Cheerful Daisies meets Spotlight On Nature

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Happy Birthday Serenia

Easy level - die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering, masking

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: cheerful daisies

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, gorgeous grape

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Embossing powder: white

Ink: fresh freesia, gorgeous grape, versaMark

Stamps: spotlight on nature

Accessories: *noble peacock rhinestones

* = no longer available

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white 14.2 x 10.2, gorgeous grape 3 x 6.5, ribbon 18cm, sheet of paper torn in half to use as a mask

1. arrange the masking paper and secure down on the white layer
2. colour the exposed area using a blending brush and then remove the masking paper
3. stamp the flower
4. dry emboss the white layer
5. stamp the sentiment in versaMark ink, add the embossing powder then heat
6. die cut the sentiment 
7. secure the ribbon to the front layer using tape
8. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
9. with the extra bit of ribbon create a faux bow to the left of the sentiment using a glue dot to secure it
10. add the rhinestones

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 from 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 😊

Anniversary cards for June

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Happy Anniversary wishes for all those in June

Intermediate level - colouring ribbon, die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: 

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: *potted succulent, textured notes

Stampin' Blends: fresh freesia, lost lagoon, highland heather, shy shamrock 

Stamps: everyday greetings, greetings of the season

Accessories: *bakers twine essential pack (18cm), *polka dot tulle (16cm)

 * = no longer available

Start with a base card 14. x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 13.7 x 10.2, long sentiment 2 x 10, oval sentiment 4 x 9

1. Add adhesive sheeting to the back of the background layer
2. die cut this layer using the larger stamp from the potted succulents dies
3. dye the ribbon to the colour you wish to use, using the stampin' blend pens
4. remove the backing from the die cut piece and carefully adhere each end of the ribbon around it, then adhere to the base card
5. stamp and die cut the 2 sentiments (the bottom one was computer generated).
6. attach these sentiments to the card using dimensional pads
7. add a twine bow to the left of the top sentiment
8. add rhinestones if you want a little more adornment (I did this on the ones not being posted) placed either side of the longer sentiment.

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 from 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 😊

Spotlight On Nature meets Elements Of Text

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Happy Birthday Sheilah

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, stamping, stamping using stampin' write markers

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: *charming sentiments/sentiment silhouettes

Card Stock: basic beige & white, old olive

Dies: *deckled circles (9,10)

Embossing Folders: *painted texture 3D

Ink: basic beige, flirty flamingo

Stampin' write markers: flirty flamingo

Stamps: elements of text, spotlight on nature

Accessories: *bakers twine 3 color pack, rainbow dots, water painters

 

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

Start with a base card 15.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, old olive 12 x 12, basic beige 11 x 11, white 2.5 x 9, 7.5 x 11.

1. start by die cutting the 2 circles
2. stamp the smaller circle using the elements of text
3. adhere the beige circle to the old olive circle using liquid glue
4. adhere both circles to the base card
5. using the water painter and flirty flamingo ink add some spatters across the card
6. stamp the flowers by using the markers to load the stamp with ink, then fussy cut
7. attach to the card, using dimensional pads
8. stamp the sentiment and die cut
9. attach the sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
10. make a bow with the bakers twine and add to the card using a glue dot
11. add the rainbow 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 from 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 😊

Adventurous sky collection

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Happy Birthday Mike

Intermediate level - colouring with alcohol markers, die cutting, dry embossing, layering

Cased from Angie Leach 'too cool stamping'

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: adventurous sky

Card Stock: night of navy

Designer Series Paper: take to the sky

Dies: *everyday details (4)

Embossing Folders: soft waves 3D

Ink: memento black, night of navy

Stampin' Blends: boho blue, gray granite, smoky slate

Accessories: *adhesive backed milky dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a base card 10.5 x 29 scored at 10.5, basic white 9 x 5, gray granite 9 x 9, 4 x 14.2, dsp 3.1 x 13.9, 7.5 x 10.1

1. dry emboss the the righthand side of the base card front
2. adhere the clouds dsp using liquid glue
3. adhere the blue dsp to the gray granite strip using liquid glue
4. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
5. stamp the plane in black
6. colour the plane using the the blends
7. die cut the plane and circle
8. stamp the sentiment to the circle in night of navy
9. attach the plane to the circle using dimensional pads
10. adhere the circle to the base card using liquid glue
11. add a milky dot to the nose of plane

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 from 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 😊 

Adventurous Sky meets oldie Badges & Banners

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Happy Birthday Leigh

I'm on a mission to use some of my old stash at the moment and coming up with some decent cards I think!

Easy level - die cutting, layering, punching out, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: very vanilla 

Designer Series Paper: *true gentleman

Dies: something fancy 

Ink: night of navy

Punches: *best badge 

Stamps: adventurous sky, *badges & banners

Accessories: *faux suede trim

 * = no longer available

Start with a craft note card base, background layer 3⅜ x 4⅞, dsp (2 pieces) 3⅜ x 2½ 

1. stamp both the sentiments on the background layer
2. die cut the one and punch out the other sentiments
3. adhere the 2 pieces of dsp to the background layer over lapping at the middle using liquid glue
4. adhere the trim across the middle using liquid glue or tear & tape
5. attach the sentiments using dimensional pads 

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 from 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 😊 

Blast from the past - Biggest Wish

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Happy Birthday Jim

Blast from the past Easy level - glueing on bakers twine, layering, stamping, 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic gray, basic black (not seen)

Designer Series Paper: *well suited

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D

Ink: basic gray, poppy parade

Stamps: *biggest wish

Accessories: *bakers twine, *rhinestones basics

 * = no longer available

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, black layer 14.1 x 10.1, dsp 3 x 10.1, 11.1 x 10.1, 3.3 x 6.7 (need 2)

1. adhere the 3 x 10.1 piece down the left hand side of the black layer
2. stamp the happy birthday and adhere this piece next to the other one
3. add very small dots of glue down the lines of the dsp and attach the twine
4. trim the 3.3 x 6.7 pieces to become triangles, then emboss using the folder
5. attach the triangle's using dimensional pads
6. add the rhinestones
7. adhere to the base card using liquid glue

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 from 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 😊

Delightful Wishes meets Linked Together Dies

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Happy Birthday Idwin

Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: delightful wishes

Card Stock: basic white, daffodil delight, lemon lolly, old olive, pecan pie

Dies: linked together

Embossing Folders: plaster painting 3D

Ink: old olive

Stampin' Blends: mossy meadow

Vellum: floral & gingham

Accessories: adhesive sheets, rhinestone basic jewels

 

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, vellum 10 x 14, basic white 11 x 7, 3 x 9, daffodil delight 5 x 12, lemon lolly 5 x 9.5, 5 x 14, old olive 3 x 5.5 full leaves, 3 x 9.5 sentiment, 7 x 4 layering leaves, pecan pie 2 x 6

1. adhere the vellum to the base card using liquid glue
2. stamp the 2 full leaves and the hb sentiment 
3. die cut these along with the 3 full flowers and the larger layer for the layered leaves.
4. die cut the rest of the elements making sure there is adhesive sheeting on the back of the cs
5. adhere the lattice work to the base card
6. layer all the pieces that need to go together, adhere the top sentiment to the base card
7. adhere the flowers using glue dots
8. attach the hb sentiment using dimensional pads

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 from 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 😊