Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
Today is Jess's birthday. As she loves to try out new ideas, I thought I would try one for her birthday. This technique is called trifold shutter. Whilst it may look complicated, it is actually quite simple to make. Happy Birthday Jess. I hope you like your card. Supplies used: Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla … Continue reading Happy Birthday Jess
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I am continuing to have lots of fun with the Tilda images. Today I have prepared 2 cards using Tilda with Flowers. The first one uses some of the new Stampin' Up! DSP. I had to manually cut the oval - oh to get those Nestabilities that are on my wish list! Cardstock: Blue Bayou, … Continue reading My very own Magnolias [continued] and much more!
Where has this week gone? Last I checked it was Tuesday, and now it's Friday! I have a couple of creations today. The first is the faux linen technique. I think the secret is to persevere with the sanding and sponging until it looks good. Anyway, I am very happy with the outcome for this one. Supplies used: … Continue reading Faux Linen and simple
Today I tried a technique that has been sitting in my 'to do' list for a few months now. It consists of wrapping different sizes and thickness of rubber bands around an acrylic block and stamping randomly on cardstock. My theme was to produce some cards which could easily be used for masculine birthdays. I stamped a … Continue reading Interesting Background Technique
This afternoon, I finally got around to playing with my new Sizzix Bigkick. At the moment, I only have a couple of Cuttlebug embossing folders, Fiskars Texture Plates and a few dies. I thought I would try and create something with an embossing folder. At the same time, I also wanted to play with my … Continue reading Bigkick, Brayer and Embossing
Two posts in one day - amazing! Both cards were actually made last week, but I have only just found time to upload. For this one, I used my new brayer. I think I still need a lot of practice to perfect the technique, but I am quite happy with the effect on this one. … Continue reading Happy birthday
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