Category Archives: Technique

Soft Seedlings: Thinking of You

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2022 by Debra Burgin

Soft Seedlings is simply a beautiful set, with a gorgeous maple leaf image and lovely sentiments. The sample on page 53 of the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog inspired me to pull out my pack of fairly dry baby wipes to … Continue reading →

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Stamp Review Crew: Happiness Abounds

Posted on Monday, July 4, 2022 by Debra Burgin

Welcome to our regularly scheduled Stamp Review Crew blog hop. Are you new here? We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who want to show you how much you can do with one stamp set. We will feature one … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Prints: Best Wishes

Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 by Debra Burgin

Have you ever tried “stamping” with an embossing folder while embossing? It’s such a cool technique, and I was inspired by Julie Davison to create this version with one of the fabulous new In Colors, Starry Sky. The result of … Continue reading →

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Butterflies & Flowers: Tinted Embossing Paste

Posted on Friday, April 29, 2022 by Debra Burgin

To be honest, I have bought Stampin’ Up! products that (a) I never used, or (b) I didn’t understand how to use, or (c) someone talked me into buying and I was too weak to resist. Are you with me … Continue reading →

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Happiest of Birthday: Autumn leaves

Posted on Friday, October 22, 2021 by Debra Burgin

Even though we had some cooler weather last weekend, and it is starting to feel like fall, we don’t have dramatic color yet. So when nature doesn’t give you what you want, you use ink! Applying the color was nearly … Continue reading →

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Gorgeous Leaves: Changing Leaves

Posted on Friday, October 15, 2021 by Debra Burgin

I had such a good time this month re-introducing stampers to the Baby Wipe Technique! This is the card we made at October camps: This technique — basically creating a custom-colored ink pad — is simple: Fold a wet baby … Continue reading →

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Pretty Pumpkins: Happy Fall

Posted on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 by Debra Burgin

I love designing cards for fall, but sometimes I find one so beautifully done by another stamper, I barely change anything. Such was the CASE with this one by Erica Cerwin: I loved several things about this card: the gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Hand-Penned Petals: Alcohol coloring with Stampin’ Blends

Posted on Monday, September 13, 2021 by Debra Burgin

I thought I was done showing you past camp cards, but as I was tidying up my computer file folders, I discovered this one from May (CASEd from Ann Murray): I hope you can see how beautiful the coloring is … Continue reading →

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Blending Brushes

Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 by Debra Burgin

If you love soft blending, but can’t achieve the look with sponging, try the Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes!

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Pine on snow

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Debra Burgin

This is the slant of the sun in my kitchen in mid-afternoon. Oh, and it’s a dish of the 55 trees I stamped (twice) using the “stamp in the hole” Stamparatus technique I demonstrated in yesterday’s video. And the time … Continue reading →

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