Aspen Trees meets Perched On A Tree (with a twist)

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Andy

CASeD from Narelle Farrugia - alcohol blending, die cutting, dry embossing (with a twist), layering, stamping, tearing paper

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso

Designer Series Paper: *galvanised metallic, *in good taste

Dies: aspen trees

Ink: early espresso, pretty peacock

Punches: banner pick a

Stamps: artistically inked

Stampin' Blends: crumb cake, ivory, 700 medium light 1, 800 medium light 2

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white layer 9.5 x 13.5, galvanised metallic 10 x 14, dsp 2 x 10.5, early espresso 10.5 torn across at about 3cm, basic white for stamping
2. die cut the leaves from the middle of the galvanised metallic layer, then adhere the galvanised layer only to the base card using liquid glue
3. using the splatter stamps on the white layer, stamp the full stamp a few times using the stamping off method, then the dotted stamp full strength on top
4. Now for the 'twist' - layer your aspen window die as if to die cut, but place your silicone matt underneath the paper first when layering your sandwich (this embosses the image instead of cutting it) adhere to the base card using liquid glue
5. stamp the trees and bird, colour the bird using the blends (crumb cake for the wing, 700 & 800 for the head, ivory for the body)
6. stamp the sentiment using a strip of basic white then flag the one end
7. adhere the dsp and paper strip together using liquid glue, then adhere to the base card, using liquid glue
8. adhere the leaves using liquid glue
9. attach the bird, trees 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊

Aspen Trees meets Charming Sentiments

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Simon

Using some retired dsp along with the Aspen trees dies for this card.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: evening evergreen, gold foil, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons, rose gold metallic

Dies: aspen trees, sentiment silhouettes

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: evening evergreen, gray granite

Stamp Sets: charming sentiments

Accessories: blending brushes, *copper trim

 

* = no longer available

1. Base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, Tree matt 10.1 x 13.4, dsp 9.9 x 13.2
2. stamp the sentiment on a scrap piece of very vanilla
3. die cut the tree's, leaves and sentiment
4. sponge the tree's & sentiment using a blending brush
5. adhere the dsp to the back of the tree's using liquid glue
6. wrap the copper trim around the trees's using a knot, leave about 2cm of trim either side of the knot
7. tease out the trim. (this makes like a mesh bow)
8. adhere the tree's to the base card using liquid glue
9. adhere the larger leaf with liquid glue
10. cut about 3cm of the copper trim and again tease it out, adhere to the large leaf using double sided tape or runner
11. add the smaller leaf using a dimensional.

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 😘