Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Sponging
A Happy New Year to all my readers. I hope that 2014 brings you all the opportunities and happiness that you desire. As a bright start to the new year, I have a Retiform technique card to share with you. Retiform basically means netlike. By using some sponges to create the grid like net pattern, … Continue reading Fabulous Florets in Retiform
Flip cards are all the rage at the moment. You can make them in one go with special dies, or use other dies and make them manually. Today, I am using one of the Labels Framelits to make a Christmas card. It is based on one I saw on Darlene DeVries blog. My base card … Continue reading Ornament Keepsakes Indigo Flip
It is a while since I had made any one layer cards. They can be quite daunting if you are not a fan of clean and simple looks. To start, I used a base of Naturals White and sponged inside of a Top Note frame with Midnight Muse, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Old Olive, Crushed … Continue reading Wetlands Top Note
Another Christmas card for you today. This one is very clean and simple. I embossed a piece of Whisper White using the now retired Holiday Frame TIEF, sponged the raised areas with Cherry Cobbler ink, rounded the corners with the Corner Rounder Punch and attached it to a base of Cherry Cobbler which also had … Continue reading Greetings of the Season Cobbler
Brayering is one of the beautiful techniques that I have always longed to perfect. I have had a few tries, but never seem to get it quite how I want it. When I saw that Michelle Zindorf was offering an video class for beginners, I just had to purchase it to learn her brayer technique. … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Brayered Olive
Connie Stewart has again provided some inspiration in the form of crayon resist. I used a base of Whisper White embossed with the Framed Tulips TIEF and lightly sponged with Midnight Muse ink. The bird and branch image from Serene Silhouettes was stamped with Stazon Jet Black on Glossy White card stock, marked with a … Continue reading Serene Silhouettes Midnight Crayon Resist
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