BLADE RUBBER BLOG

NEW STAMPS, 6 CARDS, 2 PROJECTS

2009-07-15T21:10:00.022+01:00

Thank Heavens tag trio. Copyright Susie Jefferson.

I got my sample cards back from Craft Stamper (Blade Rubber commissioned me to do the stamps for the reader offer).

So I thought you might like to see what I did with just these two plates.

These two are with the 50s Alphabet & poodle plate.

And these are with the Thank Heavens plate - very scrapbookish.

I couldn't decide whether the card was better with or without the baby photostrip (a black&white transparency, mounted over the cream card so it looks sepia). Here are both versions:

Sunday Best. Copyright Susie Jefferson

The cartouche was tinted directly with an ink pad, and the images were hand tinted.The gold edging borders are peeloffs!

And another scrapbook-style image (aren't I adorable?) using the Caught in Crystal technique.

Thank Heavens for Very Little Girls. Copyright Susie Jefferson

Here's how I made this one:

Here I used pearlised pink card, stamping the Thank Heavens cartouche over and over again (with black Brilliance ink) to create a background.
I used the Caught in Crystal technique for the baby (printed onto acetate on an inkjet printer) using Brilliance and Distress inks on the tissue, then holographic glitter. This was mounted to more pearlised pink card with pop dots (to allow for the crushed tissue papers) then layered to navy blue, and old fashioned gold photo corners.
The paper flowers were glued with Art Glitter System clear glue (using their fine nozzle) and I added diamante stones in the centres.
Finally, I stamped So Pretty on the same pearlised pink card, using in black ink, and embossing with clear powder. It was trimmed down and layered to navy blue to match with the main image - then mounted on pink polka dot ribbon.
The cartouche was also stamped on pearlised pink card in black ink, embossed in clear then cut out and mounted on top of the flowers, using pop dots for dimension.

Using the Thank Heavens plate again, but with more of a vintage feel...

So Pretty Copyright Susie Jefferson

Torn edges, lots of pretty flowers for a pretty lady! Note the brads and the photo corner...

Thank Heavens tag trio. Copyright Susie Jefferson

Here's how I made this:

I used 3 connected tags to make a little concertina booklet (you're seeing it flat now, as it was scanned). Again, I have stamped randomly with the Thank Heavens cartouche (on backs of tags as well) in dark blue, then scuffed the ink pad round all edges (folding the tags back on themselves).
Torn dictionary text was glued randomly and the images stamped on cream card using black ink and embossing with clear powder. These were then hand coloured, trimmed down and ink applied to the edges of the card to emphasise them.
The cartouche was also stamped and embossed, then tinted directly with an ink pad (Versacolour's Opera Pink, which I think is a fabulous colour). I cut this out (minus the scrolls) and mounted it with pop dots over one of the random stampings - you can just see the dimension this gives.
To finish, I added more paper flowers and diamante stones, and snippets of ribbon were threaded through the tag holes, fastened with ordinary staples.

Hope you like these!

MUSIC WIDGETS SLOW YOUR BLOG DOWN

2009-07-13T15:22:00.002+01:00

So many people like to have music widgets on their blogs – but be careful!

These are one of the worst offenders when it comes to slowing down the loading time of your blog – which means you may well lose your more impatient readers.

In fact, PlayList has copyright issues, so will hang up a visitor’s screen (and block them from going anywhere else, or even deleting your blog) for 5 whole minutes – or more! I know this for a fact, as it keeps saying I (being from the UK) cannot view or play their (US) content. Can you imagine how frustrating this is?

HOW TO SET PLAYLIST

Sneaky Momma has a great post on this (so I won't repeat the same info) showing exactly how to set your PlayList player to only play when people click on it – so no more hung screens, and no more getting blasted with music when you aren’t expecting it (when looking at blogs in the middle of the night because you can’t sleep etc).

