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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 pages are – thick and richly colored. We also looked some of the clear stamp sets for this review also. The set that I received had 3 large images that provided some great play time!

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 can be done with a little patience. I’m not a truly “exact” stamper, meaning that everything needs to be straight and perfect, but a crisp, clear, dark image is what I strive for when stamping. I usually always have a back-up plan in case the 2nd stamping does come out right.

One old faithful back-up is to stamp the image on an entirely new piece of paper and cover the original spot completely. The trick is making it look like it belongs there, not just placed over the area obviously to cover a mistake! Ink the edges, layer different papers underneath or doodle to blend and embellish.

Another favorite is to use a Ranger nib to color in the ink where it is light or missing. Basically, touch the nib to the ink pad and use it as a pen to fill in the area. Going slow is the key here. Remember that ink is your friend and you can always put more on whereas removing it is nearly impossible which requires the implementation of the first trick above!

Yet another trick is to fill in the area with a like-colored marker. Stamping in black allows this as a great back-up plan, colors are a bit more difficult. Keep a white pen handy so that maybe coloring the background provides the best option instead of coloring the image.

When all else fails, add an embellishment! Paper flowers, bling or brads make a nice camouflage over a section that needs some help.

Below are some projects using the Holiday Whimsey set and the review can be seen on ScrapFriends.

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:

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 Designs products in my projects for this review. I thought it added a nice nostalgic look to the projects and the images were very easy to use in a variety of ways. The definition cards are 5×7 in size and are actually from a deck of playing cards that I picked up in the Target Dollar spot section! The papers and embellishments are all ones that i’ve acquired and had left over from other projects. Great to see them reused here!

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: