Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Author: Annette
At a recent class, we used an old technique known as Faux Watercolour. It is quite simple - just ink your stamp, lightly spritz with water and stamp on watercolour paper. Here is one of my samples: Tips: For the background, I mixed some Merry Merlot ink and Rubbing Alcohol in a spritzer and lightly … Continue reading Faux Watercolour with Best Birds
Here is the latest sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers. Click on the link to find out more about it. This is the sketch. ... and here is my card Tips: The sparkly striped background panel is from the Santa's Workshop Memories & More Card Pack. The small images have been punched from the Santa's Workshop Specialty Designer Series … Continue reading Merry Christmas to All for the Sketch Challenge
Welcome to November and a special Limited Edition release of products. There are two stamp sets, paper, accessories, and dies included in the release. One stamp set is Christmas related and the other stamp set can be used for all occasions. The dies work with both of the stamp sets. The best way to explain … Continue reading Limited Edition Snowflake Showcase
Here is the latest sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers. Click on the link to find out more about this challenge. This is the sketch. ... and here is my card Tips: I masked the white panels and sponged Shaded Spruce over the rest of the Whisper White panel. The flowers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured … Continue reading Illuminated Christmas for the Sketch Challenge
Welcome to the Artful Stampers Blog Hop. Today's theme is to use Metallics from the Holiday Catalogue. Here is my very sparkly card. Tips: Chicken Wire Elements (silver foil) have been layered onto a Gray Granite card base. This is topped with a Black Foil panel which has been embossed with the Tin Tile Dynamic … Continue reading Christmas in Metallics for the Artful Stampers Blog Hop
The Sea of Textures stamp set and co-ordinating Under the Sea Framelits can be used for many different occasions. Today's card includes a FREE PDF. Tips: Stamp the background image randomly over the DSP with Tranquil Tide ink. Use second generation stamping (ink image, stamp on scrap paper then on DSP). Stamp branches with Tranquil … Continue reading Sea of Textures with FREE PDF
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