Ink pads can be quite expensive. I’ve seen the specialty pads with price tags of over ten dollars on them. If you have ten or twenty pads, that is a substantial chunk of change. It makes sense to care for your investment to help them last as long as possible. Here are a few tips […]
If you need a background that is a bit rustic and manly looking, try using masking tape. Here, I tore off strips of very wide tape to cover the cardstock, but thinner tape works well, too. I rubbed brown ink on the tape to give it a woodsy feel. Simple, fast and fun.
Of course, […]
Wikipedia says:
A highly debated offshoot of the ATC is the ACEO - Art Card, Editions and Originals. ACEOs were founded when some artists began to create cards to sell on eBay, in addition to trading among themselves. The selling of these cards is a sore point with some ATC purists; however the practice is not […]
Since I posted about an ATC yesterday, I thought telling you what they are would be a nice follow up. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card. It is a small work of art that measures 2.5 x3.5 inches. (The size of a baseball card.) An ATC is meant to be traded with other artists […]
When I first began using rubber stamps, I heard a lot of strange new terms. I remember wondering why everyone was making such a huge deal about only buying angel stamps. What about cow stamps or heart stamps?
I sure felt a bit silly when I found out they weren’t talking about the image on […]
When you walk into a store that caters to stampers for the first time, you will probably feel overwhelmed. There are so many stamps, supplies and little gadgets that you could spend a fortune on stamping. However, to make some very nice cards, you don’t need to spend much at all.
You will need a […]
Place your stamp rubber-side up. Pat the inkpad over the stamp until all of the raised pink or gray rubber has been covered in ink. If you’re using markers, just make sure you cover the raised rubber areas with marker ink. (Before you use a stamp for the first time, you may want to wash […]
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