Simply Succulents meets Timeless Tulips

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Happy Birthday Carole

It's much easier than it looks, with a lot of die cutting and little stamping. I adhered the background to the dsp and then trimmed off the edges.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mint macaron, pear pizzazz, pool party

Designer Series Paper: oh so ombre

Dies: potted succulents, tasteful labels

Ink: rich razzleberry, rocco rose

Stamp Sets: simply succulents, timeless tulips  

Accessories: wink of stella

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Daisy Lane meets Forever Fern and more

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It's now been over a year since I started making Sue a card each week,

 to say thank you.

This one is what I call clean and simple

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: note card

Ink: rococo rose, smoky slate, soft sea foam, stazon

Ribbon: *bakers twine

  Stamp Sets: Daisy lane, forever fern, heal your heart

Accessories: *gingham gala sequins

* = retired, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Beautiful World meets Curvy Christmas

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Happy Anniversary Roy

The sentiment You make my world a better place is so true, life without you would be unbearable!

I changed the word 'the' to 'my' in the sentiment by using some letters from the Curvy Christmas stamp set

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: cinnamon cider, misty moonlight

Designer Series Paper: world of good (specialty) 

Dies: world map

Embossing Folders: *wrapped in texture

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: versamark

Punches: label me lovely

Stamp Sets: beautiful world, *curvy Christmas 

Accessories: antique corners & slides elements 

* = retired

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Art Gallery meets Brushed Blooms

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Happy Birthday Jean

Tried some gold leafing for today's card, and will need to practice more to perfect using the heat & stick but hey ho, it turned out not to bad!

The larger flower, sentiments and card base border are all gold leafed.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: shimmery white

Designer Series Paper: fine cut floral

Dies: floral gallery, curvy

Embossing Folders: tasteful texture 3D

Embossing Powder: heat & stick

Ink: bumble bee, shaded spruce, so saffron, versamark

Stamp Sets: art gallery, brushed blooms

Accessories: gilded leaf

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘 

Nothing's Better Than

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Hoping to brighten a friend's day

Just bought this set after seeing some fun cards!

You can put a card together in no time at all, stamp, die cut, adhere, done.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso 

Dies: love you more than, stitched nested labels (2)

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D, tasteful textile 3D

Ink: early espresso,  soft suede

Stampin' Blends: bronze, petal pink, soft suede

Stamp Sets: nothing's better than 

Accessories: 

when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Simply Succulents meets Brick & Mortar

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Weekly card for Sue

I found this stamp set challenging to use, but liked the results. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, rococo rose

Dies: potted succulents

Embossing Folders: brick & mortar, subtle 3D

Ink: garden green, rococo rose, smoky slate

Ribbon: *rushed

Stampin' Blends: color lifter, gray granite, mint macaron, mossy meadow, rococo rose

Stamp Sets: simply succulents   

Accessories: *noble peacock rhinestones, *rushed ribbon, wink of stella

* = retired

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Butterfly Brilliance meets Beauty Abounds

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Just loving this new early release bundle

I'm sending this card to some friends of ours who we haven't seen for over a year now. Just to let them know we miss them.

It all goes together so well and it's easy to use too!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: butterfly bijou

Dies: brilliant wings, stitched frames, well written

Ink: calypso coral, smoky slate

Ribbon: polka dot tulle

Stampin' Blends: calypso coral

Stamp Sets:  beauty abounds, butterfly brilliance 

Accessories: basic 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 from you.

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

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

Annette 😘

Happy Thoughts meets Lots of Heart

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Another card for Sue, quick and easy to make!

I just love these dies, and feel the card needs little else. Also trying to use designer series paper more. I have a big box full of it, and still buy more with almost every order.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, purple posy

Designer Series Paper: true love

Dies: many hearts

Ink: purple posy, stazon black

Ribbon: *taffeta

Stamp Sets: happy thoughts, lots of heart 

Accessories: basic rhinestones

* = retired

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Brushed Blooms bundle

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Happy Birthday Sharon

Extend the die to make an extra row to the background so it's the right size

for our metic card stock. (not as hard as it sounds).

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, calypso coral 

Dies: beautiful brushstrokes

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: bumble bee, calypso coral, call me clover, merry merlot,

pumkin pie, terracotta tile

Ribbon: *statin

Stamp Sets: brushed blooms  

Accessories: basic rhinestones, blending brushes, *gingham gala sequins,

wink of stella

* = retired

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Pattern Play meets Pretty Perennials and more

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Happy birthday Gemma

Been dying to use these dies, and now I have and I must say they're fab.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, coastal cabana, night of navy, purple posy, silver foil

Designer Series Paper: playing with patterns

Dies: curvy, perennial petals, snow time

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: coastal cabana, night of navy

Stamp Sets: pattern play, pretty perennials, posted for you

Accessories: basic 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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Rooted in Nature meets Happy Thoughts

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Happy Birthday Sid

Cards for men are so hard for me, but I quite liked this one!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: very vanilla

Dies: nature's roots, tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D, woodland

Ink: early espresso, garden green

Ribbon: faux suede trim

Stampin' Blends: cajun craze

Stamp Sets: happy thoughts, rooted in nature  

Accessories: take your pick large stylus (beveled the label, once die cut)

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Forever Blossoms meets Woven Heirlooms

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Another card for Sue

I was looking at some of my old stamp sets and dies the other day, and decided to use the retired rose trellis dies for this card, I'm also using up some of my old card stash. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft sea foam, silver foil

Dies: cherry blossoms, *rose trellis

Embossing Folders: tin tile

Ink: smoky slate

Punches: classic label,detailed trio

Ribbon: crinkled seam binding

Stampin' Blends: just jade, flirty flamingo, rococo rose

Stamp Sets: forever blossoms, woven heirlooms   

Accessories: basic rhinestones, wink of stella

* = retired

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Forever Fern suite and more

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Happiest of birthdays to Margaret 

about this card

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: Gold cards & envelopes, very vanilla

Dies: layering circles (3)

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Embossing Powder: gold 

Ink: versamark

Punches: 

Ribbon: 

Stamp Sets: dragonfly garden, peaceful moments 

Suite: forever fern

Accessories: champagne rhinestones, wink of stella

when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