Expressions In Ink meets Sending Smiles

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Birthday Wishes for Rachael

This is a 5 minute card - stamping, die cutting and using a punch

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *Expressions in ink

Dies: artistic

Ink: pumkin pie

Punches: *classic label

Stamp Sets: sending smiles

Accessories: adhesive sheets

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 13.5 x 29 scored at 13.5
2. dsp layer is 12.5 x 12.5, adhered using liquid glue
3. die cut the large floral die using basic white 11 x 11 backed with adhesive sheeting, then adhere to the base card
4. stamp the sentiment onto a piece of basic white and punch it out
5. attach the sentiment to the card 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 😘 

Countryside Corners and more

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Happy Birthday Jenny

die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

So far I'm liking the new countryside corners bundle, again trying to use up some of my retired stash.

I'm about to change up my crafting space, so sorting everything out at the moment, moving the retired stash to a different location in the house and just keeping the current stash in the craft space.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, moody mauve, soft sea foam

Designer Series Paper: hello irresistible

Dies: cheerful daisies, countryside corners (5,6), deckled rectangles (8)

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D

Ink: moody mauve

Stamp Sets: beautiful balloons, cheerful daisies, countryside corners

Accessories: *adhisived backed sequins, basic rhinestones

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

1. Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. stamp the 2 flower centres
3. die cut all the pieces, 3 frames, 2 flowers + centres, 3 leaves
4. stamp the sentiment on the smaller frame
5. emboss the background and smaller frame
6. adhere the background and larger frame to the base card using liquid glue
7. attach the small frame using dimensional pads
8. adhere the 2 flowers and leaves using liquid glue, attach the 2 flower centres using glue dot
9. attach the sequins and 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 😘

Total Blast From The Past

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Happy Birthday Jack

stamping, die cutting, creating background

Totally cased - from Angela Loval. Didn't have the dsp paper to created my own.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy, silver foil 

Dies: *stars (2), *stitched shapes (1,2) &Sunburst

Embossing Folders: *corrugated, *lucky stars

Ink: night of navy

Stamp Sets: *starburst sayings

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

1. Start with a base card 14.8 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. white layer 10 x 14.3 - ink up the corrugated folder on the left side, place the layer on the inked side and press down gently then remove 
3. adhere the white layer using liquid glue
4. die cut the sunburst and emboss using the lucky star folder
5. adhere the sunburst using liquid glue
6. stamp the sentiment
7. die cut the sentiment and the rest of the pieces (the numbers are not SU)
8. adhere the circles and numbers using liquid glue
9. attach the star with 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 😘

Earthen Textures meets Go To Greetings

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Happy Birthday Alison

die cutting, embossing and stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: pecan pie, parakeet party, very vanilla

Bundles: earthen textures

Dies: something fancy

Embossing Folders: stripes & spalatters

Ink: crumb cake, bubble bath

Stamp Sets: go to greetings

Accessories: sheer ribbon, *sequins & gems

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 13.5 x 27 scored at 13.5
2. first layer 12.9 x12.9, stamp down the left side using crumb cake stamped off once. Then emboss down the right side using the folder
3. add a strip of ribbon down the middle attached at the back with tear & tape
4. stamp the flowers, vase & sentiment in bubble bath 
5. die cut all 4 pieces
6. adhere the grass using liquid glue to the base card
7. attach the rest of the pieces using dimensional pads (you will need to cut down the sentiment banner on both sides)
8. add the sequins 

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 😘

Translucent Florals meets various dies

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Happy Birthday Karine

die cutting, embossing, layering, stamping and masking

Inspired by Akiko Sudano

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly, lost lagoon, vellum

Designer Series Paper: bringt & beautiful

Dies: deckled rectangles (6), scalloped contours (5), translucent florals

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: lemon lolly, lost lagoon

Stamp Sets: translucent florals

Accessories: sheer ribbon, solid gems

 When using layering dies (1) is the smallest

1. Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. die cut the scalloped rectangle in the dsp
3. die cut the deckled rectangle in white 
4. die cut the 2 flower heads and a leaf in vellum and then the larger flower head in paper for masking
5. stamp the 2 flower heads on the deckled rectangle, then place the mask down and stamp the two stems, then the leaves
6. stamp the sentiment on a piece of white card and fussy cut around it
7. emboss the white rectangle and the sentiment using the 3D folder
8. adhere the 2 rectangles together using liquid glue
9. wrap a piece of ribbon across the rectangles and through the loops of the scalloped layer and stick down at the back 
10. loop a piece of ribbon through at the front of the card and tie a knot, then secure with a glue dot
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
12. adhere the vellum down using liquid glue (only needs a small dot of glue on the vellum slightly smudged so it can't really be seen before adhering)
13. add the gems
14. attach these layers to the base card 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 😘