Some watercolouring with one of the Hostess sets that disappears at the end of the month. I stamped a sentiment from Oh Hello and then dry embossed the front of a Naturals Ivory card base with the retired Vine Street TIEF. On watercolour paper, I stamped the swing image and the bicycle image from Summer … Continue reading The end of Summer Afternoon
Category: Techniques
Best of Flowers Pistachio Brown Sugar Rose
Did you see my post the other day showing the Best of Flowers set that is only available for a limited time? This is one of the sets that Stampin' Up! has introduced to celebrate 25 years of making a difference. Some of the stamps are old favourites returning, possibly in a different size, plus … Continue reading Best of Flowers Pistachio Brown Sugar Rose
Just Believe – Going
Just Believe - what a beautiful silhouette set. Unfortunately, it has had its time and is now retiring. I have had so much fun playing with this set, and I think it will stay on the shelf for future use. Here are some of the great samples I have made with this set. Sponged Scenery … Continue reading Just Believe – Going
Artichoke Chalkboard
The chalkboard technique is everywhere at the moment. Some of the images I have seen were done on a green chalkboard. That really brought back memories of early schooling. My version uses Always Artichoke for the chalkboard, sponged with Whisper White Craft Ink and the Apothecary Art images heat embossed with white embossing powder. To … Continue reading Artichoke Chalkboard
Fabulous Florets Wisteria Pirouette
Inlaid or embedded embossing is the technique I have used today. Triangular pieces of Wisteria Wonder were added to opposite corners of a piece of Pink Pirouette. Flowers, leaves and sentiment from Fabulous Florets were then stamped between the DSP using Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade ink. The leaves were stamped using a masking technique. … Continue reading Fabulous Florets Wisteria Pirouette
Elegant Masculine Suit
This week at Crafter's Anonymous, Julia showed us how to make this elegant masculine card. I used a base of Bravo Burgundy with a layer of woodgrain from the Natural Composition Specialty DSP. The shirt panel is Very Vanilla, and the tie and pocket handkerchief are Bravo Burgundy DSP. I used a White Gel pen … Continue reading Elegant Masculine Suit
Lavender Thoughts 