Originally posted 14 Feb 2008 on my Madex Creations blog This was a quick card to make. Stamped the flowers (from Springtime Stems) with Versamark and Very Vanilla Craft Ink onto Real Red cardstock. Used the paper piercer and mat pack to put a row of holes down the side of the Naturals Ivory strip. Used an old pair of scissors to scrape both long sides for some…
Originally posted 12 Feb 2008 on my original MadexCreations blog Mum and dad celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this month. Here is the card we kids gave them to mark the occasion. Now you can’t actually tell from this photo but it is a rather large card (no envelopes this big!) The little cards with…
Originally posted 10 Feb 2008 on my original MadexCreations blog. Thought I’d pop on a couple of cards I have made recently while playing with my Stampin’ Up supplies. This one is my first attempt at a technique called masking which you can use to make images appear to be in the foreground or background – a…
Originally posted 7 Feb 2008 on my original blog MadexCreations My first flick through the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue and Ideas Book that my friend Leanne brought over one day got the cogs in my brain spinning. Before I knew it my wish list had exceeded my Christmas stocking space! It was another month or so…
Originally posted 6 Feb, 2008 on my original blog MadexCreations. I’ve enjoyed making cards for as long as I can remember. Dad found this tidbit in the ‘sentimental box’ from 1983 … Yes – its a bit cheesy! In more recent years I’ve made cards featuring photos of my two gorgeous kids. Far flung friends…