Distress Oxide Spray Stains Resist with Molding Paste
  • Ursula Smith
  • August 22, 2023
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Hi Friends! I’m back with another experiment! I started with a Distress Oxide Resist– the technique where I bring Distress Oxide Spray Stain through a stencil/mask, and then over it with regular Spray Stain- but I didn’t like the end result of this one. Then I had a failed attempt at cutting Tim Holtz Perspective…

Creating Embossing Folder Plate Stencil Shapes in Silhouette Studio
  • Ursula Smith
  • August 7, 2023
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NOTE: this is one of the posts where it is much better to watch the video 😉 Hi Friends! I’ve made lots of videos using cutouts that I’ve cut on my digital cutter. I’ve made masks and stencils and cutouts that I layered together to make my own embossing plates, but it occurred to me…

Sizzix Luster Wax Distress Spray Stains Resist
  • Ursula Smith
  • July 16, 2023
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Hello all! Today I am playing around with Sizzix Luster Wax to make a quick Take 5 card base. I used an old stencil brush to rub t Sizzix Luster Wax over a Yupo paper Mask that I cut myself on my digital cutter. I didn’t have enough of the makeup brushes that I’ve been…

Distress Oxide Resist on Tim Holtz Distress Cardstocks vs Plain
  • Ursula Smith
  • June 30, 2023
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Hi Friends! I am back with Yupo paper cutouts and I’m going to talk about paper today. I’ve mentioned this a couple of times now- generally when I’ve demonstrated the use of Yupo paper cutouts and stencils and then doing what I call the Distress Oxide resist (even though it’s more of an oxidation than…

2 Gelli Plates with Masks to Transfer Designs in Multiple Colors
  • Ursula Smith
  • May 7, 2023
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Hi everyone! Today is another quick Take Five project using two Gelli Plates. I made another post/video with a similar process using a stencil. This time I’m going to use a mask with this technique. You’ll need 2 Gelli Plates, a mask and some paint. I use a brayer to roll the paint onto the…

2 Gelli Plates with Stencils to Transfer Designs in Multiple Colors
  • Ursula Smith
  • April 8, 2023
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Hi all! Todays project involves two Gelli Plates and a Yupo paper stencil that I cut on the Silhouette, and some paint and Tim Holtz Spray Stains by Ranger. It’s a fun one so hopefully you’ll have two Gelli plates at your disposal 😉 . This project starts with rolling paint out onto the two…

Distress Oxide Spray Resist Tone on Tone Look
  • Ursula Smith
  • March 21, 2023
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Hi! I still have another post or two on leather embossing, but while I was working on a card I grabbed a Tone on Tone background that I (for a moment) forgot how I made it 😉 . I started this blog for my friends, students in my classes, and my Mom to remind them…

Leather Embossing Using Stencil and Window Screening
  • Ursula Smith
  • March 1, 2023
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Hi All! Today I have another idea for embossing with leather. This is just a quick explanation of a happy accident I had while playing around with a stencil and window screening and test leather strips. I used white cardstock that I cut three times and layered together. I layered the leather and then the…