Art Gallery meets All Together and more

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Happy Birthday Mike

This is a CASeD card created by Carolyn King, I've used most of the same products (all unavailable now, sorry). All measurements for this card are in Centimetres.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, *galvanised metallic

Designer Series Paper: *all together

Dies: *floral gallery, *stitched stars (1,2,3)

Ink: versaMark

Punches: *tailored tag

Stamp Sets: *art gallery

Accessories: White embossing powder, *silver thread

 * = 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, 2 galvanised metallic rectangles 8.5 x 5.5, 2 designer series paper rectangles 8 x 5, plus another dsp rectangle 3.8 x 7.5 in a different pattern
2. adhere the metallic rectangles to the 2 dsp rectangles using liquid glue
3. adhere these two rectangles to the base card about 1.5 in from the side using liquid glue
4. create a label shape with the last piece of dsp using the punch
5. adhere the label between the 2 rectangles using liquid glue
6. stamp the sentiment in versamark and cover with white embossing powder then heat emboss
7. die cut the sentiment and stars.
8. using some seal on the back of the largest star adhere the silver thread
9. use dimensional pads to attach the stars and sentiment

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 😘

Art Gallery meets In The Country

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Happy Birthday Nigel

This is the second card today as there are 2 birthdays 

Combination of blending with stampin' blends and brushes together, the darker parts are the blends and the lighter parts are the brushes

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake, soft suede

Dies: layering diorama (3,4)

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: balmy blue, crumb cake, granny apple green, memento tuxedo black, soft suede

Punches: happy labels

Stampin' Up Blends: bronze, evening evergreen, granny apple green, old olive, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: art gallery, in the country

Accessories: blending brushes, *designer elements

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

1. Start with a base card 10.5 x29  scored at 14.5
2. layer 1 = 14.1 x 10.1, emboss this layer
3. die cut layer 1 using the larger die towards the left side
4. line up die 3 and 4 and die cut the frame in soft suede
5. adhere the frame to layer 1 using wet glue
6. stamp the image onto basic white using memento black
7. colour the image using a combination of stampin' blends and blending brushes 
8. adhere the finished picture behind the aperture and adhere using wet glue
9. attach layer 1 to the base card using dimensional's
10. stamp the sentiment and trim the sides using the happy labels punch
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional's
12. add the designer 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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘 

Art Gallery meets Alphabet A La Mode

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Happy Birthday Gemma

A mixture of stamping, die cutting and the baby wipe technique, this card is so simple to do.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *sunshine rainbows

Dies: alphabet a la mode, basic borders, floral gallery

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Ink refills: fresh freesia, pale papaya, pool party

Stamp Sets: art gallery

Accessories: adhesive-backed snowflakes, baby wipe, open weave ribbon

 

* = no longer available

1. base card 29.7 x 10.5 scored at 14.85, dsp 14.85 x 5, layer one 14.85 x 9, letters basic white 9 x 5
2. load a baby wipe with 3 colours using re-inkers (only a couple of spots of each colour needed)
3. swipe the baby wipe across the card stock for the letters.
4. stamp the sentiment
5. Adhere the dsp to the top of the card using wet ink.
6. Die cut the clouds, letters and sentiment pieces.
7. Emboss the clouds using the subtle 3D folder (or similar)
8. Adhere the letters across the clouds 
9. Add ribbon to clouds and adhere to the base card
10. Add the snowflakes, then the sentiment using dimensional's

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 😘

Mountain Air meets Art Gallery

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Happy Birthday Rick

I just love this set for masculine cards. 3 layers with the top one embossed after the stamping and blending was done, with a couple of the larger trees in the foreground.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mossy meadow, smoky slate

Dies: floral gallery, majestic mountain 

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D (can't stop using this one)

Ink: balmy blue, gray granite, *just jade, sahara sand, smoky slate

Stamp Sets: art gallery, mountain air

 

* = no longer available

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 😘

Epic Celebration & more

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Happy Birthday Leah

Another blast from the past with just a hint of new!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white, petal pink

Dies: *well written

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: petal pink, memento black, versamark 

Ribbon: gingham

Stampin' Blends: petal pink

Stamp Sets: art gallery, *epic celebration, *tabs for everything 

Accessories: *champagne spritz

* = no longer available

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 😘

Color & Contours meets Art Gallery

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Happy Birthday Anne

A clean and simple look today, with 2 step stamping and little die cutting.

The one thing I did do was to cut down the base card to 13.8 (5 7/16) in height to create an even border all round.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: 21-23 In color pack

Dies: scalloped contours (3,5)

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Punches: lovely labels 

Stamp Sets: art gallery, color & contour 

Accessories: bakers twine, 21-23 In color jewels

 When using layering dies (1) is the smallest

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 😘

World Maps meets Art Gallery and more.

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I watched Gez & Jill's monthly facebook live back in April and just couldn't wait to try out Gezs' contribution, so made this card the next day and put it away for Mike's birthday. Hence a lot of the products are now retired.

Just love this card, I struggle with masculine cards on the whole, but this one just came together quite quickly so thank you Gez for your inspiration!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *brass foil, basic black

Designer Series Paper: world of good speciality 

Dies: floral gallery, word wishes,*world map

Embossing Powder: Gold

Ink: versamark

Punches: *banner triple

Stamp Sets: art gallery  

Accessories: gilded gems

* = retired

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 😘

Garden Wishes meets Art Gallery

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I forgot I had the Dandy Laser-cut paper so decided I needed to use it up quickly. Don't know if that will happen, but here's the first card using it!

It's an easy to make card, using the heat embossing technique for the flower & sentiment.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick

Designer Series Paper: *dandy laser-cut, *flower & field

Dies: floral gallery, stitched rectangles (4n) 

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: versamark

Ribbon: *twill bumblebee

Stamp Sets: art gallery, garden wishes 

Accessories: basic pearls

* = retired, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

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 😘

Art Gallery meets Dainty Diamonds

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Tried this layout the other day and it took me ages to convert it to centimetres, but I persevered and got there in the end. Just hope Sue likes.

I can't remember where I saw the video for this card, but it's enough to know I CASed it. If you know who created it, please let me know so I can give them the credit.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pretty peacock, pool party

Designer Series Paper: fine art floral

Embossing Folders: dainty diamonds

Ink: pretty peacock

Stamp Sets: art gallery

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 😘

Art Gallery meets Brushed Blooms

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Happy Birthday Jean

Tried some gold leafing for today's card, and will need to practice more to perfect using the heat & stick but hey ho, it turned out not to bad!

The larger flower, sentiments and card base border are all gold leafed.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: shimmery white

Designer Series Paper: fine cut floral

Dies: floral gallery, curvy

Embossing Folders: tasteful texture 3D

Embossing Powder: heat & stick

Ink: bumble bee, shaded spruce, so saffron, versamark

Stamp Sets: art gallery, brushed blooms

Accessories: gilded leaf

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 😘