Another forgotten technique that was demonstrated very well last Saturday at the Stampin' Up! Regional Heartfelt Event in Brisbane was using watercolour crayons. Kim Gavarra gave us lots of handy ways to use the crayons. I have not used them for years, so my first attempt this week was on a very small project. I … Continue reading Watercolour Crayons
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Flower Garden Christmas
Flower Garden for Christmas? I thought the shimmery look of the embossed Flower Garden would make a classic Christmas card. The base card of Riding Hood Red was layered with a piece of the same which was embossed with the Woodgrain TIEF. A piece of Whisper White was then embossed with the Flower Garden TIEF … Continue reading Flower Garden Christmas
Kimono Kids Riding Hood Red Saffron Suede
A little bit of an oriental look with this one. I took the umbrella image from Kimono Kids and stamped it in Basic Black on Whisper White. Colour was added with Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, So Saffron and Old Olive markers. The umbrellas were then fussy cut. The base card of So Saffron was … Continue reading Kimono Kids Riding Hood Red Saffron Suede
First Edition Regal Books
A very simple card today for the DTGD challenge. Ages ago, I saw on a blog somewhere the idea of books lying down. It if is yours, please let me know so I can give you well deserved credit for the idea. The card base is Confetti Cream with a layer of First Edition Speciality … Continue reading First Edition Regal Books
Mixed Bunch Stripes
nNot a challenge card today. I am still playing with Denise's stamp sets. This is another example of Emboss Resist. The base card uses Confetti White which has been put through the Stripes Embossing Folder. The panels were stamped with Versamark on Whisper White and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and then sponged … Continue reading Mixed Bunch Stripes
Tree Trimmings Shades of Red
Today's card shows another Splitcoaststampers Dare to get Dirty challenge. The card base is Whisper White with layers of Cherry Cobbler DSP and Riding Hood Red DSP. The next layer is Cherry Cobbler card stock cut with the Corner Rounder punch, and the top layer, also cut with the corner rounder punch has an ornament … Continue reading Tree Trimmings Shades of Red


