Tool Time - Paper Lantern Technique
Welcome back to the next installation of Tool Time! We're still talking about the paper crimper. An interesting note: the first crimpers used in paper crafting were actually small ones made for squeezing the last paint out of tube oil and acrylic paints. And if you want to get the last toothpaste out of the tube, you can use your paper crimper to do that too!
Someone asked how I adhere crimped pieces down. Usually, I use my ATG, which seems to hold very well, but if I wasn't using my ATG, I would probably go for Tombo Mono Multi. I put the ATG adhesive on the cardstock to which I'm adhering the crimped piece...it's too easy to squish the crimping by running adhesive on the back AND having the adhesive on the layer below makes sure there is still adhesive if the crimped piece shifts.
Today I'm going to show you one of the techniques I "unvented". I like to use the term "unvent", which was coined by Elizabeth Zimmerman, a famous knitting maven. She had tons of knitting tricks she came up with, but she hated to say she invented something because it was always possible that someone else had done it before, so she always said she "unvented" something. I feel the same way about a lot of my techniques...there is no guarantee that I'm the only one that ever came up with a particular technique. But since I did the grunt work and sent it in for publication, I have claimed it as one of mine. Your mileage may vary.
I submitted this to Technique Junkies a few years back. I call it "Paper Lantern":
Ingredients: Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps 3 Step Hydrangeas, Never a Loss for Words; Paper - Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Confetti Cream; Ink - Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Chocolate Chip, Adirondack Espresso; Other - Magic Mesh Gold (SU! Retired), gold brads, Fiskars Paper Crimper, Gold gel pen
Isn't this GOJUS?!?!?! (YILM!) To do this technique:
- Stamp the focal image.
- Crimp.
- Turn the focal image face down on a dark colored ink pad, pat gently to transfer ink to the top of the ridges.
You don't want to make the ink on the ridges really heavy or even...the unevenness adds to the oriental feel. I thought it looked a lot like the paper lanterns you can hang outside when you're having a party, hence the name.
Today my children have a half day and now they are off until Tuesday. Four and a half days to listen to arguing, watch my house slowly slide into dishevelment and wonder why I ever thought it was a good idea to buy Webkinz, let alone let my children on the computer to play. Four and a half days to see the same episodes of Sponge Bob and iCarly over and over again...good thing there is a stamp room to escape to in my basement! But somehow, I must get some chocolate first. Ta!
Oh, love this technique - thanks for showing us what it is!!!
Posted by: Marie - mariemc | May 22, 2008 at 01:54 PM
I love this card and love the technique, but my first thought was that it looks more like a window shade. Whatever, I'm going to try the technique. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Fran M | May 22, 2008 at 02:46 PM
I love this card and love the technique, but my first thought was that it looks more like a window shade. Whatever, I'm going to try the technique. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Fran M | May 22, 2008 at 02:46 PM
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Believe me, I feel your pain on this one! Oy!
Posted by: Lisa J. | May 22, 2008 at 03:22 PM
I never felt the need for a paper crimper...until now! Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
Posted by: Linda E | May 22, 2008 at 03:23 PM
Like I said on the daisy card, here I am just minutes later. This is even cooler. I kind of love hydrangea's. And I did not buy this set. Why you ask? Because I have yet to ink the holly, daisy, and rose I already own. But this is beautiful. You deserve to love you. I love you and I don't even know you!!!
Posted by: Laurie | May 22, 2008 at 04:23 PM
This is gorgeous!! Do you that in all my crafty-ness, I have never bought a crimper?!? I know it's crazy!!!! I think you may have just pushed me over the crimping edge!
Posted by: Jen del Muro | May 22, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Wow this is an awesome card and I love the technique. I am going to have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: denise bryant (imchatty) | May 22, 2008 at 06:38 PM
Yes, it's "GOJUS" and YILMT!
Posted by: Danyelle | May 22, 2008 at 08:42 PM
This is absolutley GOJUS!! Love the shabby chic look. Thanks for showing me another fun way to use my dusty crimper!
Posted by: Krystal | May 22, 2008 at 08:51 PM
Wow! Love this card and technique. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Faye | May 22, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Thanks for sharing. I'll be pulling the crimper away from DD to have a go at it myself - it's been a while.
Posted by: Sara | May 22, 2008 at 09:17 PM
beautiful technique! But I have to say, it looks a little bit like a view out of a window with mini-blinds on it. Wish I had that kind of garden view from my window! Beautiful!
Posted by: mnhyrkas | May 22, 2008 at 09:35 PM
I was thinking I was looking out the mini blinds too!! Beautiful Jan!!!
You are my Kween!! LOL
Posted by: Tandra Boyer | May 23, 2008 at 02:40 AM
Please forgive me if I'm asking a dumb question, but what is ATG?
Posted by: | May 23, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Beautiful card! I love the look with the ink on the crimper ridges. Definitely something to try!
You want chocolate, huh? I'm gonna send you somewhere bad and evil, but trust me, it's worth the trip:
http://angiespangies.com/2008/04/11/snackies-alert-mother-lode-pretzels-this-you-gotta-see/
I made a big batch of these the other night before Girl Scouts, and they were a huge hit. And easy to make, too!
Posted by: Chris (cdjkssss) | May 23, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Beautiful card! I love the look with the ink on the crimper ridges. Definitely something to try!
You want chocolate, huh? I'm gonna send you somewhere bad and evil, but trust me, it's worth the trip:
http://angiespangies.com/2008/04/11/snackies-alert-mother-lode-pretzels-this-you-gotta-see/
I made a big batch of these the other night before Girl Scouts, and they were a huge hit. And easy to make, too!
Posted by: Chris (cdjkssss) | May 23, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Love the card, LOVE the technique! Thanks for sharing Jan - you really are fantabulous:)
Posted by: Desirée Spenst | May 23, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Holy moley, this is gorgeous! I've been meaning to get one of those crimpers for years. Now I NEED one. :)
Posted by: Julee T. | May 24, 2008 at 03:50 AM
So Cool! Thanks for sharing! I'll be sure to try that this weekend.
Posted by: tanja | May 24, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Very nice, thanks for sharing. I DO HAVE TO GET OUT MY CRIMPER!
Posted by: Sandy Heringer | May 24, 2008 at 09:11 AM
Great card Jan- maybe I'll dust off my crimper soon. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karan | May 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM
i am going through jan tink withdrawal! hope you are ok! thanks for all your posts -- past and present. lela aka serenity
Posted by: Serenity | May 27, 2008 at 04:53 PM
It seems I've fallen behind on my blog reading so I've just been skimming multitudes of posts today. However...when I arrived here, I had to stop, gasp, and grin, (hereto known as SG&G)because I knew I would find at least a couple of YILM's when I spotted your GOJUS card!!
My, oh my!!! I just LOVE what you've unvented here! Truly beautiful!!!
Posted by: broni | May 27, 2008 at 04:55 PM
Gorgeous card. Love it. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Jill | May 27, 2008 at 08:23 PM