Archives for February 2008
Card Making Tips and Techniques 9
This isn’t a hard and fast rule - but I find it a useful tip: I like to try to coordinate my ink colors with the papers and the theme of the card. In this card the “Wish You Were Here” sentiment was stamped on in the same color as the darker ink in the […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 8
This is a fun technique. I’m always looking for ways to make my own embellishments, and here’s what I did. See the acrylic tag on the card? It’s actually a piece of thin chipboard (okay, another frugal tip - it’s from the back of a notepad - I don’t like buying chipboard when I have so much […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 7
A popular tip is to use the color wheel to coordinate your color families. Here a use of coral and olive green show a tertiary relationship of the colors. By handstamping the background colors (alcohol inks) to match the papers I am using, I was able to coordinate the entire ‘flow’ of the card. I […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 6
This is truly a useful tip - always think of your stamps in a new light. If you are able to see that how you use them will add to how often you use them - you’ll get more out of each stamp. For example, this stamp is the same one from the last card. And yet, it looks […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 5
This is featuring two of my favorite card making techniques. I’ve recently fall in love again with alcohol inks. Actually, though, this technique can be accomplished by using any dye ink, as well. It’s about making your own background papers and then stamping on top of that. Here I used the alcohol inks to create […]