Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Birthdays
Welcome to the Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop for April 2017. This is my first time in this 'hop' and I am so happy to participate in this prestigious group. This month the theme is Retiring 2015-2017 In Colors. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog, Annette Sullivan (Lavender Thoughts), or may … Continue reading 2015-2017 Retiring In Colors for Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop
One of the most popular fancy fold cards on my blog is the Trifold Angle Card. My first post on this was back in 2009, and I have shared tutorials on how to make them. Now that I am sharing on YouTube, I have created a video for you. This is card I made in … Continue reading Trifold Angle Card with Stylized Birthday and Painters Palette and VIDEO
Today, I have one of the cards from a recent class. It uses the Acrylic Block Background technique. Tips: Wild Wasabi and Whisper White cardstock have been used with Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Early Espresso and Soft Suede inks. In the Meadow, High Tide and Balloon Celebration stamp sets were used To learn how to … Continue reading In the Meadow meets High Tide using Acrylic Block Background Technique
This is a quick and easy card using the FREE Avant Garden stamp set from the 2017 Sale-A-Bration promotion. Tips: Delightful Dijon and Whisper White cardstock have been used with Delightful Dijon, Sweet Sugarplum, Pumpkin Pie and Pear Pizzazz ink. Imagine making a set of these in different colours. This would make a beautiful gift. … Continue reading Avant Garden and FREE Tutorial
Do you remember my recent post with the Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack? Today I will show you what I did with all the bits left over after cutting the leaf and flower outlines. Tips: I cut the outline dies for the leaves and flowers with Thick Whisper White, and then attached all the 'bits' of glimmer … Continue reading Special Reason Sweet Macaron
Today, I have a quick and easy card with just one layer. This was the card that I created for a recent team shoe box swap. Tips: Deboss a piece of Whisper White with the 'celebrate' from the Celebrations DUO TIEF. Take the smallest leaf image from Vintage Leaves and lightly stamp it across the … Continue reading Vintage Leaves Celebrate Dijon
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