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Category: Techniques
For the latest Sketch Challenge at splitcoaststampers.com I am using lots of products from the latest Annual Catalogue. The sketch .... My card ... The Gray Granite layer and the art panel have been stamped repeatedly with one of the small flower sprigs. The art panel images were coloured while the Gray Granite layer images … Continue reading Batik Boutique for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers
Today I have a Tower Fold Card using the pretty Love You Always Specialty DSP and Foil. The card base is Rococo Rose (now retired), the vertical foil strips are Blushing Bride and the horizontal foil strips are Rococo Rose. The Blushing Bride diamond shapes have been embossed with one of the Greenery Embossing Folders. … Continue reading Elegant Pink Tower Fold Card
US Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Rachel Tessman recently created a sliding lock card on YouTube. It looked like fun so I had to try it out (and made two of them!). I adjusted Rachel's measurements to suit our metric A4 cardstock.Supplies Card 1:Stamp Set: Simply SucculentsCardstock: Just Jade, Basic White, Butterfly Bijou DSPInk: Just JadeAccessories: Classic … Continue reading Sliding Lock Cards with Butterflies
For the latest Sketch Challenge at splitcoaststampers.com I am using Designer Series Paper to create a quick and easy card. The sketch .... My card ... This is created using the You're A Peach Designer Series Paper. The flowers are on one side and the stripes on the back of the same piece.Supplies:Stamp Set: Biggest … Continue reading Quick and Easy Card for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers
I have been trying a couple of techniques with the Gilded Leafing and Garden Wishes stamp set. The techniques I used:The gilded strip - add a few strips of Tear & Tape, peel away the backing and dip into the Gilded Leafing. Press firmly then brush off the excess.Dandelion and bee - stamp images with … Continue reading Gilded Leafing with Garden Wishes
I love fancy fold cards and here is a fun pop-up flip card. The original tutorial is at splitcoaststampers.com. I altered the measurements to suit our metric cardstock. Closed cardOpen cardOpen card side viewClose up of the pop-up The fun part of this fold is that the image on the front becomes the pop-up easel … Continue reading Pop-Up Flip Card with Butterflies
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