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
Today's technique is a version of Faux Tile, often known as Pillow Top Background. I created the pillow top by firstly stamping and masking one of the flowers from Flower Shop on Shimmery White card stock with Coastal Cabana ink. I then used the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate to add score lines which were sponged … Continue reading Flower Shop Pillow Top Cabana
Another of my old favourites today. This time it is the Centre Step card. You can get the instructions to make this on my Tutorials page. I made the base with Bermuda Bay. Pool Party pieces were embossed with the Fancy Fan TIEF and added to the side panels. A piece of matching DSP was … Continue reading Field Flowers Bermuda Party Centre Step
Emboss Resist is showcased on my project today. I stamped one of the Serene Silhouettes images in Versamark on Whisper White and heat embossed with White EP. After stamping more of the same image in Rich Razzleberry, I sponged over the panel with Rich Razzleberry and wiped over the embossed area with a paper towel … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Emboss Resist Razzleberry
Oops. So sorry for the break in posts. The past week has been quite hectic. Anyway, back to inspiration. For the next few posts, you will get a rest from Christmas cards. Today, I am revisiting an old favourite - the trifold angle card. You can see how to make it on my tutorials page. … Continue reading Flower Shop Turquoise Trifold
The Mosaic Punch creates a very pretty flower as I found when recently checking out Pinterest. Here I have used it to create a poinsettia for a Christmas card. The sentiment from Greetings of the Season [another on the Carry Over list}] was stamped in Gumball Green on Whisper White and cut with one of … Continue reading Greetings of the Season Mosaic Poinsettia Ripple
The final challenge for the Creative Crew this month is Scrapbook focus: "The last leg of our journey is to take that walk down memory lane and share a favourite childhood memory, event, toy, or treat on scrapbook page, mixed media project or with This & That!" My favourite book was and still is Alice … Continue reading Creative Crew: Alice In Wonderland
