I am going to be offline for a little bit...

Sorry folks. I am moving and will not have easy access to a computer for a bit. Trust me- it will hurt me more than you. I will be back with lots more news. See you soon........................

Decor Elements

Check out this beautiful new product!! I know I will have some in my scrap area!!! There are many more beautiful designs - see the link below...

Stampin’ Up! is adding a new product to the Definitely Decorative® product line by introducing wall graphics, expressions, and lettering. The new product, Décor Elements™, will be available July 2008. It is vinyl artwork for walls, mirrors, windows, or other hard, smooth surfaces. It takes the same decorating idea and uses a different medium to accomplish the same mission-making your home a beautiful representation of your style!

Whether you want to spice up the walls of your house or frame a piece for display, Décor Elements is easy to apply, easy to love, and easy to remove. Contact me to place your order now :)

May Stamper 6 Club Night

Our second last session with this group and I think the cards turned out very well :)

The first card was done using all the fabulous colours in the Bali Breeze Paper series

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Stamps: Artfully Asian
Ink: Black Stazon, Groovy Guava, Old Olive
Paper: River Rock, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red,
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Circle and Slit Punches

On Board Chipboard and its many benefits...

On Board Chipboard is an amazing product in card making and scrapbooking craft. There are multiple techniques to use with chipboard. I will cover only a few below and show examples created by an 8 year old client of mine- I think she did an amazing job!!!!!

1. Cover with Designer Series Paper or Cardstock Cut a piece of patterned paper just larger than the image and place the side you want to see down on the work surface. Use an adhesive such as Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive and cover the front side of the chipboard piece (has slightly rounded edges), then place on the paper. Let dry a few minutes, trim excess paper with Paper Snips or Hobby Blade and Cutting Mat, then sand the edges smooth with a Sanding Block. I love the simplicity of this technique and how many different looks you can get by combining different shapes with varied patterns.

2. Cover with a Photo Place the image side of the photo face up. Trace roughly around the chipboard shape where you want to display. Use an adhesive such as Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive and cover the front side of the chipboard piece, then place the photo back onto the glued area. Let dry a few minutes, trim excess, then sand the edges smooth.





3. Cover with Ink I find that Craft Ink covers best and the spots work well as they can get into smaller spaces. Apply the ink to the piece by simply pressing it directly to the chipboard. Set aside and allow to dry thoroughly, or use a Heat Tool to dry more quickly. I often use the tweezers from the Tool Kit to hold the piece while inking and/or heating.

4. Stamp Images Many of the Stampin'Up! stamp sets perfectly match the chipboard pieces i.e. Pick A Petal. Stamp the image directly onto chipboard or on top of another technique like patterned paper or a solid inked background. Play with ink- depending on if bare or on top of another technique - craft or Stazon are great.

5. Doodle Images same as stamping images but use a marker or the white Signo pen

6. Rub on same as stamping images but rub a rub on image over the chipboard piece.





7. Glitter Apply an adhesive such as Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive to the front side of the chipboard piece, then sprinkle glitter all over the wet glue.

8. Emboss Right after applying craft ink or versamark to the chipboard piece or covering with paper and then inking, sprinkle on embossing powder (such as Iridescent Ice, Clear, Black, White or coloured Embossing Powder, or Glassy Glaze Enamel) and set with Heat Tool. This step can be repeated to add dimension to the laquered look. (See picture in the May Stamper 6 Club Night post- I will post next!- a little behind I am afraid)

9. Emboss and embed image If you do the emboss technique and make muliple layers with Glassy Glaze Enamel you can press a rubber stamp into the still warm laquer and it leaves a beautiful impression. The laquer can be reheated if you slip up...

10. Embellish Use your imagination here to the possibilities of embellishment options. You can use the Crafter's Tool Kit or the Crop-A-Dile to set embellishments into chipboard pieces, such as brads, eyelets, Hodgepodge Hardware, create ahole and thread through ribbon. The possibilites are endless!



This image shows here flower with multiple techniques used to play with chipboard.

We will cover these techniques and many more in our monthly clubs and classes in the future so I hope to see you there!