Translucent Florals and more

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Happy birthday Serenia

Intermediate - die cutting, dry and heat embossing, layering, mask colouring, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: translucent florals

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly

Designer Series Paper: *perennial essence vellum

Dies: deckled rectangles (7), *sentiment silhouettes

Embossing Folders: painted textures

Ink: lemon lolly, versaMark

Stamps: *charming sentiments

Accessories: adhesive backed solid gems, *adorning designs masks, blending brush, clear embossing powder

 

* = 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 9.5 x13, white off cuts for stamping
2. using one of the masks, colour the bottom section of the white rectangle in lemon lolly
3. dry emboss the rectangle using the folder, then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
4. stamp the flowers and the leaves on basic white
5. stamp the 2 flowers again in versaMark and heat emboss using clear powder
6. die cut all these images plus a plain vellum leaves
7. adhere the leaves vellum using a little liquid glue where it won't show on the finished card
8. shape the 2 vellum flowers using a bone folder and adhere along the bottom edge with a little liquid glue
9. adhere the leaves to the base card using liquid glue
10. attach the flowers and sentiment using dimensional pads
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 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 😊 

Floral Essence and more!!

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Happy Birthday Donna

I made a  fun fold card the other day and thought the layout used might be nice for a basic card with an added flower and I think it is, what do you think?

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: *perennial essence vellum, petal pink, very vanilla

DSP:perennial essence

Dies: layering circles (2), stitched shapes (1)

Embossing powders: clear

Ink: craft white, blackberry bliss

Ribbon: *ombre calypso coral 

Stamp sets: by the dock, floral essence, peaceful moments

Accessories: *white perfect accents

Once I'd stamped the flower petals and leaf I heat embossed using clear embossing powder, to make sure the ink didn't smudge.

* = retired

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make this card 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 contact me at the top of the page for details on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Lots of Love meets Country Floral

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Happy Birthday Carole!

Well I made this card on the 29th of January, and the sun was shining here in Walsall but it was only 4 degrees.

It came together quite well, as I had no idea of what I was going to do, and just took bits and bobs from everywhere.

Cardstock: Rococo Rose 21 x 14.5 scored and folded at 10.5 (card base), Shimmery White 3 pieces 14.5 x 7.5 (embossed panel), 6 x 4.5 ("here's to the happiest birthday yet"), 4.5 x 1.5 (happiest). Vellum old olive 3.5 x 4.5 (1 sprig),  Vellum plain 3.5 x 9 (2 sprigs).

(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set

• Emboss the front of the rococo rose (cs) card base using the subtle (ef).
• Emboss the shimmery white panel (cs) using the country floral (ef).
• Lightly sponge this panel using old olive and rococo rose stampin' pads.
• I edged each side of the panel using (r) old olive grosgrain ribbon (you can use old olive (cs) if you don't have suitable ribbon.
• Adhere the panel to the card base using liquid glue.
• Using the larger of the 2 piece's of shimmery white (cs) stamp the full sentiment from the lots of happy (ss) in old olive ink.
• With the smaller piece of shimmery white (cs), stamp just the "happiest" in rococo rose, then trim down this piece to just fit across the other one.
• Die cut the full sentiment using the stitched so sweetly dies and attach the rococo rose "happiest" using dimensional pads.
• Adhere the (r) rushed ribbon (this is sweet sugarplum, but it's almost a perfect match) across the front panel using snail. 
• Attach the (r) silver sequins at the back of the sentiment (l used sellotape).
• Attach the sentiment in front of the ribbon using dimensional pads.
• Using the Sprig punch, punch out 2 plain sprigs and 1 perennial essence green sprig. 
• Arrange the sprigs where you want them and adhere using glue dots behind the ribbon.
• Add 3 basic rhinestones down the left hand side of the base card.

Will be back again soon with more cards, hope you have a great day!

Annette X

Floral Essence meets Well Said

Hi Folks welcome to my happy place, hope you're having a great day!

I will be posting twice today as there are to birthdays.

Happy Birthday Heather x

This is a mixture of old and current products, hope you like it.

The card base is 21 x 14.85 scored at 10.5, the first layer is 10 x 14.3, second layer (dsp) is 3.5 x 14.3.

Colours are daffodil delight, early espresso, old olive and whisper white.

(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper, (r) - retired, (ss) = stamp set

All measurements are in centimetres.

• Starting with the first layer of (cs) and the floral essence (ss), stamp the sentiment in early espresso then lightly spritz with daffodil delight.
• Emboss this layer using the subtle (ef), and adhere the second layer (r) gingham gala (dsp) using liquid glue.
• Add the ribbon across the top of the (r) gingham gala (dsp). For this I used (r) taffeta and (r) grosgrain.
• Attach to the card base using dimensional pads and put to one side for now.
• Stamp 2 of the leaves from the floral essence (ss) using old olive and cut using the co-ordinating leaf punch.
• Stamp 2, of the 3 petal stamp on perennial essence velum using daffodil delight allow to dry for a few minutes then cut using the co-ordinating perennial flower punch, layer these together using glue dots.
• Position the flower and leaves where you want them and stick down using glue dots (vellum sticks easier with glue dots).
• Die cut the happy using the well written dies, adhere using liquid glue of adhesive sheet.
• stamp the birthday from the well said (ss) and cut using the classic label punch, then attach using dimensional pads.
• Add a (r) iced rhinestone to the centre of the flower.

Thank you for dropping by.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Annette X

Beautiful Promenade meets Beautiful Layers

Hi folks, and welcome to my haven in a hectic world, hope you're having a great day!

Happy Birthday Aunty Val x

I made a card for her months ago and can't find it now so had to make a new one (maybe the one I thought I'd made was last years).

But I must say though, I enjoyed making this one.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:

All measurements are in centimetres, colours are Old Olive, Petal Pink Whisper White
(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (ep) = embossing powder. (ss) = stamp set

Card Stock: Petal Pink 21 x 14.85 scored at 10.5 (card base), Perennial Essence velum 14.4 x 10.1 (first layer), Whisper White 2 pieces 14.4 x 10.1 (flowers, leaves & sentiment). 9.5 x 9.5 (lattice).

• Starting with the perennial essence velum emboss using the tufted (ef).
• Attach a strip of the organdy striped ribbon across the embossed layer (I used glue dots) and adhere to the card base using liquid glue.
• Using the beautiful promenade (ss) stamp the 3 flowers using petal pink, in full strength for the outline and stamping off once for the centres.
• Next ink up the sentiment from the itty bitty birthdays (ss) using versamark and Petal pink before stamping then heat emboss with the clear (ep).
• Now stamp the leaves in old olive.
• Punch out the sentiment using the classic label punch.
• Die cut the leaves, petals and lattice using the beautiful layers dies.
• Arrange as desired and then using both liquid glue and dimensional pads attach to the card base.
• Add some basic rhinestones.
• For some sparkle I used wink of stella on the flower stamen.

Card completed.

Thank you for joining me today, hope you have a good one!

Will be back again soon with more cards.

Annette X