Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Occasion
This Dare to Get Dirty Challenge card uses some unusual colours to create a Christmas card. I used the retired Snow Flurries images with Wisteria Wonder, Blush Blossom, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, Marina Mist and Perfect Plum inks to create a background on Whisper White. A piece of the retired Sycamore Street Pool Party Ribbon … Continue reading Snow Flurries Party
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
Here is another project for the first Creative Crew Challenge which was: "CCREW0913DF - DSP/Color Focus: Our journey of self improvement begins with *Eastern Elegance designer papers* or the colors *crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate and whisper white*." This time I wanted to show the versatility of the Eastern Elegance DSP by using it … Continue reading Creative Crew Greetings of the Season Cabana
Spring will be here in a day or so, and Stampin' Up! has released the Best of Christmas set, the Holiday Catalogue and an extra special deal on the following Butterfly Bundle. As well as this, you still have another day to order any of the single stamps and the 'buy 3 get one free' … Continue reading Butterfly Bundle, Best of Christmas and the Holiday Catalogue
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
Lavender Thoughts 