Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
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Looking to create a very handmade Christmas card? Grab some sponge daubers, watercolor paper and ink pads and you are ready to go. Use a pencil and lightly outline the tree shape. Take a few different green ink pads (Old Olive, Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam) with some sponge daubers and gradually fill in … Continue reading Create a Christmas Tree with Sponge Daubers
Today's cards are a CASE from the 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue using the Night Divine Dies and Christmas Classics Stamp Set. The sentiments on both cards were Clear Embossed on the DSP and then sponged with Whisper White Craft ink to create an Emboss Resist look. Check out the inside of the cards and the … Continue reading CASEing the Catalogue with Christmas Nativity Cards
You may have heard of One Sheet Wonders where you can create a group of cards from one sheet of DSP. The latest version of this is the Stack, Cut & Shuffle Technique. For this technique you use three sheets of 6" x 6" DSP and create three different cards. For the first two sets … Continue reading How to build up your card stash quickly using the Stack, Cut & Shuffle Technique
We often forget that detailed dies can be used in other ways. Today I have taken the Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies (retired a long time ago) and die cut with acetate. I then used them as stencils with Blending Brushes to create this pretty scene. The beauty of die cutting with acetate is that you … Continue reading Using Dies as Stencils
Today I have used a masking technique to stamp the same image three times. Use a die or punch approximately 3cm square to cut three squares on a sheet of masking paper. Line up the masking paper on a piece of Basic White and sponge over the negative squares with Crumb Cake ink, Keep the … Continue reading Multiple images using Masking Technique
The Irresistible Blooms stamp set and matching dies are only available in the Online Store. The images in the stamp set are perfect for creating a One Sheet Wonder. This is how I stamped the images. These are the four cards created. Supplies: Stamp Set: Irresistible Blooms, Layering Leaves Cardstock: Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic … Continue reading Stamp a One Sheet Wonder with Irresistible Blooms
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