Video : Distress Ink Stenciled Background with Silhouette Adhesive Stencil Sheets
In last week's cardmaking video, I put the Silhouette Adhesive Stencil Sheets to the test with watercolor, and they performed beautifully. This week, I tested them out with 80lb. Neenah Solar White cardstock and, while the results weren't perfect, they weren't too bad...
Video : Watercolor Masking with Silhouette Adhesive Stencil Sheets
For a little while now, I've been looking for a material that is water resistant and that can be die cut with a digital die cutting machine and temporarily adhered to cardstock for watercolor masking. I wasn't having much luck, and then I saw the new adhesive stencil...
Video : Ranger Transparent Gloss Texture Paste Thanks Card
The Ranger Transparent Gloss Texture Paste has been around for a little while, but I only tried it out for the first time recently, and I wish I'd picked some up sooner because it's a very cool product. I have to admit that I kind of have an obsession with texture...
Video : Heidi Swapp Minc White Reactive Foil + Acetate
I was all “woot, woot!” when the Minc White Reactive Foil was released last year, and I really wanted to be able to show you some examples using the white foil in my video about making die cut foil acetate embellishments. But this particular foil had other ideas, so I...
Video : How to Foil Vellum Paper (What Works & What Doesn’t)
I've discovered over the past several weeks that getting clean laser printed results with vellum isn't as easy as I had hoped it would be. So far, I've tried printing on three brands of vellum : Silhouette, Ampad, and Strathmore. To be fair, the Silhouette vellum is...
Video : Testing Minc Reactive Paint, Mist & Screen Ink with Uncoated Papers
If you have a Minc or a laminator or other hot foiling machine, then you've undoubtedly tested out a bunch of different papers for hot foiling. You've probably also discovered that smooth, coated papers give you the best results. The reason for this is because the...
Video : Hybrid Cardmaking with Love Always Digital Collection
In this week's video, I'll show you just a few ways that you can use the patterns and hand lettered sentiments in the Love Always digital collection to create hybrid cards that are clean, simple, and modern. In addition to using some of the designs in the geometric...
Video : How to Make Print & Cut Foil Acetate Embellishments
When you create foil elements using the heat activated method of running a laser printed piece through a Minc, a heat laminator, or other type of hot foiling machine, you need a nice, smooth surface, one that will not allow too much of the laser printer toner to...
Video : Using a Paintbrush with Heidi Swapp Minc Reactive Mist
After I posted my testing and review of the Heidi Swapp Minc Reactive Paint and Reactive Mist, a few of you asked whether you can use a paintbrush with the Reactive Mist just like you can with the Reactive Paint. The answer is a big ol' yes! Both the Reactive Mist and...
Follow-Up : Using Other Brands of Ink with Silhouette Mint Stamps
A few months back, I posted a video where I tested several different, non-Silhouette brand inks with a stamp made with the Silhouette Mint custom stamp maker. My initial results were a pleasant surprise, and I discovered that, yes, you can use non-Silhouette inks with...
