Aug 31, 2017 | Big Shot project, Birthday card, cards, handmade, heat embossing, Tool Tip, tutorial, watercolour
Today’s card is one of a set of 4 that I’m making using the cute This Little Piggy stamp set from Stampin’ Up!I started by using sketch #359 from the Paper Players Sketch ChallengeActually, before I saw the sketch, I stamped my piggies in Archival...
Aug 18, 2017 | Big Shot project, cards, heat embossing, tutorial
Today’s card was one showed by Tamara at our recent get-together, with the original idea by Sandi MacIver.To make this card I swiped an Embossing Buddy over the panel of Berry Burst cardstock to remove static. Then I inked up the large floral image from the Wood...
Jul 20, 2017 | Big Shot project, cards, heat embossing, Tool Tip, video
I’ve heard a rumor that you can use water as an alternative to VersaMark or pigment ink for embossing with embossing powder, but I have never seen it done.Stampin’ Up! has produced this cool video that shows 3 different embossing powder techniques, the...
Jul 17, 2017 | cards, heat embossing, watercolour
Today’s card is an experiment in watercolour rainbow painting. I have been inspired by the talented Kristina Werner for a number of years, and love watching her videos. I would love to be able to paint watercolour as well as she does, I guess I need lots of...
Jul 4, 2017 | Big Shot project, Birthday card, cards, handmade, heat embossing, Punch Art, watercolour
Today’s card is one we made at a recent “shoe-box” swap, or get-together with my demonstrator friends. We meet once per month and each come up with a project, and provide the supplies for the others to make the card.The card started out as a standard...
Jul 5, 2016 | Big Shot project, cards, heat embossing
I’ve made some cards using Stampin’ Up’s Artistically Asian stamp set, 3 were designed by Helen Clifton, this one I came up with myself, inspired by her designs.I used Stampin Up brush markers to colour directly to the rubber of the stamp to get the...