I’m trying out Mixpod on my Blogger blogs, and it also has a setting so that the music will only play when you WANT to hear it.

HOW TO SET MIXPOD PLAYLISTS

1. CREATE

Go to MixPod > Create New Playlist > Select Music Playlist Skins (big selection, from cute to geeky)

Click Create A Playlist and choose your music (use the + button to add the music)

2. CUSTOMISE

Click Customise – you’ll see two tabs, one is Colour (so you can customise the colour of your playlist skin) and the other one is the important one: Settings

In Settings, you’ll see 4 choices

Autoplay – click NO and the player will only play if people tell it to. This is the magic bit that speeds your blog right up, and stops hanging screens etc.

Shuffle – Again, a simple Yes or No choice. I like Shuffle myself. Or No makes the playlist play in the order you chose.

Loop – Yes or No – so do you want it to play continuously, or just play your list one time and stop.

Privacy – you can choose to keep your list private, so only people looking at your blog will see it – or you can make the list public so everyone on MixPod can see it too, and download it if they think your choices are mega-cool.

3. SAVE PLAYLIST

Give your playlist a name, and click on up to 3 boxes to categorise it (Latin, Soundtracks, Dance etc etc) and also tag it if you wish (moody music, breakup etc etc)

4. SAVE

Click the green Get The Code Button. This takes you to a page where you select your format (Facebook, Bebo etc) and you’ll see the embed code in the box (or you can choose to Post To Another Site, ie: straight to your blog etc, which is the one to choose for WordPress).

If choosing the embed code (you’ll create your own html box to put it in) you need to right-click and select Save All – this saves scrolling! Then paste the code into the box (HTML/JavaCode box on Blogger).

You’re done!

So be nice folks, and set your playlists NOT to play unless people want to listen to them.

GREAT LINKS FOR CRAFTERS & D.I.Y-ers

2009-07-09T10:11:00.009+01:00

I just wanted to mention a couple of great links I found, for all of you who like to tackle a little D.I.Y.

First is Lara Berch, who has a blog and a website - and great how-to pix for tons of projects from beds, sideboards and wall art... right through to collage!

Then there's Nancy at La Chambre Rose, whose tutorials include everything from prettyifying and converting armoires into home offices, through to making your own decorations (stars etc). You'll need to scroll down or look in her tag cloud (right-hand sidebar). There's also good computer advice too.

How about Ashley at Make It and Love It? This one has tutorials for fabric-covered light switches, hooded baby towels, hair clips etc.

Finally, Becca at Blue Cricket Design, who shows how to cut down a man's shirt to make the lovelist dress for a little girl, plus silhouettes on cavas, just to name a few projects.

Do go and take a look - happy crafting, whatever your interest!

NEW AT BLADE RUBBER STAMPS

2009-07-05T13:03:00.004+01:00

Magazine ad copyright
Craft Stamper
Stamp images & card samples copyright Susie Jefferson

New Blade Rubber Stamp designs!

These are my latest stamp designs for BladeRubber Stamps, and you are seeing them for the first time here!

I hadn't realised the magazine was even out yet (bought mine yesterday) and there the stamps were... I have to say I was thrilled...

CLASSES TILL CHRISTMAS

Here's the new list of classes Blade Rubber is offering - right through till Christmas! Fuller details of the classes I am teaching are here.

FAVICON TUTORIAL

2009-07-05T13:01:00.000+01:00

I have put a tutorial on how to change that boring little icon in your address bar (the favicon) to one that suits YOUR blog.

It's on my Computery page, along with lots of other bloggy stuff like adding tag clouds, blogger buttons, making your own email buttons etc. Just look for the links in the sidebar.

ALCOHOL INK & MEMORY GLASS TUTORIAL

2009-07-05T07:56:00.004+01:00

Those wonderful people at Ranger have just released a new video!

This one uses frosted Memory Glass - so you not only get a tutorial using frosted glass (works with slides too) but you also have a new technique for alcohol inks. It's also a resist technique.

