Technique Spotlight: Altered Designer Series Paper
Sometimes we overthink things, both in life and in paper crafting. I think this is often the case with Designer Series Paper. Yes,...
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Amy Rich
Jul 23, 20222 min read
Tree Lot Fun
Just when you think Stampin' Up!® has made a stamp set and/or dies for everything, they surprise you with something totally new....
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Amy Rich
Jul 8, 20222 min read
More of a Good Thing
It's nearly the Fall, and as it turns out I can't resist some Sponge Dauber Shading on my Fall leaf cards. Last Fall I created a dahlia...
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Amy Rich
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: Masked Blended Background
Sometimes a simple technique comes along that can provide a WOW for an otherwise simple card. Backgrounds are fun to play with because...
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Amy Rich
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: Watercolor Background with Marker
Sometimes I feel like some products in my stash get neglected. I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about. What we think we can...
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Amy Rich
Jun 11, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: Retiform Stamping
I haven't done any retiform stamping in years. Like forever. And when a card using this technique came up recently on my Pinterest feed,...
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Amy Rich
May 20, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: Split Negative Card
I'm often found scrolling through Pinterest, on the lookout for something amazing; some great fold, technique, color...
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Amy Rich
May 17, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: Scored Line Background
Perhaps you know that one of my favorite things since March 2020 has been getting together with fellow paper crafters on Saturday...
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Amy Rich
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Technique Spotlight: White Ink Watercoloring
One of my favorite stamping things during the week is What's Up! Stampers? I love it because I get to chat with viewers about,...
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Amy Rich
Sep 25, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Sponge Dauber Shading
Truthfully, I think we use techniques every single time we stamp. Some of these techniques you might not even think are techniques, but I...
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Amy Rich
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Ink Refill Watercolor Background
I love it when creativity strikes! Several months ago when I was contemplating the swaps I was going to make with new products from the...
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Amy Rich
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Ink Omit & Marker
Have you noticed that every time you look at a catalog, if you're really trying, you can see something different? Some things get spotted...
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Amy Rich
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Coloring with Wink of Stella
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Sometimes I just really need a layout idea to get my creative juices flowing. When I was...
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Amy Rich
Mar 7, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Pinwheel
I really can't get enough of the Butterfly Bouquet early release and exclusive products. I know we've had multiple different butterfly...
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Amy Rich
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Technique Spotlight: Joseph's Coat
What's the easiest way to make colors in a project POP? By adding black, of course! This Joseph's Coat technique gives this card a...
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Amy Rich
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Technique Spotlight: Craft Ink Refill Painting
Years ago, when I was planning the next techniques for my techniques class, I ran across something really different - probably when I was...
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Amy Rich
Oct 23, 20202 min read
Technique Spotlight: Faux Snow
There are all kinds of ways to add snow to a stamped project. Obviously there are snowflake stamps, like the Snowflake Wishes stamp set....
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Amy Rich
Oct 16, 20202 min read
Technique Spotlight: Smackin' Acetate
Don't you just love the names of some of the stamping techniques we use? Smackin' Acetate may be my favorite. :) It's a simple technique,...
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Amy Rich
Oct 9, 20202 min read
Technique Spotlight: Eclipse
Have you noticed that Fridays have started to turn into technique post days? It's been fun to share techniques that I have used in my...
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Amy Rich
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Technique Spotlight: Emboss Resist
Remember the first time you watched an image or sentiment get heat embossed? Perhaps it was you who was doing the embossing or perhaps...
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