Sunday, July 30, 2023

Dainty Delight meets Framed Florets

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Happy Anniversary to Carole & Nigel


Mixing and matching up different techniques

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, moody mauve
Dies: dainty delight, *framed florets (both ovals)
Embossing Folders: timeworn type
Ink: memento tuxedo black, moody mauve, parakeet party
Punches: *word window
Stampin' Blends: moody mauve
Stamp Sets: dainty delight, *teeny tiny sentiments
Accessories: bakers twine essentials, blending brushes, iridescent rhinestones
 * = no longer available
  1. Start with a base card 21 x 14.5 scored at 10.5, basic white layer 14 x 10
  2. on a small piece of basic white stamp the flowers and happy anniversary
  3. punch the sentiment, and die cut the flowers
  4. die cut both the ovals out of the white layer 
  5. using blending brushes and a torn piece of paper colour the inner oval
  6. emboss the white layer and coloured oval using the folder
  7. attach the white layer to the base card using dimensional pads
  8. adhere the coloured oval in the centre using liquid glue
  9. colour the bakers twine using the blend pen and create a bow
  10. attach the flowers and sentiment using dimensional pads
  11. add the bow using a glue dot
  12. add the iridescent 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 😘 

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Cheerful Daisies meets Go to Greetings

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Happy Birthday Anne


easy decoupage, layering, die cutting and stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly, lost lagoon 
Dies: cheerful daisies, radiating stitches, something fancy, stylish shapes
Ink: lemon lolly, lost lagoon, versamark
Stamp Sets: cheerful daisies, go to greetings
Accessories: adhesive-backed solid gems, clear embossing powder, sheer ribbon
  1. Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 14 x 11, lost lagoon, vellum, basic white for leaves and flower and sentiment
  2. die cut the background layer and use a blending brush to colour the centre
  3. adhere this layer to the base card using liquid glue
  4. stamp the sentiment using versamark & lemon lolly ink, add the clear embossing powder and heat emboss.
  5. stamp the single leaf 
  6. die cut all the pieces - flower layers (3), leaves (2) one green and one vellum, sentiment label, large vellum circle 
  7. using a blending brush, colour the centre of the flower pieces and then build the layers using glue dot
  8. adhere the circle to the base card using liquid glue
  9. adhere the leaves around the vellum circle using liquid glue
  10. add the flower to the top using glue dots
  11. make a bow and attach using a glue dot
  12. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
  13. add the gems
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 😘

Friday, July 21, 2023

Brewed for You meets Happiest of Birthdays

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Happy Birthday Bill


Mostly monochrome with a touch of Crushed Curry & smoky slate

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white
Designer Series Paper: *all together
Dies: brewed, something fancy
Embossing Folders: basics 3D
Ink: crushed curry, memento black, smoky slate
Stamp Sets: brewed for you, *happiest of birthdays
Accessories: *black cord, classic matte dots
 * = no longer available
  1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 10 x 14, cut offs for stamping
  2. stamp the beer glass randomly over the white layer using smoky slate stamped off once
  3. emboss this layer using the folder
  4. adhere a strip of the dsp down the left hand side 3.5 x 14 using liquid glue
  5. attach the black cord using tear & tape to the same layer then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
  6. stamp the sentiment and beer jug pieces (stamp the crushed curry at least 3 times) to get a good beer colour
  7. die cut all these pieces and attach to the card using dimensional pads
  8. add the matt 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 😘

Monday, July 17, 2023

Blast from the past, Work of Art

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Happy Birthday Kayden


A blast from the past, using both past and present products.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, starry sky
Dies: alphabet al a mode, *christmas cheer, something fancy
Embossing Folders: painted texture
Ink: pecan pie (stamped off once) , pumkin pie, starry sky, versamark
stampin' Blends: pecan pie
Stamp Sets: artistically inked, *work of art
Accessories: *candy dots, matte decorative dots, white embossing powder
 * = no longer available
  1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, blue border 10 x 14, white panel 9.8 x 13.8
  2. stamp the shapes onto the white panel and emboss using the folder
  3. adhere the white panel to the blue border using liquid glue, then attach the blue border to the base card using dimensional pads
  4. stamp the 'birthday' onto a piece of pecan pie using versamark then cover with white embossing power, and heat emboss
  5. die cut the numbers, happy and birthday
  6. adhere the 'happy' and numbers using liquid glue
  7. attach the 'birthday' using dimensional pads
  8. colour a sahara sand candy dot using the pecan pie stampin' blend, then attach a pumpkin pie and the coloured dot along with a blue matte dot to finish.
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 😘

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Season Of Chic meets Sending Smiles

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Happy Birthday Holly


Easier than it looks, a little stamping, embossing, die cutting and it's done.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: lost lagoon, petal pink
Designer Series Paper: *copper foil, *texture chic
Dies: chic, deckled rectangles (5), sending
Embossing Folders: *seashells 3D, stripes & splatters 3D
Ink: lost lagoon, petal pink
Stamp Sets: season chic, sending smiles
Accessories: basic pearls
 * = no longer available
  1. Start with a base card 14 x 20 scored at 10, petal pink 10 x 14, dsp 8 x 11, some spare basic white for stamping and copper foil for die cutting
  2. die cut the petal pink using the rectangle, emboss it then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
  3. die cut the dsp with the same rectangle and adhere it in place using liquid glue
  4. stamp the shells and sentiment
  5. die cut all pieces, shells, netting, and sentiment
  6. adhere the foil shells and netting using liquid glue, then attach stamped shells and sentiment 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 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 😘

Blast from the past Perennial Birthday

  Welcome to my blog and    t hank you for joining me today! Happy Birthday Stephen For this card I was inspired by one i'd seen on Pint...