Stampington & Company publications are worthy of keeping in your library for years - their quality is fantastic and such a visual treat too. This review at ScrapFriends was of the Artists’ Paper sometimes included in the Somerset issues and for sale outside of the magazine. The paper is just as wonderful as the magazine [...]
Stampington & Company, Artists’ Papers and stamps
December 25th, 2008 No Comments
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Tinkering Ink’s Stamps & fixing stamping snafoos
December 20th, 2008 No Comments
Clear stamps are wonderful in that they allow you to see where you’re stamping. I find it especially useful when needing to overstamp or restamp an image that didn’t quite come out dark enough the first time around. By being aware of the position of your mount during stamping, going back over the image again [...]
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Metal Strips from AMACO
December 13th, 2008 No Comments
Read one of the latest reviews on ScrapFriends about the self-adhesive metal strips from Amaco. They are great for alcohol inking and coloring with gel pens. Here are some projects:
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Stampington & Company’s Somerset Holiday Release Vol. 2
November 11th, 2008 No Comments
Stampington & Company’s books are just a feast to behold. The pages are satin smooth with wonderful photography and up-close pictures of crafty projects. The Volume 2 issue of the Holidays & Celebrations issue covers Valentine’s, Easter, Spring, Halloween and Christmas. Read the full reviews at ScrapFriends.
I was able to play with some of Paper Imagery [...]
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Tinkering Ink’s Retro Metro
October 29th, 2008 No Comments
Ah yes, one of my favorite companies, Tinkering Ink. We worked with the Retro Metro collection this month at ScrapFriends - lots of color and funky, bold patterns - just love it! Here are some items made with the paper, rub-ons, die cuts and Rip Strips:
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Dove of the East has stamps!
September 20th, 2008 No Comments
If you ever travel abroad or like the international flair on your projects, definitely get some clear stamps from Dove of the East. Beautiful in their detail and perfect for cards and embellishments, these stamps bring China, Japan, India and Russia right to you! Check out the ScrapFriends review and other great projects using the [...]
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Tinkering Ink’s Beau Jardin
September 14th, 2008 No Comments
With the summer here with a new CHA, so goes the introduction of more new product from Tinkering Ink. Beau Jardin is as refreshing as a summer day! See my review at ScrapFriends and the projects are below. This collection is just perfect for those summer memories.
Love those Rip Strips! (they’re the adhesive backed fabric pieces [...]
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Vegas Baby!
September 9th, 2008 No Comments
I do enjoy Las Vegas! A bunch of fun things to do all in one area, great people to watch and lots of celebrities! We recently reviewed the Las Vegas collection from Sandylion at ScrapFriends. A fun collection reminiscent of the older days of Vegas, the patterns and colors made for some great projects. Add some [...]
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Tinkering Ink’s Al Fresco
July 20th, 2008 2 Comments
I have to say that initially I thought this collection was a bit “bright”, but after using it, I really LOVE it! You may think that I say that about every Tinkering Ink collection - what’s to not like about a company that obviously has FUN designing their products and strives to keep an edge? [...]
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Altered Arts Kit Club - The Mailbox Muse
July 16th, 2008 No Comments
As recently reviewed on ScrapFriends, the kits from The Mailbox Muse are completely FUN! Filled to the brim with ephemera, paper, doo dads and embellishments, oh the magazine of course, there is lots to see and play with.
The first is a pin using die cut puzzle pieces as the structure and covered with Paper Imagery [...]
