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.
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As part of my 2015 objectives, I am going to present a technique here on my blog on the first Tuesday of each month. Here is the first of hopefully many. If you have a particular technique you would like explained, please leave a comment or email me. ================ Have you ever wanted to use … Continue reading Technique Tuesday: Altering the Size of a Framelit for layering
The first Monday of the new year sees a sketch for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop. You may have arrived from the fabulous Alison Barclay's blog. I have turned the sketch 90° anticlockwise and have used the new Chalkboard Paper, Aquamarine and Yellow Citrus ColorBox Chalk Inks which will be available with the launch … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Crushed Bermuda Black
Today's cards use the Bokeh Technique. Bokeh is a photographic term and means the way the camera lens shows the out-of-focus points of light. In paper crafting, the effect can be created quite simply by using some circle stencils, Whisper White Craft Ink and a sponge dauber. My first card has a background spritzed with … Continue reading Four You with the Bokeh Technique
I am running a little behind time this week. Happy New Year to all my readers. Thank you so much for your support during 2014. I am looking forward to inspiring you again in 2015. Here are the specials for the week commencing 31 December 2014. Click on the image below to check them out in my shop. The … Continue reading Weekly Deals 31 December 2014
I hope you have all had an enjoyable Christmas break with family and friends. This week's Artful Stampers Team Challenge is a colour combination. You may have arrived from Tamsin Adam's blog with one of her beautiful projects. I started with a piece of Sahara Sand and sponged it with Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry and Old Olive to … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Crushed Tango Olive Sand
Here are the specials for the week commencing 24 December 2014. Click on the image below to check them out in my shop. The Clearance Rack has many great Year Closeout bargains including items from past and current Christmas catalogues. Check them out in my shop. ================ Stampin' Up! - what's happening now: The Merry & Bright Extra Special … Continue reading Weekly Deals 24 December 2014
