Eden's Garden meets Charming Sentiments

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Happy Birthday Donna

This was made as last years card, then I realised last year was a big year for Donna so quickly had to make her a new special card and put this one away.

Quick and simple - Layering, die cutting and stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white (thick & normal), vellum, *shimmer vellum

Designer Series Paper: *ever eden

Dies: radiating stitches (1), sentiment silhouettes, timeless arrangements

Ink: *soft succulent 

Stamp Sets: *eden's garden, charming sentiments

Accessories: *open weave

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

1. Start with a thick basic white base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 14 x 10, and 2 basic white 9.5 x 5.5 & 9 x 2
2. stamp the sentiment and image on the 2 pieces of basic white
3. die cut these pieces plus the floral borders using the vellum, one green and one plain
4. cut 4 cm off the bottom of the dsp, turn it round and reposition it using tape
5. add a strip of ribbon across the dsp seam and adhere at the back
6. adhere the dsp to the base card using liquid glue, with another small piece of the ribbon, tie a faux bow
7. adhere the floral borders (cut to be individual) to the back of the floral image using glue dots
8. attach the floral image 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 😘

Magnolia Mood meets Perennial Postage

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Happy Anniversary Margaret & Simon

Intermediate, die cutting, dry embossing, heat embossing, punching

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, lost lagoon

Designer Series Paper: hello irresistible 

Dies: magnolia mood, perennial postage (5)

Embossing Folders: distressed tile 3D

Ink: versamark 

Punches: happy labels

Stamps: sweetly scripted

Accessories: *bordered ribbon, *gingham gala sequins, white embossing powder

 

* = 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, white layer 10.5 x 14.5 die cutting layer 9 x 12, dsp 9 x 12, lost lagoon 1.9 x 10.5
2. dry emboss the white layer and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. die cut the rectangle of dsp using the postage die and adhere to the base card at a slight angle using liquid glue.
4. run a small strip of stampin' seal in the middle of the dsp and attach the ribbon
5. die cut the flower and attach to the card using dimensional pads
6. stamp the sentiment in versamark, add the embossing powder and heat
7. trim the edges of the sentiment with the punch and attach to the card using dimensional pads 
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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊 

Ray's Of Light with a twist

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Happy Birthday Lily-Mae

Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: *christmas trimmings, *labels aglow

Embossing Folders: *stripes & splatters 3D

Ink: balmy blue, flirty flamingo, lemon lolly

Stamps: *color & contour, *rays of light, simply said

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, *metallic enamel shapes

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 12.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, layer 12 x 12, off cut for sentiment and stars
2. stamp the layer using the splatters from c&c, then dry emboss (this has to be done with 2 passes through the die cutting machine)
3. stamp the sentiment and die cut, this again needs 2 passes through the die cutting machine
4. die cut the stars
5. ink up the rays of light and stamp each of the stars
6. wrap the bakers twine round the layer and attach at the back using tape
7. attach the layer to the base card
8. line each of the stars to the appropriate line and attach using dimensional pads
9. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
10. add the metallic shapes 

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 😊 

Adventurous Sky and More

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Happy Birthday Gareth

Intermediate Level: colour with alcohol ink, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping 

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: adventurous sky

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy

Designer Series Paper: take to the sky

Dies: deckled rectangles (8), everyday details circle (3), rectangle (1)

Embossing Folders: so swirly

Ink: memento tuxedo black, night of navy

Stampin' Blends: color lifter, copper clay, smoky slate

Accessories: neutrals sequins

 

When using layering dies (1) is the smallest

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10.5 x 14, 2.5 x 9, basic white 5 x 8 sentiments, 3 x 5 plane, 7 x 7 circle
2. die cut the large rectangle and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the plane in memento black and both sentiments in night of navy
4. die cut these along with the circle 
5. dry emboss the circle
6. colour the plane using the stampin' blends, then use the color lifter to remove some of the colour within the propeller area 
7. adhere the small strip of dsp towards  the bottom of the base using liquid glue
8. attach the HB sentiment to the top of the card using dimensional pads
9. adhere the circle using liquid glue
10. attach the plane and bottom sentiment using dimensional pads
11. add the sequin

