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January 8th, 2008

Technique Tuesday - Traci Bautista Backgrounds

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I’ve been working on backgrounds inspired by Traci Bautista this week. I wasn’t terribly fond of using paper towels as she recommends, so I went with decorative papers that held up when they were wet. I also followed her directions for experimenting […]

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August 14th, 2007

Technique Tuesday - Crayon Resist Watercolor Backgrounds

Today’s technique is crayon resist watercolor backgrounds. I’ve made an instructional video on making this background, but it is super easy.

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May 10th, 2007

Trish Bee’s New Heated Oil Pastel Technique

If you haven’t visited Trish Bee’s blog to see her wonderful new heated oil pastel background technique, you are really missing something spectacular. These gorgeous backgrounds are so lovely. Grab a few of your broken pastels, a piece of parchment paper and an iron and get busy.
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May 6th, 2007

Using Flower Blossoms as Rubber Stamps

This is a fun and easy way to make a background. Pick some flower blossoms, spread them across a sheet of paper, place a paper towel or a second sheet of paper across the top to form a flower sandwich and then pound all over the layer with a rubber mallet or a wooden […]

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October 21st, 2006

My Favorite Nontraditional Stamp Experiment

I used a lot of different objects as stamps for our first challenge. My favorite: a background created with the eraser end of a pencil. I also used springs, character erasers and a wrench. I tried pasta, but it didn’t work out. Don’t forget to post your results to the flickr group!
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