The Stamper's Scrapbooker's & Papercrafter's Guild

Opalite ink pads are comprised of interference ink and come in nine different colours. The ink looks white on the pad, but shows up especially well on dark cardstock as a shimmery colour. They will show up on white and coloured card too, but the effect is more subtle. They have to be heat set, otherwise they smear – they work great on black shrink plastic as long as the ink is not too thick.

If you tilt the first ATC I made, the face is alternatively negative and positive, depending on the light source. We have used pre-cut ATC blanks to make ours, but you can cut them from any card that you have to the required size of measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches or 64 x 89 mm.

This wall hanging uses a number of different techniques and products. It’s more about using stuff you have to hand rather than getting special items in, so you have to be creative and rummage about on your desk to see what you could ‘recycle!’ The base is made from acetate which is a great surface to use your Alcohol Inks on. We’ve used them here with a mask and a matching stamp. It has been backed it with paper and card and embellishment layers are added to the top, the final piece being an Art Mould, which adds dimension to the whole project.

We have left the choice of stamps to you, as you can then use what you already have.

Your free plate of stamps is such a lovely set of images we just had to use them again in this summery project! We have come up with a pretty wall hanging and a couple of ATCs for you to swap!

So in addition to those things listed in the first She Sells Sea Shells article, you will need:

• Orchid Border Stamp - Artifacts D015
• Aloe Vera VersaMagic Chalk ink Pad
• White Shrink Plastic
• Beads and Wire
• A Piece of Loose Weave Hessian or Scrim

We have a trio of brilliant Tim Holtz Products to tempt you this time round!

Don’t forget, if you decide to do your shopping at The Stamp Bug Ltd, either in person, on the telephone or on-line (www.thestampbug.co.uk) your Guild Membership entitles you to 10% discount!

Grungepaper

We have had Grungeboard... now it’s Grungepaper! It’s a thinner version of the board – a flexible sheet of dingy material that can be stamped, punched, inked, painted, sanded, crackled, die-cut or gunged.

You don’t have to always make cards out of actual card. Acetate makes a really good basis for a project, although there are a couple of things you need to know about first. If you intend to emboss or otherwise use a heat tool, you must make sure that you have heatproof acetate before you start, otherwise you will produce a very interesting but lumpy piece of art! Also, to make sure it will stand up properly, the acetate needs to be fairly sturdy.

Finally, you will need to think carefully about your composition and layout, as there will be two visible layers to interact with each other. The easiest way to do this is to assemble all your bits and pieces before sticking anything down...