Welcome to my blog & i hope you are all enjoying the festive period! I am really enjoying having some time off from my part time job. I have spent lots of time crafting and coming up with some lovely projects for 2018!
Today i don't have a tutorial for you but i do have a few great tips. I just want to start off by saying that i got this tip from a lady called Hannah and she is Hancrafted cards. I have put the link to Hannah's video on my Youtube tutorial.
So the fabulous tip is surgical spirit!! or rubbing alcohol. You can pick this up from chemists and its very inexpensive. This stuff is amazing for sticking your clear mount stamps to your blocks and they actually stay stuck!! It is also great for removing sticky adhesive from your scissors and framelits.
Please watch my Youtube tutorial as i demonstrate all of the above and you can see for yourself how great this stuff really is!!
Thank you!
Love
Ann xx
Ann: I had been talking about this issue . . . my stamps not sticking to the block . . . even new ones . . . thanks so much to you and to Hannah! By the way, your hands look beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a fantastic tip! I love it :-) Thank you so much Marina, hope you are enjoying the holidays xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a great tip Anne.....perfectly explained, brilliant video, I’m off to get some..... thank you 😊 xx
ReplyDeleteThanks my lovely ;-) xx
DeleteHi Anne. Hope you enjoyed Christmas. Thanks for these tips. I do watch Hannah but missed this one! Met her briefly at Onstage in Nov. We swapped swaps, lovely lady. X
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, yes it was ok, glad its nearly over though, not really my time of year! I hope you had a good one? Yes she seems so nice xx
DeleteHi Ann - I use that stuff a lot. Am I allowed to leave another tip in echange?
ReplyDeleteFill the aqua painter with the stuff (or put a little bit of the surgical spirit in a small glass bowl and use a brush), press the lid of your ink pads on the colour and use the surgical spirit instead of water to paint in tiny images like watercolouring. The good thing is, surgical spirit doesn't let the paper warp. But I use it just for small areas as it dries very, very quickly. And the suface of the painted area is wonderfully smooth. I prefer using it with sharpie markers. I paint with markers on acetate and then use the surgical spirit as "water". Beautiful colours and so many choices - and no warping
Greetings from Scotland
Nessie
Hi Nessie, Oh wow!! Thank you so much for this tip! This sounds amazing and i will be definitely giving it go!! Thank you :-) xx
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant!
Best Christmas wishes to you.
From Jayne (in Middlesbrough)
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Hi Jayne, oh you don't live to far from me ;-) Glad you liked the tip :-) xx
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