Finally getting into the swing of the Christmas season. After my visit to the Craft Show in Brisbane last week, I have been inspired to get on with my Christmas creations. Here are a couple I am trying out. The first is called a Sonobe ornament. It consists of 30 pieces of 3" square paper … Continue reading More Christmas
Category: Occasion
Accordion Card
I have had some queries about the Accordion cards I made some time ago. This is what they look like. Whilst they look a little fiddly, they are great to make for any occasion. I took the instructions from http://butternutsagedesigns.blogspot.com some time in 2008. As I cannot find them on that site now, I have reproduced … Continue reading Accordion Card
Felted Cardstock
Each week, Splitcoaststampers has a new technique. The most recent one was Felted Cardstock. This technique uses printed napkins and fuses the image to cardstock using plastic wrap. There are so many interesting designs on napkins these days, it was a pleasure to try some of them with this technique. I have used a few … Continue reading Felted Cardstock
Let’s start the Christmas Cards
Today I got to try out a couple of my new Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Christmas Ornaments and Lace Tree. Here are the results. In the first two I inked the embossing folder before putting in the cardstock to emboss. This gives a great negative background. These two were embossed on white and then sponged … Continue reading Let’s start the Christmas Cards
Birthdays are popular
I am back again with more birthday cards. This is a selection of some different card styles that I have been trying out. This first one uses the crayon resist technique. It is quite a stunning effect, but unfortunately, difficult to photograph. These next two use what I call a 4 fold accordian card style. I am … Continue reading Birthdays are popular
Happy Birthday Marg
Many happy returns of the day Marg. Sorry I couldn't be with you today, but we will catch up soon and celebrate. I know you have your card now so I can show the world. To impress my dear sister, I wanted to try a new style. I chose the Swing or Flip Flop Card. … Continue reading Happy Birthday Marg
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