Posted on September 27, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
*note: In this article I mention using the double piercing bug on the scor-pal. The Scor Pal company says to be sure to hold it at a 90 degree angle or you may damage the grooves in the scor-pal board. You will not damage the scor pal using the single peircing tool form EK Success [...]
Filed under: Stamping, quick projects | Tagged: a little something, cards elegant, Cuttlebug, Embossing, frugal, stampin up | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 6, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
I was shopping at my local scrapbook store a few weeks ago and saw this lovely Cuttlebug “textile” embossing folder. I had not tried the CB folders before so I though “why not!” I love the crisp detail I got using it in my Ellison Big Shot Die Cutter:
If you don’t have a manual die [...]
Filed under: Stamping | Tagged: American Crafts, Big Shot, crochet flowers, Cuttlebug, ellison stamp die, Embossing, Friends 24-7, poppin pastels, stampin up, Textile embossing folder | 6 Comments »
Posted on June 11, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
It’s Thursday again and time to see what the Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff design team has been up to! I grabbed this weeks sketch over at 2Sketches4you as the inspiration for my card:
I used the Cool Girl card kit and the brand new Cupcake Tree Digital stamp colored with Bic Mark-its. I cut my stamp out [...]
Filed under: Freebies, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Stamping, creative cuts and more | Tagged: accent essentails, bic mark it, Big Shot, card kit, cardmaking, creative cuts and more, cricut, cupcake stamps, Cuttlebug, digital stamps, emboss with cricut, Embossing, flourish die cut, happy birthday, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, nestability | 22 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post on making your own scoring board. That was one of my most popular posts, so popular the owner/inventor of the Score-Pal read it and asked if she could send me one! What do you think I said? YES!!!!!!!! Grab a cuppa something yummy and settle in [...]
Filed under: Product Reviews, Scrapbooking, Stamping, quick projects, the rubber cafe | Tagged: basic grey, dew droplets, double gate fold card, Embossing, gate fold card, marrakesh, scor-Pal, Score-Pal projects, Stamping, the rubber cafe, treat box | 8 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Everyone is raving about the Score-Pal and quite frankly I was feeling a bit left out (but there is no way I am dropping $40 on one, I’d rather spend my $$ on more paper and stamps!) so I decided to make one myself! Here are some cards I made with my faux Score Pal:
And [...]
Filed under: Crafty Recipes, Scrapbooking, Stamping | Tagged: diy score pal, Embossing, embossing with a score pal, free craft ideas, free scoring board, Heidi Grace designs, how to make a score pal, Inkadinkado, make your own, score it, score pal, score pal ideas, stampin up | 19 Comments »
Posted on August 15, 2008 by thefrugalcrafter
I love gadgets, especially if they do more than one thing! If you haven’t tried the crop-a-dial before you are in for a treat. I received my original CAD as a gift, I never thought I would want one since I had a Provo Craft silent setter and was happy with that plus I [...]
Filed under: Scrapbooking, Stamping, Uncategorized | Tagged: Big Bite, Crop-A-Dial, Embossing, Formica, how to crop a dial, polymer clay, punching tin | 5 Comments »
Posted on July 30, 2008 by thefrugalcrafter
I was going through the spring issue if “Take 10″ and saw an article by Lori Craig on Split negative stamping. The result is very cool! Basically you stamp the same image on different papers in different colors (embossing if desired) then cut them in half and match them up to the opposite color. Here’s [...]
Filed under: Inque Boutique, Stamping | Tagged: Embossing, Inque Boutique | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 13, 2008 by thefrugalcrafter
So, how many of you have an old fashioned die cut machine collecting dust after getting a Cricut? How many are sick of paying big $$$ for embossing folders? Well hold on to your hats! You can emboss with your old Sizzix/Big Shot etc with a brass stencil or Fiskars Texture plate. Heres How: First [...]
Filed under: Inque Boutique, Scrapbooking, Stamping | Tagged: Big Shot, Embossing, Fiskars | 7 Comments »