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Tips and Techniques:

Here find links with various tips and suggestions for creating beautiful stamping projects. Many of these tips come from the text of my newsletter which you can have emailed to you each month. The most current tip is always at the top of the list. Follow the Mailing List link to signup.

Click here to see an alphabetical listing, by topic, of the tips and techniques.

Letterpress Plates for the Big Shot
 

Bargello

Acetate Accent
 

Treat Pouch

Water Bottle Hanger

Post-it Note Holder

Corner Bookmark Project

More Punch Projects

         Ice Cream Cone
         Ice Cream Sundae

Weaving

         Ribbon

         Cardstock

Customized Embellishments
         Dyeing Pretties Flowers & Ribbon
         Colored Hodgepodge Hardware
         Coloring Chipboard
 

More Ink Techniques

        Gradation Sensation
        Masking with Punches

Surprise Cards

        Spiral Pop-up
        Surprise Swing

Valentine Boxes
        Triangle Box
        Mini Gable Box

Scratch & Sniff Card

Holiday Top Note Boxes

        Basic Box instructions
        Santa Box Front
        Reindeer Box Front

Knots and Bows
        Basic Knot Gift Bag
        Tailored Bow
        Tiered Bow

Acetate Card

Faux Silk
 

Scallop Square Mat

Candy Projects

         Decorating and Small Cello Bag Topper
         Medium Cello Bag Topper
         Candy Bouquet

Organizational Ideas

Masking

        Basic
        Reverse
        Retiform
 

Dry Embossing

        Basic
        Inverted Image Technique
        Raised Image Additions

Emerging Color

Thumping

Moving Parts/Three-Dimensional Projects
       Waterfall Card
       Surprise Pop-up Card
       Magic Card
       Hidden Message Card

       Shaker Card

       Pocket Card

       Spinner Card
       Suspension Card

       Pop-Up Accordion Card
       Double Slider

       Stand-Up Card

       Diorama

       Big Buckle

       Tunnel

       Shadow Box

Holiday Projects

       Designer Paper Bow

       Envelope Gift Card Holder

Only Ink Techniques

       Kissing

       Thumping      

       Rock 'n Roll

Fun Focal Frames

     Glitter Window
      Iris Folding

Faux Techniques

      Faux Leather
      Faux Suede
      Faux Silk

Pearl Ex Techniques
      Poppin' Pearls
      Pearl Ex Painting
      Melted Pearls
      Lumiere Painting

Resist Techniques with Embossing

      Watercolor Resist

      Modified Joseph's Coat
      Emerging Color

Advanced Heat Embossing

      Cracked Glass

      Impression Embossing

Paper Folding

      To create a Tree

      To create a Flower

      To create a Pin Wheel

Using Punches

      To spotlight an image

      To create a Word Window

      To create Scallops

      To create Zigzags

      To create flowers

      To create frames

      To create original edges

      Punch template directions

      Scallop Square Mat

Using Stampin' Pastels

      Two-step Poppin' Pastels

      Reverse Poppin' Pastels

      Photo Enhancement

Shaving Cream Background

The Look of Polished Stone

Using Plastic Wrap

        Crinkled Chalks

        Faux Mother of Pearl

Making Mini Albums

Using Wax / Crayons

        Crayon Resist

        Melted Crayon Background

        Wax Paper Resist

Using Sanding in your Projects

         Faux Linen

         Distressing Cardstock and Buttons

         Sanding to Frost a Window Sheet

Using Bleach

         Bleach Stamping

         Bleach Painting

Using Baby Wipes For Tie-Dye Effect

         Tie-Dyed Backgrounds

         Tie-Dyed Stamped Images

Snow Effects

Questions?

Contact me at:

Lori@StampingwithLori.com