So you get three brilliant techniques all in one quick demonstration.

Now go forth and create some little mini masterpieces!

TUTORIAL ON ETSY

2009-07-04T00:50:00.005+01:00

So many people ask me about bookbinding, and I can physically only teach so many in person - so I am pleased to announce I have posted my first tutorial for sale on Etsy!

It's a nice easy bookbinding one, for those who haven't made a book before: it's just two holes, with a scored cover, and perfect as a little album, brag book, scrapbook, journal or sketchbook. Great to make for yourself, or to give as a present, or to make for sale.

This format is the easiest to start with, and it has a hidden binding as well (no knots showing).

I'm charging a huge $5.00 for it, as it's only 10 pages long and A4 size (a downloadable .pdf which can also be printed) with my hand-drawn step-by-step illustrations plus lots of photos.

My idea is to do lots of affordable little modules, so instead of paying a huge amount for a huge ebook-sized tutorial, you can buy just what interests you.

I finally got a decent camera, so now can really get going on the tutorials! I am really excited about this, so fingers crossed. I'll be very interested to hear your comments.

Talking of Japanese stab-bound albums, I have also put the Fairy Album and the Wedding Album onto Etsy for sale.

I'll be following up with some smaller, less expensive ones (I know these aren't cheap, but there is a lot of work in them, plus very expensive ingredients)!

FREE DOWNLOADABLE MAGAZINE!

2009-07-02T09:10:00.006+01:00

Scrapbook & Cards Today has just launched their latest edition - and are allowing you to download the new Summer issue FREE!

This Canadian magazine in .pdf format, which means you can read it on screen, or save it to your hard drive. Aren't they wonderful! Lots of new ideas, and a very classy presentation: clean, clear and colourful.

If you go to the website you'll notice a bonus article (right sidebar) on colour theory, which you'll find very helpful.

Hope you enjoy it!

NEW BACKGROUND, HEADER ETC

2009-06-29T23:04:00.003+01:00

Since it's Summer at last, I thought it was time for a new look - hence the new header and background.

Maybe the background is a little plain, but you know me - it won't be left like that!

Hope you like the new look - feel free to leave a comment!

METAL TOOLING & FOILS - WITH FREYJA

2009-06-25T21:00:00.015+01:00

We haven't had any tutorials for a while - so here's a brilliant one on Metal Tooling with Freyja.

All artwork & How To notes copyright Freyja Lee.

FREYJA SAYS:

Gold Leaf & Punches

Not stamped cards, but easy to do and they look very pretty. A tall card makes the most impact with this type of design..

The black card uses a Giant Flower Punch and a matching clear sticky peeloff fixed over the aperture.
Apply gold leaf to the sticky side.
Optional - attach another peeloff onto the back sealing the gold leaf. Not necessary if you use a card insert.
Attach a multi coloured peeloff butterfly over the leaf and tiny flowers from the same sheet at the base. Add ribbons for extra colour.

The blue card uses a giant 3.50 cm punch to make thre apertures.
As before use sticky squares, back with silver leaf (real silver leaf is luxurious and not expensive to buy) and add peeloff snowflakes ad gems to the apertures.

Silver Heart

Stamp - nonSequitur 'Italia' Stamp Plate
The English Stamp Co.2102 Leaf

This is the easiest design of all using, a small piece of metal foil with a simple printed or pattern placed on top and traced with a stylus. Take the pattern away and impress the design more deeply.

It is not difficult to work free had copying a pattern or making your own.

The leaf is embossed twice onto coloured vellum and cut out.
The background is from the Italia plate and silver embossed .
Two rectangles of sparkle gauze are layered with the other elements as shown.

Oak Leaves

Again no stamps, but very effective with real leaves traced onto heat coloured brass tooling metal.

Very easy to do: add the veins copying the leaves after cutting out following your outlines.
Heat colour two pieces of fine mesh and attach with squares of black card and bleach painted peeloffs.