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 😊 

Alphabet A La Mode masculine birthday

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Happy Birthday Jack

Easy Intermediate - die cutting, fussy cutting, heat embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *evening evergreen, *soft succulent

Designer Series Paper: *texture chic

Dies: alphabet a la mode

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: versamark 

Stamps: *biggest wish

Accessories: linen thread, *slimline envelopes

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 22 x 19 scored at 9.5, first layer 21 x 8.5, dsp layer 20.5 x 8, letters 5 x 14, off cut for sentiment
2. adhere the dsp to the first layer using liquid glue
3. wrap some linen thread around and tie with a bow towards the bottom 
4. adhere some adhesive sheeting to the back of the letters layer arrange the letters and then die cut
5. stamp the sentiment, heat emboss in white then fussy cut round it
6. place the letters where you want them and adhere down
7. attach this layer to the base card using dimensional pads
8. attach the 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊 

Inspirational Sketches and more

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Happy Birthday Charles

Intermediate - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, heart & home memories & more cards 7 envelopes (cut down), misty moonlight

Dies: deckled rectangles (5&8)*labels aglow, nested essentials (4)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: misty moonlight

Stamps: inspirational sketches, simply said, *woodgrain (second generation)

Accessories: Tinsel gems 3 pack

 

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

1. Basic white 10.5 x 13.5, 6.5 x 8.5, off cut for sentiment, misty moonlight 7 x 9, 10.8 x 2.5
2. stamp the woodgrain on the larger rectangle using second generation stamping for a lighter colour, the bird on the smaller white rectangle, and the sentiment on the off cut
3. die cut the 3 rectangles
4. emboss the bird rectangle and the blue band
5. die cut the sentiment, you need to run it through the die cut twice to make it smaller
6. adhere the woodgrain layer to the base card using liquid glue, then the blue rectangle the same way
7. attach the bird layer using dimensional pads
8. adhere the blue band using liquid glue
9. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
10. 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊 

By The Dock, blast from the past

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Happy Birthday Rob

Cased from Stesha Bloodhart - Blast from the past

die cutting, colour blending, layering,  stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pecan pie

Dies: deckled retangles (8), *dockside 

Ink: balmy blue, crushed curry, momento black, old olive, pecan pie, smoky slate 

Stampin' Markers: early espresso, crushed curry, old olive, smoky slate

Stamps: *by the dock

Accessories: blending brushes

 

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

1. Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 14 x 10.5, white off cuts for stamping
2. stamp the grass across the bottom section of the white layer twice (I used old olive but should have used memento black)
3. carry out the colour blending for the 3 sections, doing a darker orange circle for the sun
4. colour the grass, leaves and flower heads using the markers, then stamp the greeting
5. stamp the dock, birds and boat in momento black 
6. colour the dock boat and birds using the blending brushes, then use the markers to do the posts and rope
7. die cut these pieces and the main piece 
8. adhere the main layer to the base card using liquid glue
9. attach the  rest of the elements 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊 

Enduring Beauty and more

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Happy Birthday Sylvia

Kind of Cased - blending with brushes, bow making, decorative masking, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stampinging

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: enduring beauty

Card Stock: basic white, gorgeous grape

Decorative Masks: enduring beauty

Embossing Folders: *softly sophisticated 3D

Ink: gorgeous grape, granny apple green, highland heather 

Stamps: magnolia mood

Accessories: blending brushes, *gingham gala sequins, *organdy combo ribbon

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, gorgeous grape layer 10 x 14, white layer 9.6 x 13.6, white for stamping 14 x 11 and 8 x 2
2. dry emboss the white layer and adhere to the purple layer using liquid glue
3. adhere this to the card base using liquid glue
4. stamp the image outline using gorgeous grape 
5. using the decorative masks and blending brushes build the colours of shading going a little darker for each mask
6. die cut the image and attach to the card using dimensional pads
7. stamp the sentiment and create the flagged ends using scissors
8. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
9. make a double bow and attach using glue dots
10. 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