Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
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Today I am showcasing some Pop Up Fun Fold Cards thanks to inspiration from Susan Campfield. This first group of cards Susan called Pop Up Parade Fun Folds. Card 1: I used Basic Beige for the card base with images from Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper die cut with Inspiring Inspirations Dies. The embossed … Continue reading Pop Up Fun Fold Cards
The Trusty Tools stamp set and matching dies provide great inspiration for masculine cards. I had a lot of fun creating these. Card 1: This is a Book Binding Explosion card. It uses the retired Trusty Toolbox DSP on a Lost Lagoon card base. Card 2: This Z Fold holds a peg board full of … Continue reading Masculine Cards with Trusty Tools
Did you know that there are so many different techniques that you can try using Embossing Folders?Today I am showcasing a few ways to use the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder. Cards 1 and 2: I embossed 6" x 6" pieces of the Shadows and Hues DSP (one piece Fresh Freesia and the other piece … Continue reading Ink Techniques with Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder
Today I am showcasing projects using the Frosted Forest Decorative Masks. Whilst they are no longer available I still want to give you some inspiration for using any tree images as well as for masculine cards. The backgrounds were created using Blending Brushes and the wide frames were created with the Gallery Blooms Dies. Changing … Continue reading Frosted Forest Decorative Masks / Stencils
There are many ways to use ink on your projects. Today I am using the Acrylic Block Background Technique to create some special looks. Cards 1 and 2: Acrylic Block Background - add Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly and Old Olive inks to an acrylic block using ink pads or markers, spritz with water and 'stamp' … Continue reading Being creative with ink
Today I have a couple of fun fold cards using the Thankful Garden Stamps, Dies and Decorative Masks. To keep a soft look on both cards I only used the Decorative Masks and not the stamps on the large floral images. Card 1: The Decorative Mask images were coloured with Flirty Flamingo, Pretty in Pink … Continue reading Thankful Garden with Fun Folds
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