It is a while since I had made any one layer cards. They can be quite daunting if you are not a fan of clean and simple looks. To start, I used a base of Naturals White and sponged inside of a Top Note frame with Midnight Muse, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Old Olive, Crushed … Continue reading Wetlands Top Note
Category: Techniques
Simply Sketched Christmas Sugar
As I have previously mentioned, the Simply Sketched Hostess stamp set is very versatile Here I show you how to put together a quick Christmas card using one of the images. I created a Polished Stone background using Sahara Sand ink on a piece of Glossy White card stock, stamped the image in Stazon Jet … Continue reading Simply Sketched Christmas Sugar
Simply Sketched Black Bird
The Simply Sketched Hostess stamp set is very versatile as you will see over the next few days, and by checking out my previous posts. Today, I am using it to create a Chalkboard effect. I stamped the bird image in Whisper White Craft ink on Basic Black and then cut it out using one … Continue reading Simply Sketched Black Bird
Greetings of the Season Cobbler
Another Christmas card for you today. This one is very clean and simple. I embossed a piece of Whisper White using the now retired Holiday Frame TIEF, sponged the raised areas with Cherry Cobbler ink, rounded the corners with the Corner Rounder Punch and attached it to a base of Cherry Cobbler which also had … Continue reading Greetings of the Season Cobbler
Secret Garden Olive Leaves
A beautiful way to create a background is to use the negative image from a die cut image. Here I have used the Little Leaves Sizzlit to create a negative image, then sponged it using Old Olive, Wild Wasabi and Pistachio Pudding on Whisper White. I wrapped a piece of Black ribbon [not SU] around … Continue reading Secret Garden Olive Leaves
Simply Sketched Midnight Slate
Back to more of the Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty Challenges. Today it is an image from Simply Sketched, cut with a Deco Labels Framelit. I used Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Midnight Muse and Smoky Slate inks with an Aqua Painter to watercolour the flower image. A piece of the retired Sycamore Street … Continue reading Simply Sketched Midnight Slate
Lavender Thoughts 