Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Birthdays
Today's card is a fancy fold called a Blocks card. I found it on YouTube, and thought it would be perfect for my sister Margaret's birthday. I used Pink Pirouette card stock for the base. Retired Wisteria Wonder DSP sponged with Elegant Eggplant created the blocks. For decoration, I used some Basic Jewel Pearls, retired … Continue reading Chalk Talk Wisteria Blocks Card
A beautiful way to create a background is to use the negative image from a die cut image. Here I have used the Little Leaves Sizzlit to create a negative image, then sponged it using Old Olive, Wild Wasabi and Pistachio Pudding on Whisper White. I wrapped a piece of Black ribbon [not SU] around … Continue reading Secret Garden Olive Leaves
Back to more of the Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty Challenges. Today it is an image from Simply Sketched, cut with a Deco Labels Framelit. I used Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Midnight Muse and Smoky Slate inks with an Aqua Painter to watercolour the flower image. A piece of the retired Sycamore Street … Continue reading Simply Sketched Midnight Slate
Have you ever seen the classic elegant pottery made by the Belleek Group? You can emulate the look with some subtle inks and an embossing folder. My Dare to Get Dirty Challenge card today showcases this technique which is a form of Faux Letterpress. I applied Sahara Sand ink to the inside of the top … Continue reading Simply Sketched Blushing Belleek
Here is another of the Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty challenges. This one is clean and simple. I took the base card of Pistachio Pudding and cut the bottom with the Adorning Accents Scallop Edgelit. The middle of the card was then embossed with the Needlepoint Scallop TIEF to provide grounding for the pretty purses. … Continue reading Sassy Salutations Rose Purses
Here is another look at the Best of Flowers Hydrangea. This time I used a base of Soft Suede and added a layer of Pink Pirouette which was stamped with a sentiment from Perfectly Penned and then embossed with the Petals-a-Plenty TIEF. The hydrangea was stamped in Soft Suede on Pink Pirouette and coloured with … Continue reading Best of Flowers Pirouette Hydrangea
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