This is the card I made for mil for mothers day, I hadn't done any two step stamping for simply ages. I used Pale Plum and Whisper White card stock, and perfect plum, pale plum and mellow moss inks. The white insert was sprayed with shimmer mist. I was quite pleased with my effort.
Category: Techniques
Clean and Simple
This week's Clean and Simple challenge on Splitcoaststampers was to use Chocolate, Green and White or Vanilla. I have used a Whisper White card base, with layers of Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery. The Celery layer was stamped in Certainly Celery with the script image from French Foliage. Two of the leaf images from this … Continue reading Clean and Simple
Altered Notebook
Trying to get some more gift ideas together. I haven't made any altered notebooks for a while, so I thought I would try out a spiral notebook this time. I used Soft Suede for the base, then cut one of my Wax Resist pieces (this one Pretty in Pink ink on Elegant Lines EF) with … Continue reading Altered Notebook
Wax Paper Resist
Today I am combining an old technique with sketch challenges from Splitcoaststampers for the past two weeks. The technique is known variously as Wax Paper Resist or Wax Paper Embossing Resist. It is quite simple: Take a piece of waxed paper and emboss it with your favourite embossing folder. Cut two pieces of a neutral … Continue reading Wax Paper Resist
Labels 8 Easel Card
My Labels 8 Easel card. Just a simple one to get started on.
Trinket Box
This week's online class at Crafter's Anonymous was a pretty little Top Note Trinket Box. It was very easy to make and is a good size to hold many types of small gifts. The inside of the box measures 4" x 2½" x 1" high. I used Tempting Turquoise for mine. The top Top Note … Continue reading Trinket Box
Lavender Thoughts 