Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Embossing Folders
As part of the recent 'brayer' afternoon with my sisters, I showed them how to use the brayer to create a faux letterpress look. It really is quite simple, and yet produces the most amazing results. One of my sisters challenged me to use Melon Mambo for my sample as I seldom use such bright … Continue reading Secret Garden Black Mambo Argyle
Here is another of the hybrid MDS Santa's List cards. This time I embossed the Cherry Cobbler base with the Modern Mosaic TIEF, cut the Santa with a Labels Framelit and added a row of pearls for his belt. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs. ================ Stampin' Up! - what's happening now: Sale-a-bration is here. … Continue reading Santa’s List Mosaic Cobbler
Did you know that Splitcoaststampers provides a new tutorial each week and also runs many weekly challenges to help get your creative juices flowing? It has been a while since I have participated in a challenge. Today, I am going to try the recent tutorial on No-Line Piercing and combine it with Sketch Challenge SC479. … Continue reading Fabulous Florets No-Line Piercing Indigo
Today's card also uses the MDS version of Santa's List. The Santa image was cut with a Window Frames Framelit and cut into four pieces to emulate a window. I then placed it on a piece of Cherry Cobbler. A sentiment was also added and then the Cherry Cobbler was embossed with the Square Lattice … Continue reading Santa’s List Window Frame Cobbler
Another Christmas card today. This one uses the MDS version of Santa's List. Onto a base of Naturals Ivory, I added a piece of Soft Suede embossed with the Argyle TIEF. The Santa image was cut with a circle die and sponged with Soft Suede. Dazzling Details added some sparkle on the cuffs and hat. … Continue reading Santa’s List Argyle Suede
You may think it is too early to start on your Christmas cards, but I have found that by making a few each month, it does not become a massive task at the end of the year. Today's card uses some of the new Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape and the Faux Letterpress technique. Using … Continue reading Greetings of the Season Washi Sugar
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