Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Techniques
Last week I used the Acrylic Block Background Technique in a couple of different ways. Today I am using the Rubber Band Technique for more inky projects. This is very basic. Take some rubber bands of varying widths and wrap them around an acrylic block, tap on ink pad and then 'stamp' on cardstock. Use … Continue reading More ideas using ink
There are many ways to use ink on your projects. Today I am using the Acrylic Block Background Technique to create some special looks. Cards 1 and 2: Acrylic Block Background - add Balmy Blue, Lemon Lolly and Old Olive inks to an acrylic block using ink pads or markers, spritz with water and 'stamp' … Continue reading Being creative with ink
Today I have a couple of fun fold cards using the Thankful Garden Stamps, Dies and Decorative Masks. To keep a soft look on both cards I only used the Decorative Masks and not the stamps on the large floral images. Card 1: The Decorative Mask images were coloured with Flirty Flamingo, Pretty in Pink … Continue reading Thankful Garden with Fun Folds
The Pop Out Swing Card packs quite a WOW punch and yet it is one of the simplest cards to make. You can use any shape for the front aperture and decorate as much or as little as you like. See some earlier examples here. Card 1: For this one I used the new In … Continue reading Pop Out Swing Cards with Blooming Phrases
There are still a few weeks until the 2025 Annual Catalogue goes live on 6 May. There are also lots of products from the Online Exclusives that go live the same day. I thought that I would give you a sneak peek of the Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper from the Catalogue and the Blooming … Continue reading Square Column Pop Up Cards with a sneak peek from the 2025 Annual Catalogue
A friend was asking me how to use pastels so I decided it was about time I dug out my set of Stampin' Pastels and made a few cards. Cards 1 and 2: Stamp the images on Basic White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Stamp the image on Masking Paper and die cut. Place … Continue reading Adding colour to Mixed Florals with Pastels
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