Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
Today I have created a clean and simple one layer card by stamping the images in a corner cluster and then embossing the panel. Use a Blending Brush to add some colour over the stamped images for added definition. Supplies: Stamp Set: Petal Park, Seasonal Branches Cardstock: Berry Burst, Basic White Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, … Continue reading A Corner Cluster of Flowers using Petal Park
Bargello is a needlepoint technique that creates patterns using small stitches. Splitcoaststampers has a tutorial that adapts the technique to use with cardmaking. This is a great way to showcase your busier papers. As you will see in the tutorial, there are many different patterns that you can create with the technique. Supplies: Stamp Set: Go … Continue reading How to use your Designer Series Paper with the Bargello Technique
To welcome in spring I have a pretty bouquet of flowers. The floral sprigs were die cut with Basic White cardstock and coloured with ink and Water Painters then layered onto a black oval.. That frilly black piece behind the sentiment is a negative die cut from one of the Eden Dies. Supplies: Stamp Set: … Continue reading A floral bouquet using Meadow Dies
Did you know that you can use your dies to emboss instead of cut? Did you also know that you can use your die cuts to create a letterpress look? Keep reading to find out how to do both of these techniques. Letterpress is a technique where ink is placed on an image and pressed … Continue reading How to use the Die Cut Letterpress Technique
Today I have a WOW variation of the standard gate fold card. It is known as a Double Die Gate Fold. Keep reading and check out the photos to see how it gets the name. The secret is to cut the die cut twice and attach to both sides of the front of the gate … Continue reading Double Die Gate Fold Card with Prized Peony
The 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue is now live and a couple of the great products are the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. There are seven masks in the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks set. Four of them combine to create the above sunflower and leaves image. The other three masks … Continue reading Sunflowers using a Decorative Mask
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