Perennial Birthday meets Nested Essentials

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Happy birthday Duncan

Easy level - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic beige, secret sea

Designer Series Paper: beautiful gallery

Dies: nested essentials (2)

Ink: secret sea

Stamps: *perennial birthday

when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, secret sea 14.1 x 10.1, dsp 9.4 x 13.5, basic beige 11 x 5.5

1. cut the dsp on the long length at 6.7 and adhere to the blue layer leaving equal gaps between, using liquid glue
2. adhere the blue layer to the base card, using liquid glue
3. stamp the sentiment and die cut
4. attach the sentiment to the 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 😊 

Layered thoughts meets older stash

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Happy Birthday Andy

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

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, *boho blue

Designer Series Paper: *timeless plaid

Dies: *countryside corners (5,6)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D 

Ink: crumb cake 

Stamps: layered thoughts

Accessories: 23/5 in color dots, 23/5 in color jute trim

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

Start with a basic card base 10 x 29 scored at 14.5, dsp 9.6 x 14.1, white 11 x 8, blue 13 x 8.5

1. stamp the sentiment on the white piece of card
2. die cut both the white and blue piece's using the 2 dies
3. dry emboss the the dsp and white piece using the folder
4. wrap the jute trim around the dsp and attach at the back using tape
5. adhere the dsp to the base card using liquid glue
6. adhere the blue piece using liquid glue
7. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
8. 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 😊

Easter Card

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Happy Easter Sheilah

Intermediate level - colour using blends, crop dies, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

This card was cased from Lynn Dunn at 'stamptasicdesigns.com'

Materials required for this card are:

 

bundles: gallery blooms

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: thoughtful journey

Dies: *stitched rectangles (1 wide)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles 3D

Ink: smoky slate

Stampin' Blends: balmy blue, soft sea foam

Stamps: *a wish for everything

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, 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 3.5, 10.5, white 10.5 x 3.5 (cross bar), 8 x 10 (flowers) 7 x 2.5 (sentiment), 3 x 14, 3 x 10 (cross embossed layers), dsp 6,5 x 14 (need 2), 4 x 14 

1. dry emboss the 2 layers
2. adhere the longer layer to the base card
3. adhere the shorter layer to the cross bar layer using liquid glue then adhere to the base card
4. adhere one of the wider dsp strips to the card behind the cross using liqiud glue
5. open the card and now adhere the wider strip of dsp to the left side and the narrower strip to the right side
6. stamp the flowers and sentiment
7. colour the flowers using the blends, then when dry add a coat of wink of stella
8. die cut the flowers and sentiment making sure the sentiment is towards the top  of the die
9. now crop the sentiment by running it through a second time getting rid of most of the space below the sentiment
10. attach the flowers using dimensional pad and adhere the sentiment using liquid glue
11. 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 😊

Excellent Eggs meets Florals In Bloom

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Happy Easter Freddie

Intermediate level - colour using blends, crop down, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: *excellent eggs

Card Stock: basic white, pecan pie

Designer Series Paper: florals in bloom

Dies: perennial postage (1), stylish shapes (4)

Embossing Folders: *subtles 3D

Ink: memento black

Stampin' Blends: daffodil delight, granny apple green, old olive, pecan pie

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, white 12.5 x 9, 10 x 3, 7 x 9, 2.5 x 4, pecan pie 10 x 4, dsp 14 x 10

1. adhere the dsp to the base card using liquid glue
2. stamp the egg and bunny
3. use the blends to colour the egg
4. die cut the egg, bunny, postage frame and white banner
5. stamp the sentiment in the banner near the left side, then crop down the banner  to balance the sentiment
6. die cut the second banner
7. dry emboss the postage frame using the 3D folder
8. add  the postage frame to the card using dimensional pads
9. adhere the egg and pecan pie banner to the card using liquid glue
10. attach the top banner and bunny using dimensional pads
11. 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 😊 

Everyday Greetings meets Magnolia Mood

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Happy Birthday Mike

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

Cased from Sarah's stampin' retreat.

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: *evening evergreen, *gold foil

Designer Series Paper: *expressions in ink

Dies: *magnolia mood

Embossing Folders: cane weave 3D

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: versaMark

Punches: heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: *everyday greetings

Accessories: *gold thread

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, gold foil 10.1 x 14.1, dsp 9.7 x 13.7, green 6 x 7, 1.5 x 14.5

1. punch the hexagon from the middle of the gold foil panel
2. die cut the leaves from the gold panel
3. adhere the dsp to the gold panel using liquid glue
4. now adhere gold panel to base card using liquid glue
5. dry emboss the the green strip, then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
6. stamp the greeting on the green 6 x 7 using versaMark, add the embossing powder, then heat
7. wind some gold thread and attach to the back of the gold hexagon using tear & tape
8. adhere the open leaf behind the gold hexagon then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
9. attach the green hexagon stepping it up slightly using dimensional pads
10. adhere the closed leaf behind the green hexagon 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 😊 

Lattice Work Birthday

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Happy Birthday Carole

Intermediate level - bow making, lattice work, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Lattice technique inspired by Ruth Thrushman

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white

Designer Series Paper: beautiful bokeh

Embossing Folders: exposed brick

Ink: balmy blue

Punches: 3 banner

Stamps: *artistically inked, spotlight on nature

Accessories: *22/4 bakers twine pack, *rainbow dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white 14.5 x 10, dsp 1.2 x 11 (6 needed), 30cm twine (cut in half for double bow)

1. stamp the sentiments at the bottom of the white layer then emboss it using the folder
2. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
3. Insert a dsp strip into the punch till it shows at the outer edge then punch, repeat this for both sides of each of the strips (if you're going to hand flag the strips make the length of each strip 9 instead of 11)
4. lay out the lattice work and secure to the base card using glue dots
5. make the bow and attaching to the base card using a glue dot
6. 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 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 😊

Birchwood 3D meets lots more

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Happy Anniversary Roy

Easy level - cutting angles, dry embossing, stamping

My inspiration for this card came from Pinterest

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, real read

Embossing Folders: birchwood 3D

Ink: real red, secret sea

Stamps: *best family ever, *country bouquet, layers of love

Accessories: *bordered ribbon, low profile sparkly dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 11 x 10.5

1. using the white panel mark 3cm in from the right and 2.5cm up on the right and cut off
2. mark 3cm down from the left cut off to the point on the right
3. place the 3 sentiments on a block and stamp
4. with the hearts, ink up only the large one and stamp, then do the same with the small one
5. dry emboss the white panel
6. adhere the white panel to the base card using liquid glue
7. attach the ribbon border, I did this using tear and tape 
8. add the sparkly 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 😊