Sorry if I appear to have been MIA for the past few days. In fact, I have been ultra busy with the annual Dare to Get Dirty Challenge Week on Splitcoaststampers. This set of challenges is for Fan Club members only and offers challenges each day over the week by the SCS design team members. … Continue reading Secret Garden Rose Frosted Watercolour
Category: Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Christmas in July 4
This continues the Merry Monday July challenges of using previous sketches. This week, I have used Sketch #21. I also combined it with a Colour Challenge at Splitcoaststampers to use Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green. Unfortunately, Gumball Green has yet to make an appearance in Australia [will be in the new catalogue on … Continue reading Christmas in July 4
Cupcake
The fifth project from our Crafter's Anonymous ABMT event was a cupcake card. I used Confetti White for the base, with Chocolate Chip for the icing, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green for the cherry on top. The cupcake 'paper' was embossed with Elegant Lines EF and the edge punched with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch. … Continue reading Cupcake
Bleaching
Yes, bleaching it is. Today's technique uses heat embossing and bleaching in the outlines of the image. I started with a piece of Wild Wasabi cardstock, stamped the floral image from Elements of Style using Versamark, then heat embossed it with black embossing powder. When it was cool, I used an Aquapainter to pick up … Continue reading Bleaching
Guest Designers
I recently had a visit from my nieces Stacie and Megan. Whilst they were here, I introduced them to the very addicitve pasttime of card making. Here are a couple of their creations which they have based on designs in the latest IBC. Megan has made an altered notebook. ... and Stacie has made a … Continue reading Guest Designers
More Framed Tulips
A recent visit from my dear friend Monique left me with some stamped stems from Nature Walk to use. I also got to add some Because I Care to my stash. Thanks again Monique. It was great to catch up. Here are a couple of my creations using these two sets. Recipe: Cardstock: Whisper White, … Continue reading More Framed Tulips