examples of her fused (felted) cardstock.
On her blog she includes a link to the Split Coast Stampers instruction page where she learned to do it as well. We need to give these people credit for sure for this GREAT idea! If you don't already have a log on to that site...you should get it...they have great ideas!!!
This could come in handy for themed invitations (especially for kids) or great for using up those extra napkins you might have laying around from Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other occasions.
1. Take the desired napkin and gently peel off the plain back layer...usually white. Be patient...there ususally is another layer there. Laura ripped the corner of her napkin to help her separate the layers.
2. Put your iron on it's high setting.
3. Make a 'sandwich' in the next couple steps. Laura started with a bunch of book covers. You need something to keep the heat from getting onto your table. Maybe some off colored card stock or newsprint or something.
4. Now lay your pretty napkin pretty side down.
5. Put a layer of standard cling wrap (saran wrap) down on top of your napkin. This will be the 'glue' that holds your napkin to your cardstock.
6. Lastly, put your cardstock on top of the cling wrap.
7. Put your newsprint or old stack of cardstock on top. This is the other side of your heat buffer.
8. Iron the whole thing until the 3 layers are fused. Be careful when peeling up your project that you don't separate the layers.
9. Trim the edges of your cardstock to remove any extra napkin and/or cling wrap and you are ready to use your beautiful new piece of fused cardstock.
Here's a link to Laura's Blog showing examples of her fused (felted) cardstock.
On her blog she includes a link to the Split Coast Stampers instruction page where she learned to do it as well. We need to give these people credit for sure for this GREAT idea! If you don't already have a log on to that site...you should get it...they have great ideas!!!
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