I was a little sceptical when I saw the Pool Party Core'dinations card stock (#129321) in the Occasions Catalogue. I thought it would be too light to show the core when sanded. How wrong I was. Check out this tone on tone card I made with the Flower Garden TIEF. Pool Party Core'dinations card and … Continue reading Just Believe Flower Garden Party
Category: Dry Embossing
In Remembrance
This month's mini challenge at Crafter's Anonymous is to take inspiration from the ANZAC day poppies or colours depicted in the image provided (Basic Black, Real Red, Sahara Sand and Whisper White). I stamped the image from Love & Sympathy using Basic Black and Real Red markers onto a piece of Crumb Cake. This was … Continue reading In Remembrance
Swallowtail Tie Dyed Wasabi
Do you remember the tie dyed t-shirts from the 60's? How about translating that into a technique for a card? Jamie Albanese recently provided a tutorial on just that. I used the large Swallowtail from the current Occasions catalogue for my image. To start, I added a few drops of Pacific Point, Rose Red and … Continue reading Swallowtail Tie Dyed Wasabi
Elements of Style Bleached Wisteria
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
Curly Cute Delicate Doilies Ripple
Embedded doilies and some products from the current Occasions catalogue are the project for today. Using Print Poetry DSP, I cut some doilies using the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits and the 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch. These were placed randomly on a piece of Whisper White which was then embossed with the Lacy Brocade TIEF. This was … Continue reading Curly Cute Delicate Doilies Ripple
Secret Garden Summer Smooches Red
Today I am using Stampin' Up! products given to me as part of Madonna's mystery card kit swap from the Artfull Stampers group on Facebook. This is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators whose top line manager is Alisa Tilsner. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone with the very bright colours. The … Continue reading Secret Garden Summer Smooches Red
Lavender Thoughts 