Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Top Note
A beautiful season - that is, Christmas. And to go with it a classic new stamp set of the same name. As soon as I saw it in the IBC, it went to the top of my wish list. This is my first inking of it. You can expect to see many more from this … Continue reading Beautiful Season
One of the new Textured Impressions Embossing Folders in the latest IBC is Stripes. I love the texture it provides as a background for the whole card. Here I have used a retired set, Hello Again as a CAS to show off the effect. Recipe: Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum, Whisper White Ink: Perfect Plum, … Continue reading Stripes
Hello. Today I have been experimenting with white embossing powder. After a visit to Lisa's blog, I thought I would CASE her beautiful daisies and add a few embellishments of my own. I have used the Versamarker to colour in the stems, white embossing powder for the flower outlines, gold embossing powder and rhinestones in … Continue reading White Embossing
I have been trying to find some different ways of using the BigShot Top Note Die and found this tutorial for a Trinket Box at JustAddInk. This first box uses Pale Plum (now retired) cardstock, with the Vintage Vogue Jumbo Wheel. The wheel has been inked with Perfect Plum. A white satin ribbon (non SU) … Continue reading Trinket Box
A few weeks ago, I took the plunge and attended my first ever Regionals event for Stampin' Up! in Brisbane. After speaking to some seasoned attendees of these events, I thought I would make some swaps and see if I could get some great ideas in return. These are my swaps. The first one will … Continue reading My first Regionals
This week I held a workshop for my sister Helen and some of her friends. The theme was Christmas, so the make and take included a Christmas card in traditional colours, and a gift box which could be adapted for any occasion. I also demonstrated some simple cards and ornaments using punches. The Christmas card … Continue reading Christmas Workshop
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