Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Faux Letterpress
The Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder is a great way to showcase the Faux Letterpress Technique. This card was created by one of my team for a recent shoe box swap. Ink the inside front of the Country Floral 3D EF with Balmy Blue ink, add a piece of Whisper White cardstock and run through … Continue reading Faux Letterpress with Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder
At a recent technique class, I showed the participants how to use ink and an embossing folder to create some beautiful backgrounds. This technique adds ink to the indentations of the embossed image, creating a letterpress effect. Here is the card that they made. Instructions for the Faux Letterpress Technique:Ink one side of the inside … Continue reading Technique: Faux Letterpress
Here is a recent sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers. Click on the link to see more great inspiration for this challenge. This is the sketch. It calls for a tall card - basically to fit in an office envelope (DL). ... and here is my card Tips: Create a Faux Letterpress background with a little twist. Ink the … Continue reading A Tall Card with Still Night for the Sketch Challenge
Back in 2012, I CASEd a Christmas card from Dawn Olchefske. My card (here) has received thousands of hits via Pinterest so I thought I would recreate it using current products. I used the Faux Letterpress technique with the Boughs & Berries TIEF, Soft Suede ink and Very Vanilla cardstock. This piece was layered onto a card base … Continue reading Wonderland Pine Soft Moss
One of my favourite techniques today - Faux Letterpress and a variant - Belleek Pottery. The flowers are from Sweetbriar Rose and the vase was cut with one of the Apothecary Accents dies. There are only a couple of days left to get your FREE Sale-A-Bration products. Visit my shop to get yours now. ================ … Continue reading Sweetbriar Rose Belleek Pirouette
We have a Colour Combination for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop this week. You may have arrived here from Tamsin Adams' blog. I have made a gatefold card this week. The base card stock of Baked Brown Sugar was embossed using the Faux Letterpress technique, Soft Suede ink and the Woodgrain TIEF. The feathers were … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Baked Calypso Suede
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