Sunday, April 28, 2024

Blast from the past Perennial Birthday

 Welcome to my blog

and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Stephen

For this card I was inspired by one i'd seen on Pinterest, don't know who it was but thank you.


Intermediate level - brush blending, dry embossing, heat embossing, layering, punching, sponge daubing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:
 
Card Stock: early espresso, very vanilla
Designer Series Paper: nature's sweetness
Embossing Folders: metal plate 3D
Ink: pecan pie, versaMark
Punches: banner pick a punch, heartfelt hexagon
Stamps: *perennial birthday
Accessories: *designer elements, *faux suede trim, sponge dauber
 
* = no longer available

  1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10 x 14, 10 x 6, sentiment 6.5 x 6, vellum banner 10 x 8, cs banner 11 x 2.5
  2. distress the edges of the 10 x 14 dsp and all of the 10 x 6 dsp, using a blending brush
  3. stamp the sentiment using versaMark, add gold embossing powder then heat emboss
  4. punch out the sentiment and distress the edges using a sponge dauber
  5. to make the V in the vellum banner put a mark 1cm up and 5cm in from the edge, then from the bottom corners cut up to the mark on each side
  6. emboss this banner using the folder
  7. for the dark banner, flag each end with the banner punch
  8. attach the trim towards the bottom of the larger layer using tear n tape
  9. adhere the smaller piece of dsp and the darker banner using liquid glue
  10. add the sentiment to the vellum banner using dimensional pads 
  11. add liquid glue to the back of the vellum behind the sentiment and adhere to the card
  12. attach the 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 of how to order.

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.
Annette 😊 

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