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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday, Sophia introduces us to the Tape Lifting Transfer Technique. This technique is a great way to add a unique newsprint background to your projects. For those of you unfamiliar with Technique Thursday, this is where we create and feature projects for our Club 52 online class (our year-long technique …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday, Tracy introduces us to the Spritzed Paper Towel Embellishments technique. This technique is a great way to add texture to your projects while re-using paper towels that you may have used to clean up your work station with. It’s a win-win technique! For those of you unfamiliar …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday, Tracy introduces us to the Glitter Window technique. On the Reach For The Highest tag, Tracy created multiple windows and filled them with Glass Glitter. For the Kindred Spirits tag, Tracy created one large window, filled it with Dazzling Diamonds glitter, allowing a stamped image behind to show through. For those …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday Sophia shows us how to create a Distressed Glue Background. On the Oh Snap tag, Sophia applies the glue to a white cardstock, using a paint brush, for a nice smooth look. For the tag with the clock, Sophia applies the glue to a piece of designer paper, using …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday Sophia shows us how to create a Faux Patina look. On the Fan Mail tag, Sophia creates the Faux Patina look on a smooth piece of cardstock, which she then die cuts an element from, to embellish the tag. For the tag on the left, Sophia creates the Faux Patina look on …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday Sophia continues her series on using Alcohol inks. For the first tag, Sophia shows you how to apply alcohol inks directly to a foil sheet in order to be used as an embellishment. On the Love You tag, Sophia applies alcohol inks to a die cut image. …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday Tracy embellished a chipboard element, with dry embossing on a foil sheet covering the chipbopard element. Then she coated the embossed piece with two different colors of Acrylic Paint, showcasing the Embossed Metal Chipboard Element Technique. For those of you unfamiliar with Technique Thursday, this is where we create …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday Sophia features a really cool technique called Faux Crazed Porcelain. I can’t even begin to tell you what it’s all about other than it involves the use of Rock Candy Distress Paint Crackle LOL. I love the look of it though and am going to have to …
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This week on Paper Crafter’s Library’s Technique Thursday we are featuring some awesomely fun techniques using crayons….yep, the everyday Crayola crayons. A supply that anyone with children likely has in abundance! Soph has created some fantastic projects using three different variations of a Melted Crayon Technique. On the tag on the top which says “You …
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Every Thursday on Paper Crafter’s Library is Technique Thursday – This is where we create and feature projects for our Club 52 online class (our year-long technique club), which our Paper Crafter’s Library members also access as a free benefit of their membership. We’re now on week 30, and we’re learning a faux letterpress technique …
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