Splitcoaststampers Weekly Inkling Newsletter

It's the Weekly Inkling's birthday, and we have 60,000 reasons to celebrate!

In honor of our 60,000 subscribers, we've put together a big party with over 40 of our generous sponsor companies who are sending out 292 gifts to randomly drawn subscribers. After you check out this week's tutorial, head over to the prize page to see who has helped us celebrate by donating awesome prizes and who the winners are. If you see your name listed, you will be contacted by the sponsor company.

Thanks
It's been another great year of the Inkling thanks to you, our sponsors, our tutorial authors, and the Splitcoast newsletter crew. And an incredible effort to pull together this birthday issue. Thanks to our editor Jenn Balcer, our ad sales crew Sara Sinsay-Gomez and Lori Craig, our production crew - Beate Johns and Melissa Capps, and all our gift sponsors for making this special birthday issue possible.

- The SCS Crew

My Favorite Things

Rubber Stamp Tapestry

Stamp Francisco

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps...

Stamping Cottage

Memories from the Attic

Good Things - Stationery with Style

My Craft Solutions

A Muse

Addicted to Rubber Stamps

Flourishes

7 Kids College Fund

Stampington & Co

My Creative Classroom

The Angel Company, Independent Demonstrator

A Chemistry With Paper

Pennywise Arts

Copic Marker

Simply Scents

Clear & Simple Stamps

Thumping

Add spots of color to solid images with this easy technique and supplies you probably already own.

Supplies you'll need for this project

Marker

Cardstock

Stamps

Ink

View the complete tutorial at Splitcoaststampers

View Thumping Gallery

More tutorials

Ask Beate
Beate Johns answers your technique questions

Q: Laurie asked: "I am thinking about purchasing metallic or Pure Color pencils® [from Stampin' Up!]. What are some techniques that you can do with them?"

A: "Here are some things you can do with them:
1.) Stamp a solid image on dark cardstock with white pigment ink. Let dry. Color over the white stamped image with either of those pencils.
2.) Stamp line image with black ink and let dry. Color your image with either of the pencils and blend the colors with Gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) and blending stumps.
3.) Emboss your image in black on either white or glossy cardstock. Color image in with either pencil (the Pure Color pencils don't color well on glossy, though). Sponge or brayer a darker color over the image, then carefully wipe a paper towel over the image to remove the ink. The pencils will resist the ink and shine through.
4.) Emboss your image in metallic colors on dark cardstock. Color image with metallic pencils or the lighter colors of the pure colored pencils."

Resources page

Submit your question to Beate

Your Comments
Feedback From Past Tutorials

Kathryn has a suggestion for the Dahlia Fold tutorial: "I have found the first folds near the edge of the circle to be the hardest, especially if I'm folding a small circle, but here's a trick. Put the circle on top of a large stamp, rubber side down, and line up the two endpoints of your guide folds right at the sharp edge of the stamp. Push your paper down over the edge and you'll get the fold started in a nice straight line that you can then finish with a bone folder. Of course, you can use any block of wood or table with a nice sharp edge, but my stamps are usually handy!"

Dahlia Fold tutorial
Dahlia Fold gallery

From The Archives
Tutorials You May Have Missed