Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
Happy birthday to my sister Helen. I found a cute triple easel card on Tanya Bell's blog. Thanks for a great idea Tanya. I used Island Indigo and Whisper White card stock and Twitterpated DSP, with Floral Frames Framelits, Fancy Fan TIEF, 1/8" Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, 3/8" Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon, Word Window Punch, … Continue reading Island Indigo Triple Easel Card
Whilst doing some blog surfing, I came across this beautiful way of using the poinsettia flower from Watercolor Winter. Thanks so much Beverly for the inspiration. I started with a base of Naturals Ivory. A piece of Early Espresso Core'dinations was run through the Woodgrain TIEF and then sanded to provide extra texture. This was … Continue reading Watercolor Winter Real Espresso
Another forgotten technique that was demonstrated very well last Saturday at the Stampin' Up! Regional Heartfelt Event in Brisbane was using watercolour crayons. Kim Gavarra gave us lots of handy ways to use the crayons. I have not used them for years, so my first attempt this week was on a very small project. I … Continue reading Watercolour Crayons
Last Saturday, my sister, a few friends and I attended the Stampin' Up! Regional Heartfelt Event in Brisbane. It was a magnificent day. We saw lots of different techniques demonstrated, and got to try out many of Stampin' Up!'s great products. One of the techniques was to use baby wipes to put colour on an … Continue reading Baby Wipe Acrylic Block Background
At this time of year, we all turn our thoughts to preparations for the season ahead. I found this lovely little gift box on Connie Babbert's blog and just had to make one.Thanks for the inspiration Connie. I used Pool Party, Primrose Petals, and Whisper White card stock, and Silver Glimmer paper. The small snowflake … Continue reading Vintage Brad Gift Box
Today's Christmas card has lots of sparkle. I took a piece of Whisper White and dry embossed it with the Lacy Brocade TIEF. The Versamark ink pad was then lightly touched to the raised areas of the embossing, the card stock covered in Iridescent Ice EP and heat embossed. The corners were punched with the … Continue reading Heart of Christmas Iridescent Lacy Brocade
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