Category: Techniques

Bloom With Hope Blackberry CAS

Bloom With Hope Blackberry CAS

This is a sample for the August 2014 "Clean And Simple" Creative Crew Challenge. The image and sentiment from the Hostess set Bloom with Hope were stamped on Whisper White with Blackberry Bliss ink. The top right and bottom left corners were punched with the Corner Rounder Punch. I then used the Simply Scored Tool … Continue reading Bloom With Hope Blackberry CAS

I Love Lace Vintage Suede

I Love Lace Vintage Suede

Here is a vintage style card with the new background stamp I Love Lace. I stamped I Love Lace in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla and then embossed the panel with the Honeycomb TIEF. The edges were distressed and sponged with Crumb Cake ink. A piece of Whisper White Organza ribbon was coloured with a … Continue reading I Love Lace Vintage Suede

Dotty Angles Pacific Curry

Dotty Angles Pacific Curry

Another of my August 2014 Creative Crew challenges to "Make It Manly". Here is a simple masculine card. I used the triangle image from the new Photopolymer Dotty Angles, inked it up with Crushed Curry and stamped it on Whisper White three times without reinking. I then layered it onto Pacific Point and a base … Continue reading Dotty Angles Pacific Curry

World of Dreams Twisted Easel Cabana

World of Dreams Twisted Easel Cabana

Today I have made a twisted easel card. I cut an oval from the Oval Framelits on some scrap paper, used the reverse panel as a mask over a piece of Very Vanilla and sponged the oval shape with Sahara Sand and Coastal Cabana. Some silhouette images from World of Dreams were then stamped with … Continue reading World of Dreams Twisted Easel Cabana

Cheerful Christmas Black White & Red Circle

Cheerful Christmas Black White & Red Circle

This is for the "Basic Black, Whisper White (or Very Vanilla) and Real Red" August 2014 Creative Crew challenge. I used the Circle Card Thinlits Die to make a Circle Flip card with Whisper White card stock. The scallop border punch was used with Basic Black to create edges for the card. An image from … Continue reading Cheerful Christmas Black White & Red Circle

Sweetbriar Rose Blush Olive Tile

Sweetbriar Rose Blush Olive Tile

This is for the August 2014 "Faux Tile" Creative Crew Challenge. I stamped the Sweetbriar Rose with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White, coloured it with Blendabilities, and then cut it into tiles. Each tile was covered with Crystal Effects and given time to dry. The tiles were then adhered to a piece of … Continue reading Sweetbriar Rose Blush Olive Tile