Sara's Blog

This week I'm enjoying the brilliant thunder and lightning storms in Pretoria while teaching at Aquila Scrapbooking! It's a bit late tonight so this post will be short but for those of you in the Jo'burg area, hope you can join us for classes and demos all weekend long!

Thanks everyone for participating in Stamp Camp last week! The Super Savers are still available if you haven't taken advantage of them yet. In the meantime, check out some of the projects we featured in Stamp Camp! Click on the Project Gallery link on the left side of the Webisodes page.

Monday - Chalk Popping, Dove Blending & Markers	Tuesday - Distress Inks	Wednesday - A New Way to Color	Thursday - Dyeing & Inking with Alcohol Inks	Friday - Tags, Twinchies & ATC's

Thanks to all who joined us for Stamp Camp this week! We had a great time (can you tell by the length of the segments?!) and from the comments posted on the webisodes page and the number of emails I got this week…well, it looks like you all enjoyed it too!

So….I did have a couple “frequently asked” questions emailed to me this week so I thought I’d answer them here!

Question-- Will these webisodes become part of the archives so I can refer back to them?

Yes, each segment will be archived so you can go back to them whenever you want. We keep the segments up even after (when/if) the product used becomes unavailable, so you always have that resource.

Love your current segments even though I’m a scrapper not a card maker. I have two questions to ask of Sara.

• Where would I find craft sheets to buy?
  
• Where would I purchase the glossy paper used for a masterboard?
  

The craft sheet that I mentioned is from Ranger and you can get it at Paper Wishes. It’s $17.99 and the best investment I’ve made in papercrafting...ever! You only need one (although I have two!) because you can simply wipe away spills, glue, ink, paint, etc and re-use the sheet. I bought mine, oh, five years ago or more and it’s in perfect condition even though I abuse it quite a lot.

http://www.paperwishes.com/products/7259330000

The Glossy Cardstock is also available from Paper Wishes. I love it and use it a lot. Here’s the link:
http://www.paperwishes.com/products/7509930000

It’s glossy on one side and matte on the other and the glossy side works brilliantly for stamping and alcohol inks.

Your designer tip says don't use the brayer with alcohol inks. Also, Sara 'refreshed' some dried ink with a spritz of water, does that mean they aren't permanent? I would hate to have the inks on my card run if it gets wet.

The alcohol inks will cause the rubber brayer (or rubber stamps) to crack over time...they’re just not good on rubber at all! Of course, you certainly can use them with your brayer but just be aware of what might happen.

And yes, you can refresh the dried Distress ink with water. They’re actually designed to be blendable with water. If you’re concerned about your card getting wet, then I’d advise trying some of the same techniques with a permanent inkpad. You’ll get some different looks, but that could be fun too.

Great ideas and wonderful explanation. What type of ink did you use to stamp the stamp so that it does not bleed into the watercolor paint?

I find that my trusty Staz-On is the perfect ink for this. Just stamp your image, let it dry, then color!

Thanks again to everyone for watching and joining us!

Hey, UK crafters! Grab the remote and switch on next week—Hot Off The Press is coming to Create & Craft TV on Ideal World!

When:
Tuesday, October 6th at 2:00pm
Wednesday, October 7th at 8:00am

What:
I’ll be showing 11 gorgeous sets of supplies, from our to-die-for foil papers and versatile embellishments to vellum collections and stamps. I can’t wait to show you!

Where:
The Create & Craft channel on Ideal World!

Even better?
This is the first of a monthly show on Ideal World—if you want email notice of our upcoming shows, just click here to sign up. We’ll send you a reminder email so you won’t miss out!

See you there!

PS. Not in the UK? Never fear—Stamp Camp Week of Webisodes starts October 5!