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Emboss Resist Technique
Welcome to our last Totally Techniques Blog Hop for this year, December 2022!
I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing the Emboss Resist Techniques.
This technique involves heat embossing, then covering it with ink then removing the excess from the embossed part and this month I’ve filmed a video as it’s easier to describe for you.
At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas our talented team have to share with you.
I created this card using the brand-new ‘Decorative Borders’ stamp that will be available as of 5 January 2023 in the new Mini Catalogue
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun technique and try it soon!
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Best Wishes for a happy, healthy and safe New Year!
Happy Stamping,
Angela
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Water Colour Pencils Technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop for November!
I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing the Water Colour Pencil Techniques.
There’s a lot of different ways to use our Stampin’Up! Water Colour Pencils and I’ve chosen to use them on traditional water colour paper. You can vary the shade depending on how much pencil you apply, hence they are fantastic for shading as well as adding lots of different colours to your stamped or die cut images.
Here’s a few tips to keep in mind:
- Don’t over sharpen your pencils
- You can mix colours together, there’s no rules! Get creative and have a play
- The top of the water painters unscrew in the opposite of normal direction.
At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas our talented team have to share with you.
I used the brand new Dainty Delight Bundle for my card, this was available for pre-order as I was able to attend the Sydney Stampin’ Up! OnStage convention.
Step 1Stamp the desired images using Sahara Sand Ink on our Fluid 100 water colour paper.
When I started designing the card I had no idea what the finished product would be like so I stamped all the images that I thought I may use.
Step 2I used both packs of our water colour pencils and coloured all the images, varying the shading, mixing colours and a touch of colour on the stems.
The colour pencils in the photo are the ones I used.
Step 3I used the finest of the water painters to start blending my colours together. You can control the flow by blotting the painter, I didn’t have it too wet.
Some areas such as the stems, I kept dry, no water added at all and others I went over very lightly to soften the look
Step 4All of the coloured images were die cut.
Don’t you just love ❤️️ Stampin’Up!’s co-ordination!
Step 5For the background, I used the Fluid 100 water colour paper. The cloud was die cut and just held in place as a mask.
I applied Balmy Blue colour pencil directly to the widest water painter then brushed this over the paper adding more colour to the brush as needed.
I found it stained the brush a little but that’s ok. I washed it out and then repeated the process with the Granny Apple Green pencil for the lower part of the card front. I just played until I was happy with the result.
Step 6I die cut an image and added a splash of colour to it too, then arranged the rest of my die cuts on the card front.
The flowers were too pretty to cover up, so I didn’t overlap them much nor add ribbon or a large greeting.
The greeting is from the same stamp set and I hand cut it to show as much of the pretty flowers as possible. The greeting and sun are popped up on dimensionals.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this technique and have a play using your water colour pencils in different ways.
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Product used to create this card
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful and safe Christmas 🎄 🎅 and see you at the end of December.
Happy Stamping,
Angela
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Tearing/Ripping technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop for September! I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing the Tearing/Ripping Techniques.
This is an easy and effective technique and there’s a lot of things you can create.
This month I thought it would be easier to describe it via a video demonstration for you.
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At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas our talented team have to share with you.
I created this card for a Charity Day event where we showcased the Bottled Happiness stamp set.
◄ Here are the PDF instructions
Click the image to download instructions for this project – measurements for this project are included.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun technique and try it soon!
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Product used to create this card
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping,
Angela
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Alcohol Pen Technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop! I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing Alcohol Pen Techniques.
There’s lots of different way to use your Stampin’ Blends other than for colouring.
Today I’m sharing a fun background technique that I created with Stampin’ Blends Markers that was inspired by Tami Hewlett.
In case you haven’t noticed, I really love using ‘blue’ on a lot of my cards and I thought the new in-colours of Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky would work well with the snowflakes for my Christmas theme.
At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different ideas for using your alcohol markers made by our talented team!
Did you know that Stampin’ Blends Markers are alcohol based and they don’t mix with water?
Always use a high percentage alcohol such as Isocol Rubbing alcohol that you can get at the supermarket or chemist.
