How to create a watercolour wash for papercraft

 Hello there and welcome to the final Totally Techniques Blog Hop for 2024.  Our blog hop is here for you to visit several blogs sharing a similar technique to give you lots of tips and ideas for your card making.  This technique will also serve you well as a memory keeper journalling events in your life or scrapbooking.  You don't need many supplies for my version just waterbased markers, card, a stamp block and a water spritzer.  You can find the items and colours I used detailed in the video and below on my supply list.  

I love how simply you can start with this technique and how you can adapt it with layers or embellishiments and stamping to suit your personal design.  It's quick to create although sometimes you may want to allow time for your watercolour wash to dry before using it.  You can use a heat tool to speed up this process also if you can't wait.  

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Here is a short video tutorial of how to do the simple technique I have used on the background on the circle on this card. 

I hope the festive season if you celebrate has been happy and full of fun and I wish everyone who reads this a happy, healthy and successful 2025.  See you again soon.

Thanks for visiting 

Hugs Zoe x

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Kiss of Texture Stamp Set 164759  available from 7 January 2025

Sweetly Scripted 

Stampin' Write Markers

Different colour packs available

ink pads

Stylish Shape Dies

Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Ink/Water Spritzer bottles

How to make Front Flip cards with Totally Techniques

 

Hi there and welcome to  November's Totally Techniques Blog Hop.  If you want to add a little movement to your card you'll love our technique this month.  We are sharing Front Flip cards with you which can be simple or more detailed to suit your own style.  

I've gone for a pretty simple version because when I started to create it my brain didn't want to go in the right direction. Have you had days like that?  

I've used a fun set called Submarine Life and you'll possibly notice a new cheeky character inside the card who you will find in the new year in our Saleabration  (SAB) brochure.  SAB if you are new to Stampin' Up! shopping is a fabulous promotion that runs from 7 January next year until the end of February and you can get bonus freebies with your orders.  Check back for more information coming.  

Instructions

1. Cut a piece of card 14.8cm x 21cm 

2. With the card in landscape position measure and draw in a feint pencil line 5.25cm from the left edge from top to bottom of the card. 

3. Cut a circle that will form the outer edge of your image piece and score it across the midde.  Position the circle so that the fold lines up top and bottom on the feint pencil line.  The circle should be in the centre section of the card.  

4. Use some washi or low tack tape to position the same die used for the circle ontop of your cut circle on the card.  You now need to partial die cut half the circle by only passing the card partially through your die cutting maching.  

5. Now use an eraser to remove the pencil line and then score above and below.  Use the scratch circle to make sure your scoring is where the pencil line was.  Also score the card on the long side for the width of the card at 10.5cm. 

6.  Fold the score lines above and below the circle to fold the outer edge back towards the centre fold of the card. 

7.  You can now decorate your card.  Choose some patterned paper (DSP)  and also cut two circles in white that are smaller than your original circle die for stamping.  Also cut 3 coordinating circles with the original larger circle die to act as matt layers.  One will  help to cover an miscut that you may have achieved, like me (oops!) on the front and inside of your flap section and the other goes behind my seagull image. 

8. Stamp and colour white circles before sticking onto your card.  

9.  I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour around my stamped images and add highlights.  Again in SAB you may want to join our team and benefit from the SAB offer of some bonus Stampin' Write Markers when you join along with £130 of stamping goodies for just £99 and free shipping. For more details please subscribe to my newsletter above to get all the information. 

Do visit the other members of the Totally Techniques group for other ideas and videos and if you prefer inches you'll find them on some of the other's shares. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Keep stamping!

Zoe x

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Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

Stylish Shape Dies

Submarine Life stamp set

Subtles 6 x 6" DSP

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Blackout Embossing Technique for card making

Hello crafty friends and welcome to my take on the Blackout Embossing Technique that the Totally Techniques Team are sharing with you this month.  

You don't need many supplies and can create pretty backgrounds, layers or diecuts once you've used this process.  Gather together a 3D embossing folder, colouring tools and an inkpad that is a darker colour than all the colours you use to colour your embossed images; a great place to start is with a black ink pad as it will work with all colours.  

