Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Dry Embossing
Back to normal cards today with another stained glass sample. The flowers were cut from Vellum using the Secret Garden Framelits, heat embossed with White EP, and then coloured on the back with a Primrose Petals marker and an Aqua Painter with Primrose Petals ink. The water causes the petals to curve which adds extra … Continue reading Secret Garden Primrose Stained Glass
It is never too early to start making your Christmas cards. I found a great design on Angie Leach's blog and just had to CASE it. I made a couple in different colours just to see how they looked. Both centre pieces were made with the large die from the Apothecary Accents Framelits. The two … Continue reading Watercolor Winter Christmas
Stained glass is beautiful, and you can achieve a similar effect using vellum and heat embossing. Using the Secret Garden Bundle [stamps and Framelits] from the current Seasonal Catalogue, I have been trying out this technique. Today's card starts with a base of Elegant Eggplant embossed with the new Honeycomb TIEF. A layer of Whisper … Continue reading Stained Glass in Elegant Eggplant
Watercolour wash is a technique that I have seen a lot, but until now, have not attempted. Thanks again to Dawn Olchefske, I can now add it to my list of completed techniques. The base card stock is Pool Party, as is the Argyle TIEF embossed layer. The flower from Blooming with Kindness was heat … Continue reading Blooming with Kindness Watercolour Wash Party
I am proud to say that I have been honoured by the LateNightStamper's group with my Creative Elements Raspberry Crayon Resist card winning Challenge 213 - Spring is in the Air - Use Flowers. Thanks so much to their design team for continually providing such great inspiration. Today, I am joining in their Challenge 214 … Continue reading Feeling Sentimental Argyle Suede Bicycle
The largest doily from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits Die makes a beautiful background for a central image. The card base is Rich Razzleberry, and a strip of Sycamore Street DSP [from Sale-a-bration] was added down the right hand side. I used Naturals White to cut out the doily and another piece was cut with the … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Delicate Razzleberry
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