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Category: Dies
The third Creative Crew challenge is Holiday focus: "Did you know that November 26th is national cake day? Trip number three is to be inspired by some cake pictures. Show us what creation one of these cakes led you to." The pictures provided great inspiration for a variety of cake types. I chose to go … Continue reading Creative Crew: Itty Bitty Banners Modern Medley Cake
Did you know that you can still purchase the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and the matching Holiday Ornament Framelits? Whilst they are not in the main catalogue or the Holiday Catalogue, they are on the Carry Over List. Here is a simple Christmas card using one of the stamps. I used a sponge dauber on … Continue reading Ornament Keepsakes Print Poetry Ripple
Today, I have used dry embossing, heat embossing and emboss resist to create this very pretty pink birthday card for my friend Janelle. I started by stamping the Swallowtail in Versamark on Whisper White. I then heat embossed it with Melon Mambo EP, sponged with Wisteria Wonder ink and fussy cut it. Using a two-way … Continue reading Swallowtail Stylish Mambo
Tags are all the go these days. This one uses two of the dies from Chalk Talk, images from Up in the Air [retired], butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits and Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon. A simple, yet effective way to make your gift even more appealing. Just think of the possibilities - any … Continue reading Up in the Air Garden Starfruit Tag
Have you tried stencilling? Here is a quick way to create a beautiful card. I cut a doily on a piece of scrap card using the Sizzlit Large Paper Doily and placed it on a piece of Very Vanilla. After adding some Rubbing Alcohol and Elegant Eggplant re-inker to a Stampin' Spritzer, I sprayed over … Continue reading Four Frames Eggplant Doily
Acrylic Smash is the technique I used on this pretty CAS card. Firstly, I cut the window sheet using the largest of the Apothecary Accents Framelits. Wildflower Meadow was then stamped on the shape with Stazon Jet Black. Now comes the messy part. Turn the window sheet over and cover it with a good layer … Continue reading Wildflower Meadow Metallic Blue
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