Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Christmas
A few weeks ago, I joined in a blog hop showcasing projects using the upcoming early release Carols of Christmas bundle from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue. Look at all the beautiful images in the stamp set. ... and the Card Front Builder Thinlits are so versatile - not just for Christmas! Today, I have some … Continue reading More Carols of Christmas to start your Christmas cards
I am loving that Stampin' Up! has brought back the Glossy White cardstock. There are many great techniques that work so well with it. Today I have the Polished Stone Technique, and a video to show you just how simple it is to create a WOW look. The Polished Stone was created with Island Indigo, … Continue reading How to create a Polished Stone look with Glossy White cardstock and VIDEO
As part of the new catalogue release, Stampin' Up! provided us with a set of colour combinations to use with the new In Colors. Each Wednesday, I post a combination as a challenge on my Facebook Page, and on Saturday I post my project for the combination. This was a recent colour combination. And here … Continue reading Colour Combination Challenge 7
Wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas and health and happiness for 2017. Thank you for being loyal followers and inspiring me to maintain my creativity. Tips: The swirly image from Star of Light was stamped on Shimmery White cardstock with Soft Sky ink, and the panel was then used to die cut the … Continue reading Star of Light Lacy Bermuda Star
This week, we have a theme for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. There are a few pop-up dies available now, but I thought I would go with a handmade one. The outside of the card is deliberately clean and simple, so that the recipient will be surprised when opening it. Tips: Christmas Pines … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Emerald Dijon
You have now seen the circles, the ovals and the squares (used as rectangles) from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Today, you can see the squares by themselves. Tips: Emboss a Whisper White card base with the Pine Bough TIEF. Colour a piece of the leafy Fancy Frost Specialty DSP with a sponge brayer and Garden … Continue reading Christmas Pines Garden White
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