Designer Paper Birthday Card

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Happy Birthday Anne

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embosisng, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, balmy blue, secret sea

Designer Series Paper: true blue florals

Dies: *basic borders, spotlight on nature (3), stylish shapes (3)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D 

Ink: secret sea 

Stamps: *framed florets

Accessories: *rainbow dots, borders open weave ribbon

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

Start with a backing card 14.5 x 10.5, dsp 14 x 26.5, basic white 6 x 6, balmy blue 14 x 3.5, secret sea 6 x 6, 2.5 x 15

1. score the designer paper at 10 and 20, and fold into a Z, narrower piece at the front
2. die cut the dark blue border along the one edge then turn and die cut a second time to make the diamonds
3. emboss the light blue strip
4. line up the light blue strip against the dsp and adhere the diamonds down the join using liquid glue
5. adhere the dsp to the backing card using liquid glue
6. stamp the sentiment
7. die cut the 2 circles
8. attach the sentiment to blue circle using dimensional pads
9. adhere the blue circle to the base card using liquid glue
10. make a bow and attach it to the card using a glue dot
11. 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 😊

Layered Thoughts meets Beautiful Gallery

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Happy Birthday Bill

Easy level - layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: cloud cover, mossy meadow

Designer Series Paper: beautiful gallery

Ink: secret sea

Stamps: Layered thoughts

Accessories: 2025/7 in color flat pearls

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

Start with a basic card base 14.85 x 21 scored at 10.5, green layer 14.25 x 10.25, dsp layer 14 x 10

1. stamp the sentiment on the dsp
2. adhere dsp to green layer using liquid glue
3. adhere green layer to base card using liquid glue
4. add the flat pearls

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 😊

Blast from the Past Golden Wedding

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Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Jean & Gareth

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: *birthday celebration

Card Stock: basic white, gold foil

Dies: *bloomin' hearts

Embossing Folders: *falling petals

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: versaMark

Punches: three banner

Stamps: *memorable moments

Accessories: adhesive sheets, *gilded gems*open weave trim

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.85 x 21 scored at 10.5, white 14.35 x 10 embossed layer, 10.5 x 10 heart, 6.5 x 2 (need 2) sentiments, 3 x 2 banner, gold 5 x 4 numbers

1. dry emboss the largest layer
2. add adhesive sheeting to the back of the numbers layer
3. stamp the sentiments and TH using versaMark ink, then heat emboss using gold embossing powder
4. die cut the numbers, heart and TH banner 
5. punch out the Anniversary sentiment
6. punch out the happy lining up the H toward the left side, then attach to  a sticky note upside down and re punch lining up the y to the left side
7. wrap some ribbon across the embossed layer and adhere it at the back using tear & tape
8. attach the heart and both sentiments using dimensional pads
9. remove the sheeting from the numbers and adhere to the heart, making sure the TH banner is tucked behind the 0
10. create a bow with long tails and adhere to the card using a glue dot
11. wrap the tails behind this layer and adhere with tape
12. adhere this layer to the base card using liquid glue
13. add the gems

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 😊

Teenage Birthday.

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Happy Birthday Kayden

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: *birthday celebration

Card Stock: basic white, cherry cobbler, secret sea

Dies: *layering circles (2 for both), *wanted to say

Embossing Folders: *dotted circle

Embossing Powder: 

Stamps: *epic celebrations

Accessories: adhesive sheets

 * = 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 panel 14 x 10, 5.5 x 8 sentiment backing, 3.5 x 2 banner, 5 x 4 numbers, 4.5 x 4.5 circle sentiment, secret sea 8.5 x 5 sentiment, 5 x 4 numbers, cherry cobbler 4.5 x 4.5 scallop circle, 6 x 2.5, 8.5 x 3 sentiment backing

1. dry enboss the white panel and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
2. stamp the round sentiment and the TH
3. add adhesive sheeting on the back of the blue pieces
4. die cut all the peices
5. with the white sentiment background carefully separate the happy from the birthday using scissors 
6. remove the backing from HB pieces and stick down on the white backgrounds
7. adhere the round sentiment to the scalloped circle and the HB sentiments to the cherry cobbler pieces using liquid glue
8. adhere the happy birthday and TH banner to the base card using liquid glue
9. remove the backing from the numbers and stick down
10. attach the round sentiment to the base card 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 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 😊

