Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
I have made a set of note cards today using the Hydrangea image from the soon to be disappearing Best of Flowers set. You can get 4 of these cards to a sheet of A4 card stock. I used Wisteria Wonder DSP and Blushing Bride DSP from the Subtles DSP Stack and made two in … Continue reading Best of Flowers Hydrangea Note Cards
A quick and easy birthday card today using Birthday Basics DSP. I started with a base of Bermuda Bay and added a layer of Basic Gray. The balloons and party hats strips were added to a piece of Whisper White, and the birthday sentiment from Perfectly Penned was added to the middle. I then added … Continue reading Perfectly Penned Birthday Basics Bermuda
Faux letterpress seems to be making a comeback these days, and goes by any number of names. Today, my card uses a tone on tone effect with Pistachio Pudding and the Beautifully Baroque TIEF. I then added the bouquet from Best of Flowers [only available until 30 April 2014] and some Silver Baker's Twine. Very … Continue reading Best of Flowers Pistachio Letterpress
Today I have another single stamp from the Occasions Catalogue. It is called People Like You and is perfect for watercolouring. I stamped the image in Stazon Jet Black on Whisper White and coloured it with a Blender Pen and Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple inks. I used the thick end of a Midnight Muse … Continue reading People Like You Primrose Ripple Muse
Here is my last Christmas card for the month. I used the faux letterpress technique with Encore Metallic Gold ink and the Petals-a-Plenty TIEF. The embossed piece was then used to cut out an ornament with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits [still available in the Carry Over list]. The base cardstock of Real Red was stamped … Continue reading Hardwood Ornament Real Sugar
As part of the recent 'brayer' afternoon with my sisters, I showed them how to use the brayer to create a faux letterpress look. It really is quite simple, and yet produces the most amazing results. One of my sisters challenged me to use Melon Mambo for my sample as I seldom use such bright … Continue reading Secret Garden Black Mambo Argyle
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