Once again this morning's project uses a couple of retiring products. My plan was to create an elegant card in shades of brown to show off the copper embossed sentiment. I think I succeeded. FANCIFUL FRAGRANCE This project began with the large perfume bottles image from the retiring Fanciful Fragrance Stamp Set. Using Sahara Sand ink I first stamped it into a piece of Very Vanilla Card. Then I decided that the image would be my coordinating feature so I stamped it across the bottom ... VIEW POST
Taking Subtle To A Whole New Level
Playing with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder is always fun, but I think I've taken it to a whole new level. The other day I made a masculine card using the embossing folder to create an ink embossed background. Today I decided to try something new that I've not seen anywhere else and... Well I'll let you decide the result for yourself. SUBTLE BUT AMAZING This project all started with a piece of Crumb Cake Card and a Crumb Cake ink pad. First I wiped the ink pad on the inside of the ... VIEW POST
Stamp A Sentiment On Coloured Card
I've no idea why, but it seems that whenever I stamp a sentiment I always reach for Whisper White or Very Vanilla Card. I suppose it's just a habit I've developed over the years. When I was completing my personal World Card Making Day challenge last month I tried to make the 24 cards quite different. And so it was that I ended up stamping my sentiment on coloured card. I have to say I loved the resulting project. I began this project with the unique sponged background which I created on ... VIEW POST
Another Heat Embossing Idea
Yesterday I showed you a card made using the Inspiring Iris Stamp Set my daughter bought me for my birthday. Today I have a project using another birthday gift, the Fanciful Fragrance Stamp Set. I love the vintage feel of the images in this set and was particularly attracted to the flowers. I thought they would make a nice focal point for a bookmark. After I'd finished stamping I decided it needed a little gold heat embossing too, and that was when I had an novel idea. FIRST THE ... VIEW POST
