A message from Annette's Family; It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of Annette, the creative heart behind this site. This site will remain online for now as a celebration of her talent and joy she found in sharing and creating.
Category: Techniques
This month is a mega month for the Creative Crew Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. Usually there are 4 challenges in which each member of the design team participates. This month, there is a challenge every day - each set by one of the design team. Rather than overwhelm by putting up a challenge each day, there … Continue reading Creative Crew August 2014 – Double Embossing
My preorder from the Holiday Catalogue arrived today and I just had to start playing immediately. You are going to love absolutely everything in it. Here is a sneak peek of a few of the products: a new Textured Impressions Embossing Folder called Filigree Frame [which I think could be used for any occasion, not … Continue reading Christmas Bauble Marina Mist
As a Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator, I get lots of 'perks' including a discount on product purchases, seeing the catalogues and ordering products before the general public. This weekend, I placed an order from the new Holiday Catalogue which goes live on 28 August. There are some wonderful new products which I will show you … Continue reading Corner Garden for Christmas
I haven't made a Swing Flip Circle Card for a while now, so I thought the new Kinda Eclectic stamp set and Confetti Celebration DSP would be just perfect. I used Bermuda Bay for the base card and put it through the Circle Card Thinlits die. This time I had an extended piece on it. … Continue reading Kinda Eclectic Circle Flip Bermuda
You have seen me use the Acrylic Block technique on a few occasions. This time, I have used it with a twist. I pressed Baked Brown Sugar, Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze ink pads onto an Acrylic Block. After spritzing with water, I stamped the block onto a strip of Watercolor Paper. Now comes the … Continue reading Kinda Eclectic Baked Cajun Curry
Today's card is based on one made by Lisa Young. I have changed the colours and part of the design. I started with a card base of Soft Sky and stamped it tone on tone with Wildflower Meadow. I then took a piece of Whisper White and embossed it with the snow flake Delicate Designs … Continue reading Flower Shop Mossy Sky
