Quick & easy Christmas gift idea

By Trace Geworsky

I find that with so many people to shop for at Christmas, I am always trying to think of original, but inexpensive gifts. I first tried this Candle idea a few years ago, but with so many fun my Stamp BOX stamp sets out there, I decided that this year all of the candles…  |  read more »

Layering stamped images

Trace Geworsky
I love working with stamps, and when I spend a certain amount on a set, I want to make sure that I use it as often as possible, but without always looking the same on every project.
One technique I enjoy, but don’t often take the time to do when working on something, is layering…  |  read more »

One sketch, 3 ways

Trace Geworsky
When I first started scrapbooking, I was quite intimidated by sketches…I didn’t know what exactly to do with them, and I thought that if you were working with a sketch, that You had to follow the sketch 100%.
Over the years, I have learnt that You can use a sketch for anything….cards, layouts, calendars, canvases,…  |  read more »

Trace Geworsky

Happy Thursday everyone!!!!
With school starting for us Canadians next week, this is usually the time of year where I start thinking about Christmas….starting a shopping list, thinking of what to do for Christmas cards, and quickly trying to finish scrapbooking my Christmas pictures from the previous Christmas.
I recently got the my Stamp BOX stamp…  |  read more »

Using multiple alphas on one project

Trace Geworsky
I see a lot of layouts that include a mixture of alpha stickers or rubons for the title, but it never occured to me that it would be just as easy to use different alpha stamp sets as well.
I made 3 layouts all using the same 3 stamp sets on each layout….lots of dots, letterboxes…  |  read more »

Stamping on Metal

Trace Geworsky
I have a huge pile of leftover metal in my scrap room that I just didn’t know what to do with.  I had used some as front and back covers for mini albums, but wanted to try something different with them so I decided to use them to make a card.

Supplies needed:
2 pieces of…  |  read more »

Stamping on a transparency

Trace Geworsky
I have always loved the Hambly transparencies but I find them so expensive, so I rarely buy them.
I was looking around in my local office supply store, when I saw a box of plain transparencies, and I thought…hey, why dont I make my own decorative transparencies?!
To start, take one plain transparency, either staz on…  |  read more »

stamping on photographs

Trace Geworsky

I love stamping on my pictures, and find myself doing it time and time again.  It is a simple way of filling in the white space of a picture, while making it  look nice, and it also adds a lot to the photograph.
Layout #1  “love is so many things”
I used white ink to stamp…  |  read more »

Clear resist pad and glossy paper samples

Trace Geworsky
While walking into my lss, their new shipment of glossy cardstock, and the clear resist pad (Ranger) caught my eye.
I thought..well how hard can it really be to figure out? Well aparently for me, it was quite hard!!! LOL I am going to be totally honest when I say that all the ideas I…  |  read more »

5 cards in a row

Trace Geworsky
My blog title is pretty cheesy, but as Manitoba is finally welcoming our first sign of spring weather, the term 5 ducks in a row came to mind, and since i only made cards for this post..well..im sure you get the picture;
Im not a huge card maker, as I prefer layouts and mini albums,…  |  read more »