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Category: Dies
The second project for the Crafter's Anonymous ABMT event was a colour challenge. We had to use neutrals with only one hint of colour from outside of the neutrals range. Very Vanilla was my choice for the card base. Using another piece of the same, I embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper EF and then … Continue reading Colour Challenge
I have some new toys to play with. After months of deliberating on what flower dies to purchase, I have taken the plunge and am now the proud owner of the Bigz L Fun Flowers die and the Sizzix Originals Blossom Party die. You can expect to see them in many of my creations from … Continue reading Fun Flowers
This week's Crafter's Anonoymous project is a mini aperture box card. I think the mini is supposed to refer to the aperture. Well, mine is definitely mini as I realised when it was completed that I had made it an inch shorter than it should have been. However, I still think it is very cute. … Continue reading Mini Aperture Box Card
Another great use for the Labels Framelits is a flip card. I have used a Very Vanilla card base covered with Everyday Enchantment DSP. The Labels Framelit was cut in the front of the card. The same size framelit with a smaller framelit inside it was then cut with Lucky Limeade and adhered over frame. … Continue reading Flip Card
Trying to get some more gift ideas together. I haven't made any altered notebooks for a while, so I thought I would try out a spiral notebook this time. I used Soft Suede for the base, then cut one of my Wax Resist pieces (this one Pretty in Pink ink on Elegant Lines EF) with … Continue reading Altered Notebook
Today I am combining an old technique with sketch challenges from Splitcoaststampers for the past two weeks. The technique is known variously as Wax Paper Resist or Wax Paper Embossing Resist. It is quite simple: Take a piece of waxed paper and emboss it with your favourite embossing folder. Cut two pieces of a neutral … Continue reading Wax Paper Resist
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