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
I am a bit late with last week's SCS Sketch Challenge [377]. Here is the sketch. I am still trying to do more masculine cards, so I turned this sketch to fit the schooner image from The Open Sea. My card base is Confetti Cream, followed by a polka dot DSP layer from the Neutrals … Continue reading Sketch Challenge
Patina - you know that greenish or bluish look that old metal and timber gets. This is the technique challenge on Splitcoaststampers today. I am trying to achieve that bluish green gray look that timber gets when left outdoors for a long time. I started by inking the Stripes EF with Sahara Sand and then … Continue reading Faux Patina
We all know how difficult it is to make a sympathy card when it is actually needed, so I thought I would make a few in advance. I know it sounds a bit creepy, but it is much easier to design them when you are in a better frame of mind. To this end, I … Continue reading Sympathy
Here is a clean and simple card using a pretty little set called Kindness Matters. There is so much that you can do with it, but for my first card, I have CASED one from Bonnie. I used less layers than she did, but I think I have still achieved a great finish. Enjoy
The SUO challenge this week is 'Think Spring [or Autumn]. Here in Australia, autumn is slowly starting to show itself. So, of course, my entry is based on autumn. A perfect choice today as it is a miserable wet day, but luckily not too cool yet. I have used the versatile tree from Thoughts & … Continue reading Think Autumn
Splitcoaststampers has a sketch for their CAS challenge this week. I can see I will be getting a lot of use from this simple sketch. I used Sahara Sand for the base and Whisper White for the panels. The upper layer of the white is raised with dimensionals. The vase is in Not Quite Navy, … Continue reading Just Believe CAS
