Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
One of my friends recently asked me to make a small portfolio with a notebook and some note cards and envelopes. I used Pool Party card stock for the base and then one of the images from Fresh Vintage was stamped all over the base with Versamark and then sponged with Baja Breeze (Poppin' Pastels … Continue reading Notebook Portfolio
I have just had a lesson with my wonderfuly talented sister, Anet. I have made this beautiful card using the Sizzix Labels Framelits and the beautiful Apothecary Art stamp set (just out in the new Autumn/Winter mini catalogue). Also for the first time, tried my hand at watercolouring using the Stamp Pad and Aqua painter, … Continue reading Framelits Easel Card
Today I have combined a pretty technique known as Delft Tile with this week's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The base card and ink used is Pacific Point. A piece of Whisper White was scored into 3cm squares and then stamped with the floral image from Elements of Style. The edges of the tiles were sponged, … Continue reading Delft Tile
This is the Color Challenge this week at Splitcoaststampers. Colours to be used are Elegant Eggplant, Concord Crush, Melon Mambo with an optional extra in the challenge to use stripes. As these colours are all strong, I chose to go with a Confetti White background. I took another piece of Confetti White and embossed it … Continue reading Diet Eggplant Grape Melons
I am a bit late with last week's SCS Sketch Challenge [377]. Here is the sketch. I am still trying to do more masculine cards, so I turned this sketch to fit the schooner image from The Open Sea. My card base is Confetti Cream, followed by a polka dot DSP layer from the Neutrals … Continue reading Sketch Challenge
Patina - you know that greenish or bluish look that old metal and timber gets. This is the technique challenge on Splitcoaststampers today. I am trying to achieve that bluish green gray look that timber gets when left outdoors for a long time. I started by inking the Stripes EF with Sahara Sand and then … Continue reading Faux Patina
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