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I just made a card today using a favorite technique which I knew I'd been using for a while, but I was shocked when I dug out the tutorial that I'd used to learn it and saw that it was from 2010! It got me thinking about old favorite techniques that we all use that may be new to some people since so many trends have come and gone since then. I thought it would be fun to share some here, especially if you blogged the technique or still could find the original tutorial to share here. I'll start us off in a separate post.
The card I made today, Celebrate in Circlesuses the inlaid or inset embossing technique. I originally followed Lyssa Zwolanek's tutorial from her blog Song of My Heart. Can't wait to see some other oldie but goodie techniques!
Great thread! I like the "Walk and Wiggle" technique for stamping leaves. I used it in today's card - No Line coloring.I can't find the tutorial on YT now but basically you stamp different inks on acrylic block and use it as ink pad. I like to mix different colors this way.
Maybe not so much a technique as you use the pencils in the same way as you would on white but pencil colouring on kraft (like this) can be so pretty and not something I often think of doing. Kraft paper often has a bit of tooth to it which makes the pencils go on quickly and easily so it's something that even less experienced colorers can do, I think.
Of course my all-time, hands-down favourite oldie but goodie is basic masking! The most recent one in my gallery is here but it's something that never loses its magic for me and I do it quite often! The fact that the tutorial is getting on for a decade old probably tells you this really is a golden oldie!
Masking is like magic! So fun to get a layered look while keeping the card flat and mailable.It's amazing how different the pencils look on the Kraft. That makes me think of Black Magic which is yet another look. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite "oldie but goodie" is definitely Gamsol Magic! It's more forgiving than watercolor (which I also love), but has a similar look. My favorite card using this technique is this one...
Thanks, Gail, for starting this thread - I'm learning about techniques I've never even heard of (walk and wiggle) and learning fun things to do with techniques I'm already familiar with, and we're only a few posts in!
Gosh....so many. I am so behind that most of what I do now would be considered an "oldie" LOL!
Like most people heat embossing was a huge hook for me...but also learning the metal Dreamweaver stencils (before plastic got as popular)....
Here is the old owner of DW (who I once spoke to on the phone and is REALLY nice)
This says 2 years old but Stampendous either bought her out or is doing her distribution now. This is an oldie, trust me LOL
Fun thread Gail. Love reading about different techniques.
Here's another glitter technique. I bought the supplies four to five years ago. I think it's time I tried it ;) I've got some great spiderweb lace that would make a cute Halloween card.
I love glitter! I'm gonna have to try more glitter techniques. The double glitter one especially excites me. Gonna have to clear off my stamping table so I can get glittery
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Fun thread Gail. Love reading about different techniques.
Here's another glitter technique. I bought the supplies four to five years ago. I think it's time I tried it ;) I've got some great spiderweb lace that would make a cute Halloween card.
I love glitter! I'm gonna have to try more glitter techniques. The double glitter one especially excites me. Gonna have to clear off my stamping table so I can get glittery
And the coffee filter for catching the glitter was a good tip too!
I do love the look of cracked glass and I have always wanted to try the soot stamping. Wonder if photo paper would work since there's no ink involved?
No, it doesn't. Photo paper and heat don't mix. You might be luckier than I was, but I tried it out before featuring soot stamping in a VSN, and it definitely didn't work for me.
Fun thread! So fun taking a trip down memory lane. I loved learning all the things you could do with Versamark ... it was like magic! From embossing with it, to using it with chalks, to making a watermark background. I was entranced and still love all those things. (funny aside: I remember around the time our demo was showing us the ways to play with Versamark, and a few other techniques (shaving cream, marbles, baby wipes and reinkers ... oh my!) commenting that a page of techniques would be a great thing to have. I think I heard it when her jaw hit the floor. What a novice I was. lol!
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Enjoying reading this thread. I am just getting back into stamping after a 12 year hiatus. I keep chuckling to myself because many (most?) of these techniques were all the rage back then.
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My favorite "oldie but goodie" is definitely Gamsol Magic! It's more forgiving than watercolor (which I also love), but has a similar look. My favorite card using this technique is this one...
This is by far my favorite, too! Except I never splurged on the Gamsol, and use Johnson's Baby Oil instead. :-D
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One of my favorites is squirting cheap (Dollar Store) foamy shaving cream onto a paper plate a couple inches deep, pretty much covering the surface of the paper plate, take reinkers and drop drops of ink in a random pattern on top of the shaving cream. Then take a toothpick and lightly swirl through the drops of ink making a swirling pattern throughout the shaving cream. Then take a piece of card stock and place it face down on top of the shaving cream. Lightly pat the CS. Lift the CS and then use a credit card or a sturdy piece of cardboard to start at one end of the CS and scrape the shaving cream and ink off the CS. You can do this several times using the same shaving cream and ink. Adults and kids love this technique. Let the CS air dry or dry it with low heat. It will curl a bit but you can flatten it when you adhere it to other card stock.
Haven't been stamping all that long but the Northern Lights technique is my favorite by far. I love how they always turn out different, it's up to you how you want to sponge the colors and then decide how much black or navy ink you use to make the designs.
Putting a stamp on it, (I usually use some kind of trees) and then using a white gel pen to make the stars is magical.
Great thread! I like the "Walk and Wiggle" technique for stamping leaves. I used it in today's card - No Line coloring.I can't find the tutorial on YT now but basically you stamp different inks on acrylic block and use it as ink pad. I like to mix different colors this way.
Aastha mentioned the Walk & Wiggle technique - since I had never heard of it, I went digging and found this video by Shari Carroll. The W&W part starts about 9:30, but the whole video is great!!!
- Versamark and Pastel. I don't remember the tutorial name but I am pretty it is there in SCS tutorials. It is simply stamping with versamark and coloring with pastels.
I have a small stash of glossy paper but extra photo paper around that never gets used.
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I have a lot of photo paper around too, and have found that using it with spray inks makes really cool backgounds, especially if you finish off by splattering with a shimmery ink. Sometimes it even has a 3d effect.
You guys are inspiring me with all these cool techniques! I'll be excited to use some of my photo paper and I've even got a bunch of sprays and reinkers around already! I guess that's one reason I was thinking about older techniques was to be more intentional about using some of my "been around forever" supplies too!
Fun thread! So fun taking a trip down memory lane. I loved learning all the things you could do with Versamark ... it was like magic! From embossing with it, to using it with chalks, to making a watermark background. I was entranced and still love all those things.
The thing I love most about Versamark, next to its versatility, is how every technique seems like magic! Here are a few. If you search with the keyword Versamark its amazing how many tutorials pop up. I have used all but one of these.
- Versamark and Pastel. I don't remember the tutorial name but I am pretty it is there in SCS tutorials. It is simply stamping with versamark and coloring with pastels.
This looks like a great technique and I can't wait to try it! Such beautiful results
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Reverse Masking is a fun, quick and easy way to add depth to a one layer card. The video tutorial by Beate has some great added ideas for masking along with the reverse masking. I made a bunch of quick cards yesterday using a reverse diecut circle for my mask. Speedy Sponged Sextet
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- Versamark and Pastel. I don't remember the tutorial name but I am pretty it is there in SCS tutorials. It is simply stamping with versamark and coloring with pastels.
I love the softness of the Poppin Pastels look. I always loved the opening of the video tutorials, "This is Beate from splitcoastampers" in Beate's accent. Such a talented stamper.
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