Category: Techniques

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Night of Mist

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Night of Mist

I love the simple sketch that Alisa has set for this week's Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop. I stamped Wildflower Meadow on Whisper White with Night of Navy ink, then cut it with a circle die and embossed it with the matching Wildflower Meadow TIEF. This was layered onto Night of Navy which was embossed … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Night of Mist

Sketched Birthday Crisp Early Cake

Sketched Birthday Crisp Early Cake

I have a hybrid MDS card for you today. I used Sketched Birthday in MDS and then lightly coloured with inks and a Blender Pen before running it through the Stylish Stripes TIEF. The sentiment was printed twice and the centre punched out and raised with dimensionals. ================ Supply List: (all Stampin' Up! which can … Continue reading Sketched Birthday Crisp Early Cake

Technique Tuesday: Watercolouring with White Pigment Ink

Technique Tuesday: Watercolouring with White Pigment Ink

This month's Technique Tuesday is a simple one so I don't have step by step photos. I am not sure if it has a special name, but I have called it Watercolouring with White Pigment Ink. It creates an elegant look for very little effort. Basically it involves heat embossing a line art image on … Continue reading Technique Tuesday: Watercolouring with White Pigment Ink

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Old Rose Cake

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Old Rose Cake

Beautiful soft colours for this week's Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. I stamped the Crumb Cake base tone on tone with Dictionary. The art panel was stamped in Crumb Cake and then coloured with inks and an Aqua Painter. Rose Red lace and a doily both from the Artisan Embellishment Kit, together with some … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Old Rose Cake

Love is Kindness Elegant Wonder

Love is Kindness Elegant Wonder

I saw a very cute trifold card somewhere when surfing the web recently. After playing around with some scrap paper, I worked out my own measurements and made this for a friend's birthday. This is the closed view .... ... and here it is open. Very pretty, wouldn't you agree? If this is your original design, … Continue reading Love is Kindness Elegant Wonder

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Sheer Perfection Pistachio

Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Sheer Perfection Pistachio

A lovely clean and simple sketch is the challenge for the Artful Stampers this week. I took the leaves from the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Pack (Sale-A-Bration) and coloured them with a Pistachio Pudding marker and layered it onto a base of Very Vanilla. Strips of Pistachio Pudding and Early Espresso were topped with a … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Hop Sheer Perfection Pistachio