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Category: Dies
It is never too early to start making your Christmas cards. I found a great design on Angie Leach's blog and just had to CASE it. I made a couple in different colours just to see how they looked. Both centre pieces were made with the large die from the Apothecary Accents Framelits. The two … Continue reading Watercolor Winter Christmas
Stained glass is beautiful, and you can achieve a similar effect using vellum and heat embossing. Using the Secret Garden Bundle [stamps and Framelits] from the current Seasonal Catalogue, I have been trying out this technique. Today's card starts with a base of Elegant Eggplant embossed with the new Honeycomb TIEF. A layer of Whisper … Continue reading Stained Glass in Elegant Eggplant
The largest doily from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Die makes a beautiful background for a central image. The card base is Rich Razzleberry, and a strip of Sycamore Street DSP [from Sale-a-bration] was added down the right hand side. I used Naturals White to cut out the doily and another piece was cut with the … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Delicate Razzleberry
Crayon resist is the technique I am using today. I am submitting it for this week's Latenight Stampers Challenge 213 - Spring is in the air - use flowers. Although we are heading into autumn in this part of the world, flowers help to keep 'spring in the air'. The base card is Naturals Ivory, … Continue reading Creative Elements Raspberry Crayon Resist
Some more great FREE Sale-a-bration products are highlighted on today's card. I embossed the Naturals White base with the Vine Street TIEF, added a panel of Island Indigo layered with a piece of Sycamore Street DSP. The sentiment from Sassy Salutations was stamped with Summer Starfruit on Whisper White and spritzed with the Color Spritzer … Continue reading Sassy Salutations Indigo Sycamore
Some more new products from the Occasions catalogue have been used today. The card base is Island Indigo, layered with Whisper White which was embossed with the Chevron TIEF. A chevron oval from the new Oh Hello set was stamped with Pool Party on Whisper White, cut and edged with Island Indigo ink. The leaves … Continue reading Oh Hello Secret Garden
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