Hi All, Welcome to today's blog post. One of my favourite all time techniques is heat embossing. Today's technique is a simple way to enhance your heat embossed image by highlighting with a marker. I have used a copic marker (R20) which is close to the colour card stock I have chosen for today's card. I have traced around the heat embossed image...
Hi All, I have used the Inspired By Stamping Monthly Blog Challenge picture as my muse. ***************** Every month on the 15th, in our Inspired by Stamping Newsletter, we share 3 different types of inspiration for you to try featuring color combinations, sketches & on trend items. It’s up to you if you would like to use 1, 2 or 3 of the featured...
Today's card is a simple layout but to add depth and dimension to this card I have used textured paste where I have added re-inkers to get this coloured paste. I created my own stencil with my Silhouette Cameo using the hexagons pattern background. Stampset used is from Simon Says Stamp "Teacher's Rule" I have entered this fun card in he Color Throwdown...
Hi All, Welcome to today's card I have been playing around with the My Minds Eye Paper stack that I received in the Simon Says Stamp May Kit. For the card base I have used Whisper white then layered the pattern paper and vellum. The sentiment is from, Inspired By Stamping "Happy Occasions"which I have stamped over the "Vintage Banners. Inks used are...
Hi All, Welcome to today's card. Today I used the IndigoBlu Flitter Glu and Mega Flake Copper Kettle to make this simple yet elegant card. The color cardstock I chose for today is Blackberry Bliss from Stampin Up. The stampsets used are from Altenew Hennah Elements & Stampin Up Perfectly Penned. This card is a very simple design. Hope you enjoyed visiting my...
Hi All, todays lovely card is a clean vintage inspired card. Lots of layers has been done to create todays card. The card base and layers have all been sponged with River Rock ink. I have used the same ink on the front base layer and continuous stamped with the Background Basic III stampset giving the look of designer series paper. I have distress...
I first prepared the textured background by mixing Marina Mist ink from the re-inker and Ranger white textured paste the trick is not to add too much re-inker as it will make the past rather thin and may loose some of the texture. The Stencil used is the Tessatina from Memory Box. For the tag I have used the Stampin Up Punch, the...
Hi All, This is my first time playing along in this blog challenge and had a ball playing along. I played with the smooshing technique that Kristina Werner and Laura Bassen has recently been demonstrating on You Tube. The distress inks I used for the butterflies were picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio and peacock feathers. I die cut the smooshing technique piece...
Hi Everyone, Welcome to today's Thank Card It's Friday! I have used My Minds Eye Paper from my Simon Says Stamp May Card Kit. The Sentiment is from the lovely Wplus9 peeps Sparkle & Shine. I have added a touch of Navy for the ink and the tag as I entered this card in the Just Add Ink colour challenge this week. The...
Hi all welcome to today's cards. I have used the Elegant Flowers Stampset combined with the Spring Bouquet to create these 2 cards. For the first card I have used Distress Markers to colour in the the rose. I spread the distress marker colours with my aqua brush then fussy cut around the rose. I have placed the rose on a die cut circle which I then...
Hi All, Welcome to today's sweet and simple thank you card. I have used Spring Bouquet Stampset for the sentiment as I really love the flourish of the Thank You which has been stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink on White cardstock. I have hand drawn faux stitching around the border of the white panel to add some extra element of detail to...