What: A trio of Christmas cards that developed from the simple idea of heat embossing snowflakes onto patterned paper. How: I started by choosing a wintry blue patterned paper and white heat embossing a random covering of snowflakes of all sizes onto it. Then I die cut some different shapes from it (still with no… Continue reading Christmas cards: Embossed snowflakes
Month: September 2015
Christmas card: Full shaker
What: My first attempt at creating a full-size shaker card using my new Brother ScanNCut. How: The first thing I had to do was create the design for the front of the shaker. I started by sketching the Merry Xmas design on paper and inking over it. If I had been happy with it at… Continue reading Christmas card: Full shaker
Halloween card: Mouse on a broom
What: A cute little mouse flying off on a broom is the centrepiece for this card made for Gerda Steiner’s September challenge. How: First I had to come up with a layout that was sufficiently different from the cards that had already been entered into the challenge; having the mouse flying in front of the… Continue reading Halloween card: Mouse on a broom
Birthday card: Fifty bunnies
What: A fiftieth birthday card for someone who loves bunnies. What better to do than make a card with fifty bunnies on it in the shape of the numbers five and zero. How: That thought process was quickly followed by the sensible part of my brain thinking that one large bunny holding a sign saying… Continue reading Birthday card: Fifty bunnies
Birthday card: Snoopy on a bike
What: Time to come up with an idea for a card for my brother’s birthday. How: I started out by looking for a motorbike digital stamp to use as the basis for the card, but couldn’t find one that was neither too realistic nor too cutesy; however I did find some images of Snoopy on… Continue reading Birthday card: Snoopy on a bike
Technique: Faux textured metal backgrounds
What: Testing out a new technique for creating backgrounds with Distress ink, Perfect Pearls and an embossing folder. (Note to self: remember to actually post things and not just leave them in my drafts folder.) Inspired by: Jennifer McGuire’s faux textured metal paper tutorial. How: This is a surprisingly straightforward technique. Mask off around the… Continue reading Technique: Faux textured metal backgrounds
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