Hi there Last month I participated in a team swap. What is a swap you ask? A swap is where you make multiple cards of the same design. You then give one of your cards to each member of the group and they give you one of theirs. This means you end up with multiple… Read More: Beautiful Butterflies – Baby Wipe Technique »
Hi there Here’s a bit of background about what Bokeh means. In photography, bokeh (/ˈboʊkə/ BOH-kə or /ˈboʊkeɪ/ BOH-kay;[1] Japanese: [boke]) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image.[2][3][4] Bokeh has also been defined as “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light”. Now onto the project 🙂 Here’s the finished card. For my background I’ve used Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana and… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Bokeh Technique »
Hi there Last Friday’s Fun Fold card used the Herringbone Technique for the front panels and today I thought I’d show you how to make this. This technique is a great way to use up your scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). I had some off cut strips plus I cut some more. These strips… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Herringbone Cards »
Hi there Today’s technique is one I haven’t done for ages – it’s called the Eclipse Technique. Most Eclipse cards use alphabet dies but you can use other dies and even punches. Here I’ve used the Playful Alphabet Dies which are a great size allowing for longer words. Our old Large Letter Dies only allowed… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Eclipse Card »
Carrying on from last weeks technique – different colouring methods – today we will be using our Stampin’ Blends for colouring in our outline stamp. When using alcohol markers to colour in you need to stamp your outline image with water based ink – my ‘go to’ ink for this is Memento. Don’t forget to… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Forever Blossoms – Colouring with Stampin’ Blends »
Hi there After some ‘technical issues’ I’ve finally managed to get here. Today’s technique uses our Stampin’ Write Markers to ‘ink’ up stamps. These markers are water based compared to the Stampin’ Blends which are alcohol based. Markers are great to use when you have an image that requires multiple colours and is too hard… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Direct to Rubber with Stampin’ Write Markers »
Hi there Today’s technique is heat embossing. This has got to be one of my favourite techniques. I never get sick of seeing the transformation of the embossing powder once heat is applied to it – it’s so cool. In my earlier post I used clear embossing powder added on top of an already inked… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Heat Embossing »
Hi there Today’s technique carry’s on from last weeks Dry Embossing technique. I’ve combined dry embossing with dies cuts and stamped images to create a technique known as Inlaid Embossing. The colour combo comes from this months SU! Colour Challenge – head on over and see the various creations made with the below colours and… Read More: Technique Tuesday – Inlaid Embossing »
Hi there Last month one of my work colleagues had a birthday and the Dressed to Impress stamp set was perfect for her. Back in May I shared this card I made for her so shoes are her thing 🙂 I CASED the design of this card from a fellow demo Linda Heller. This card… Read More: Dressed to Impress – Shoe Shopping »
The In Good Taste Suite on pages 122-124 was the first suite I purchased from the new Annual Catalogue. Today I’m going to share two cards I’ve made using the Tasteful Touches Bundle from this suite. The first card is a ‘simple stamping’ card and the the second card is a stepped up card adding… Read More: Tasteful Touches – Cinnamon Cider »
Hi there I find sympathy cards one of the hardest to create and even more so when they need to be masculine based. Since we’ve been in lockdown I’ve needed to create two sympathy cards for male colleagues who have lost family members (thankfully not due to COVID-19). I CASE’d this layout from a card… Read More: Rooted in Nature – Sympathy Card »
Hi there I’ve really enjoyed using the Waterfront stamp set this month. I’ve managed to get four different looks with this set – you’d have to say its a versatile set. In my last post I used the images to create a beach scene and today I’m creating a mountain scene. It’s Father’s Day here… Read More: Waterfront – Two Time Stamping Masculine Card »
Hi there Carrying on with the Waterfront stamp here’s another creation with a lovely island theme. My boss had a big birthday yesterday and is currently on holiday in the islands so what better set to use for a special card. While I was creating this card I also did a ‘Father’s Day’ option. I’ve… Read More: Waterfront Masculine Card with a Polaroid Look »
Hi there Yesterday I shared with you my first eclipse card using the Night in Bethlehem stamp set. Today I have my second eclipse Card except this time I used the lovely Share What You Love DSP instead of stamping. It was a super quick card to make and very effective with the paper. This… Read More: Share What You Love – No Stamping Eclipse Card »
Hi there The year is fast drawing to a close – one more week of work before the holiday starts :). Yesterday we had our staff Christmas lunch and went to Stonyridge Vineyard on Waiheke Island – it was a great day with beautiful food and great company and the weather even behaved. A couple… Read More: Night in Bethlehem Eclipse Card »