by Helen Jennings | Sep 19, 2019 | Techniques and Help
Today we have been talking about ink. I had the second of my Back to Basics Facebook Lives, where we explored the range of inks we have available to us through Stampin’ Up and the different features of them. Dye based ink = our classic stampin’ up ink in...
by Helen Jennings | Sep 11, 2019 | Techniques and Help
I love to hear stories about things. To get to know the reason why we do things. To hear explanations about terminology we use. I guess I cant be alone in this. As I look back over the 17 or so years I have been card making, I have picked up a few tips, stories,...
by Helen Jennings | Aug 7, 2019 | Products, Techniques and Help
A customer was telling me this week that she would like to reduce the number of Baby Wipes she uses in her craft room. This led to a discussion about the tools we have available to us in the Stampin’ Up catalogue to help us clean our stamps. I thought I would...
by Helen Jennings | Aug 4, 2019 | Motivational Cards, Projects, Techniques and Help
Having used my “Follow Your Art” Bundle as my product of the week this last week, I thought I would use it one more time before I put it back on the shelf. The colour challenge over at TGIF seemed like the perfect excuse. #tgifc223 See the challenge here...
by Helen Jennings | Aug 1, 2019 | Love & Friendship Cards, Motivational Cards, Projects, Techniques and Help
Yesterday afternoon saw us up to our ears in mini dimensionals at my technique class. We were trying our hand at the floating die technique. I have seen so many gorgeous examples on Facebook pages, Pinterest and You Tube, I thought it was about time we gave it a go....
by Helen Jennings | Jul 31, 2019 | Products, Techniques and Help
There are various collective nouns you can use for butterflies, but “flutter” is by far my favourite. I was in need of a flutter of butterflies for a project we are creating in today’s Technique Class. The participants will all be creating floating...
