FSJ Tools, Tips and Techniques: Make a Velvety Watercolor Background
Are you looking for a simple cardmaking technique that works like magic? How about an idea you can create in any color and with any of your favorite stencils? Do you love to play and try new things? Yes? We thought so – and we know you are going to LOVE today’s projects. Today’s card starts with three simple products: FSJ’s Liquid Color, a stencil, and a Media Mister filled with water. Have you played with Liquid Colors? They are a water based liquid dye ink and they can be used in so many ways. Today we’ll apply them to a card using a sponge dauber. Instructions: Blend a generous layer of…
2 Ways to Use Foam Letter Stickers
Hello crafty friends! Let’s talk about letter stickers today. Letter stickers have long been a supply in our arsenal as paper crafters. Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a cardmaker, or a mixed media artist – letter stickers come in handy for a variety of projects. Today let’s take a look at two cardmaking ideas featuring our Big Alphabet Foam Letter Stickers, used in two very different ways! Mix and Match Stamps and Stickers For this fun and colorful Hi & Hello card, Laura created a sentiment by mixing and matching a stamped sentiment, with two types of stickers – the Big Alphabet Foam Letter Stickers, plus the ampersand from the Be…
Rainbows & Embossed Resist | TryDay Friday
You know how we love our Try Day Friday series! Each Friday afternoon on our Facebook page, we share a new technique with you LIVE. Isn’t that so fun? This week Creative Director Kim Kesti is using some tried and true favorites, some Liquid Colors with heat embossing. Not only are the results colorful but it’s also a lot of fun to do. If you’d like to watch on our YouTube channel, you can see the video right here. Make sure you leave Kim a comment and let her know how much you enjoyed her technique & card and appreciate her sharing fun ideas with all of us. Are you…
Better Together! | Tools, Tips and Techniques
Hello, Fun friends! We are so very excited to share with you today because we think you’re going to be so excited about what we’re sharing with you. You know and love Fun Stampers Journey products, right? Well, today Creative Director Kim Kesti is sharing some Spellbinders stamps with our beautiful Liquid Colors. Would you like to watch how Kim paired these two together? You can do so right here! Let’s not delay, lets add color. Isn’t this one lovely? As you can see it’s super simple, just a couple of steps and you have something amazing to send to your loved ones. Let’s talk about how Kim made this…
Easy Marbling Technique | Tools, Tips and Techniques
Hello, Fun friends! We are so very excited to share with you today because we think you’re going to LOVE what we’re sharing with you. You love simple and gorgeous paper crafting techniques, right? We love how Creative Director Kim Kesti shared how to create a beautiful marbled background using our Liquid Colors. Would you like to watch how Kim created these two cards? You can do so right here! Let’s not delay, lets get a little bit messy! Isn’t it just stunning?! That beautiful marble background looks like some expensive piece of stone or artwork that took hours to create. However, as Kim showed us in her video –…
All You Need Is Love | Valentine’s Day Cards
Hello, Fun friends! We’re pretty excited about Valentine’s Day coming up and we’ve been having fun creating cards with the stamp sets we released at our Follow Your Heart event. We wanted something really playful and a bit graphic, too. So, we thought break out the Liquid Colors and have some fun. Want to see what we came up with? Let’s get in the spirit of love and Valentine’s Day! Isn’t that super? We chose warm pastels, including a handful of colors from our Good Life collection. They are warm and really convey the feeling of love without sticking to the traditional red and pink for Valentine’s Day. We created…
Embossing With Color | Tools, Tips and Techniques
Hello, Fun friends! We cannot wait to share with you today. We’re hoping that you’ve been having fun with your favorite Fun Stampers Journey products this week. And, we’re thinking that you might want to try embossing with color like Creative Director Kim Kesti shared on our T3 series! Would you like to watch how Kim created these two cards? You can do so right here! Let’s not delay, lets stamp! Aren’t those simply gorgeous? They are soft and elegant — perfect to send to someone who maybe needs a prayer. Not only are they gorgeous, they are fun and easy to make. Both of these cards were created with…
Spotlight Stamping | Tools, Tips & Techniques
Hello, Fun friends! We cannot wait to share with you today. We’re hoping that you’re going to have some free time to play with your favorite Fun Stampers Journey stamp sets in the coming days. And, we’re thinking that you might want to try the Spotlight Stamping technique that Creative Director Kim Kesti shared on our T3 series! Would you like to watch how Kim created these two cards with the Spotlight Stamping technique? You can do so right here! Let’s not delay, lets stamp! Isn’t that just beautiful? Not only are the colors just perfect together? Painting with Liquid Colors provides stunning results. So does that Spotlight Stamping Technique…
Give Thanks Fall Card with Zen Leaves
Hello, Fun friends! It’s such a wonderful time of year, not only for friends, family and gratitude, but for crafting, as well. We can create so many amazing projects that are beautiful and fun to make. We have a card for you today that we think you’re going to love. You can use it to send as a greeting, or use it as an invitation. Heck, use it for whatever you’d like! Isn’t that just beautiful? We love the variety of colors and textures. The Color Me Fall background stamp set is just beautiful on it’s own, but when you add the change in colors it mimics the natural pattern…
How to Use the FSJ Create-a-Palette for a Watercolor Christmas Card
Clear blocks are necessary tools for stamping with cling rubber stamps – but did you know they can be used for so much more? Today we’ll look at a fun watercolor technique that you can create with some Liquid Colors and a clear block. Are you ready to see? Of course you are! We love the design AND the color palette. It’s a little bit unusual for Christmas, but we love the feeling of cool and winter it evokes. If it’s not the palette for you, you can certainly change it to fit the colors you would prefer use! Now, how did we make it? We’re so excited because this…
