Category: Techniques

French Foliage Sketch Challenge

French Foliage Sketch Challenge

I have finally got to participate in another Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. It seems so long since my last one. I used River Rock for the base card and stamped the script image from French Foliage in River Rock and the splots[?] in Always Artichoke. A piece of Very Vanilla was embossed with the Lacy … Continue reading French Foliage Sketch Challenge

Real Turquoise Sparkly Crumb Challenge

Real Turquoise Sparkly Crumb Challenge

Crafters Anonymous are having a mini challenge this month to use Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and lots of sparkle. My first attempt was to use the Candy Wrapper Die. I took a piece of acetate and cut it with the Candy Wrapper Die and then embossed it with the Vintage Wallpaper … Continue reading Real Turquoise Sparkly Crumb Challenge

Snow Swirled Raspberry Gold

Snow Swirled Raspberry Gold

One of the new In Colors this year is Raspberry Ripple. It is a lovely rich colour that I thought would make a pretty Christmas Card. I used some of the snowflake images from Snow Swirled to crate a watermark effect on the Raspberry Ripple base. The tree image and a sentiment from Snow Swirled … Continue reading Snow Swirled Raspberry Gold

Perfect Punches Delicate Doilies Christmas

Perfect Punches Delicate Doilies Christmas

Today I have been playing with some of my new toys. I have used Baja Breeze for the base card. A piece of Early Espresso Core'dinations was embossed with the Lacy Brocade TIEF and sanded to show the monochromatic core. Festival of Prints DSP and Early Espresso were cut with the Sizzlits Large Delicate Doilies. … Continue reading Perfect Punches Delicate Doilies Christmas

Tangerine Olive

The current challenge at Dynamic Duos is to use Tangerine Tango and Old Olive. My card for this challenge is one layer, clean and simple. The base is Whisper White, embossed down each side with the Adorning Accents Scallop TIEF. The image and sentiment are not Stampin' Up!. They are some of the Stamping Bella … Continue reading Tangerine Olive