Notes & Totes meets stylish shapes

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy birthday Leah

Cased from Leena Girsa

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: *notes & totes

Card Stock: basic white, secret sea

Card stock two tone: *celebrate together 

Designer Series Paper: in color 2025/7

Dies: stylish shapes (4)

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Ink: secret sea

Stampin' Blends: secret sea

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, rhinetone basic jewels

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

Start with a basic card base 11 x 29 scored at 14.5, two tone 10.5 14, 12 x 8.5 (page), 4 x 5 (ribbon), 2.5 1.5 (triangle),dsp 5 x 14 (belly band), secret sea 4 x 4 (pocket), 1. 5 x 8 (bottom strip), 4 x 5 (handle) white 3 x 2 (tag), 4 x 10 (banner)

1. die cut all the pieces
2. adhere the belly band across the 10.5 x 14 piece using liquid glue
3. cut the bottom tag off the tote, fold in a the sides and bottom, making sure you can fit a credit card inside, and adhere at the bottom only, using a small amount of liquid glue
4. adhere the blue strip at the bottom of the tote using liquid glue
5. stamp the ribbon, tag and banner
6. adhere the pocket, triangle, handle, ribbon and tag to the front of tote, using liquid glue
7. position the banner and adhere to the belly band, using liquid glue
8. dry emboss this panel and adhere to the base card (this was a mistake on my part but I liked the finished effect)
9. making sure you only put glue on the back flaps of the tote, adhere the tote to the card
10. colour some white bakers twine with the blend and make a small bow
11. attach the bow above the banner, using a glue dot
12. add the rhinestones to the handle and triangle

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 😊

Cradled With Love meets Scalloped Contours

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Happy Great Grandma day

Intermediate level - die cutting, colour using stampin' blends, fussy cutting, layering, multiple step stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, balmy blue, crumb cake, *vellum basics

Dies: *scalloped contours

Ink: crumb cake, secret sea, smoky slate

Stampin' Blends: balmy blue, crumb cake, lemon lolly, pool party, secret sea, smoky slate

Stamps: *cradled in love

Accessories: *bakers twine 3 pack

 * = 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, vellum 10 x 14, white 10 x 6.7, balmy blue 11.5 x 8.5, crumb cake off cut

1. adhere the vellum to the base card, using liquid glue
2. using the white layer, stamp all the images to build the picture in smoky slate
3. add the sentiment in secret sea
4. colour the picture using the blends
5. stamp the elephant and fussy cut it, then use the blending brush for emphasis
6. die cut the scalloped frame
7. adhere the white layer to the scalloped layer using liquid glue
8. add this layer to the base card using dimensional pads
9. add the elephant and bow 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 😊

Blast from the past - You are amazing meets Alphabet a la mode

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Stuart

 Quick Intermediate level - die cutting, layering, punching out, stamping

Cased from Lou Collins

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, cherry cobbler

Designer Series Paper: *in good taste

Dies: *alphabet a la mode

Ink: cherry cobbler

Punhes: *modern oval

Stamps: *you are amazing

Accessories: *holiday rhinestones 

 * = 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 10 x 13.5, white 7 x 5

1. make a mark on the dsp 1cm up on the bottom right side, now cut from that mark down to the left corner.
2. make a mark at top right side 1.5, now cut down to the bottom right corner
3. die cut the letters across the bottom
4. adhere the dsp to the base card using liquid glue
5. stamp the sentiment, and cut it using the punch
6. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
7. 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 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 Anniversary to Sylvia & Bill

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: delicate whispers

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: delicate dreams

Dies: *cheerful daisies, *scalloped contours (5), *stitched rectangles (6)

Embossing Folders: *exposed brick 3D

Ink: cloud cover, hydrangea hue

Stampin' Blends: barely blush, golden glow, hydrangeas hue, peaceful pine

Stamps: phrases & frames

Accessories: 2026/8 color dots, linen thread

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

Start with a basic card base 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white dsp 14 x 11 (scalloped frame), 4.5 x 3 (flower), 9 x 12 (rectangle), 5 x 9 (flowers), 7 x 3.5 (sentiment), crumb cake 8.5 x 3 (fronds)

