Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
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Today I am using the Blended Alcohol Technique to create some die cuts. Tips: Using the background for die cuts adds so much texture to your project.Supplies to create the Blended Alcohol background:Vellum90% or above Isopropyl AlcoholStampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers - Cinnamon Cider, Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue used herePaint Brush or Water PainterHow … Continue reading Blended Alcohol Background with Meadow Dies
Today's free PDF uses the new Batik Boutique stamp set, coordinating Batik dies and some elements from the Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack. That pretty background paper is from the Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper.The solid flower has been die cut with Polished Pink cardstock and the layers over it die cut with the … Continue reading Free PDF with Batik Boutique
For the latest Sketch Challenge at splitcoaststampers.com I am using more new products from the latest Annual Catalogue. The sketch .... My card ... Here is a close up of the flowers: ... and a close up of the embossed panel Tips: The flowers and leaves have been coloured with Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers and … Continue reading Flowers of Friendship for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers
Today I have a Tower Fold Card using the pretty Love You Always Specialty DSP and Foil. The card base is Rococo Rose (now retired), the vertical foil strips are Blushing Bride and the horizontal foil strips are Rococo Rose. The Blushing Bride diamond shapes have been embossed with one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. … Continue reading Elegant Pink Tower Fold Card
I have been trying a couple of techniques with the Gilded Leafing and Garden Wishes stamp set. The techniques I used:The gilded strip - add a few strips of Tear & Tape, peel away the backing and dip into the Gilded Leafing. Press firmly then brush off the excess.Dandelion and bee - stamp images with … Continue reading Gilded Leafing with Garden Wishes
I love fancy fold cards and here is a fun pop-up flip card. The original tutorial is at splitcoaststampers.com. I altered the measurements to suit our metric cardstock. Closed cardOpen cardOpen card side viewClose up of the pop-up The fun part of this fold is that the image on the front becomes the pop-up easel … Continue reading Pop-Up Flip Card with Butterflies
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