Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Occasion
My card today is a simple Christmas sample. I layered the base of Naturals White with a piece of Gumball Green that was embossed with the Woodgrain TIEF. I added a piece of the Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots ribbon [dots to the back] across the bottom of the card as a ground for the sentiment. … Continue reading Beautiful Season Gumball Espresso
My third Blooming with Kindness card also uses Emboss Resist. This time, instead of using the dark colour to emboss and sponging with the light colour, I tried it the other way around. The embossing was with So Saffron and the sponging with More Mustard. The sentiment was embossed with More Mustard. Both the flower … Continue reading Blooming with Kindness in Saffron Mustard
Today's Blooming with Kindness has a blue sparkle to it. Using a base card of Naturals White, I added a layer of Pacific Point DSP that was cut with a Labels Framelits die. The flower and sentiment were stamped with Versamark and then heat embossed with a sparkly blue EP [not SU]. The EP bears … Continue reading Blooming with Pacific Point
This week the technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers was to use woven ribbon on your project. I made a ribbon wreath using retired Mellow Moss ¼" Grosgrain Ribbon and added some home made bling to represent berries. My card base is Naturals Ivory layered with a piece of Early Espresso Core'dinations embossed with the Stripes TIEF … Continue reading Woven Ribbon Wreath
Connie Stewart has a wonderful series on her blog using flash cards. These are a great way to quickly make a card by having a supply of small pieces precut in coloured and neutral card stocks. Connie recently made a wedding card which I have CASED making a few minor changes. I used Marina Mist … Continue reading Lacy Brocade Wedding
The Crafters Anonymous project this past week was to make a gift bag with just over one sheet of DSP. I decided to get festive and make a bag for a Christmas gift. I found some retired Holiday Harmony DSP. The edge was cut with the Large Scallop Edgelit and the piece cut from it … Continue reading DSP Gift Bag
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