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Sunday February 05, 2012

You can perforate your paper items even if you don't have a perforating rotary wheel. Just use your sewing machine without thread and sew along the line you would like perforated. Use to make detachable bookmarks with your cards!

Like sugar cookies, but don't like to take forever to decorate them? Use your stamps! Stamp your cookie before baking with either food coloring or your favorite non-toxic ink. (This tip was printed in the 1993 Stampin' Times Magazine.)

Easy Pin Making: Use 1/8" balsa wood, cardstock or heavy paper, white glue, and pin backs. Stamp the design you want to use as a pin to the cardstock. Emboss, color...whatever you would like! Cut out the design, avoiding the small detail areas. Apply glue and press to the balsa wood. Let dry for a few hours. Cut the wood around the design with an exacto knife, using several cuts and gentle pressure. Cut in V or L shapes around design to avoid splintering wood. When you are done cutting it out, sand the edges and finish shaping with an emery board. Glue on the pin back. (You can use marker or watercolors to color the edges of the wood, if desired. The entire thing can be sprayed with a finishing or fixative spray as well.)

Looking for scrapbooking and collage items? Look for children's books! Fun phrases and pictures can be found in old kids' books. You can pick them up inexpensively at garage sales, thrift stores, or on eBay! Old thrashed books that are not good for anything else can yield some wonderful artwork or 'quotes'. Find an old copy of your child's or other relative's favorite book and use the pictures and words with their pictures in a scrapbook.

Stamping on velvet is easy. This works best with a simple image with solid forms. Use only synthetic velvets, not silk. The secret is in having fibers that can melt. Heat an iron to a medium setting. Place the stamp image up on a flat surface. Place the velvet 'fluffy' side down over the image. Make sure that the image is where you want it on the velvet. Put the iron on the velvet, using some pressure over the stamp. Don't move this stack. You only need to hold it for a few seconds. Lift the iron and look at the velvet. You will see an 'embossed' image of your stamp. Can also be done with fabric ink on the stamp. Using ink may cause staining on the stamp. There will be no other damage to your stamp from this process.

You may want to practice on scraps of velvet to practice. The technique is easy, but your iron's settings and timing may require some adjusting. This is a very elegant look. Perfect for velvet handbags.

Bleach Stamping

Fold a paper towel and place it in a plastic or glass container or plate. Pour enough bleach to soak the paper towel. You will use this like a stamp pad. "Ink" your stamp on the bleached paper towel and stamp on the cardstock. If you have poured too much bleach in the container, the bleach will get on the negative areas of your stamp, and mar your design. Make sure you test stamp to double check that you have the right amount of bleach on the paper towel. Also, the bleach will cause different affects on different papers or cardstocks. Make sure to thoroughly clean your stamps after using this technique.

Chalk on White Embossing

A very elegant look is to use decorative chalks on white embossing. This effect is most dramatic if the image is stamped on medium to dark colored cardstock. Just stamp and emboss the image you desire on the colored cardstock. Using a q-tip or applicator, rub the desired colors onto the embossed image. The color will adhere to the embossing. Color the image in as intricately as you would like. If you get the chalk on the paper, use a kneaded eraser to remove the chalk from the paper. The chalk will cling to the embossing, but if you want added protection, you can use a fixative spray over the finished image.

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