I purchased the Distressing Essentials kit a while ago, and have not yet had much of a play with it. My sister, Helen and I decided to see what we could do with it. So, over the next few days, I will show you some of our creative attempts at distressing. Our first attempt uses … Continue reading Distressing Essentials
Author: Annette
Top Note Gift Bag
Whilst blog surfing last night, I found this cute little gift bag and matching note card on Sharon Field's site. I just had to make one straight away. I used Concord Crush and Whisper White card stock, Concord Crush and Always Artichoke ink, Happiness Shared and Perfect Punches stamp sets, and Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon. … Continue reading Top Note Gift Bag
Z Fold
I love these simple Z fold cards. They are so easy to make and give an added WOW to your creation. I wanted to use some different colours, so I took out my trusty Color Coach and selected Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, and Not Quite Navy. Whilst 'oranges' are not my colour, I like the … Continue reading Z Fold
Card Pouch
I found a great tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for a card pouch. I have used the larger size to hold standard cards. This one holds six cards and envelopes. This is looking at it from the front.. .. and here it is side on [sorry it is a bit bright] Enjoy
Black Magic
This week's challenge at Less is More is a CAS sketch. One of the samples used the Black Magic technique and I thought I would try it out too. Just stamp the image using Whisper White craft ink on Basic Black cardstock. Let the ink dry [use a heat gun if impatient like me], then … Continue reading Black Magic
Faux Stone
Here I have tried another new technique. I call it faux stone. I used a retired Jumbo Wheel, Speckled, with Whisper White Craft Ink, then Soft Suede then Chocolate Chip ink to create a background on Crumb Cake cardstock. The tools were heat embossed with silver embossing powder, then coloured with Platinum Shimmer Paint and … Continue reading Faux Stone
