Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Embossing Folders
I know that I have been rather quiet lately on the blog front. This is because I have been working on my projects for the latest Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew Challenges. Yes, I am very pleased to announce that I have been asked to join the team again for the May - August challenges. The first … Continue reading Creative Crew May 2014 Challenge 1
I found a tutorial for this Match Box 3d Pop Up Card on Facebook and thought it would great for my friend Denise's birthday. Here it is closed ... ... and here it is open - impressive isn't it? Thanks Rachael Lewsley for the inspiration. ================ Stampin' Up! - what's happening now: Weekly deals are … Continue reading Flower Shop Baroque Pistachio 3d Pop Up Match Box
A quick and easy birthday card today using Birthday Basics DSP. I started with a base of Bermuda Bay and added a layer of Basic Gray. The balloons and party hats strips were added to a piece of Whisper White, and the birthday sentiment from Perfectly Penned was added to the middle. I then added … Continue reading Perfectly Penned Birthday Basics Bermuda
Faux letterpress seems to be making a comeback these days, and goes by any number of names. Today, my card uses a tone on tone effect with Pistachio Pudding and the Beautifully Baroque TIEF. I then added the bouquet from Best of Flowers [only available until 30 April 2014] and some Silver Baker's Twine. Very … Continue reading Best of Flowers Pistachio Letterpress
Today I have another single stamp from the Occasions Catalogue. It is called People Like You and is perfect for watercolouring. I stamped the image in Stazon Jet Black on Whisper White and coloured it with a Blender Pen and Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple inks. I used the thick end of a Midnight Muse … Continue reading People Like You Primrose Ripple Muse
Here is my last Christmas card for the month. I used the faux letterpress technique with Encore Metallic Gold ink and the Petals-a-Plenty TIEF. The embossed piece was then used to cut out an ornament with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits [still available in the Carry Over list]. The base cardstock of Real Red was stamped … Continue reading Hardwood Ornament Real Sugar
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