Girl With Plaits

Stamps - Magenta M17069Q

This card uses the stamping and tooling method.

Stamp one half of the image with Brilliance ink on heat coloured Copper metal.
Turn under the edges and flatten, or file raw edges carefully.
The butterfly has been drawn on paper in one piece, and transferred to foil with freehand decoration on the wings.
Cut out and shape around a wooden spoon handle.
Stamp a brown panel with Brilliance ink using any suitable small Ethnic design image.
Twisted wire curls around the head and string wound round a brad.

Clown and Leaves

Stamp - Magenta M23388Q

Stamp one of the three stamp images onto copper metal sheet and emboss on both sides to get the right effect.
Bleach peeloff leaves, remove leaves and mount the metal panel to a card of choice.

Foiled Flower Tiles

Stamp -Rubber Stampede Cosmos Blossom 2877B

Stamp the flower six times spaced out onto black card with Versamark and 'Heat and Stick' or 'Stamp and Bond' embossing powder.
Just melt with a heat gun and immediately apply powder coated foil - here rainbow but plain available if preferred.
Cut the card into squares or use a 3.5cm giant punch.
Arrange the squares over a cream panel and attach punched shapes in a decorative way over the panel.
Add jewels and a stamped on acetate greeting with two mini brads.
Finish card as shown.

TIP: Note six stamped images, keep one for a quick punched card - see Gold Leaf and punched cards

Foiled Mums

Stamp: Any open floral image.

Stamp the image onto acetate.
Run through a Xyron maching or apply double-sided photomount onto the back.
Apply powdered foil to the sticky back.
Attach with a choice of panels.

TIP: If using a plain foil sprinkle a little glitter, PearlEx or a few gold leaf flakes before applying the foil.

Ophelia

Stamp -Rubber Poet DB-47-B
Any suitable background stamp

Stamp and black emboss the image onto acetate.
Colour on the reverse side with gel pens before applying a sticky backing and silver leaf.
Stamp and silver emboss a background.
Mount the acetate panel as shown or use mounts of your own choice.

Aren't they all just fabulous? Thanks, Freyja!

LOVELY BLOG AWARD

2009-06-23T17:35:00.006+01:00

I am thrilled to announce I got a One Lovely Blog Award for the BladeRubber Blog!

This must mean I'm doing something RIGHT for a change, lol.

Thanks so much to June Campbell at Scrapping By Design blog.

Here's the rules for the award:
To accept the award, you must share the love.
1. Add the award to your blog
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award
3. Nominate 7 more blogs
4. Leave a message on their blog letting them know they have received ‘One Lovely Blog Award’

Here we go...

1. I've added the award to the sidebar (faster than a speeding bullet, lol)

2. Thanks to June at Scrapping by Design

3. This is the hard bit... choosing 7 blogs...

The Scrappin' Cop
Deb is a whiz at Photoshop and creates tons of digital scrapping resources, plus dingbats, frames, fonts, .pngs - all sorts of wonderful digital stuff - which she is very generous in sharing for FREE. Also good digital links. She's also a full time cop! How on earth does she find the time...
RubyMay Days
RubyMay has a lovely blog: mainly cards, always inventive, plus some altered books, altered cutlery, freebie vintage images - a very nice mix. RubyMay also has a nice touch with her photography and I like the actual layout of the blog too - lots of pictures, brief posts which get straight to the point (nothing like me, then) in a nicely readable font which makes it a pleasure to stay a while.
PaperArtsy Blog
Leandra Franich is the owner/designer of PaperArtsy Stamps, which I love - and also has brilliant ideas re projects, tips etc. You'll have seen her work in Craft Stamper etc, and seen her demo at the stamp shows. Did you know she writes a fabulous blog as well?
Lemoncholy's Flight of Fancy
Kecia makes the most wonderful altered art and found object jewellery - very unique. She's also a fan of SteamPunk (me too) so that makes her very OK in my book! She's also been featured in Belle Armoire Jewellery and Altered Couture.
Pink Days Studio
This blog is in Portugese, but don't let that put you off. This is the Gracious Living blog - the eye candy, the style... if I win the lottery some day, I know where to go for the best interior design ideas! Elegance meets Shabby Chic. You'll see some amazing & inspirational ideas here.
Creative Chatter
Shari won those stamps in the Giveaway competition we had for BladeRubber's 100th post - but that's not why I am giving her this award. She's getting it for two reasons: her broken leg & ankle, and the very jazzy & artistic cast she's wearing - and the fact she has some stunning artwork on her blog. So I hope this cheers her up a little. If you like ATCs, check out some great ideas.
Before the Stroke of Midnight
Lori is a little bit mystic and loves fairies. Saying that, she's also definitely non-cute and leans towards the Waterhours and Burne-Jones styles - very Art Nouveau and very romantic.

