Art Gallery meets In The Country

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Happy Birthday Nigel

This is the second card today as there are 2 birthdays 

Combination of blending with stampin' blends and brushes together, the darker parts are the blends and the lighter parts are the brushes

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake, soft suede

Dies: layering diorama (3,4)

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: balmy blue, crumb cake, granny apple green, memento tuxedo black, soft suede

Punches: happy labels

Stampin' Up Blends: bronze, evening evergreen, granny apple green, old olive, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: art gallery, in the country

Accessories: blending brushes, *designer elements

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

1. Start with a base card 10.5 x29  scored at 14.5
2. layer 1 = 14.1 x 10.1, emboss this layer
3. die cut layer 1 using the larger die towards the left side
4. line up die 3 and 4 and die cut the frame in soft suede
5. adhere the frame to layer 1 using wet glue
6. stamp the image onto basic white using memento black
7. colour the image using a combination of stampin' blends and blending brushes 
8. adhere the finished picture behind the aperture and adhere using wet glue
9. attach layer 1 to the base card using dimensional's
10. stamp the sentiment and trim the sides using the happy labels punch
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional's
12. add the designer elements

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 😘 

Hats Off meets Alphabest, and more

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Happy Birthday Georgia

 A combination of old and new, to make a fun girlie card for my Grand Daughter

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, thick white

Designer Series Paper: *hand-penned

Dies: basic borders *hat builder

Embossing Folders: hive 3D, painted texture 3D

Ink: blushing bride

Stampin' Markers: blushing bride

Stamp Sets: alphabest, best family, *hats off,

Accessories: iridescent pearls

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. layer 1 = 14.1 x 10.1, embossed using the hive 3D folder
3. layer 2 = 14.1 x 10.1, die cut using the basic border dies
4. adhere layer 1 using wet glue
5. adhere layer 2 using wet glue
6. stamp the hat badge omitting the centre image by using a stampin' marker just around the edge of the stamp
7. stamp the initial in the middle of stamped badge
8. stamp the hat image and the sentiments
9. die cut the hat images
10. emboss the hat using the painted texture 3D folder
11. trim a border each of the sentiments
12. attach all of these using dimemsionals
13. add the pearls to the hat

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.

Best Family Ever meets Biggest Wish

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Happy birthday Ste

Creative use of the deckled rectangles to make my own shape, along with some old and current products. The instructions for this card seem a lot, but it's not too difficult to make.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: basic borders, deckled rectangles (5), stylish shapes (2)

Ink: memento black, poppy parade, versamark

Stamp Sets: best family ever, biggest wish

Accessories: clear embossing powder, matte dots, *stripped ribbon

 

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

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5 (landscape orientation)
2. black & white dots 5 x 14.5, black & white lines 9 x 14.5
3. adhere black & white dots to the bottom of the card using wet glue
4. die cut the black and white lined dsp using the curved border, then adhere to the top of the base card using wet glue
5. die cut the rectangle, then reduce the size of it by 1cm along the long edge by running through again (this makes it 10 x 5.5)
6. die cut the circle
7. stamp the happy in black, then stamp the birthday and son by inking the stamp with versamark and poppy parade before stamping, add the clear embossing powder
8. heat emboss the birthday and son 
9. add a strip of black card across the base using wet glue
10. attach the main sentiment using dimensional's
11. attach the ribbon behind the smaller sentiment using a large dimensional then place 2 smaller dimensional's either side of first one and attach to the card
12. add the 3 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 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 😘

Dainty Delight meets Go To Greetings

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Thank you friend

Minimum stamping for this one, with lots of layers and textures.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *friendly hello

Dies: dainty delight, deckled rectangles (6), scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: Basic 3D (petal)

Ink: fresh freesia, old olive

Stampin' Markers: fresh freesia, granny apple green

Stamp Sets: dainty delights, go to greetings

Accessories: basic white note cards, *open weave ribbon

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

1. Start with a basic white note card
2. stamp the stem for the flower, and the sentiment
3. colour the flower using stampin' markers
4. cut round the sentiment to make a banner
5. die cut the rectangles and flower
6. emboss the scalloped rectangle
7. adhere the deckled rectangle to base card using liquid glue
8. attach the flower to the embossed rectangle using dimensionals
9. add ribbon around the embossed rectangle 
10. attach this layer to the base card using dimensionals
11. attach the sentiment using dimensionals

