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Stamps Part 3: The negatives and a giveaway
Wednesday, 8 Sep, 2010 – 6:51 | 10 Comments
Stamps Part 3: The negatives and a giveaway

This is part 3 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
My supplies arrived quickly, so quick, in fact, that I wasn’t really ready with the images I wanted to use. I …

Stamps Part 2: Making the stamps
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010 – 10:16 | 10 Comments
Stamps Part 2: Making the stamps

This is part 2 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
Polymer packets
After you’ve made your exposure chamber, you need to order the polymer packets. I went with the higher quality, Imagebox supplies. …

Stamps Part 1: Building the box
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 13:43 | 4 Comments
Stamps Part 1: Building the box

This is part 1 of my series on making your own stamps on the cheap.
In order to make your own stamps, you need someplace to develop the polymer packets into stamps. This is achieved using …

making stamps my way
Saturday, 21 Aug, 2010 – 7:25 | 2 Comments
making stamps my way

I’ve spent a good deal of time over the last few years trying to figure out how to make my own rubber stamps without spending a pile of money. Years ago, I discovered Granthams. They …

velvet ribbon flowers
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 8:43 | 6 Comments
velvet ribbon flowers

I’ve been on a quest for velvet ribbon for some time now. My aunt Cindy (insert blog link here is she ever starts one) set me up with some the other day. I’m not sure …

much ado about flowers
Tuesday, 8 Jun, 2010 – 7:29 | 3 Comments
much ado about flowers

I’ve been working on a new tutorial but have had to deal with camera issues. I ended up using the kids camera. I’m trying to come to terms with the image quality so that I …

paper and wire bird cage
Friday, 21 May, 2010 – 10:38 | 6 Comments
paper and wire bird cage

I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around how to create a wire birdcage. Ideas come and go, but none of them have been simple to make. I finally settled on this design using both …

feet first
Tuesday, 13 Apr, 2010 – 13:56 | One Comment
feet first

My treasure box project actually started with the feet. I wondered how to create decorative feet for a simple box. One thing lead to another and the treasure box was done. Here’s my take on …