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Category: Techniques
Some soft colours this week for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. Aren't they a pretty feminine set of colours? I used markers and an Aqua Painter to colour the Sweetbriar Rose on Shimmery White cardstock. The art panel was then cut with one of the Lots of Labels Framelits, and attached to a Thick … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blushing Lagoon
My stamp set to showcase for the next few days is All Ye Faithful. There are three outline images - Shepherd, Three Wise Men and Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus as well as two sentiments. The outline images can be used as outlines, or coloured (see this one I did earlier here). This first card is … Continue reading All Ye Faithful Cherry Navy Vanilla
This is another card using the Wonderland stamp set. A piece of Silver Foil was embossed with the Lucky Stars TIEF and added to a Thick Whisper White card base. I used one of the Spider Web Doilies, cut out some of the 'webbing' and added to the right hand edge of the card. A … Continue reading Wonderland Silver Indigo Trees
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
Last month, I showed you how to make a Portrait style Card in a Box. This month's technique is for the Landscape style of the same box. My first sample is for Christmas and uses the Peaceful Pines stamp set, the matching Perfect Pines Framelits from the Holiday Catalogue and Merry Moments DSP from the Annual … Continue reading Technique Tuesday: Landscape Card in a Box
This is the second in the Peaceful Pines series. I will be showcasing the many pieces available in the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and Matching Perfect Pines Framelits over the next week. The photopolymer stamp set has 17 stamps. There are 6 tree images [2 each in 3 sizes], decorative lights and snow to use as two-step … Continue reading Peaceful Pines Mossy Bliss
