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Color an Embossed Ombre Background with PanPastels
Looking for a colorful, sunshine-filled card idea to brighten someone’s day? Pull out your PanPastels and let’s create a sunny embossed background for a simple cardmaking project. Pick up a little Candy Apple PanPastel with the Sofft wedge sponge. Spread a diagonal stripe of PanPastel across the embossed panel. Use a clean portion of a wedge sponge and spread another stripe with Citrus Cooler, and then again with Lemon Drop. Once you’ve covered the panel with color, go back and further blend where the colors meet. In the video below, you can watch just how Kim blends the colors together by layering and mixing colors. To finish this card, Kim…
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3 Ways to Use Stencils and Modeling Paste on Handmade Cards
Have you been keeping up with FSJ’s weekly video tutorials on YouTube? Each week we come to you live from the FSJ studio to share cardmaking ideas and tutorials that are sure to jumpstart your creativity – and we bet you’ll learn something new too! Today, let’s take a look at one of our recent Tips, Tools and Techniques videos which focuses on using stencils and modeling paste. Kim started off this tutorial by adding modeling paste to the Polka Dot Wall stencil, on three different panels of cardstock. Then, she added color in three different ways. You are going to learn so much during this video, so we hope…
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Handmade Princess Party Invitations
Hello, Fun friends! We’re excited to share with you today one way you can use your paper crafting supplies to create completely personalized party invitations that the guest of honor will LOVE. We’re making them with a princess theme and our Princess Wishes Stamp Set, but don’t let that stop you! You can use any stamp set and embellishments you love the most or fit your theme. Let’s take a look at our invitation. Think of the recipient’s face when they open the envelope and find this party is coming up. They will be so excited. You can, of course, use any color palette you’d like just as we used…
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You’re All I need and Dim Sum | Valentine’s Day Cards
Hello, Fun friends! Have you been recovering from the holidays and getting back into the swing of things? We’ve been crafting, organizing and thinking about getting ready for Valentine’s Day! We’re excited for cards that are full of love, perfect for all of your loved ones. We’ve got a really fun and playful one to share with you today using our Sushi Puns stamp set. Not only are the dumplings and other yummy foods just adorable, the card is full of elements that are really a good time to create. We’ve got PanPastels and stencils in addition to our Corrugated Sheets, doesn’t that sound fun? Let’s look a little closer…
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Heat Embossing Beautiful Metallics | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, our concept designer Shannon Smith shares a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Shannon is trying something new even for her! If you saw the video tutorial, we think that you may have already tried this combo since it’s so pretty. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Shannon a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her projects and appreciate her sharing a fun project with all of us. I don’t even…
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Back to School DIY Teacher Gifts
This week on our Facebook page, we are having so much fun with back to school projects and today we’ll show you how to make the teachers in your life feel extra special. You can see the video right here. Love it? Want to see more? Let’s do just that. Seriously! Aren’t these little guys adorable? One of the coolest things about the Colorful Friends tape is that you can build your own little person. You can match a friend or child with these fun and various pieces. The first step to creating the clips is to build the person on the Whip Cream cardstock. Then, you will trim around…
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Make Dimensional Christmas Projects with the Christmas Sprig
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, our concept designer Shannon Smith shares a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Shannon is in the Christmas spirit and shared a beautiful project we think you will love! You can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Shannon a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her projects and appreciate her sharing a fun project with all of us. Don’t you just love this project? It’s dimensional and beautiful and could be used as an ornament or as holiday decor. Heck, you could…
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Elegant Cardmaking With PanPastels
Did you know that each Friday afternoon we share a new paper crafting or cardmaking technique with you LIVE on the FSJ Facebook page, and YouTube channel? This week we featured a simple and beautiful technique featuring PanPastels and the stunning Rose Garden background die. This is positively stunning, isn’t it? Let’s take a look and see how this card was created: The first step is to spread PanPastel color on a background panel, where the roses from the Rose Garden Die Set show the background paper. There’s a beautiful blend and build up of color with the Rose Gold, Copper, Raspberry Berry, and the pink & yellow from the Confectionary…
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Try These Helpful PanPastel Coloring Tips
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, our concept designer Shannon Smith shares a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Shannon used our PanPastels to add elegant color to a handmade card. This week, Shannon wanted to give you some basic tips to get started with your PanPastels! They are such a fun way to color and really have some amazing results. Fun Stampers Journey sells four sets of the PanPastels and several single colors, as well. Shannon takes care to show how to blend, build and highlight in this week’s Try Day Friday. The…
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How to Use PanPastels with Clear Pigment Ink
Hey there, Fun friends! We’re excited to share with you another beautiful Try Day Friday project created LIVE on our Facebook page. It’s such a fun feature we share each Friday. Today we’re playing with stamps and PanPastels, and we know you’re going to LOVE this beautiful project! This week, Shannon used our set Good Karma that is in our newest mini catalog, Celebrating Life’s Moments. The card’s beauty comes from the Pan Pastels used to color both the elephant AND the background. First, taking a Whip Cream Cardstock panel, stamp in a pattern using the two larger flowers from the stamp set with your Clear Pigment Ink Pad. Once you’re…