4. This is the fun bit, leaving a message on their blogs!

WORDPRESS HELP - PICTURES & HYPERLINKS

2009-06-22T12:21:00.004+01:00

Yes - I know this is a Blogger blog, but I saw a plea for help on one of the Yahoo groups - asking how to post pictures on WordPress blogs.

So how could I refuse?

Plus, I know there are WordPress readers of this blog -so I have written a How To article especially for you on my WordPress blog.

Hope it helps!

THE THREE "R"s

2009-06-16T21:12:00.013+01:00

Once upon a time, we were all in school and we had to learn the three "R"s - reading, writing and arithmetic.

All artwork copyright Chris Rowe of Bling-kin-ek

So I have great pleasure in presenting Chris Rowe's take on the Three "R"s with this wonderful set of Twinchies!

Chris has a wicked sense of humour - I was tickled to death when I saw her blog, Bling-kin-ek.

Blinking heck, I thought - this sounds like my type of person... then saw these adorable Twinchies... and fell in love! In fact, I wish I had thought of this idea.

I hope you're all noticing that Chris has used just one stamp throughout (the pen nib) which, along with the background paper and the lettering, also helps to unify the theme.

So this qualifies for the Just One Stamp spot as well!

DO go and have a good look at her blog - it's great fun.

CROCHET PATTERNS

2009-06-15T07:59:00.008+01:00

Photo and design copyright Beansieleigh at Beansieleigh Babbles

And now for something completely different:

Beansieleigh of Beansieleigh Babbles has designed a wonderful crochet pattern for a doll's dress.

This post also contains hints & tips for a doll's makeover!

And as if that wasn't enough, what about crochet donuts?

These are a great beginners' project, and make fun pin cushions.

Here's the link for the pattern.

Crochetville has also kindly given permission for you to use the pattern to make for items for sale - great for all those charity stalls at the Summer fairs!

Yarnjeannie has used a different yarn and made hers into scrubbies for non-stick cookware.

I am constantly stunned by all the ideas out in Blogland -with all the latest buzz about knitting, it's high time we had a crochet revival too!

OFF ON HOLIDAY SOON? NATURAL REMEDIES

2009-06-13T10:16:00.007+01:00

Are any of you off on holiday soon?

You might want to take a look at Maidenshade's natural remedies for ear infections, styes etc (from swimming pools, too much chlorine etc).

Stay Safe - Copyright Susie Jefferson

Isn't it fascinating what you come across on the web!

Don't forget that sunscreen - you can still burn even on cloudy days.

And don't forget to drink plenty of bottled water, to prevent dehydration and stomach upsets. If you are somewhere bakingly hot, you also need to make sure you increase your salt uptake (you might even need salt tablets) to prevent dehydration through excess perspiration, muscle cramps etc.

Lecture over, lol.

KREATIV BLOGGER AWARD

2009-06-13T10:10:00.004+01:00

For those of you who are interested, I just got a Kreativ Blogger award! I'm so excited!