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 😘

Beautifully Happy

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Happy Birthday Peg

Something different I've used a fun fold layout. Reasonably quick and easy to make.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft succulent

Designer Series Paper: *favoured flowers

Dies: deckled rectangles (5,6)

Ink: fresh freesia soft succulent

Stampin' Up Blends: fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: beautifully happy

Accessories: basic rhinestones, open weave ribbon 

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

1. Base card 15 x 15.8 scored at 10.5 (along the 15.8 edge)
2. Dsp 14.8 x 5, adhere to the narrow panel using wet glue
3. die cut the two deckled rectangles
4. stamp the image using soft succulent and fresh freesia onto the white panel
5. wrap the ribbon around the bottom of this panel and tie with a knot
6. adhere both panels together using wet glue
7. on a strip of basic white stamp the two sentiments, then trim them down
8. attach the rectangles to the base card (left side only) using dimensional's
9. now attach the two sentiments, one at the top and one at the bottom again using dimensional's 
10. colour a basic rhinestone and place it in the centre of the full flower (l added my rhinestone after the photograph taken and it looks so much better)

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 😘

In The Country meets Artistically Inked

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Happy Birthday Duncan

Sale-a-bration plus more, a mixture of old and new to make a classic kind of card.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: early espresso, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in good taste

Dies: deckled rectangles (5,6)

Ink: early espresso

Punches: happy labels

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, in the country

Accessories: *rustic metallic dots

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

1. Start with a base card of 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. Cut dsp to 14.1 x 10.1, add a thin strip of the base colour across the bottom and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp and die cut the image
4. die cut the next size up die in the base colour and adhere behind the image using liquid glue
5. using a 1.25 strip of very vanilla, stamp the sentiment and clip the ends using the punch.
6. attach the sentiment and image to the base card using dimensionals
7. add the metallic dots either side of the sentiment

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 😘

He's The Man and more

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Happy Birthday Thomas

I've used a mixture of old and new for this card, it's nothing like what I had in mind but l'm pleased with the finished article.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso, soft succulent

Designer Series Paper: he's the man

Dies: all that, deckled rectangles (3), layering circles (3)

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: soft succulent

Stamp Sets: peaceful moments

Accessories: *candy dots, faux suede trim

 

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

1. Start with with a base card of 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. Layer 1 - 10.1 x 14.1 emboss this layer then add the suede trim towards the bottom (this was done using tear n tape)
3. adhere to the base card using liquid glue
4. stamp the happy birthday
5. die cut the rectangle, deckled circle and the happy birthday circle
6. cut the dsp to fit just inside the deckled rectangle 
7. adhere the happy birthday and dsp onto their backgrounds using liquid glue
8. attach all elements onto the card using dimensionals, then add the candy dots (or something similar)

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 😘

Fable Friends (blast from the past)

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Happy Easter Sheilah

A blast from the past for a quick and easy make. stamping, blending and die cutting

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *wonderful world

Dies: deckled rectangles (4)

Embossing folders: subtle

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stampin' Up Blends: bermuda bay, crumb cake, daffodil delight, granny apple green, mango melody, pool party

Stamp Sets: *fable friends

Accessories: basic white note cards *open weave ribbon

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

1. Start with a basic note card, basic white 6 x 9.5 and dsp 8.3 x 12
2. die cut the basic white using the rectangle, stamp the images and sentiment, then colour using the blends
3. emboss the dsp, add the ribbon and adhere to the card using liquid glue
4. attach the top layer using dimensionals

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 Stylish Sketches

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Happy Easter Freddie

Tried using the watercolour pencils again and it went a lot better. Kept it lighter than before with less blending.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: dandy designs

Dies: scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: memento tuxedo black (stamped off)

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, stylish sketches

Watercolour Pencils: basic grey, crushed curry, early espresso, garden green. old olive, Pacific point, pumpkin pie

Accessories: blender pen, note cards & envelopes

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

1. Start with a note card & envelope
2. dsp = 3½  x 5 inches, adhered using wet glue
3. die cut the scalloped rectangle
4. stamp the ducks and sentiment (stamp off first for the ducks)
5. colour the ducks
6. attach to the card using dimensional's

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 😘