Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
Sympathy cards are always difficult as they mean so much to the recipient and often to the maker as well. I find that a Clean and Simple look is so elegant for a sympathy message. The edges of the Basic White layer were covered with Masking Paper to leave an open rectangle in the middle. … Continue reading One Layer Card with Thoughtful Wishes
today I am showcasing the Iconic Imagery Bundle from the Online Exclusives range of products. This amazing stamp set has 29 images many of which can be used with the two-step stamping technique. Card 1: The Thick Basic White card base was brayered across the base with Real Red ink. Gold Metallic Enamel Effects was … Continue reading Iconic Imagery from Online Exclusives for Christmas
Yes, you read it correctly. This Springy Pop Up Bow Card was based on a card by Sam Calcott. Thank you so much for the inspiration Sam. I have adjusted the measurements to create a card to fit into our C6 envelopes. View from the back View from the top The card base is Basic … Continue reading A Springy Pop Up Bow Card
Today I am showcasing two designs from the pretty Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper with Triple Fold Cards. I have also used the Winterly Tree Tops stamp set and matching dies. All of these products are from the recently released 2024 September-December Mini Catalogue. Card 1: Card 2: The bird image was stamped with … Continue reading Triple Fold Card with Winterly Tree Tops
Today I have Christmas inspiration using some of the new products in the 2024 September-December Mini Catalogue which went live last week. Card 1: These beautiful candles are from the Sentimental Wishes stamp set (which has matching dies). I coloured them with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers in Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Pretty Peacock. The … Continue reading Sentimental Wishes and Peaceful Season for some early Christmas inspiration
It has been quite a while since I participated in a challenge at Splitcoaststampers. This week I have taken part in the Technique Lover's Challenge - click HERE for all the details of the challenge. The challenge creates a square card. I have changed mine to a landscape card. In fact, as the name suggests, … Continue reading Inverted Centre Step Card for Splitcoaststampers
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