Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
I recently showed you how to use die cuts with the Letterpress Technique in this post. Today I am going to show you how to use the same technique with punched shapes. Letterpress is a technique where ink is placed on an image and pressed into the paper - creating a debossed look but coloured … Continue reading How to use the Letterpress Technique with Punch shapes
I couldn't resist using my first ever Christmas stamp set - City of David to create this Angled Fold Card. Supplies: Stamp Set: City of David Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Very Vanilla, Lights Aglow Specialty DSP Ink: Pretty Peacock Accessories: Decorative Circle Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Handmade Tag Punch You can download the PDF file with … Continue reading Creating an Angled Fold Card for Christmas
Today I am creating an eclipse card using Nature's Harvest stamp set and the retired Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die. You can create this technique with any large open die and a detailed stamp. Cut four pieces of Basic White 10.5cm x 14.8cm. Use a stamp positioner to stamp the floral image in the same place … Continue reading Using the Eclipse Technique with a Cover Die
Here is a quick and easy way to create a set of four matching cards using a 12" x 12" piece of DSP, an A4 piece of cardstock in a matching colour, some scraps for the sentiment layer and accents and some neutral cardstock for the inside and sentiment. This is a version of a … Continue reading Create a set of cards from a sheet of Designer Series Paper – One Sheet Wonder
Looking to create a very handmade Christmas card? Grab some sponge daubers, watercolor paper and ink pads and you are ready to go. Use a pencil and lightly outline the tree shape. Take a few different green ink pads (Old Olive, Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam) with some sponge daubers and gradually fill in … Continue reading Create a Christmas Tree with Sponge Daubers
Today's cards are a CASE from the 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue using the Night Divine Dies and Christmas Classics Stamp Set. The sentiments on both cards were Clear Embossed on the DSP and then sponged with Whisper White Craft ink to create an Emboss Resist look. Check out the inside of the cards and the … Continue reading CASEing the Catalogue with Christmas Nativity Cards
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