Welcoming Window meets Wild About Flowers

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Wishing Carole a long and happy retirement

Bought this bundle and don't use it enough so thought I'd get it out for a spin!

Once I got going and found the right sentiment, I totally enjoyed making it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft succulent

Dies: forever flourishing, window flower box

Embossing Folders: brick & mortar

Ink: fresh freesia, soft succulent 

Stamp Sets: Welcoming window, *wild about flowers  

Accessories: blending brushes, wink of stella

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Dragonfly Garden meets Punch Party

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Hoping our friends get better soon, they've both come down with covid!

I'm saying this is my own design as it came about from looking at lots of different cards, it has product that's no longer available as well as current products.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, rich razzleberry, vellum

Designer Series Paper: pansy petals (love this one)

Dies: stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D (dragonflies)

Ink: momento black, rich razzleberry, soft succulent

Punches: dragonflies, double oval

Ribbon: *grosgrain stitched

Stampin' Blends: rich razzleberry, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: dragonfly garden, *punch party

Accessories: blending brushes, wink of stella

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Biggest Wish meets Textures & Frames

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This is my first attempt at creating my own one sheet wonder background

using a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set.

I'm never sure about colour combinations, but thought this one wasn't too bad for creating what I'd call an abstract kind of card.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: stitched rectangles (narrow 3 trimmed down)

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: bumble bee, misty moonlight, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: biggest wish, textures & frames

 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 😘

Queen Anne's Lace meets Timeless Tulips

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Happy Birthday Donna

It's the first time I've used the mercury glass designer acetate and I found it quite hard to get it to fold, but was pleased with the finished result. I did some blending on basic white cs for the background then stamped the image on vellum and heat embossed. Both the cs and the vellum were die cut, then the vellum was cut down to just the plain frame and adhered with tiny dots of liquid glue. I think if I was to do this card again I would use a lighter colour for the label.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, calypso coral

Designer Acetate: mercury glass

Dies: ornate layers, painted labels, *well written

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: calypso coral, Gorgeous grape, rich razzleberry versamark  

Stamp Sets: queen anne's lace, timeless tulips  

Accessories: basic pearls

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Birch meets Many Messages & more!

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Wishing Margaret & Simon a Happy Anniversary!

This is sort of CASed from a card on Pinterest by Debby Hughes. I changed the sentiment, embossing and background stripe. I also added some ribbon so it's now kind of my own.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft succulent

Dies: dandy wishes, *merry christmas, tasteful labels (ends cut off on a diagonal)

Embossing Folders: macrame 3D

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: soft succulent, versamark

Ribbon: open weave 

Stamp Sets: birch, many messages (-happy)  

Accessories: in-color 21/23 jewels

* = no longer available

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 😘

Sweet Ice Cream

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Happy birthday Lily-Mae

I wasn't quite sure where I was going with this card, but very pleased with the result. I love blackberry bliss but realised while making this I very rarely use it!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cinnamon cider, coastal cabana, petal pink

Designer Series Paper: *it's my party

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched so sweetly (6), stitched with whimsy

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: blackberry bliss, cinnamon cider, coastal cabana, petal pink

Punches: detailed duo, ice cream cone builder

Stamp Sets: sweet ice cream   

Accessories: basic pearls, foam adhesive sheets, white bakers twine

* = no longer available, 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 😘

All Squared Away meets Simply Succulent

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A blast from the past with this DSP it's one of the first packs of paper I ever got and I still have a full pack, oops!

It's not as hard to do as it looks!

I watched a video using the basic borders and this idea sprung to mind, as I'm now going to be making lots of 'thank you' cards for Paul, it's now week 3 and the dinners are beautiful, even Dad like's them as much as he liked Sue's.

If you're new to my blog, the story is since the start of Covid we had Sunday dinner delivered every week from the lovely Sue, but she has now moved down to Devon and it's just a little too far away for Holly to deliver it every week 😞. So we are having our Sunday dinners on a Wednesday as Paul doesn't do Sundays.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *mocha morning

Dies: basic borders, layering circles (4,5), potted succulents

Ink: soft suede

Ribbon: faux suede trim

Stamp Sets: all squared away, simply succulents 

Accessories: gilded gems

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Sweet Ice Cream meets Stitched Rectangles & more

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Happy Birthday Gareth

I wasn't sure about getting the "stitched greenery" die but I'm so glad I did, it adds just a little something different to a card. The layout for this card came from a wedding card I'd seen on Pinterest some time ago. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, evening evergreen

Designer Series Paper: In good taste

Dies: artistic, stitched greenery, stitched rectangles (3, 4) narrow

Ink: evening evergreen

Ribbon: chevron weave

Stampin' Blends: evening evergreen (for the candy dots)

Stamp Sets: sweet ice cream  

Accessories: *candy dots

* = no longer available, 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 😘

A Wish For Everything meets Stitched Triangles

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Happy Birthday Jack

Fancied using the stitched triangles today and this is what I came up with!

The edging was the hardest part and not quite equal but who care's.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, Merry Merlot

Designer Series Paper: pattern party

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched triangles (2) of each type

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D (sorry I can't stop using this one)

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: a wish for everything 

Accessories: *black basic rhinestones, foam adhesive sheets

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Delicate Dahlias meets Garden Wishes

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It's week 2 for Paul, and as expected his meals were lovely so we're here again and it will become a regular thing.

I wasn't sure about this card to start with but quite liked it once it was finished. There's masking, shading and a bit of blending.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Ink: cinnamon cider, crushed curry, memento black, pumpkin pie

Stampin' Blends: just jade

Stampin' Markers: black

Stamp Sets:  delicate dahlias, garden wishes 

Accessories: blending brushes, note cards, *pattern party decorative masks 

* = no longer available

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 😘

Whiskey Business on the move

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Happy Birthday Charles

I found inspiration for this card on Pinterest some time ago.

Simple stamping with designer series paper, a little blending,  embossed the black band across the middle and fussy cut round the decanter and glasses.

(fussy cutting not my thing)😞

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: world of good

Dies: tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: subtle

Ink: soft suede

Stampin' Blends: mango melody

Stamp Sets: whiskey business

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 😘

Biggest Wish, Birch & Hats Off

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Happy Birthday Rob!

My inspiration came from a card I'd seen in the Pinkies Group. Mine is quite different though, the happy & birthday are in  the same position.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cinnamon cider, soft succulent

Dies: hat builder

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: cinnamon cider, misty moonlight, sahara sand, soft succulent

Stampin' Blends: cinnamon cider (for the bakers twine)

Stamp Sets: biggest wish, birch, hats off  

Accessories: white bakers twine

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 😘