New tutorial at CropStop

Want to make a card that can be put on a shelf for display? Check out the tutorial at CropStop!

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Marbled flowers

I use a lot of flowers, and I need to change the appearance of them sometimes… This time I made them marbled! Cut, die cut or punch your flowers from watercolor paper, bend the petals slightly to the back. Add Distress Inks directly from pad to a craft sheet, mist lightly with water. Put the [...]

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Storage for Clear Stamps

I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. Storage… For some reason I couldn’t find anything that suited me. Well, now I have! I made it myself! Basic ingredients: chipboard, plain paper, cardstock, book cover plastic, acetate, stamps, inks, BIA and o-wires. Start up with the covers: I used 8×8″ chipboard/mountboard, cut two pieces [...]

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Cutting titles

One of the things I use the Gazelle very often to do, is cutting my titles. I prefer to use the Bazzill self-adhesive cardstock as it cuts well without dragging, and I have been able to calibrate the knife to cut through the cardstock, but not the backing paper. I usually cut a whole 12×12 [...]

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Faux suede double journal

I’ve been wanting to try this out for a long time, but finding Liquid Appliqué in Sweden wasn’t that easy… However, my CT-mom Haylie at CropStop decided to take it into the store, and the rest is history… I’ve used several of them by now! I cut the outside covers 12×17 cm and the inner [...]

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