The colours used include Mossy Meadow, Fresh Freesia, Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green.  The embossing folder is from the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder which will be available to you in my shop from 1 November 2024.  There is also a stamp set and the bundle will be available also. 

I also used twisted gold thread and Blooming Pearls to enhance the die cut flowers.  

Drop by all the blogs on our Totally Techniques hop to get more ideas for your crafting with the Blackout Embossing Technique.  

Take care and happy stamping

Zoe x

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How to do Ghost Stamping for card-making

It's been a very wet week here and I'm now glad that for a short while there is no wind or rain and the sun is shining.  I believe it is due to last a couple of days and so let's enjoy it.  However you've found the right place for some crafting inspiration if you are stuck indoors with wet windy weather.  Our Totally Techniques team are sharing one form of Ghost Stamping.  

It's something I had never done before and I enjoyed getting inky to create some fun simple cards with a different texture.  I also used a selection of background stamps that I love to use but often forget to pull off my shelf.  

All you really need is a pigment white ink pad,  white card, a background or line image stamp and then a solid image or background stamp.  You'll also want some different colour inkpads  which can be all different colours or the same colour in different shades.  You don't need much else other than a base card and any embellishments or sentiments you may wish to add.  This is really simple with subtle results, but enhancing results and I think  you will enjoy having a go.  

For the above card you'll want colours similar to Garden Green, Lemon Lime twist, Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight and white pigment ink. 

You can find out how to create the ghost stamping effect in the video below.  

From background stamps to add the colour you can also move to using smaller stamps like these from the Iconic Imagery Stampin' Up! bundle.   Use all the different elements to create a seasonal background of your own and then just add sentiments to share your festive message. 

For this you'll need colours similar to Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, white pigment ink and black card. 

 

Give this technique a try because you'll definitely enjoy trying it out with different colours and stamps.  Also take a look at my global Stampin' Up! friends on our blog hop by clicking on the icons below to look at their makes with this technique.  

Thanks for popping by and did I mention that next month we'll have a Kit sale.  30% off all kits in the Kits Collection.  Look under Online exclusives to find them.  

See you soon.

Zoe x

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Supplies Used

Iconic Imagery 

Leaf Collection 

 Sketched Plaid 

Un-inked stampin pad with craft white pigment ink with refill

Deckle Edge Rectangle Dies

telescoping technique for cardmaking

Welcome all to my blog today and the Totally Techniques blog hop. Tour via the links below to see different versions of the Telescoping Technique for card makers.  You could also consider this technique for adding embellishment to scrapbook pages that suit your theme.  

Today I've used the Winterly Tree Tops bundle which will be available from 4 September in our Winter Mini catalogue.  It has a fab set of papers that coordinates and some lovely bakers twine in various colours.  The set is perfect for Christmas or for any 'twitchers' ie birdwatchers that you know.  It will also work well for those always challenging masculine cards.  

This week I've been trying to use my phone to create the video with the help of my son. Where would be without our children in todays technology whizz.  I'm getting to grips with it slowly and I hope it works for you to watch.  If you like it to encourage me to keep trying do subscribe to my youtube channel. 

I added my telescoped image to a base card of 5.25 inches square and a few stripes of red card along with the designer paper which is called Iconic Celebrations.  It covers autumn into winter and seasonal events and gives lots of scope for Christmas cards and Diwali and celebrations of light and joy.  This suite of products can be found in the exclusively online section of my shop.

In the video I created the card below which uses the Stitched Shape dies circles as opposed to the squares from the same pack as you see above and some more easy to use products from the winter range of mix and match ephemera packs.  These will make Christmas card makes some of the easiest you will ever encouter.  

To add some texture to the sentiment and my telescoped image I've added a layer of card cut just a little smaller than my base card and used the de-bossed side having dry embossed it with the birch wood 3D embossing folder which is 6" x8.5" so a great size for embossing larger pieces of card. 

The weather is back to being variable here in my world and so Christmas making seems to feel right.  I'll be sharing more over the coming weeks so see you again soon. 

Happy weekend all. 

Hugs Zoe

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 Card stock

Iconic celebrations suite 

Blooming pearls

Stylish Shapes Dies

Alcohol markers Stampin' Blends