Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: What is Stencil Butter?
Hello there, friends! It’s Nina-Marie Trapani with you, and I have a comparison video to share with you. We’re going to be looking at the beautiful Stencil Butter from the Crafter’s Workshop.
This is a special, soft modeling paste that not only has vivid colors and a metallic finish, but its unique properties allow this paste to behave differently than other similar pastes. It also comes in many bright and bold shades, which are all linked at the bottom of this post.
One of Stencil Butter’s unique features is its opacity. This paste is completely opaque, which allows you to apply it over many surfaces – even vibrant backgrounds.
The paste is also so smooth (like butter!), that you can apply it with your fingers! The buttery finish of this paste reminds you of finger paint and makes it easy to apply through a stencil.
In the video below, I will go through some helpful comparison exercises with Stencil Butter, compared to other pastes such as the Tonic Studios Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and Picket Fence Paper Glaze. I’ll also be highlighting the unique properties each paste has.
All of these pastes can be used for the same techniques, but each will provide different results. So join me as we dive into these delicious pastes and discover why each one is so special!
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Happy Father’s Day! Make an easy card for Dad!
Hello friends! Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing Dad’s out there!
Making a card for dad can be as easy as coloring one of Suzy’s Watercolor Prints! Today I’ll be using the Celebrate Dad set; I’ll show you how I colored this fabulous night scene, plus how I decorated the card after coloring; adding a few embellishments makes this scene stand out like no other! And the best part? You’ll need very few supplies and just a short amount of time to make something that your own dad will adore!
Be sure to watch the video below to see how I made this easy Father’s Day card!
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Did You Know? June 2021 Edition
Hello crafters, it’s Shari Carroll here with you! Today I have a new edition of our popular Did You Know series!
If it’s your first time seeing this feature, each month we bring you fun facts, creative tips, and even crafty hacks about your favorite supplies and brands; you can then use these awesome tips that you learn in your next crafting projects! Are you ready to learn some fun tricks? Keep on reading!
I’m about to take you on a sparkly adventure with some really neat products to help you with some unique cards!
CRAFT CONSORTIUM INK DROPS PAPERS
I love making my own backgrounds with paints, alcohol inks, and mixed media! But sometimes I just don’t have the time or I’m not as proficient with some techniques as I’d like to be. I found the most gorgeous papers in our store. They resemble alcohol inks or watercolors in some fantastic color combinations.
There are a few different packs, I’ve used Candy with soft tones of pinks, orange, purples, greens, blues, and rainbow. The other is Earth where you’ll find browns, sepia, blues, golden yellow, and greens.
I’ve been having fun creating edge-to-edge shakers and found that Tonic Shaker Pockets make this process so easy! They come in several sizes for cardmaking or as elements for scrapbooking. This heavy-duty plastic comes prescored and trimmed ready for you to put your card front in. You fold over and seal three sides by removing the adhesive strips on the flaps. Add some sequins and embellishments, seal the last flap, and Voila!.
There are some really fantastic sequin and bead mixes to fill your shaker pockets. I’m loving the 5 jar pack of Sizzix embellishments that come in coordinating colors with a combination of shapes, sizes, and textures. They take the work out of thinking about what goes with what. I encourage you to explore using beads and thicker embellishments for your shakers.
Did you know there are TWO types of foiling? I know this can be confusing when trying to purchase what you need for the type of foiling you intend to do. I’m going to focus on Toner Foiling.
Toner Foiling is when you use paper or acetate that has been printed with toner ink. The toner-type foils need something to stick to. You place the foil on top of your toner printed paper, shiny side up, and run it through a hot laminator.
All Deco foils from Therm O Web work with this type of foiling.
Foiling Fun Fact #1: Deco Foils also work with sticky-type embossing powders used with your stamps.
Foiling Fun Fact #2: Use Deco Foil Transfer paste with your stencils!
Foiling Fun Fact #3: Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips are printed with toner and can be foiled.
Fun Foiling Fact #4: Did you know you can foil your die-cuts? Use the Deco Foil Toner transfer sheets. Die-cut your shape, use foil and laminator.
I hope these tips have helped you learn a few tricks that you can use in your card making and crafting… Thanks for tuning in today and spending some time with me!
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