Ways to add Glitter and Shine to your cards
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Ways to add Glitter and Shine to your cards

This post shows how I make over a dozen cards on 5 easy ways to add gilliter to your cards or projects - by using fine glitter, glitter embossing powder, glitter glue, and glitter brush - and get that wow effect.

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Gel Press with Altenew Crisp Dye Inks
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Gel Press with Altenew Crisp Dye Inks

This post shows how I use a gel press to achieve a print of smooth ink blended backgrounds with Altenew Crisp Dye Inks. The ink is 'stamped' onto a card with white heat embossed Paint-A-Flower images from Altenew. The heat embossed image reists the dye inks.

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Stencil Techniques
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Stencil Techniques

This post shows how I use various stencil types (layering stencil, background stencil, builder stencil) with different mediums (dye inks, distress oxide inks, glimmer paste, embossing paste, embellishment mousse) and make many many cards.

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Die cutting flowers
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Die cutting flowers

Die cutting of Alternew Craft-A-Flower Poppy Layering Die Set to create this birthday card for a friend who turns fifty and I purposefully did not put the number fifity on the card,

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No line watercolouring for beginners
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

No line watercolouring for beginners

No line watercolouring for beginners using the Altenew Poppy Garden stamp set. Painted flowers with Distress Inks and Mijello Mission watercolours.

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Layered die cutting & two for one card
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Layered die cutting & two for one card

These cards are made for the Jan 2021 Altenew Challenge. Uses the Altenew Fantasy Floral 3D Dies to create the flower card and Altenew Bold Caps and Bold Numerals die set along with the Tea Party washi tape to make the two for one ‘HB2U’ card.

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Vintage Card
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

Vintage Card

A Vintage looking card with distress ink blending and die cutting of the Altenew Pressed Leaf.

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SSS Monday Challenge – Unused Product
Angela Brennan Angela Brennan

SSS Monday Challenge – Unused Product

This post is a special card made for a loved one and I am also submitting it for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which requires one to use a new or unused product. For me this was the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions which comes with coordinating dies. For those in the UK, I got my set from Seven Hills Craft at a reasonable price.

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