Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Lovely As A Tree
I have seen lots of cards made by inking an acrylic block to use as a background. Today, I thought I would try it out on this CAS one layer card. Recipe: Cardstock: Whisper White Ink: Crumb Cake, Old Olive Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Party This Way Accessories: Corner Rounder Technique: Acrylic Block After … Continue reading Acrylic Block Backgrounds
I have been busy making lots of cards this week. I will upload some of them over the next little while. As I have amassed a large collection of Designer Series Papers, I thought I would try and use some of it up. This one is for a masculine birthday. I have played with the … Continue reading Lovely Masculine Card
Continuing on from my last post, I have made a few 'Clean and Simple' Christmas cards using sets from the Stampin' Up! catalogue due out on 1 September. The first two use a set called Contempo Christmas, and the last card uses the Level 3 Hostess set Playful Pieces - a very versatile set. You … Continue reading Early Christmas
Today, the wind is blowing straight from the South Pole. It seemed like a good opportunity to try out one of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoaststampers. I also thought I would have another try at using my brayer. I think my attempt has worked out rather well. Recipe: Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper … Continue reading Winter Wonderland
As promised, I am finally getting back to uploading the monochromatic Christmas cards. These were a delight to make, and as you will see, can be made in any colour you choose. With the Rose Red card, I did not have any matching ribbon. Simple answer - dye some. . . . . .. . … Continue reading And some more Christmas
Happy birthday to you. August seems to be a month that has lots of birthdays. Well, in my family it does. Best wishes to my brother Peter, my nieces Codie and Sally [tomorrow], my nephew Bailey, my great-niece Vanessa and my dear friend Mike. There are a few more at the end of the month, but … Continue reading Many Happy Returns
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