Daisies meets Nature's Symphony

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Happy birthday Serenia

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, strawberry slush

Designer Series Paper: 25/7 in colors

Dies: *deckled circles (2), *layering circles (2), nature's symphony

Embossing Folders: softly swirled

Ink: secret sea

Punches: 2" circle, *medium daisy, *large daisy

Stamps: *layered with love

Accessories: 25/7 in colors flat pearls

 * = 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, basic white 29.7 x 10.5 (punching & die cutting), strawberry slush 5.5 x 5.5, dsp 10 x 14

1. adhere the dsp to the base card, using liquid glue
2. using the 2" circle, punch a hole in the bottom right corner of the base card
3. stamp the happy birthday in the bottom right corner of the white strip
4. die cut the leaves and the sentiment
5. die cut the deckled circle
6. die cut 2 of each of the daisy's
7. run the daisies through the embossing folder
8. adhere the sentiment to the deckled circle, using liquid glue
9. adhere the daisies together in the centre only, using liquid glue
10. adhere the leaves to the base card, using liquid glue
11. adhere the daisies using liquid glue
12. add the faceted gems to the centre of the daisies
13. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
14. add the pearls

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 😊 

Anniversaries, Paradise Garden

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Anniversary cards for each of my Children 

Intermediate level - die cutting, hybrid embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: paradise Garden

Card Stock: basic white, bubble bath, highland heather, lemon lolly

Ink: bubble bath, highland heather, lemon lolly, secret sea

Stampin' Write Markers: *shaded spruce & shy shamrock 

Stamps: *sweetly scripted

Accessories: *purple sequins, *rainbow dots 

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5 for portrait cards, 10.5 x 29 scored @ 14.5 for landscape card, white layer 10 x 14, vellum 10 x 14, sentiment 4 x 10.5, flowers & leaves 9 x 21

1. dry emboss the vellum 
2. adhere to the white layer using liquid glue very sparingly 
3. adhere this layer to the base card, using liquid glue
4. ink up the 2 flowers, remove the ink from the stems and add the green using the stampin' write marker (remember to huff before stamping) now stamp the leaves
5. stamp the sentiment
6. die cut all the pieces 
7. arrange onto the card then adhere the leaves using liquid glue
8. adhere the two flowers together, using liquid glue
9. attach the flowers and sentiment, using dimensional pads
10. add the sequins or 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 😊 

Delicate Whispers and more

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Happy Birthday Sheilah

Intermediate level - colour using alcohol blends, and blending brush, die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, *pebble path, soft sea foam

Bundles: delicate whispers

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: cloud cover, bubble bath, *pebble path

Stampin' Blends: bubble bath, soft sea foam

Stamps: *en français, *go to greetings, Spotlight on nature

Accessories: blending brush, *brushed brass butterflies, wink of stella

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

Start with a basic card base 15 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 6 x 15 (front panel), 6 x 9 (spray of flowers),5.5 x 3.5 (single flower), 2.5 x 7 (sentiment),soft sea foam 4 x 9 (ferns), pebble path 4 x 15 (torn strip)

1. stamp the background on the front of the base card, down the right hand side, and the second stamp from spotlight on nature using second generation stamping
2. using the blending brush colour the middle of the white panel
3. rip about half a centimetre off the pebble path cs
4. adhere the remainder of the strip to the white panel using liquid glue
5. now adhere to the base card leaving about half a centimetre on the left side showing, using liquid glue
6. stamp the spray of flowers and single flower in cloud cover, and the sentiment in pebble path
7. die cut the ferns, spray of flowers and single flower
8. colour the flowers and fussy cut round the sentiment
9. add wink of stella to the flowers and leaves
10. adhere the ferns in position using liquid glue
11. attach the flowers and sentiment using dimensional pads
12. add the butterflies

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 😊