Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Sponging
Welcome to the RemARKably Creative Blog Tour. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog, Annette Sullivan (Lavender Thoughts), or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup in the link below will help you move along … Continue reading RemARKably Creative Blog Tour showcasing Fall/Autumn
The theme for my class last week was 'Sponged Backgrounds'. With some ink pads, sponges and a few stamps, you can quickly create spectacular cards. I must thank Michelle Zindorf and Paula Dobson for providing great inspiration for sponged and brayered backgrounds. Here is one of the cards we created. Tips: This is an example … Continue reading Sponged Backgrounds to add WOW to your card
Earlier this week, I showed you how to create a watercolour background smooch. I used the technique for classes last week, and this is what a couple of the attendees created. Tips: The card is a pop-up and the above image is the inside looking down. The nebula was sponged on black cardstock, and the … Continue reading Number of Years Watercolor Background Smooch Planets
This week, we have a sketch for the Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. I have created a one layer look using a circle punch and the masking technique. Tips: Punch a 2" circle from a Post-it-Note and attach in the top third of a piece of Whisper White. Use images from Blooms & Wishes, … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Dapper Flirty Envy
You have now seen the circles, the ovals and the squares (used as rectangles) from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Today, you can see the squares by themselves. Tips: Emboss a Whisper White card base with the Pine Bough TIEF. Colour a piece of the leafy Fancy Frost Specialty DSP with a sponge brayer and Garden … Continue reading Christmas Pines Garden White
It has been a while, but tonight I am joining in this week's Artful Stampers Team Challenge Blog Hop. The timing of these challenges has changed from Monday morning to Thursday night. It is a colour challenge this week. These colours seemed to call for a masculine card. However, I thought I would try to use … Continue reading Artful Stampers Team Challenge Crushed Slate
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