Stampin’ Blends are great for lots of fun techniques, such as blending on acetate and spritzing with alcohol or blending on vellum.
Thanks to Tammi, I discovered you can use them on standard cardstock for the following technique. I used ‘Shimmery White’ to add a touch of sparkle to my card.
Step 1The brush end of the markers works better for this technique as you can make long, wide flowing strokes. I used Starry Sky and Tahitian Tide Stampin’ Write Markers to create the ombre pattern on Shimmery White Cardstock.
I went from darkest to lightest and first used Dark Starry Sky at the bottom of my card, then added the Light Starry Sky, Dark Tahitian Tide, and Light Tahitian Tide.
When changing to the next colour, I overlapped the previous colour by a brush stroke or two which helped with blending and to create an ombre effect.
Step 2I poured a few drops of Isocol Rubbing Alcohol into the cap and used a Water Painter to add small drops to the paper, by hitting the barrel to create splatter.
The larger drops are created by holding the brush vertically and touching the tip to the paper.
Step 3I simply repeated this process until I was happy with the result and added large drops on the sides to help blend the edges.
I didn’t put the alcohol in the barrel, I just dipped the tip of the brush and this worked very well. Using a high alcohol percentage helps this technique work best.
Step 4I simply repeated this process until I was happy with the result and added large drops on the sides to help blend the edges.
I didn’t put the alcohol in the barrel, I just dipped the tip of the brush and this worked very well. Using a high alcohol percentage helps this technique work best.
Step 5I die cut the smallest snowflakes using ‘Snowy White Velvet Sheets’ for added texture and Iridescent Pearls to finish it off.
Step 6I layered the card on a Starry Sky Mat and on a Shimmery White card base.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun technique and try it soon!
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Products used to make this card
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping
Angela
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Masking Technique
Welcome to our Totally Techniques Blog Hop! I’m Angela McFarlane from Gold Coast, Australia.
Each month our team chooses a different technique to feature and this month we will be showcasing the Masking Technique.
There are a few ways to mask your objects and I’ll share two ways on my project today.
I’ll be masking from the fore ground and working back as well as masking to create some colour blocking.At the end of my blog please ‘hop along’ to see all the different projects made by our talented team!
I chose the fun Sale-A-Bration FREE stamp set ‘Hippest Hippos’ as I thought it would be a fun stamp set to play with.
Step 1First, I stamped a few hippos on my Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper, then fussy cut them.
I ended up doing 3 as I needed them all, as you’ll see later.
Step 2I then re-stamped the hippo image on my card front in the position where I wanted to start.
Step 3I placed my first mask to entirely cover my first stamped hippo, then re-stamped the second hippo slightly overlapping the first one.
Step 4I repeated the process and covered the second hippo and stamped the third one, once again overlapping the second hippo.
Step 5Then I masked the third hippo and cut a full sheet of masking paper in half, peeled off the backing and stuck it over the top of the ‘masked’ hippos.
This is to mask out the section where I didn’t want colour to go. This will create a colour block as the highlight – spotlight.
I’m trying to create the effect that the hippos are dancing on a stage.
Step 6Then I used my blending brush with So Saffron ink and blended the entire area, this was to create a spotlight. The hippos are protected from the colour as they are also masked.
Step 7The magic is revealed once all the masks are removed.
I can re-use the masking paper that I used on the sides, simply by sticking the backing back on – it won’t go to waste as it’s still tacky enough to re-use.
Step 8I then coloured the hippos in Melon Mambo, Smokey Slate, Gray Granite, Pool Party and Petal Pink
Step 9I added a Melon Mambo strip inside the card, stamped a different hippo and added a splash of colour to the flower and nails.
I also decorated the envelope as this will be perfect Happy Mail to send out soon.
Step 10To finish off the card, I added an embossed layer using the ‘Into The Clouds’ Embossing Folder.
I die cut the cute umbrella and glasses using the matching FREE dies.
I also used a splash of wink of stella on the umbrella and Melon Mambo Glossy Dots Assortment embellishments for a little bit of bling.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my masking techniques
Please click on the next link and have a look at what the rest of our talented team has created for this month’s hop and enjoy!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog, see you again soon.
Happy Stamping,
Angela
Products used to make this card
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