Category: Occasion

Pleasant Poppies Daffodil Olive

Pleasant Poppies Daffodil Olive

Another play with the new Blendabilities which will be available in the new catalogue on 1 July 2014. This time, I have used an MDS image of Pleasant Poppies with Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities. The background was then given a watercolour wash with Soft Sky and the panel sponged with … Continue reading Pleasant Poppies Daffodil Olive

Backyard Basics Smoky Calypso Sky

Backyard Basics Smoky Calypso Sky

More retiring products are showcased on today's card. I have used a card base of Smoky Slate and layers of Calypso Coral and Whisper White. The scalloped piece of Soft Sky was cut with the retiring Tasteful Trum XL Bigz Die. The base of the vase was made by adhering scraps of Smoky Slate and … Continue reading Backyard Basics Smoky Calypso Sky

Sassy Salutations Blackberry Building Block Card

Sassy Salutations Blackberry Building Block Card

A birthday card using the Building Block Card technique from Splitcoaststampers is on show for you. The base card stock is Whisper White with layers of Blackberry Bliss [new In Color] and Moonlight DSP [in new catalogue]. The sentiment is from Sassy Salutations, and the letters on the blocks have been cut with the retired … Continue reading Sassy Salutations Blackberry Building Block Card

Wetlands Birds Brown Sugar and a Sneak Peek

Wetlands Birds Brown Sugar and a Sneak Peek

Today you can see an MDS Hybrid card that incorporates some products that will appear for the first time in the new catalogue next month. Firstly, the MDS part: I created some background shadows using Soft Sky and Sahara Sand. To that, I added the grass and birds from Wetlands [also in the catalogue - … Continue reading Wetlands Birds Brown Sugar and a Sneak Peek

Creative Crew Challenge 3 – June 2014

Creative Crew Challenge 3 – June 2014

The third challenge is Holiday Focus: "Celebrate your favourite holiday with a new technique!" Christmas is a wonderful time of giving and my favourite holiday. I am using the tent card as the new technique, following the SCS tutorial here. I have one of the retiring Naturals Composition Specialty DSP for the base card. After … Continue reading Creative Crew Challenge 3 – June 2014

Watercolor Winter Bordered Sentiment

Watercolor Winter Bordered Sentiment

I have a couple of clean and simple, one layer Christmas cards for you today. They have been made using the Bordered Sentiment technique from Splitcoaststampers and the now retired Watercolor Winter stamp set. The first card is made with Whisper White card stock with the bottom edges rounded. The holly has been inked with … Continue reading Watercolor Winter Bordered Sentiment