C030a The Dragonfly

Card - navy 81/2 x 51/2” scored at 41/4”.


Stamps - 23.266.F page 224, G.0301 page 236.


Cardstock - navy, gold


Ink - Versamark, Vivid Inky Blue.


Accessories -gold embossing powder, corner rounder, prepared crumpled paper (from the previous post or type C030 in the Search box), mounts.


Thanks to Andrea Moeller for this technique.


First taught this class in January 16, 2002.

C030 Andrea’s Crumpled Creation

OOOPS!!  Wondered what happened to this post!  I had left it in Draft!  Anyways, here are the instructions on making this background.

Acrylic paints used in these samples are:
TOP: True Navy by Prism and gold metallic.
MIDDLE; Thalo Green by Prism and gold metallic.
BOTTOM; Pale Blue by Prism and silver metallic.



Crumple white photo copy paper, open it up, and crumple it up again. Repeat as many times as you wish. The more you crumple it, the more "cracks" you will have. Once you are satisfied with the crumples, smooth out the paper and place on the newspaper.
Mix together 10 drops of acrylic paint and 5 drops metallic acrylic paint to 11/2 teaspoons water per 81/2 x 11” sheet. Start painting your crumpled paper making sure to put the brush all the way to the bottom of the container as the metallic paint sinks. Mix as you remove your brush. You want the paper to be nice and wet. Make sure you stir the mixture every time you dunk your paintbrush into it. If you get a spot that is darker than you wish, brush it with just water. After you have finished painting the paper, set aside to dry. It will take a couple of hours.


After the paper is dry, carefully peel from the newspaper. It will stick but does not tear when you pull it apart. You will notice that the metallic paint has rested in the cracks creating a unique background paper.

Iron from the wrong side to flatten paper.


Thankyou to Andrea Moeller for this technique.


First taught this class on January 16, 2002.

C067 Dry Reverse Stamping

This is continued from my last post.

Prepare card by cutting black cardstock 4 x 7”. Randomly stamp with the feather stamp 23.098.I page 162 using Versamark. Set aside.


Cut terra Cotta cardstock 51/4” wide by 7” long. Draw a pencil line at ¼” x 7”. Cut on the pencil line with fancy scissors. Score with a stylus at 11/4” x 7”. Fold on score line. Center and punch 1/8” holes, 3” from the top and 3” from the bottom of the card on the 1” folded piece only. Inset the pre-stamped black cardstock under the fold and trace the punched holes. Remove and punch the traced holes. Line the holes up again with the terra cotta cardstock. Tie together with ¼” black ribbon. Trim edges of cardstock if necessary. Set aside.


Working on a piece of wax paper, arrange a bouquet of feathers for your prepared pot 21.063.I page 86 from the last post then glue in place. Gently remove wax paper. Using mounts, apply to center of card.

First taught this class on March 12, 2003.  Thanks again to Amy Sample back in the early 2000’s for the lesson.

C067a Dry Reverse Technique

Select a stamp with bolder lines – a highly detailed stamp will not give you very good results. It is better to work with a smaller area as the paint dries rapidly. For this technique, you are picking up paint not putting it down as you usually do in stamping.

Cut a piece of white cardstock 3” square. Paint the square with Terra Cotta acrylic paint by Prism using a paintbrush. Set aside to dry.


Once it is completely dry, lightly paint over the terra cotta with black Glaze paint by Plaid. Immediately press the unlinked, dry pot 21.063.I page 86 into the wet paint and lift straight up – you have lifted the wet paint off with the stamp and the terra cotta is now showing through your image.


If you are stamping more than one image of the same stamp, you will need to clean and dry the stamp between each impression so that the stamp can continue to lift the wet paint off.


When the painted pot is completely dry, cut out the image with plain scissors.


I’ll finish the card in the next post.


This technique was taught to me via the internet by Amy Sample back in the early 2000’s.


First taught this class on March 12, 2003.

C084 Father's Jacket

This has nothing to do with Magenta stamps but thought it was too cute not to share.

Prepare card by folding 81/2 x 51/2” black cardstock in half. Crease fold with a bone folder. Set aside.


Computer generate the Happy Fathers Day phrase on white cardstock. Cut to 4 x 51/4”. Glue to card front and set aside.


Cut jacket and lapels from blue cardstock. Glue lapels to jacket – pay attention to what is the top. Trim the lapels to match the jacket if necessary. Glue to white jacket square – again, pay attention to what is the top. Trim if necessary.


Using a black pen, outline all the pieces to give them definition. Cut neck tie and knot from suitable wallpaper. Glue tie in place. Trim if necessary and set aside.


Outline the shirt collar pieces with a black pen and glue on to the tie. Add the knot.


Mount on to black cardstock and trim close. Glue to the card in a pleasing manner.


Found this pattern in the June 2004 Scrapbooks Etc. magazine page 131.

First taught on May 4, 2004.