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
Challenge 182 on LateNightStampers is Embedded Embossing. This great technique is where you add cut out pieces to a base piece and then put it through an embossing folder. This technique is often known as Inlaid Embossing. Usually you would stamp images, cut them out and add them. Today I thought I would try something … Continue reading Embedded Embossing Paisley Petals
I am so excited. I have just been given an award of Diva Dynamo over at Dynamic Duos for this card. Here is my badge. I only recently started participating in this great challenge, and it feels so good to be recognised. Thank you so much to the dynamos for helping me get my creative … Continue reading I’m a Diva Dynamo
This week at Crafter's Anonymous, the online class made a diorama card. I have always wanted to try one of these, so here it is. The back layer is Very Vanilla, the middle layer Not Quite Navy and the front is Baja Breeze. I used the retired, but much loved City of David stamp set … Continue reading Diorama Card
I recently received a gift of some distress stains [non SU]. I have been playing with them using some canvas. This is my first effort. I used three different colours of the stains diagonally across a piece of canvas. After drying with a heat tool, the large image from Just Believe was then inked with … Continue reading Distressed Canvas
Today I have tried a new technique. I call it one layer embossed. Starting with a card base of Naturals Ivory, I stamped some images and the sentiment from Fabulous Florets. I then layered two of the Labels Framelits around the images with the cut side away from the card and put it through the … Continue reading One Layer Embossed
No, not in stitches with laughter, but one of my new stamp acquisitions. This is a Jumbo Wheel which I have taken apart to use as a standard stamp. It has been on my wish list ever since it appeared in the Idea Book & Catalogue [well, firstly in a mini catalogue last year]. I … Continue reading In Stitches
