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Tag: Handmade Greeting Cards
What do you think about non-traditional colours for Christmas? The Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper uses Polished Pink, Blushing Bride, Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and some Iridescent colours. They create beautiful Christmas projects. Here is a sample of the papers. Click on the picture to go to my online shop. A … Continue reading Pink for Christmas
Today I have used the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique on watercolor paper. The background panel was created with the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique:Add some drops of reinkers and shimmer paint (or Wink of Stella) to a craft sheet.Spritz with water until the inks start to bead.Dip watercolor paper (or shimmery white cardstock or Basic White … Continue reading Wrinkle Free Distress Technique with Shaded Summer flowers
The beautiful Expressions in Ink Paper Pumpkin Kit is now available. About the kit:Contains enough supplies to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes.Includes an exclusive stamp set and two Classic Stampin’ Spots - Bumblebee and Evening Evergreen.Features colours from our 2020–2022 and 2021–2023 In Color collections!Coordinates with products from our Expressions in Ink Suite. Click … Continue reading Paper Pumpkin Expressions in Ink
Here is another WOW background created with Water Painters and reinkers. Add some waves and die cut yachts for a quick and easy card. Take a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and use a Water Painter with Pacific Point reinker to create the sky. Use Pool Party reinker for the sea and Mossy Meadow reinker … Continue reading Sailing Home Watercolor Yachts
In previous posts I have shown how beautiful the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder works on Shimmer Vellum. Today I have used it on plain vellum cardstock. As you can see in the above photo the embossing creates an amazing effect on vellum.Supplies:Stamp Set: Artistically InkedCardstock: Misty Moonlight, Very Vanilla, VellumInk: Misty Moonlight, Polished Pink, Fresh … Continue reading Dry Embossing on Vellum
Today's technique is an oldie but a goodie. The Poppin' Pastels Technique has been around for a very long time and is coming back into vogue. One of the new products in the current Annual Catalogue is the set of Soft Pastels. I do not have them, but luckily I still have the original Stampin’ … Continue reading Poppin’ Pastels Technique with Tasteful Touches Flowers
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