A message from Annette's Family; It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of Annette, the creative heart behind this site. This site will remain online for now as a celebration of her talent and joy she found in sharing and creating.
Author: Annette
This week, we have a colour combination for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. I have used a traditional Christmas wreath in a non-traditional way to create a birthday card. How I made it: Strips of Island Indigo cardstock were added along the edges of a Thick Whisper White card base. Pool Party cardstock … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Island Party Birthday
A simple, quick and easy Christmas card is my offering for today. How easy is this: Take a piece of Whisper White and emboss it with the Pine Bough TIEF. Sponge over the raised areas with Old Olive ink. Stamp some pine cones at the end of the branches using the two step stamping method … Continue reading Christmas Pines Olive Bough
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I have some Christmas inspiration for you today. The Peaceful Pines stamp set and matching Perfect Pines Framelits from the Annual Catalogue have been paired with one of the Seasonal Decorative Masks from the Holiday Catalogue to create an elegant non-traditional coloured Christmas card. How to: Use a sponge brayer and Sahara Sand ink with … Continue reading Peaceful Pines Prince of Peace Sugarplum
This week, the theme for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop is a sketch. Once again, I have gone for a Christmas card (need to build up my stash). How I made it: A piece of Shimmery White cardstock was embossed with the Holly TIEF and layered onto a card base of Garden Green. The … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Garden Green Jolly Holly
Today I am using some of the Fancy Frost Specialty DSP from the Holiday Catalogue. There are 6 designs in the pack, 2 sheets 12"x12" of each design. They are dry embossed designs on white that work well as they are, or coloured with a sponge / brayer / etc. Here is my finished card. … Continue reading You’ve Got This Flamingo Envy
