Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Stampin’ Blends
What to do when you have a very large beautiful image? Split it and create two cards with it. Today I am using one of my favourite retired sets, Good Morning Magnolia. I coloured it using Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and then cut it and created two cards. Here they are side by side: Card … Continue reading Two Cards for one with Good Morning Magnolia
Today I am mixing the old and the new to create a pretty floral look. The card base of Orchid Oasis was layered with a piece of vellum which I embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder. The floral bouquet was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. The … Continue reading Blessings of Home for a floral spray
Today I have a fancy fold card that has been called a 'blind' or a trellis card. I am going to call it a trellis card as I think that it looks more like that. Cut a piece 9cm long from the front of a standard tent card base. Cut 5 x 1.5cm pieces and … Continue reading Trellis Card with Dainty Delight
The Two Tone Flora Bundle has some beautiful stamps and matching dies. It also has an amazing background die. Today I have four cards using this background die. Card 1:I used the retired 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper - Tahitian Tide for the background die and Parakeet Party for the punched leaves (from the Bough … Continue reading Great Ways to use the Two Tone Flora Background Die
Two of my nephews and their wives have recently given us some beautiful new babies. I am a little behind in sending congratulations but finally got around to some Centre Step Fold cards for them. I have used the retired Sweet Baby stamp set and matching Bouncing Baby Framelits Dies with the Cane Weave 3D … Continue reading Centre Step Fold Cards for Sweet Baby
A quick and easy card using Quiet Meadow and Biggest Wish stamps, some colouring with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and heat embossing. Stamp the floral image on Basic White with Pebbled Path ink and colour with Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party and Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. Fussy cut the image. Stamp the sentiment on … Continue reading A bouquet with Quite Meadow
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