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darcy darcy.ashley@cwix.com
I take an embossing marker ( with a flat tip - but use the tip that suits your purpose ) & scribble a little fluid over the mistake, then if needed, for balance, I might make a few scribbles on other spots on the card. I cover the embossing ink with whatever embossing powder compliments the card & voila- fixed. Actually, I plan to do this sometimes now too - after many people looked at the cards & said - ohhhh I am going to do this on my card too. I guess it's correct that sometimes a mistake can turn into something you want to repeat. This technique works on spots where your stamp has "slipped" & you have a little shadow of ink next to it in a spot or two ( or three). You can emboss a different color right next to it - just be careful not to overheat the first one. It looks like an accent. This is a good way to use unusual embossing powders.
I take an embossing marker ( with a flat tip - but use the tip that suits your purpose ) & scribble a little fluid over the mistake, then if needed, for balance, I might make a few scribbles on other spots on the card. I cover the embossing ink with whatever embossing powder compliments the card & voila- fixed. Actually, I plan to do this sometimes now too - after many people looked at the cards & said - ohhhh I am going to do this on my card too. I guess it's correct that sometimes a mistake can turn into something you want to repeat. This technique works on spots where your stamp has "slipped" & you have a little shadow of ink next to it in a spot or two ( or three). You can emboss a different color right next to it - just be careful not to overheat the first one. It looks like an accent. This is a good way to use unusual embossing powders.
Dolores Hanson herself@jps.net
If the boo boo can not be fixed with a sticker or a ribbon I: 1.) turn it over and stamp on the back (cutouts or layers) 2.) wait a week and see if it is really a boo boo
3.) cut it smaller and use it to layer another card
4.) cut it into strips and add it to a bag of scraps for mosaics
5.) put it in the blender and use it to make pulp for paper castings
6.) if I've really lost my cool, I have been known to trash it.
If the boo boo can not be fixed with a sticker or a ribbon I: 1.) turn it over and stamp on the back (cutouts or layers) 2.) wait a week and see if it is really a boo boo
3.) cut it smaller and use it to layer another card
4.) cut it into strips and add it to a bag of scraps for mosaics
5.) put it in the blender and use it to make pulp for paper castings
6.) if I've really lost my cool, I have been known to trash it.
Christine Cox christine@coxes.com
I had a green and gold collage going that wasn't working. The more I added, the worse it got. Finally I put a piece of that really sheer lace paper stuff over the whole thing and it came out really cool. You could see all the green and gold in the background but you couldn't make out what anything was.
I had a green and gold collage going that wasn't working. The more I added, the worse it got. Finally I put a piece of that really sheer lace paper stuff over the whole thing and it came out really cool. You could see all the green and gold in the background but you couldn't make out what anything was.
Holly Young yungs@alltel.net
Usually if I have made a mistake on a card I am working on, I will cut out the main image and then mount it onto a fresh piece of cs to make a whole new card.
Usually if I have made a mistake on a card I am working on, I will cut out the main image and then mount it onto a fresh piece of cs to make a whole new card.
Katina Choovanski katchoo@bosconet.org
Depends on the mistake.
An unfortunate blotch or smear: I ribbon for this purpose. Or I add some other 3-D adornment if I can...a charm or another stamped image. If the blotch ends up onthe back or inside the card, I often just ignore it or write a little "oops" next to it. I'm not proud. :)
If a card just doesnt' turn out like I wanted, I salvage what I can for colaages...using the main image in a collage or cutting it apart til it is unrecognizable and using it for background. I've also cut strips from the less-messed-up sections and used them in paper weaving. There's plenty of experiments floating around my desk and collage boxes that haven't been used and won't be used...unfortunate color combinations and the like. When things get too cluttered I throw some of them out with no regrets. They had their chance to redeem themselves :) And it's not like I don't produce more scraps and mishaps all the time! One final word, the first thing you should do with a card you think is a mess, is put it away for a while and look at it later. You may find there's nothing wrong with it after all!
Depends on the mistake.
An unfortunate blotch or smear: I
Alexa creativeartstudios@yahoo.com
I let my little 3 yr. old daughter practice on the botched card. This way I don't "waste" good card stock on her & she feels like she is a part of the stamping world. Actually , she has made a card or two better.
I let my little 3 yr. old daughter practice on the botched card. This way I don't "waste" good card stock on her & she feels like she is a part of the stamping world. Actually , she has made a card or two better.
Meridee StampWitMe@aol.com
I usually toss the boo-boo-ed image into the collage bag or slice up the irreparable image into strips and use it in paper weaving; this can produce awesome results!
I usually toss the boo-boo-ed image into the collage bag or slice up the irreparable image into strips and use it in paper weaving; this can produce awesome results!