On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese-a-laying…
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Tag: Rubber Stamping
The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 5
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, FIIIIVE GOOOOOOOOLD RIIIIIIIINGS!!!
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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 4
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, four calling birds…
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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 3
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me, three french hens …
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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 2
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turtle doves …
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The 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 1
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree!
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The 12 Days Of Christmas
A bunch of people that I know thought that the 12 Days of Christmas song acted like some kind of countdown to the big day.
Wrong! The truth is far more interesting. Read on to discover the true origins of this age old tradition…
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Artist Trading Card 137 – Choose To Shine
Some days it can be a struggle to show your true talents, especially if you are like me. Thought I’d come up with something for the ATC series of blog posts to illustrate this.
Stamp It Sunday 7 – Stampscapes Rubber Stamped Dreamscape
Having had some Stampboard in my rubber stamping supplies for some time I thought that it was time that I put it to good use.
In this week’s Stamp It Sunday, I did just that and coupled it with some cool Stampscapes stamps to create a dreamy landscape.Read More »
Stamp It Sunday 5 – Free Printable Design Grids for Pattern Stamping Part 2
Free Printable Design Grids for Pattern Stamping Part 2 Halloooo you. Welcome to Part 2 of this 2 part series looking at the stamping grids that I have designed and that are available as a free download.
Stamp It Sunday 4 – Free Printable Design Grids for Pattern Stamping Part 1
Free Printable Design Grids for Pattern Stamping Part 1 Halloooo you. I recently highlighted a way of using a light box with some printed grids to create pattern stamping designs and had a fair few questions on where you could get those print outs. The ones that I used were very old and I created […]
Inkpad Overview
All inkpads generally have a starting point of either a water, oil or solvent base.
From these three starting points various inclusions are added to give different effects and get different results. Examples of inclusion are colours (dye or pigment) mica, glue and some bases have nothing added.
Finding the right inkpad for the job can therefore be a daunting affair.
To help you understand the difference, I’ve put together an explanation of each base type along with some tips, suggested brands and techniques.Read More »
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