Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
A new month, and a new set of challenges for the Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew. The second one is "Creative Focus: Celebrate Sweetest Day (10/19) by creating a card for your Sweetest using products from the Etcetera Suite found on P 96-109 of the US Catalog." I used Apothecary Art, Loving Thoughts and the Very Vintage … Continue reading Creative Crew Apothecary Art Razzleberry Slush
A new month, and a new set of challenges for the Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew. The first one is "DSP/Color Focus: Witch's Brew DSP on P 21 of the Holiday Catalog. If you don't have the DSP, use the colour combo: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit and Very Vanilla." We don't celebrate Halloween … Continue reading Creative Crew Perfectly Penned Sunburst
Today's elegant birthday card uses the Best of Flowers and the Hostess set Morning Meadow. Midnight Muse and Very Vanilla combine to create a monochromatic look. The Stylish Stripes TIEF from the Holiday Catalogue provides the perfect background for the oval framed flowers and Apothecary Accents Framelit sentiment. The polka dots are from the retired … Continue reading Best of Flowers Midnight Poetry
The brayer is a great tool for a paper crafter to own. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of skill to master it. However, once mastered, the brayer can produce the most magnificent results. I am still in the very early learning stage, and as they say, practice makes perfect. For one of the Splitcoaststampers Dare … Continue reading Feel Goods Crushed Bermuda Sunburst
lovingVintage cards are not my usual style, but every now and then I try one. This one was for the Dare to Get Dirty Challenge. I started with a card base of Crumb Cake and distressed the edges. The first layer is Pink Pirouette embossed with the Lacy Brocade TIEF, and distressed edges. The next … Continue reading Loving Thoughts Crumb Pirouette
Today's card is a fancy fold called a Blocks card. I found it on YouTube, and thought it would be perfect for my sister Margaret's birthday. I used Pink Pirouette card stock for the base. Retired Wisteria Wonder DSP sponged with Elegant Eggplant created the blocks. For decoration, I used some Basic Jewel Pearls, retired … Continue reading Chalk Talk Wisteria Blocks Card
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