Spotlight on Nature meets Nature's Symphony

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Sympathy card for my Uncle & his wife who lost his elder sister last week

Easy level - bow making, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, mossy meadow

Stampin' blends: mossy meadow

Dies: nature's symphony, spotlight on nature (slots 2)

Embossing Folders: basics 3D

Ink: mossy meadow

Stamps: loveliest tree

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, natural matte dots

when using layering dies 1 is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, mossy meadow 11 x 10, white 10 x 14, 6.5 x 6.5, white bakers twine 20cm

1. use the stampin' blend, dye the bakers twine and put to one side to dry
2. die cut the leaves and circle
3. stamp the sentiment in the circle
4. dry emboss the white layer
5. adhere the white layer to the base card using liquid glue
6. adhere the leaves using liquid glue
7. attach the circle using dimensional pads
8. make the bow and attach using a glue dot
9. add the dots

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊 

Sympathy Card - Branching Out meets Nature's Symphony

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Sympathy card for my Aunt who lost her elder sister last week

Intermediate level - bow making, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, masking, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, lost lagoon

Designer Series Paper: nature walk

Dies: branching out (3), nature's symphony

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: secret sea, lost lagoon

Stamps: *everyday greetings

Accessories: blending brush, bordered open weave ribbon

 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp layer 10 x 14, lost lagoon 11 x 10, white 9.5 x 13.5, 

1. adhere the dsp to the base card using liquid glue
2. die cut the leaves
3. create a mask using the branching out die and some scrap card stock
4. use the mask and blending brush to create the shading on the white layer
5. stamp the sentiment
6. emboss this layer and attach to the base card using dimensional pads
7. adhere the leaves using liquid glue
8. make a bow and attach using a glue dot

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊 

Textured Notes meets Delightful Wishes

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Happy Birthday Sid

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, punching out, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic beige & white

Designer Series Paper: beautiful gallery

Dies: *deckled circles (2,3), layering circles (4)

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D

Ink: basic beige, mossy meadow

Puches: *banner triple

Stamps: textured notes

Accessories: basic note cards, muted palette dots

 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic note card 12.7 x 17.8 scored at 8.9, white 12 x 8.2, 8.5 x 5.5 (leaves), 5 x 10 (circles), 1.2 x 8.5, dsp 9 x 2.3, beige 1.5 x 8.5, 

1. stamp the two circles and die cut them using the layering circle die
2. die cut the two circles using the deckled circles on the white layer
3. dry emboss the white layer
4. line up the two stamped circles and adhere these to the card base using liquid glue
5. using the punch, flag the right hand side of the three strips
6. arrange on the white layer and adhere with liquid glue, then cut the excess off on left side
7. stamp the leaves and fussy cut 
8. attach the white layer to the card base using dimensional pads
9. attach the leaves again using dimensional pads
10. adhere the dots

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊

Pop up Petals - A card on top of a card

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Happy birthday Margaret

Card front

first page

second page is blank for you to put note or greeting

Intermediate level - blending with markers, die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: delightful wishes, pop up petals

Card Stock: basic white, cloud cover, petunia pop

Designer Series Paper: florals in bloom, whispers of texture

Dies: *cheerful daisies 

Ink: memento black, petunia pop

Stampin' Blends: petunia pop, shy shamrock

Stamps: spotlight on nature

Accessories: adhesive sheets, muted palette dots

* = no longer available

Start with a whispers of texture base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, florals in bloom 14 x 20 scored @ 10, 14 x 10 (top layer to hide the gap) basic white 7 x 10 (3 flowers), 10 x 1.8 (front wishing), 7 x 3 (middle sentiment), 4.5 x 10 (wishing), cloud cover 6.5 x 1.5 (ledges), petunia pop 6 x 9 (wishing background), dsp squares 2.5 x 2.5 (2 needed)

