Hello everyone! It’s Kelly Klapstein here today to share a quick and easy technique you can use with your stamped images. It all started with some Tombow Dual Brush pens and a really pretty Impression Obsession stamp. I used a Clearsnap black pigment ink and stamped onto Canadian Scrapbooker superstock, which is a nice heavy weight to stand up to this wet technique.Then I slowed right down and coloured in the lines. After making a Mother’s Day card with this pretty coloured image, I decided to try something different. I thought, hey, let’s try a watercolour effect because these wonderful Tombow pens are water based and blendable. So I basically scribbled colours all over this stamped image, not worrying about staying in the lines and then spritzed it all over with water. And it’s that easy! Just let dry or use your heat gun to speed up the process. I made…
WINNER UPDATE – Janet Chinn – This weeks lucky winner!!!! WE LOVE YOU WEDNESDAY! Every Wednesday we give something away!!!! We love it!!! This week we are giving away EIGHT stamps from the wonderful people over at Impression Obsession! This set of cling foam stamps could be yours!!!! To enter to win 1. Visit Impression Obsession on facebook and say hello from CS – CLICK HERE 2. Leave a comment right here under this blog post! You have until Friday April 24th at midnight to enter to win! GOOD LUCK! Want to see more coffee inspired projects? Be sure to pick up a copy of the Spring 2015 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine! We have an entire section devoted to coffee and tea!!!!! Did you know that if you subscribe to Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine you will receive a FREE gift with the summer subscription???? Subscribe today!!!! CLICK HERE…
“Technique Taster’s” are a quick fun class that Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine offers at different events across the country. In 20 minutes we like toshare with you some of our very favourite ideas, tools, toys, stamps, ink, paint and more. The Technique Taster’s may be short in time but they are“tall” in inspiration. For my part in the Technique Taster at Scrapfest in Kitchener (GOING ON RIGHT NOW) we will be creating one of these tags with in the Canadian Scrapbooker booth. I know we will have tons of fun as we take Canadian Scrapbooker “white Super Stock” tag and turn it into a “tag to remember”, using the Cathie Allan, Position-It, pigment ink, masking and smearing techniques that are easy and fun. Those of you who have stamped “a while” and those of you who are just beginning to explore the “fun ink filled” world of stamping will…
Altering ribbon is fun, fast and frugal!!!!! Kelly Klapstein altered the black ribbon on this layout and then created a ribbon frame for her photo! She created this layout using The Oh Sew Beautiful collection from FabScraps Along with FabScraps chipboard and pearls To create the ribbon Kelly used May Arts Ribbon Clearsnap pigment ink Impression Obsession stamps Kelly stuck all the elements on her layout down using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Watch these products in action in our latest web show! https://youtu.be/XBjrICrzAAI?list=UUmuMGQnmXpsQs2hVMbe0E_A Here is another take on altering ribbon Kelly created for this birthday card. Happy Scrapping
It is DAY#1 of a Taste of CHA featuring BoBunny, Spellbinders, Chameleon and Impression Obsession How it works 1. This contest is all about giving our sponsors some LOVE! NO sponsors NO prizes! 2. During the next 12 days (Feb 11 – 22) you need to visit 41 of the HOTTEST scrapbooking manufacturers on facebook LIKE their pages and say CS SENT ME. Joining their communities will keep you informed of all things good in the scrapbooking industry! What will you win – A TASTE OF CHA sample pack worth over 1000.00$ of the latest product released by each of the 41 sponsors this past Jan at CHA!!!!!!!!!! WOWZERS! Lets get started! #1 – BoBunny – fun designs, easy to work with – BoBunny perfection! Visit BoBunny on facebook – CLICK HERE – say hello from us. *Please do not continually post the same comment on the facebook walls of the sponsors i.e. CS SENT ME…
When to stop and when not to? by Christy Riopel January always makes me a little introspective and I tend to scrapbook more interpersonal stuff this time of year. I created this layout about dealing with the old(er) girl in the mirror these days. SUPPLIES: FabScraps pattened paper and chipboard, Aladine Izink inks distributed by Clearsnap, May Arts ribbon, Impression Obsession stamps, ColorBox Surfacez ink by Clearsnap, Spellbinders dies and Grand Calibur die cutting machine, Dymo Label Maker, Ranger Industries gel pen, Beacon Adhesives. It ended up being an exploration in not just one hard question ( when did I get this old?) but in another unrelated question I often face….. When do I stop? When is enough on a layout? Here is a picture of what It looked like when I first thought it was done. Not that I was unhappy with it but I just felt it needed more.…
I am drawn to books like a thirsty traveler to an oasis. I read every night before bed and if I can’t for some reason, I have a difficult time settling into sleep. I love the tactile feel of the pages and have not yet adapted to digital formats like my husband. I love the look of text flowing across a page and disappearing into another time and place. It took several years of marriage before I could convince my husband that when I was reading, I was ‘doing something’ and that he did not need to leap to my rescue by pointing out other entertainments or ‘things to do.” I come by it honestly. My mom is a reader and in fact has a couple of rooms in her house filled with books. I remember her getting a box of books every month from some far off library, and…
All of you stamping fans are going to LOVE visiting the Impression Obsession booth! Stamps and dies….as far as the eye can see! I especially loved how this booth was organized…. all the stamps and projects in groups with the designers’ names. There were so many beautiful card samples and projects as well to showcase all the stamps! Many displays featured a Valentine theme. Even Easter stamps were on display! There are so many background stamps to choose from, aptly titled “Cover A Card.” Don’t you love the square shape? Samples of these background stamps were mounted on boards with inks of many colours. Samples of die cuts were also on boards for display. Not only do you have an amazing choice of countless stamps, you also have an incredible bunch of dies to add to your shopping list! To see the full line of Impression Obsession products, click HERE to visit…
LET THE PARTY BEGIN!!!!! WIN WIN WIN How it Works Each day for 12 days in a row we will be sharing two prize packages with you. Leave a message under the blog post for each post in order to be entered for all 24 prizes. Visit the prize sponsor on facebook and say hello from Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine or CS. NOTE do not use the same comment everytime you post on facebook – Facebook thinks you are spam and may block you. Names will be drawn randomly and you can win more then once if you enter your name for more than one prize package! Winners will be announced on Dec 24th. Just in time for Christmas! Day#2 of 12 Starts NOW! A complete set of Chameleon pens!!!!! YAHOOOOOOOO – these alcohol based markers are FABULOSA!!!!!!!!! You will love all the things you can do to make you blend and colour like a pro!!!!!!!! …
Everyday Memories I NEED For My Lifetime! by Cathie Allan I LOVE INK ….. I LOVE INK .. .I “simply” LOVE INK! And, YES pigment ink is one of my favorite types of ink. “Why?” you ask. Beyond the fact that it is the most lightfast, most archival ink on the market … it is just so darn versatile. I can use it in so many applications that the variety of techniques that I am able to accomplish using pigment ink seems virtually endless. Do I use it for “simple” stamping … yes. Do I use if for embossing …. Yes. Do I use it when I want colors to blend seamlessly … oh, yes! Do I use it for stenciling … uh, huh. Do I use it for resist … abso stamping lutely. Can I turn it’s ability for staying wet longer into a “smear your art…
