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My Favorite “Go To” Techniques Part 2

With some many products and ideas available to us as scrapbookers, it can be overwhelming at times. I’ve decided to focus in on a few of my favorite “go to” techniques that I can always count on when I am feeling a bit overwhelmed so that the process is a bit more comfortable. Using Ink I started stamping even before I started scrapbooking, so I have always found ink to be of great importance in my crafting. My favorite two inks are Tim Holtz distress inks and StazOn ink. I love the distress ink because it flows onto the paper … Continue reading →

Basics for Inking

The technique of inking has taken the scrapbook world by storm. But what does it mean to ink? And how do you do it? Simply put, the term inking describes the process of smearing ink across the background and edges of paper. The messier you make it, the better it looks. One of the reasons I love inking is because it looks good, it’s easy to do and it’s extremely inexpensive – no special tools to get started. Really, you just need an ink pad in just about any color you would like. Take the ink pad and rub it … Continue reading →