And I got tagged by Maidenshade too - all this in one week: my head is spinning.

You might want to take a look just to see who I'm tagging and awarding in turn - there are so many talented people out there, and these might be artists you haven't come across before (and in my opinion are well worth a good look).

STAMPINGTON - FREEBIE BACKGROUND

2009-06-10T11:27:00.007+01:00

Those lovely people at Stampington have just released a set of 5 freebie vintage wallpapers for you to download and play with!

Just right-click to Save Image As onto your own computer. I'm thinking these are perfect for layering vintage cards - and ATCs of course!

JOURNALING

2009-06-09T11:04:00.002+01:00

A lot of people ask me about journaling - this wonderful little video by Sirens Idyll sums it all up.

Just turn up the volume and chill...

LAZY WEEKEND JIGSAW

2009-06-06T19:18:00.002+01:00

Guess what I just found? An online jigsaw link!

Just click the puzzle to play. It's not as easy as it looks...

Have a go - it'll drive you crazy. I am hopeless at jigsaws, and this pink duck one took me 16 minutes (I'm so ashamed.)

Have fun!

JUST ONE STAMP - SUSIE JEFFERSON

2009-06-05T17:20:00.004+01:00

Copyright Susie Jefferson for Craft Stamper magazine 2005

I thought you might like to see an old article I wrote for Craft Stamper magazine, back in The Day.

Three different views, one stamp (by Magenta).

I have scanned all the pix at high resolution, so you can actually read the text. There's also an origami envelope. Please allow a little time for the pages to load.

Just goes to show how different a stamp looks, just by using a different colour.

JUST ONE STAMP - FREYJA LEE

2009-06-03T23:02:00.006+01:00

I thought you'd like to see more of Freyja's cards - and found some using the same stamp but with very different results. Just shows what a change of ink can do!

MONOPRINTING

A quick & easy method for monoprinting is to use a plastic page protector (cut round the sides, leaving just one side hinged) or two pieces of acetate. Using re-inkers, squirt a few drops of ink onto one side of the page protector or acetate, then place the other piece on top. Press lightly to spread the inks around, then open up again. Place two pieces of card (glossy is great) back-to-back, shiny sides out, onto one inked surface. Close the page protector, or place the other piece of acetate ink side down, so the card is sandwiched in between the inked surfaces. Press lightly, then remove. That's your monoprint background!

Ancient Fragment 1 Copyright Freyja Lee

Freyja says:

This card uses only Brilliance inks.
Make a panel with gold, copper and silver Brilliance re-inkers.
Stamp the image with black ink in the centre and cut closely around adding a similar black layer, before stamping (brown ink) with suitable elements and attaching to the rest of the background, tearing the outside edge.
The background is taupe coloured main card stamped with various images from the NonSequitur 50C plate with brown ink and edged with a Copper Krylon Pen.
Add a piece of string or raffia.

Ancient Fragment 2 Copyright Freyja Lee

Freyja says:

This card uses the dye ink method.
Make a red and yellow background.
Stamp the image with black ink and tear around one side, mounting onto a torn black layer.
Stamp lightly textured white card with red ink using suitable stamps - here from the NonSequitur Greco-Roman plate.
Layer as shown onto a rusty red main card.

RESIST

Another great effect: stamp your image once onto white card (Versamark or clear pigment ink) and allow to dry (or use a heat gun). Glossy card or matte clay-coated card works best. Once dry, swipe over or brayer over with inks - the stamped image will resist the colour and show through as a ghosting effect. Stamp again with your chosen image in the ink of your choice.

Scripted Leaf 1 Copyright Freyja Lee

Kaleidacolor "Creole Spice" rainbow inkpad

Scripted Leaf 2 Copyright Freyja Lee

Adirondak "Winter Sky" rainbow inkpad

Freyja says:

These cards use the clear ink resist method.
Stamp the leaf with Versamark and when dry brayer over with the rainbow pad.
Over stamp with black ink adding any other small stamps and embellishments.
Mount as shown.
Stamp used: Stampington Scripted Leaf C8426

Don't you just love these! And why don't you email me with pix or scans of YOUR artwork to display on the blog.

WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY

2009-06-03T22:47:00.007+01:00

I just realised with a shock that it's June already! Time is passing too fast...

So I just thought I'd do a quick post, so you'd know what I have been up to this last week or so.

Well, I designed some more stamps for Blade Rubber which have been accepted, so some very exciting news on that soon!

Watch this space!

And I am the proud possessor of a new 22in monitor, which means I can see what I'm doing at last. Trying to do all that Photoshop stuff on a 17in square monitor was miserable (never mind the eye strain and the headaches...)

I have also finally finished rewriting my website. It's now pretty much finished although I still have a lot of galleries to reload. What is NEW is the Freebies section, where I have blog backgrounds, blog buttons and a tutorial on how to write your own email buttons for your Blogger blogs. And some buttons for WordPress users too. You'll also find tutorials in the Gallery and on the Techniques page on my own blog.

I think it's really starting to come together at last.

NEW TIM HOLTZ TECHNIQUE VIDEO

2009-05-25T13:18:00.008+01:00

All artwork copyright Tim Holtz

It's always a red-letter day when Sir Tim makes a new video!

So here it is - perfect Bank Holiday viewing for you Perfect Pears and Distress inks fans.

And those tags at full size, for you to admire at your leisure.

I don't think I have ever seen an item Tim has made that I haven't loved!

JUST ONE STAMP - CHERYL BAKER

2009-05-22T10:04:00.010+01:00

Just got the first set of cards for our new Just One Stamp feature - sent in by Cheryl Baker.

I love these - each one is so unique, and Cheryl stamped onto tissue for this one, then adhered the image to the card!

Thanks so much, Cheryl - these are great! A BladeRubberStamps UM stamp is on its way to you as a little thankyou prezzie for being our first contributor.

I hope this will give you all out there some inspiration, and get you sorting through all those cards you have hidden away. All you have to do is scan or photograph your card and email me the pic - click the Email Me button in the sidebar.

I am SO looking forward to seeing your artwork!

Stop Press! Addendum:

I managed to persuade Cheryl to tell me her techniques (enquiring minds, etc....) The tissue she uses is Hazza tissue (aka Hansa tissue in some art shops) and I think you might just get away with the heavier weight of giftwrap tissue.

Cheryl says:

I sometimes use coloured card on the background or twinkling H20's,or do direct to paper using various inkpads. Then I stamp onto the tissue carefully cut out and use Golden gel medium to stick it onto the atc or card. Sometimes I will cut out the image then colour half of it in with pens then leave the rest and add it onto card or atc.

Note: If you can't find Golden brand products, Liquitex and Winsor & Newton also make gel mediums.

JUST ONE STAMP

2009-05-19T20:44:00.012+01:00

I thought it might be fun to show several images using the same stamp.

All samples by Susie Jefferson

Nude from PaperArtsy

I always liked the With One Stamp feature in Somerset Studio and Somerset Inspirations, as I think it gets the old brain cells percolating on how many ways to give one stamp a completely different look.

Variations on a theme

Here's a postcard

I thought it would be a great idea to start Just One Stamp as a regular feature.

And a tag

I'd love to show YOUR artwork as well!

And a waterfall card

The stamp is the Eiffel Tower from Tim Holtz's I See Paris set.

Have you got any cards or other artwork you would like to share using Just One Stamp? I'd love to see them, and of course they'll go on the blog!

To enter, you'd need to send scans or photos (jpgs please) of a minimum of 3 cards (or ATCs, scrapbook page etc) all using the same rubber stamp. Everyone whose cards are showcased on the blog will get a BladeRubber unmounted stamp as a little prize.