Distressing/Antiquing with Instant Coffee
From the book “Tantalizing Textures” By Trudy Sigurdson
Color with water & instant coffee, sprinkle lightly with fine instant coffee and add rock salt.
Note: Black coffee registers at 5.0.

Bleach Stamping
Baby Footprint Stamp made with fist.
Large toe made with the Index Finger, smaller toes made with Baby Finger.
Can also use a Bleach Pen.
Baby Footprint Stamp made with fist.
Large toe made with the Index Finger, smaller toes made with Baby Finger.
Can also use a Bleach Pen.
“The pH of bleach is around 12 depending on manufacturer. All bleaches are highly basic or alkaline, hence the reason for their high pH values. The most common brand of bleach, Clorox, is 6% sodium hypochlorite and has a pH of 12.6.” – Bio world usa

Baby Footprint
Stamp made with fist. Large toe made with the Index Finger, smaller toes made with Baby Finger.
Stamp made with fist. Large toe made with the Index Finger, smaller toes made with Baby Finger.

Dry/Stencil Embossing on Vellum
“The Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking” Janet Ciaramitaro
Note: Use glue that doesn’t leave marks or vellum glue.
Edges inked using a Dauber or Pouncer.

Place stencil onto Light-box, window or light-source.
The thicker the stencil the better it works.
Place cardstock, vellum or paper, etc. with wrong side up over stencil.
Use a stylus to draw and fill design on the.
Bring out design with watercolor, pastels, chalks, etc.

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Gorgeous tags. I thought the baby foot prints were “real.” Nicely done.
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Thanks 😉
My parents taught me how to make them on the beach in wet sand.
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Very clever, Tok. Hope you had a super Easter.
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Thank you 😉
We did, I think Spring is here at last.
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Wow, Tok, I didn’t realize quite what a labour of love scrap-booking can be. Beautiful. Enjoy Spring 🙂
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Great fun as well 😉
Thank you.
I think it’s here at last !
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