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Time4Stamping Tip: Using Dimensionals

Dimensionals are wonderful little double-sided foam dots that give your cards and other papercrafts a little more depth and dimension, adding that extra special touch to your creations. They come in two sizes, the original size and mini.

Here’s a simple little tip for removing the paper backing from the dimensionals you use to pop up some of the features on your cards.

Place the dimensionals as desired on your cardstock. Use your thumbnail or blunt side of your scissors to make a crease on the paper backing.

Try this…

…or this…

…to get this!

When you do this, the edges of the paper backing will pop up a bit, giving you something to easily grasp and able to pull off the backing.

No more ruining your dimensional just to get the paper off!

Remove all of the paper backing, and you are now ready to place your feature onto your card!

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Stampin’ Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Paper Snips Scissors

Tutorial: Flying Home

The adorable ‘Flying Home’ stamp set (available in wood mount or photopolymer) is one of the new sets found in the Stampin’Up! 2018 Occasions Catalog. Included are the perfect designs to create this cute, spring-themed card!

For this card, I chose the stamp with the nest and birds. The cardstock color is Pool Party, and using a blender pen, I colored the picture with Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Wild Wasabi inks. I used the Daffodil Delight marker to color the birds’ beaks.

I used the large oval framelit die from Stitched Shapes Dies to cut out the design and also cut a scalloped oval from Pool Party cardstock using the Layering Oval Framelits, adhering it under the design to ‘frame’ it. I repeated this pattern for the inside of the card as well and added one of the little birds from the same stamp set to finish off the design. Using Dimensionals on the left half of the design, I placed it on the front of the card.

Using the Petal Burst embossing folder on the plain cardstock (both on the front and the inside) adds overall interest to the card.

I used a piece of Pear Pizzazz ribbon on the front of the card, but it is now retired so you may want to use the 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon in Garden Green.

This card would also look great in most any color you choose so give it a try!

A full list of supplies used to create this card:

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock	Blender Pens	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Pad	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies	Stampin’ Dimensionals
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive	Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Big Shot	Garden Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Time4Stamping Tip: The Perfect Fold

“Is there a right way and wrong way to fold cardstock after scoring it?”

I get asked this question quite frequently. Actually–there IS a right way, if you’re after that smooth, perfect fold!

When you score your cardstock, you’re leaving an indentation in the cardstock, so there is a side where the indentation goes inward as shown below. On the other side, the indentation is protruding outward.

Inward

Outward

If you’re not sure from a quick glance which side is facing you, running your fingers over the score mark (gently!) is an easy way to tell!

On the side that goes outward, the fibers in the cardstock are stretched from the scoring tool, and therefore are a bit weaker. The natural inclination is to fold the cardstock with this side on the outside, but when you do that, the weakened fibers on the scoreline may appear frayed.

Folding the cardstock with the INWARD indentation on the OUTSIDE and the PROTRUDING indentation on the INSIDE will result in a smooth edge.