Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Occasion
I liked the Colour Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week so much [see previous post] that I decided to use it again with the Merry Monday sketch. As the Colour Challenge also had a dessert option of Christmas, I am covering both challenges. The card base of Primrose Petals was put through the Chevron EF. The … Continue reading Lucky Primrose Pirouette Beautiful Season
The Dynamic Duos challenge this week is to use Lucky Limeade and Basic Black, with a dessert option of Halloween. I have chosen to just use the two colours and make a one layer card. I started with a card base of Naturals White and embossed it with the Framed Tulips EF. I then sponged … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Black Limeade
Today's hybrid Christmas card was made from Snow Festival DSP printed on Whisper White and layered onto a Naturals Ivory base. The sentiment from Contempo Christmas was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and fussy cut. It was then added to a piece of Cherry Cobbler punched from the Wide Oval Punch. Dazzling Details … Continue reading Contempo Christmas Snow Festival Gumball
This sympathy card uses the inlaid or embedded embossing technique. The grass from Inspired by Nature was stamped in Old Olive on a piece of Very Vanilla. Soft Suede card stock was used with the Wide Oval punch and added to the top of the grass. The sentiment from Close As A Memory was stamped … Continue reading Inspired by Nature Olive Suede Sympathy
This Christmas card started out as a one layer card, but after finishing the stamping, I felt that it needed something to lift it. The base of Naturals Ivory was stamped with the flourish from Elements of Style in Old Olive. A frame made from the Decorative Label Punch created a reverse mask which allowed … Continue reading Lovely As A Tree Contempo Christmas Shimmer
Ghosting or Versamark Resist is a great technique that takes very little time to produce a great finish. I took a piece of glossy white card stock and stamped some images from Mixed Bunch in Versamark. After allowing it to dry, I sponged all over the piece with Rose Red ink. A quick wipe with … Continue reading Mixed Bunch Rose Red Ghosting
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