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Category: Elements of Style
A few of my favourite stamp sets are retiring at the end of this month. One of these is Elements of Style. Today, I am showcasing some of the projects I have made with these images. Polished Stone Wax Paper Resist Bookmarks Black Magic Bleached Image Vintage Look Click on the image if you would … Continue reading There goes Elements of Style
I have been working on a techniques book for a while now, so that I can keep track of all the different things I have learned. Today I made a technique page and a card as well using bleach. It has been quite some time since I used this technique. A piece of Wisteria Wonder … Continue reading Elements of Style Bleached Wisteria
This Christmas card started out as a one layer card, but after finishing the stamping, I felt that it needed something to lift it. The base of Naturals Ivory was stamped with the flourish from Elements of Style in Old Olive. A frame made from the Decorative Label Punch created a reverse mask which allowed … Continue reading Lovely As A Tree Contempo Christmas Shimmer
For my 37th and last Dare to Get Dirty challenge entry, I used Distress Stains to create an abstract design on a piece of canvas. The script, water spots and large leave images from French Foliage, and a sentiment from Elements of Style were then stamped in Soft Suede. The canvas was then layered onto … Continue reading French Foliage Distressed Abstract
A very simple card for this DTGD challenge. The base of Sahara Sand was stamped with the water spots and script from French Foliage in Versamark, and a sentiment from Perfectly Penned stamped in Always Artichoke. The roses from Elements of Style were stamped in Stazon Jet Black on Whisper White and coloured with a … Continue reading Elements of Style Yellow French Roses
This week at Dynamic Duos, the challenge is monochromatic. In fact it is Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. Isn't that a coincidence? If you scroll down, you will see that my last post for Emboss Resist used these same colours. If I had known I could have used that for my challenge card. Well, I … Continue reading Early Espresso and Crumb Cake
