Saturday, January 24, 2026

Extraordinary Flora Bundle meets meets Beautiful Balloons

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Ashlie


Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, dying ribbon, layering, stamping
Materials required for this card are:
 
Bundles: extraordinary Flora
Card Stock: basic white, *basic vellum
Dies: *ornate frames
Embossing Folders: Exposed brick 3D
Ink: secret sea, *soft succulent
Stampin' Blends: petunia pop
Stamps: *beautiful balloons, *elements of text
Accessories: *24/6 in color resin dots, *crinkled seam binding, extraordinary flora washi tape, wink of stella
 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 29 scored at 14.5, basic white 8.5 x 17 (2 needed), 10.1 x 14.1, 6 x 6 vellum 10.1 x 14.1, ribbon 16cm
  1. stamp the flowers on one of the basic white 8.5  x 17 pieces in secret sea
  2. adhere the washi tape to the second piece then die cut both pieces
  3. dry emboss the vellum
  4. tear 3 strips of paper about 2 cm wide and mask across the white layer 
  5. stamp randomly using the circle stamp in soft succulent
  6. stamp the sentiment on the 6 x 6 piece in secret sea, then die cut it
  7. dye the ribbon using the stampin' blend, and wrap around the embossed vellum using tape to secure on the reverse side
  8. arrange the flowers adhering the ones at the back with liquid glue and the ones at the front with dimensional pads
  9. attach the sentiment with dimensional pads and add the dots across the ribbon
  10. adhere to the stamped layer using liquid glue only where there are elements to hide the glue
  11. adhere the white layer to the base card
  12. add wink of stella to the leaves at the back 
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 form 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 😊

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Beautiful Gallery meets Everyday Arches and more

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Mick


level Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:
 
Bundles: delightful wishes
Card Stock: basic beige, secret sea,
Designer Series Paper: beautiful gallery
Dies: everyday arches (6,8)
Embossing Folders: mini corrugated
Ink: secret sea
Stampin' Blends: secret sea
Accessories: linen thread
when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, beige layer 14 x 10, blue 9 x 12, dsp 7.5 x 11, linen thread 45cm (the last 10cm is needed for the faux bow at the front)

  1. in the middle of the beige layer (landscape) stamp the sentiment and die cut it, then crop to sentiment required
  2. dry emboss the beige layer
  3. dye the linen thread using the stampin blend and cut off 10cm
  4. wrap the rest around the beige layer so there are 2 strands at the front and secure at the back using tape
  5. thread the rest through the 2 strands at the front and tie with a knot, then trim
  6. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
  7. with both arch dies cut out the big arch (the smaller blue arch is not now needed)
  8. die cut the dsp arch with the smaller die
  9. attach the large open arch to the base card using dimensional pads 
  10. Adhere the smaller arch using liquid glue inside the bigger arch

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 form 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 😊

Extraordinary Flora meets Unbounded Love

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Heather


level Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping
Materials required for this card are:
 
Bundles: extraordinary flora, unbounded love
Card Stock: basic white 
Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D
Ink: secret sea
Accessories: 25/7 in color flat pearls, washi tape extraordinary flora, wink of stella

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 8.5 x 17 (2 needed), 7 x 5, vellum 10.1 x 14.1
  1. with the small white piece, stamp the sentiment and die cut it
  2. stick the washi tape to one of the larger white pieces, (lining it up with the corresponding die) then die cut
  3. stamp the flowers on the second piece of white and die cut
  4. decide which leaves you want and apply wink of stella
  5. dry emboss the vellum
  6. position the elements on the vellum attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
  7. adhere the bottom layer of elements using liquid glue, and rest using dimensional pads
  8. add the peals
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 form 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 😊

Saturday, January 10, 2026

City Lights Kit and more

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Happy Birthday Kieran


Intermediate level - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:
 
Card Stock: *boho blue 
Dies: *layering circles (7,8), spotlight on nature (dots & dashes 4)
Ink: boho blue
Kits: *city sights
stamps: *sharing sunshine
 * = no longer available, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Start with the city sights kit, boho blue 8 x 5.5, 12 x 12
  1. stamp the buildings on the small piece of card, then fussy cut
  2. die cut the ring using the dots & dashes die with the smaller layering circle die at the same time
  3. with the larger circle die, cut off the corners of the buildings by placing the edge of the circle at the bottom of the buildings 
  4. adhere the circle to the buildings using a very fine line of liquid glue  
  5. adhere a long blue strip at the bottom of the base card using liquid glue
  6. stamp the sentiment at the top of the base card
  7. attach the buildings and circle using dimensional pads
  8. 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 form 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 😊

Friday, January 9, 2026

Card within a Card

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Happy Birthday Cheryl

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering, punching, stamping

Materials required for this card are:
 
Bundles: *irresistible blooms
Stock: basic white
Designer Series Paper: *perfectly artistic
Embossing Folders: soft waves 3D
Embossing Powder: white
Ink: lost lagoon, versaMark
Punches: happy labels
Stamps: charming day
Accessories: *tinsel gems 3 pack
 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 14 x 18 scored at 9, white 2 x 18
  1. dry emboss the front of the card and cut off 1cm on the right side
  2. adhere this piece to the inside back of the card
  3. die cut the front of the card using the circle die
  4. slot the dsp insert inside the card and stamp the flower using versaMark
  5. remove from the card, add the white embossing powder and heat
  6. re insert the dsp and adhere to the base card (along the back edge only)
  7. stamp the happy birthday from charming day and the friend sentiment from irresistible blooms 
  8. use the punch to finish off each edge
  9. attach the friend sentiment  to the front of the card
  10. adhere the happy birthday sentiment on the inside under the flower using liquid glue
  11. 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 form 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 😊 

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Charming Days meets Loveliest Trees

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Sue


Intermediate level - bow making, brush blending, die cutting, heat embossing,  layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:
 
Card Stock: basic white. fresh freesia
Designer Series Paper: *irresistibly yours
Dies: charming day, perennial postage 
Embossing Powder: white
Ink: fresh freesia, versaMark
Stamps: loveliest trees
Accessories: bakers twine essentials, blending brush, heat gun, sequins & gems, adhesive sheets
 * = no longer available

There is a new dsp "irresistible designs" which is really lovely for the blending

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, fresh freesia 13.5 x 9.5, 6.5 x 4,  dsp 13 x 9, white 11 x 7
  1. blend some colour onto the dsp in the middle section using the brush
  2. wind some bakers twine around this layer twice towards the bottom and secure at the back with tape
  3. make a bow and adhere with a glue dot towards the right side
  4. attach this layer to the fresh freesia layer using dimensional pads
  5. now adhere to the base card, using liquid glue
  6. stamp the sentiment and heat emboss it 
  7. add some adhesive sheet to the back of the 11 x 7 white card 
  8. die cut both the flowers and label
  9. remove the adhesive sheet backing from the flowers and adhere to the dsp
  10. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
  11. 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 form 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 😊

Extraordinary Flora Bundle meets meets Beautiful Balloons

   Welcome to my blog and    t hank you for joining me today! Happy Birthday Ashlie Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, dying r...