Partial Heat Embossing for Shabby Vintage Chic

Hello there y’all! I saw this pattern in an advertisement and decided to play with Rooted in Nature and wanting to keep it earthy. Somewhere along the creative hot mess in my mind, I decided to tone it down with vellum, lace, ink distressed edges, then brought wood and metallic on board, and here we …

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Bokeh Effect Ink Blending

Hello there y’all! I hope you had a great holiday season. Today I am featuring Bokeh Dots and Enjoy Life with an inking technique. The bokeh technique was popular a few years ago and has made a comeback in the raw form of the amazing Stampin’ Up! DistINKtive brand. The manufacturing process distinctly (hence the …

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Hand-Cut 3D Christmas Card + Handmade Holidays 2018

Hello there y’all! I hope you’re staying warm and toasty. I’m freezing and looking forward to the possibility of a 52 degree heatwave tomorrow that’s supposed to keep me in good spirits for the next 4 months. I’m playing along with Freshly Made Sketches (FMS366) this week and made this extremely dimensional Christmas card from last …

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SUOC 212: Christmas + Design Team Call

Hello there y’all. I really hope this goes up. I’m horrible at keeping up with social media, really horrible, so nothing is ever updated. I got software to help me with that to autopost. Let’s just say that it’s a story and here I am … back with a twofer to finish out the Making …

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