Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
A few weeks ago, I showed you a card I created with lots of background texture. Here is another one using the same technique, but this time the background is sponged with Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Sahara Sand. I have used the Swallowtail image embossed with Black EP and sponged it with Marina Mist … Continue reading Swallowtail Marina Mambo
Here is a great way to use the negative images from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits. I cut a piece of Lost Lagoon with one of the Deco Label Framelits and then cut 'Joy' from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits in the die cut piece. This was layered onto Whisper White embossed with the Tiny Triangles TIEF … Continue reading Wonderful Wreath Lagoon Joy
Here is the second card I made with Washi Tape. This one features an image from Cheerful Christmas stamped in Encore Metallic Silver and the sentiment from Wondrous Wreath stamped in Pear Pizzazz. The art panel is layered onto a base of Pear Pizzazz. The three pieces of Washi Tape are from the All is … Continue reading Cheerful Christmas Silver Pizzazz Washi
Washi Tape has been the rage for quite a while now. However, I still can't get my head around using it. My sister challenged me to make a few cards with the new All is Calm Washi Tape from the Holiday Catalogue. My first card is quite simple. I embossed a piece of Whisper White … Continue reading Festival of Trees Filigree Lagoon Washi
Today's Christmas card is very non-traditional - at least in colour. I have used Perfect Plum for the Circle Flip card base and some Moonlight DSP for contrast. The sentiment is from Wondrous Wreath, stamped in Always Artichoke on Whisper White with a Blackberry Bliss star. The background of the circle has been sponged with … Continue reading Festival of Trees Moonlight Plum Circle Flip
A simple Christmas card today using the double embossing technique. The base is Cherry Cobbler with a Whisper White layer embossed with the Beautifully Baroque TIEF. The new Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon tied with a piece of Linen thread is centred, with the sentiment stamped in the flat part of the double embossing. A … Continue reading Wondrous Wreath Baroque Cobbler
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