Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Blending Brushes
The Delicate Forest Bundle first appeared in the 2024 January-April Mini Catalogue. It has carried over to the latest Annual Catalogue as a stamp set and matching dies. A friend of mine purchased the bundle and I have borrowed it from her to create some projects. Thanks Mavis. Card 1: Thanks to Susan Campfield for … Continue reading Ways to use the Delicate Forest Bundle
Do you create any vintage style cards? I don't do them very often but love the look. Today I am trying a Faux Vintage Photo look with the retired Fanciful Fragrance stamp set. You can create either a black & white or a sepia look with this technique. For this card I am using the … Continue reading How to create a Faux Vintage Photo look for your card
We often forget that detailed dies can be used in other ways. Today I have taken the Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies (retired a long time ago) and die cut with acetate. I then used them as stencils with Blending Brushes to create this pretty scene. The beauty of die cutting with acetate is that you … Continue reading Using Dies as Stencils
Today I have used a masking technique to stamp the same image three times. Use a die or punch approximately 3cm square to cut three squares on a sheet of masking paper. Line up the masking paper on a piece of Basic White and sponge over the negative squares with Crumb Cake ink, Keep the … Continue reading Multiple images using Masking Technique
The 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue is now live and a couple of the great products are the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. There are seven masks in the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks set. Four of them combine to create the above sunflower and leaves image. The other three masks … Continue reading Sunflowers using a Decorative Mask
Today I am using a few different stencils (decorative masks) to create a One Layer, Clean and Simple card. Sadly these masks have retired but you could use any that you have to create a similar look. Look at the variation of colours in the butterfly on the front of the card and also on … Continue reading Combining Stencils for a Clean and Simple Card
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