Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
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Today I have some quick and easy note cards using the Tea Together stamp set, some Designer Series Paper and Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers for colouring. Stamp the tea pot and tea cup on the front of Very Vanilla Note Cards using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Lightly colour with Sahara Sand ink and an Aqua … Continue reading Quick and Easy Note Cards with Tea Together
The design for this fancy fold comes from the tutorials at splitcoaststampers.com. Visit the Tutorials section on their site for a video (the only difference are the measurements which I have converted to metric). Here it is with the flap closed .... This is with the flap open .... Supplies:Stamp Set: Varied VasesCardstock: Thick Whisper … Continue reading Learn how to create a Flip Flap Fancy Fold Card
The Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder is a great way to showcase the Faux Letterpress Technique. This card was created by one of my team for a recent shoe box swap. Ink the inside front of the Country Floral 3D EF with Balmy Blue ink, add a piece of Whisper White cardstock and run through … Continue reading Faux Letterpress with Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder
Today I have a FREE tutorial for you using the Beauty & Joy stamp set. It will be in the Holiday Catalogue going live on 4 September. The images in this stamp set are the new DistINKtive style. This means that when you stamp you get a layered effect with the one image. To get … Continue reading FREE PDF with Beauty & Joy
I am honoured to announce that the Color Challenge team at Splitcoaststampers has invited me to guest design with them for the month of August. Click on the link to find out more about the challenge for this week. Here are the colours for this week's challenge .... Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz ... … Continue reading Birthday Wreath for the Color Challenge
At a recent technique class, I showed the participants how to use ink and an embossing folder to create some beautiful backgrounds. This technique adds ink to the indentations of the embossed image, creating a letterpress effect. Here is the card that they made. Instructions for the Faux Letterpress Technique:Ink one side of the inside … Continue reading Technique: Faux Letterpress
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