In the Moment meets Calming Camellia

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Happy Birthday Serienia

 

I was really pleased with this card, I CASeD it from Meg Loven, from 'lovenstamps.com'. My son took a picture of my daughter in law sitting just like this when they were staying at a hotel while on holiday last year. I  changed it slightly by embossing the white panel, using a sentiment and adding some rhinestones.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, vellum

Designer Series Paper: heart & home

Dies: layering circles (8), meadow

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: stazon jet black

Stampin' Up Blends: cherry cobbler, cinnamon cider, mont macaron, misty moonlight, so saffron, su 700 & 800

Stamp Sets: *calming camellia, in the moment

Accessories: heart & home cards/envelopes, iridescent rhinestones

 

* = 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 😘

Love & Happiness Anniversary

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Happy 3rd Anniversary to Jenny & Leigh

Trying to use up some older stash. Notice the 3 flowers for the 3 years. I also used the wedding colours for this card so hopefully they will like it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, gorgeous grape, highland heather

Designer Series Paper: simply marbles

Dies: layering circles (5), *home together , scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: stripes & splatters

Ink: highland heather

Punches: * bitty blooms

Stamp Sets: *love & happiness

Accessories: basic rhinestones, *gold hoops, *grosgrain ribbon

 

* = 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 the Seashells

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Happy Birthday Sue

Blended background using all 3 colours, die cutting and a little stamping.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: shimmer vellum, shimmery white

Dies: meadow, seaside seashells

Embossing Folders: seashells 3D

Ink: balmy blue, fresh freesia, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: friends are like seashells

Accessories: blending brushes, iridescent rhinestones, open weave ribbon

 

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

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 😘

Artistically Inked meets Celebrating You

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Happy Anniversary Stephen & Serenia

An easy card for today, with just a little stamping and die cutting. Add a bit of ribbon and use dsp background.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, mint macaron, pale papaya

Designer Series Paper: *expressions in ink

Dies: artistic, scalloped contours (1)

Ink: mint macaron, pale papaya

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, celebrating you

Accessories: iridescent rhinestones

 

* = 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 😘

New Horizons Fathers day card

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Happy Fathers Day Dad

This the second time out for this card I made the same card a couple of weeks ago but with a different sentiment and background colour.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, *misty moonlight (will really miss this colour)

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Ink: *misty moonlight

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stampin' Up Blends: *misty moonlight

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, *on the horizon, wildlife wonder

 

* = 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 😘

Days to Remember, meets Brilliant Wings

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Happy 70th Sheilah

Came up with this card about 2 o'clock in the morning when I couldn't sleep. It's not quite what I had in mind, the layout needed to be slightly changed once the elements were all cut, still like it though.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *shimmer vellum, shimmery white

Dies: brilliant wings, floral gallery, layering circles (2 & 2s), *well written

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: butterfly brilliance, days to remember

Accessories: *21/23 in color jewels

 

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

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 😘

Grassy Grove meets Wildlife Wonder

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Happy Birthday Kevin

Just loved this card so CASEd it from Helen Read's blog. I know this dsp is no longer available but's its just gorgeous, so I keep using it. The card came together quite easily. Blended the background using balmy blue, stamped the images and then layered using the dies and added the linen thread.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso, *misty moonlight, 

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Dies: stitched rectangles (5&6)w

Ink: balmy blue, early espresso, evening evergreen, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: grassy grove, *on the horizon, wildlife wonder

Accessories: blending brushes, linen thread

 

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

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 😘

Celebrating You meets Meadow Dies

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Happy Anniversary Stuart & Rachael

I've totally stolen this card from the lovely Mikaela Tetheridge, she makes the most beautiful cards. The only things I changed were the sentiment, background stamp and add the jewels.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white soft succulent

Vellum: 21/23 in color shimmer

Dies: meadow, *snow time

Ink: soft succulent

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, *en français

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, 21/23 in color 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 😘

Mountain Air meets Art Gallery

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Happy Birthday Rick

I just love this set for masculine cards. 3 layers with the top one embossed after the stamping and blending was done, with a couple of the larger trees in the foreground.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mossy meadow, smoky slate

Dies: floral gallery, majestic mountain 

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

Ink: balmy blue, gray granite, *just jade, sahara sand, smoky slate

Stamp Sets: art gallery, mountain air

 

* = 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 😘

Wildlife Wonder and more

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Happy Birthday Mike

Will miss these papers, they make such fabulous backgrounds so not a lot else is needed. All I did was a little stamping, blending and punching.

Once I had completed the card and looked at again I felt the sentiment would have been much better if heat embossed in white.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, blackberry bliss

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Ink: craft white,*misty moonlight

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stampin' Up Blends: *misty moonlight

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, *on the horizon, wildlife wonder

 

* = 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 😘

Forever Fern Wedding Card

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Congratulations to Alasdair & Lindsey

A5 card using shimmer cardstock

Blended round the edges of the base card, embossed the first layer, stamped and die cut the images, added ribbon, placed the images and bow, added some basic jewels.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: shimmery white

Dies: forever flourishing, *tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: evening evergreen, soft succulent, pale papaya, smoky slate

Stamp Sets: forever fern

Accessories: 21/23 in color jewels, blending brushes, open weave ribbon

 

* = 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 😘