1. using the centre score line of the patterned dsp, die cut the opening for the boxes at 3.5 from the bottom
2. stamp the 2 sentiments and the 3 flowers 
3. colour the flowers using the blends
4. apply the adhesive sheeting to the 2 pieces need for the wishing sentiment
5. carry out the die cutting for all the elements needed
6. adhere the 2 squares to the boxes, then add the ledges using liquid glue
7. adhere the 2 flowers inside of the boxes at 2 different levels using liquid glue
8. attach the internal sentiment using dimensional pads
9. adhere the back of the florals in bloom layer to the front of the whispers of texture using liquid glue making sure you don't put glue where the boxes are
10. adhere the front top layer to hide the opening where the boxes are again not putting glue where the boxes are using liquid glue 
11. remove the backing from the white wishing and adhere to the petunia pop layer of the wishing, now remove the backing from the petunia pop layer and position on the front of the card 
12. attach the last sentiment using dimensional pads, leaving a gap for the flower to slot in
13. adhere the flower using liquid glue
14. place the dots 

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊 

Charming day meets Banner Sayings

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Happy Birthday Ruth

Oops missed the actual card

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering, punching out, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: banner sayings bundle, charming day

Card Stock: basic white. coastal cabana

Designer Series Paper: *hello irresistible 

Embossing Folders: birch wood 3D, *subtle 3D

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: coastal cabana, versaMark

Punches: three banner

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, *milky dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10.5 x 14.5, leaves 10.5 x 5.5, flowers 10.5 x 6.5, white band 2 x 14.5, sentiment 7 x 2

1. stamp the flowers 
2. die cut the flowers and leaves 
3. dry emboss the flowers, leaves and dsp layer using the Subtle 3D folder
4. dry emboss the white band using the birch wood 3D folder
5. stamp the sentiment in versaMark, add the embossing powder and heat 
6. cut out the sentiment, using the three banner punch
7. adhere the white band to the dsp layer using liquid glue
8. adhere dsp layer to the base card using liquid glue
9. adhere the leaves using liquid glue and the flowers using dimensional pads
10. create a figure 8 loop of twine and adhere to the back of the sentiment using tear & tape
11. attach the sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
12. adhere the milky dots

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊 

Layered Thoghts meets Of Art & Texture (landscape)

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Happy Birthday Dave

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, embellishing, fussy cutting 😞,  

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic beige, night of navy

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D, joined together 3D

Ink: night of navy

Stamps: Layered thoughts, *of art& texture

Accessories: *candy dots

 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, beige 14 x 10 (backing layer, 10 x 8 (middle section), 10 x 5.5 (sentiment), blue 6 x 10 (outer sections)

1. stamp the sentiment and fussy cut round it
2. stamp the middle section in a random pattern then dry emboss using the exposed brick 3D folder
3. dry emboss the outer section using the joined together 3D folder
4. die cut the outer section at 3cm to create a left and right section
5. Adhere these 3 pieces to the backing layer using liquid glue
6. Now adhere this to the base card again with liquid glue
7. add the candy dots 

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊 

Layered Thoughts meet Of Art & Texture (portrait)

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Happy Birthday Richard

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, embellishing, fussy cutting 😞,  

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D, joined together 3D

Ink: night of navy

Stamps: Layered thoughts, *of art& texture

Accessories: *white perfect accents

 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white 14 x 10 (backing layer, 10 x 8 (middle section), 10 x 5.5 (sentiment), blue 6 x 10 (outer sections)

1. stamp the sentiment and fussy cut round it
2. stamp the middle section in a random pattern then dry emboss using the exposed brick 3D folder
3. dry emboss the outer section using the joined together 3D folder
4. die cut the outer section to create a top and bottom section
5. Adhere these 3 pieces to the backing layer using liquid glue
6. Now adhere this to the base card again with liquid glue
7. add the accents 

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make it, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'd love to hear form you.

If you wish to buy any of the items used, go to contacting me at the top of the page for details of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