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Technique Spotlight: Slatted Blinds
I have no idea if I came up with this technique myself, or if it's out there in some way, shape or form already. Regardless, I decided I...

Amy Rich
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Altered Designer Series Paper
Sometimes we overthink things, both in life and in paper crafting. I think this is often the case with Designer Series Paper. Yes,...

Amy Rich
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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Tree Lot Fun
Just when you think Stampin' Up!® has made a stamp set and/or dies for everything, they surprise you with something totally new....

Amy Rich
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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More of a Good Thing
It's nearly the Fall, and as it turns out I can't resist some Sponge Dauber Shading on my Fall leaf cards. Last Fall I created a dahlia...

Amy Rich
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Masked Blended Background
Sometimes a simple technique comes along that can provide a WOW for an otherwise simple card. Backgrounds are fun to play with because...

Amy Rich
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Watercolor Background with Marker
Sometimes I feel like some products in my stash get neglected. I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about. What we think we can...

Amy Rich
Jun 25, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Retiform Stamping
I haven't done any retiform stamping in years. Like forever. And when a card using this technique came up recently on my Pinterest feed,...

Amy Rich
Jun 11, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Split Negative Card
I'm often found scrolling through Pinterest, on the lookout for something amazing; some great fold, technique, color...

Amy Rich
May 21, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Scored Line Background
Perhaps you know that one of my favorite things since March 2020 has been getting together with fellow paper crafters on Saturday...

Amy Rich
May 18, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: White Ink Watercoloring
One of my favorite stamping things during the week is What's Up! Stampers? I love it because I get to chat with viewers about,...

Amy Rich
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Sponge Dauber Shading
Truthfully, I think we use techniques every single time we stamp. Some of these techniques you might not even think are techniques, but I...

Amy Rich
Sep 25, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Ink Refill Watercolor Background
I love it when creativity strikes! Several months ago when I was contemplating the swaps I was going to make with new products from the...

Amy Rich
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Ink Omit & Marker
Have you noticed that every time you look at a catalog, if you're really trying, you can see something different? Some things get spotted...

Amy Rich
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Coloring with Wink of Stella
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Sometimes I just really need a layout idea to get my creative juices flowing. When I was...

Amy Rich
Mar 20, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Pinwheel
I really can't get enough of the Butterfly Bouquet early release and exclusive products. I know we've had multiple different butterfly...

Amy Rich
Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Joseph's Coat
What's the easiest way to make colors in a project POP? By adding black, of course! This Joseph's Coat technique gives this card a...

Amy Rich
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Craft Ink Refill Painting
Years ago, when I was planning the next techniques for my techniques class, I ran across something really different - probably when I was...

Amy Rich
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Faux Snow
There are all kinds of ways to add snow to a stamped project. Obviously there are snowflake stamps, like the Snowflake Wishes stamp set....

Amy Rich
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Smackin' Acetate
Don't you just love the names of some of the stamping techniques we use? Smackin' Acetate may be my favorite. :) It's a simple technique,...

Amy Rich
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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Technique Spotlight: Eclipse
Have you noticed that Fridays have started to turn into technique post days? It's been fun to share techniques that I have used in my...

Amy Rich
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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