Welcome! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Tips and Tricks Challenge. I have two cards and a LOT of stepped out pictures today, so just keep scrolling down if you're all about the pictures. I chose the new Party Penguins set to feature today.
First I wanted to share a tidbit about stamping and die-cutting the penguins. YOU probably thought of this before you stamped three unusable images, but me? Well, um, er, I figured it out AFTER I stamped my first three penguins. ;-) The simplest way to get the penguins aligned perfectly is to (1) stamp the penguin body, (2) die-cut the penguin body, and finally (3) stamp the legs and beak part of the image after die-cutting. Yes, it's really obvious to me now, but it wasn't when I stamped my first three penguins!
Easy peasy, right? Yes, IF you do it in the right order. . .
Next I wanted to share a really simple Wobble Spring action for my penguin cards. I purchased these Wobble Springs from MFT Stamps, but I don't think they carry them any more. If you check your favorite craft store, you'll probably find some; the package is pictured in the photo below.
My wobble spring is larger than my penguin, so I had to cut to down to size. I wanted to leave as much adhesive area on the spring mechanism as possible, so I used my penguin die as a pattern, tracing the inside of the die onto my spring mechanism with a Sharpie.
The springs are pretty tough, so use appropriate scissors to cut them--not your best ribbon cutting or detail paper trimming scissors! My Tonic scissors worked well for this application.
My spring is now slightly smaller than my penguin's body, so it won't show when I attach it to my card front. (It doesn't have to be perfect since it doesn't show, so don't stress over your fussy cutting on this.)
Both this card and the one below it feature a wobble spring; it's a really simple way to add movement to your card.
The supply list below lists supplies for the card pictured directly above. The solid black front card additionally uses the Precious Polaroids Die-Namics.
You can find links to many more tips and tricks HERE, and we'd love to have you join us!
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Happy Birthday Penguins: MFT Tips and Tricks
Welcome! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Tips and Tricks Challenge. I have two cards and a LOT of stepped out pictures today, so just keep scrolling down if you're all about the pictures. I chose the new Party Penguins set to feature today.
First I wanted to share a tidbit about stamping and die-cutting the penguins. YOU probably thought of this before you stamped three unusable images, but me? Well, um, er, I figured it out AFTER I stamped my first three penguins. ;-) The simplest way to get the penguins aligned perfectly is to (1) stamp the penguin body, (2) die-cut the penguin body, and finally (3) stamp the legs and beak part of the image after die-cutting. Yes, it's really obvious to me now, but it wasn't when I stamped my first three penguins!
Easy peasy, right? Yes, IF you do it in the right order. . .
Next I wanted to share a really simple Wobble Spring action for my penguin cards. I purchased these Wobble Springs from MFT Stamps, but I don't think they carry them any more. If you check your favorite craft store, you'll probably find some; the package is pictured in the photo below.
My wobble spring is larger than my penguin, so I had to cut to down to size. I wanted to leave as much adhesive area on the spring mechanism as possible, so I used my penguin die as a pattern, tracing the inside of the die onto my spring mechanism with a Sharpie.
The springs are pretty tough, so use appropriate scissors to cut them--not your best ribbon cutting or detail paper trimming scissors! My Tonic scissors worked well for this application.
My spring is now slightly smaller than my penguin's body, so it won't show when I attach it to my card front. (It doesn't have to be perfect since it doesn't show, so don't stress over your fussy cutting on this.)
Both this card and the one below it feature a wobble spring; it's a really simple way to add movement to your card.
The supply list below lists supplies for the card pictured directly above. The solid black front card additionally uses the Precious Polaroids Die-Namics.
You can find links to many more tips and tricks HERE, and we'd love to have you join us!