1. die cut the scalloped frame and rectangle
2. create a light background on the rectangle, using a blending brush
3. dry emboss the rectangle
4. add the linen thread, and then the bow, to the rectangle using tape on the back and a glue dot for the bow
5. adhere the rectangle to the scalloped frame, using liquid glue
6. adhere the scalloped frame to the base card, using liquid glue
7. stamp the spray of flowers (i used my stampin' positioner for this as I stamped it about 3 times for the darker shade) then coloured using the blends
8. die cut the dsp flower, spray of flowers and the fronds
9. adhere the fronds onto the rectangle, using liquid glue
10. attach the spray of flowers, single flower, and 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 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 😊 

Sunshine Vibes, birthday

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Happy Birthday Evie

Intermediate level - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: White Willow

Designer Series Paper: in color 2026/28 painted patterns

Dies: Everyday arches (6), *Wanted to say 

Ink: golden glow

Stamps: *sunshine vibes

Accessories: adhesive sheets, *champagne iridescent dots, wink of stella

 * = 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 layer 14 x 10, dsp 13.6 x 9.6, arch 5 x 8, sentiment white & golden glow 5 x 8

1. die cut the arch, (from layer one if you want to conserve card stock)
2. adhere layer 1 to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the 'darling' towards  the bottom of the dsp layer
4. adhere the dsp layer to the card using liquid glue
5. stamp the sun onto the arch, then coat the sun body with wink of stella
6. attach to the card using dimensional pads
7. add adhesive sheeting to the back of white 5 x 8 piece
8. die cut the 2 'happy birthdays'
9. remove the adhesive backing and adhere these together
10. attach to the card, using dimensional pads
11. add the dots 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 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 😊 

Thoughtful Wishes meets Phrases & Frames

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Anniversary to Sylvia & Bill

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, emphasis embossing, layering, paper piecing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: phrases & frames

Card Stock: basic white, bubble bath, soft sea foam

Dies: *cheerful daisies, *thoughtful wishes

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D, *subtle 3D

Ink: soft sea foam, secret sea

Vellum: berry botanical

Accessories: blending brush, impressions plate, linen thread, *rainbow dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, vellum 14 x 10, white 11.5 x 8.5 (frame),8 x 5.5 (branches), 7 x 3.5 (sentiment), green & pink 9.5 x 4.5 (flowered branch)

1. dry emboss the vellum and add the linen thread
2. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue (only where the sentiment and flowers will be)
3. stamp the sentiment
4. die cut the frame, then use the impressions plate to add emphasis to frame edge
5. using the blending brush add a little colour to the middle of the frame
6. dry emboss the middle of the frame and sentiment
7. die cut the branches, flowers and sentiment
8. cut the flowers off the pink sprig and adhere them to the green one using liquid glue
9. adhere the frame to the base card using liquid glue
10. adhere the branches and flowers using liquid glue
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
12. make a double bow and attach using a glue dot
13. 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 😊 

Delicate whispers meets everyday greetings & more

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Donna

Intermediate level - colour ribbon, die cutting, layering, stamping, colour using blends

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake, hydrangea hue

Designer Series Paper: delicate dreams

Dies: spotlight on nature (4), stylish shapes (4)

Ink: hydrangea hue

Stampin' Blends: crumb cake

Stamps: delicate whispers, *everyday greetings, lovely arrangements

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, *crinkled seam binding, in color 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, blue layer 14 x 10, 7.5 x 7.5, dsp layers, 13.5 x 9.5, 8 x 8, white layer6 x 6, ribbon 12.5, bakers twine 45

1. stamp the sentiment and flower, colour the flower using the blends
2. die cut the two circles and attach together using dimensional pads
3. adhere layer 1 and 2 together, using liquid glue 
4. colour the ribbon using the stampin' blend, then wrap around the larger dsp layer and secure using tape
5. adhere this layer to the blue layer using liquid glue
6. adhere layer 3 and 4 together, using liquid glue
7. adhere the larger layer to the base card, using liquid glue
8. arrange the bakers twine on the square layer, securing it using stampin' seal +
9. attach the circles to the card, using dimensional pads
10. tie a double bow and add to the ribbon 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 😊