Guest tutorial author Joann Jamieson shares how to make decorative gift packaging for Keurig® cups.

Cardstock

Large label dies

Scoring tool

Circle punch

Adhesive

Keurig® Cups or votive candles

Q: Goodly Creations asks: “What does gesso do?”

A: Gesso is a brushable primer that's used to prepare surfaces for painting. Traditional gesso looks similar to white acrylic paint; there are clear and colored gessos as well. It's mostly needed on surfaces that are porous, such as canvas, wood and some papers, that may tend to soak up paint on their own. It can also be used on surfaces that would normally resist paint or cause it to bead, like plastics. The gesso stiffens and seals the surface, and provides some tooth or texture to which the paint can stick. It can also be used for resist and other painting techniques, like in this technique.

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Joanne has a tip for the Gamsol Magic technique: "If you keep a stump for each colour family, you don't need to do much cleaning if you prefer not to! When you're done with colouring, just wipe the tip of the stump on some scrap paper until no more colour comes off. An occasional wipe with a piece of sandpaper will give it more of a spring clean if you feel it needs it."

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Next week's tutorial will teach one beautiful way to use Distress Stains.