Category: Occasion

Gatefold Birthday

Gatefold Birthday

cupI have just seen a variation of the gatefold card on Mary Fish's (Stampin' Pretty in my sidebar) site. It looked like a fun way to make an all purpose birthday card. My basic design is CASED from Mary's card, using my own collection of colours and stamps. I have also used a belly band … Continue reading Gatefold Birthday

Acrylic Block Backgrounds

Acrylic Block Backgrounds

I have seen lots of cards made by inking an acrylic block to use as a background. Today, I thought I would try it out on this CAS one layer card. Recipe: Cardstock: Whisper White Ink: Crumb Cake, Old Olive Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Party This Way Accessories: Corner Rounder Technique: Acrylic Block After … Continue reading Acrylic Block Backgrounds

Cute By The Inch Cake

This is my second card for the gift box. This time, I went for a very CAS design. My Stamp-a-ma-jig had a good workout for this one. Recipe: Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla Ink: Crumb Cake Stamps: Sanded, Cute By The Inch, Sincere Salutations Enjoy

Autumn Days Red

Here is the first of my cards for the gift box I showed you yesterday. I used the Scallop Border Punch on the front of the card, and then put a small strip of Riding Hood Red on the inside. You can just see it in the photo. Recipe: Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, … Continue reading Autumn Days Red

Just Believe Pearl like

Just Believe Pearl like

Here is my first attempt at the faux mother of pearl technique. Normally, you would use a Frost Shimmer Paint, but I have used Platinum as it is the only shimmer paint I have at the moment. To try this technique: Just use a very small amount of the Shimmer Paint on an acrylic surface. … Continue reading Just Believe Pearl like