Tips & Techniques
Triangle Explosion Box
I had so much fun today creating this Triangle Explosion Box. It’s actually a project idea that’s been sitting on my display shelf for years originally created in a Wow Swap I was in. The original box was decorated with baby stamps, but, I thought how fun this box would be as a Christmas party favour filled with CHOCOLATE of course! hee, hee
Here’s a few of the steps to create this box!
*Start with a 8 1/2 x 11" Whisper White Cardstock and randomly stamp a pattern.
*I used the stamp set "Snow Burst" #110386 with Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Night of Navy Classic ink pads.
Print out the Template and score on each of the lines. (Template not to scale.) I hope it’s easy to follow for you…it’s the first time I make a template.
To score the straight lines, I used the scoring blade on my cutter. To score the "W" and the "M", I used my ruler and Stylus with a soft surface below my paper.
Start folding your score marks as show below. If you’re finding that your box is not folding properly, you may have to slightly trim some of your points. You can use your bone folder to create crisper creases!
Grag some ribbon to tie around & decorate with a matching tag! Voila, your done!
Stamping Tip: Trimming your stamps
Now that many of the Stampin’ Up! stamps come Die-Cut, it’s easy to think that you don’t have to trim your stamps. I know that many Die-Cut stamps really don’t need the extra trimming as they really are close to the image BUT sometimes a stamp needs that extra bit of work to make it stamp without a "shadow"…you know what I’m talking about, right? Those nasty little lines that appear around your images when you stamp them on your paper.
Today’s Tip show’s you how to trim your stamps so you don’t have to worry about those lines.
Here’s how the Stampin’ Up! Die Cut rubber starts. You just get to just POP them out of the rubber. For trimming, you’ll need a very sharp pair of scissors….and I can honestly say-if you’ve had trouble with this step in the past-you’ll want the Stampin’ Up! Craft and Rubber Scissors on page 192. They really do cut like BUTTER!
Ok so once you’ve popped it out…if you find that the edges have a lot of left-over rubber like this, you’ll want to trim the image a bit before mounting it to the wood block supplied. 
Grab out your scissors and start cutting around your image. (Because you want the rubber and foam mount to be equal size, make sure you keep your scissors perfectly vertical.)
Once your done, the edges of your stamp won’t look as smooth, but, I guarantee that you’ll get better images on your paper!
Hope you enjoyed this tip! 
Tutorial: Glitter Embossing with a twist!
If you’re like me, you love your GLITTER and when you combine in with one of our favourite techniques-embossing; you have a recipe for FUN! Here’s a fun way to add glitter to any of our awesome Stampin’ Up! colours!
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Supplies used
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Garden Whimsy
Cardstock: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Apricot Appeal
Ink: Versamark, Always Artichoke, Apricot Appeal
Accessories: Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brads, Heat Tool, Irredescent Ice Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Dimesionals
cardstock scrap. (This will take away the static from your paper and
make the powder stick where it’s suppose to be only!)
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STICKY ink that the powder will stick to.)
Step 3 Without stamping the image just yet, ink the “versamark inked” image into the Regal Rose Classic Ink.
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Step 4 Stamp the image onto the whisper white cardstock and apply Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder to image.
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Supplies used
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Garden Whimsy
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ink: Versamark, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Accessories: Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brads, Heat Tool, Irredescent Ice Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Dimesionals
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Now that school has started, I’ll be starting to post more fun tips and techniques for you!
Have a great weekend! I’ll be at the Baby Boom Show Saturday & Sunday…if you come for a visit, make sure you stop by my booth for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping week! Josee
Fast “Tip” Friday
I know I normally share a card today, but, instead, I thought I’d share a great tip.
Do you ever struggle with which colours to use on a project? Here’s a wonderful site that will help you with just that:
Click here for Stampin’ Up! colour combinations
I love the "suprise me" option, it’s a great way to take you out of you comfort zone! Try it out, it’s alot of fun!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great stamping day! Josee
Fun with Rub-On’s
Rub-on’s are HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!! I’ve been wanting to play with them for a while and just haven’t found time until this weekend.
Here’s a quick step-by-step tutorial
Step 1: Carefully take your rub-on sheets out of the package making sure to keep the backing on. This will keep the rub-on’s from transferring onto other surfaces. TIP: Tape your ends together to keep your backing in place.
Step 2:
Use your Hobby Blade to cut out the image that you need for your project. Make sure you keep the backing on until you are ready to add the rub-on on your project!
Step 3: (Adding to a 3D object) Clean cup with alcohol and let dry. Take backing off and tape rub-on to mug so it doesn’t move until you’re done.
Step 4: Use included stick and rub everywhere until you see the image release from the sheet. Rub in circular motion and make sure you get it everywhere. Slowly and carefully remove the top sheet. If you find some of the rub-on not stuck on…just put your top sheet back down and rub again.
Here’s the finished project:
This image is from the Love & Happiness Rub-Ons from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Don’t forget you only have until March 17th to order to qualify for this special.
We’ll be using Rub-On’s for one of my Stampers Club Projects in March. Want to join one of my clubs?? They’re really FUN and you get free stuff!!!! Visit my CLUB PAGE for more info. Josee
Frienship Blooms meets Build-a-Brad
At my Stamp Club night on Monday, this is one of the projects we made. We used the Frienship Blooms stamp set out of the Sale-A-bration brochure. Did you notice that the stamp set coordinates with the Love & Happiness Rub-ons? I didn’t know before ordering them, but, the rub-ons in this package have 4 different coloured sheets. You’ll find a black, white, old olive and Chocolate Chip.
For this card we used a 6×6 piece of Kraft cardstock and folded it in half. We used a Soft Sky and Very Vanilla layer. The ink colour was Old Olive to match the Old Olive ribbon. We added a Pewter Build-A-Brad in the middle of the cut out flower. I love Build-A-Brad, it really adds that special touch to a card.
Here’s how to Build-A-Brad Works
Step 1: Punch hole in middle of flower. Step 2: Stamp Image on scrap pager and use 1/2" circle punch to punch out theimage that you want in your Build-A-Brad.
Step 3: Add a small amount of Liquid glue or glue dot to middle and add 1/2" punched circle. Step 4: Carefully remove top layer from package ensuring you don’t leave fingerprints on bottom and position on top of circle. Press down firmly to set. 
Step 5: Place brad in punched holes.
Step 6: Flatten out the back of the brad. Voila!!! You now have a lovely Brad.
Can you picture how many different designs you can do with it? I hope you enjoyed the "How to" of Build-A-Brad!
(Card inspired by a swap from Shalon Doxsee)
Have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY! Josee
Tip: Cutting your ribbon
This tip was shared by a very smart demonstrator, Debbie Moczek about cutting ribbon!
Here’s what she said: “I took a box and cut it into different size strips starting at 2” all the way up to 12”. When I am planning for a class or stamp-a-stack it makes things so much faster. I made the strips 2” wide too so the ribbon stays on well. You can cut about 25 at a time which means 50 pieces of the length you need. FAST AND EASY—–and boy what a time saver.”
What a great tip for saving time, I love it!
Happy Stamping, Josee
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