Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Dies
By adding fine lines to an outline image you can create the look of a classic etching. You can see a tutorial on this technique here at splitcoaststampers.com. In this sample, I have used the retired Blended Seasons floral image. Supplies: Stamp Set: Blended Seasons, Go To Greetings Cardstock: Basic Gray, Basic White, Neutrals DSP … Continue reading Create Stamp Etchings with outline stamps
I recently showed you how to use die cuts with the Letterpress Technique in this post. Today I am going to show you how to use the same technique with punched shapes. Letterpress is a technique where ink is placed on an image and pressed into the paper - creating a debossed look but coloured … Continue reading How to use the Letterpress Technique with Punch shapes
Today I am creating an eclipse card using Nature's Harvest stamp set and the retired Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die. You can create this technique with any large open die and a detailed stamp. Cut four pieces of Basic White 10.5cm x 14.8cm. Use a stamp positioner to stamp the floral image in the same place … Continue reading Using the Eclipse Technique with a Cover Die
Today's cards are a CASE from the 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue using the Night Divine Dies and Christmas Classics Stamp Set. The sentiments on both cards were Clear Embossed on the DSP and then sponged with Whisper White Craft ink to create an Emboss Resist look. Check out the inside of the cards and the … Continue reading CASEing the Catalogue with Christmas Nativity Cards
You may have heard of One Sheet Wonders where you can create a group of cards from one sheet of DSP. The latest version of this is the Stack, Cut & Shuffle Technique. For this technique you use three sheets of 6" x 6" DSP and create three different cards. For the first two sets … Continue reading How to build up your card stash quickly using the Stack, Cut & Shuffle Technique
We often forget that detailed dies can be used in other ways. Today I have taken the Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies (retired a long time ago) and die cut with acetate. I then used them as stencils with Blending Brushes to create this pretty scene. The beauty of die cutting with acetate is that you … Continue reading Using Dies as Stencils
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