Spotlight On Nature meets Elements Of Text

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Happy Birthday Sheilah

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, stamping, stamping using stampin' write markers

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: *charming sentiments/sentiment silhouettes

Card Stock: basic beige & white, old olive

Dies: *deckled circles (9,10)

Embossing Folders: *painted texture 3D

Ink: basic beige, flirty flamingo

Stampin' write markers: flirty flamingo

Stamps: elements of text, spotlight on nature

Accessories: *bakers twine 3 color pack, rainbow dots, water painters

 

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

Start with a base card 15.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, old olive 12 x 12, basic beige 11 x 11, white 2.5 x 9, 7.5 x 11.

1. start by die cutting the 2 circles
2. stamp the smaller circle using the elements of text
3. adhere the beige circle to the old olive circle using liquid glue
4. adhere both circles to the base card
5. using the water painter and flirty flamingo ink add some spatters across the card
6. stamp the flowers by using the markers to load the stamp with ink, then fussy cut
7. attach to the card, using dimensional pads
8. stamp the sentiment and die cut
9. attach the sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
10. make a bow with the bakers twine and add to the card using a glue dot
11. add the rainbow dots

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 😊

Blast from the past Backyard Basics & Delightful Dozen

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Happy Easter Sheilah

Intermediate level - colour using alcohol markers, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: bright & beautiful

Dies: cheerful daisies, perennial postage, *stitched rectangles (5)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: basic grey, memento tuxedo black

Stampin' Blends: granny apple green, lemon lolly

Stamps: *backyard basics, *delightful dozen

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, rainbow dots

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

Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 7.5 x 10.5, 6.5 x 3, dsp 12 x 9

1. die cut the dsp and adhere to the base card towards the top left side using liquid glue
2. stamp the flower in memento black and sentiment in gray
3. color the flower using the blends
4. dry emboss both of these using the subtle folder
5. attach the flower using dimensional pads
6. wind some bakers twine and adhere to the sentiment using stampin seal +
7. attach to the base card using dimensional pads
8. add the rainbow dots

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 😊

Excellent Eggs and a little more

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Happy Easter Freddie

Simple card as long as you have a cut and emboss machine

die cutting, dry embossing, layering, punching out, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: excellent eggs (3)

Card Stock: basic beige, basic white, granny apple green, lemon lolly

Embossing Folders: basics 3D, painted texture 3D

Ink: basic beige, granny apple green

Punches: *banner triple 

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack 

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

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, yellow 10.1 x 14.1, white 8.5 x 2, 6 x 7.5, yellow 6.5 x 1.5, green 5 x 1.5, 6 x 1.5, basic beige 3 x 2.5

1. die cut the egg shape from the yellow layer, the egg shape is not needed
2. emboss the yellow layer using the basics folder, then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the bunny and sentiment
4. die cut the three zig zags, white egg and bunny
5. use the punch to flag the end of the sentiment and add the bakers twine
6. attach the sentiment to the base card towards the bottom using dimensional pads
7. emboss the white egg using the painted texture folder
8. adhere the zig zags to the egg using liquid glue
9. attach to the egg and bunny to the base card 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 😊

Thoughtful Expressions meets Labeled With Love

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Happy Birthday Sian

This is Sian's first card from me, hope she likes it.

Intermediate level - adding embellishments, blending with alcohol markers, blending with brushes, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, 

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: thoughtful expressions (frames 3,4)

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Embossing powder: heat & stick, *dazzling diamonds

Ink: memento black, fresh freesia, versaMark

Stampin' Blends: fresh freesia, lemon lolly, shy shamrock

Stamps: labeled with love

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, basic rhinestones, 

 paper butterflies

* = 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 14.1 x 10.1, white 6 x 13.5, lemon lolly 8 x 8
2. dry emboss the white layer
3. wrap bakers twine around the bottom of white layer 3 times and tie a bow
4. attach the white layer to the base card using dimensional pads
5. on the smaller piece of white place the smaller circle and then stamp the 2 flowers in moment black on what is left of the piece
6. colour the flowers using the alcohol markers
7. die cut these pieces plus the larger circle in lemon lolly (these can all be cut with one pass through the cut & emboss machine 
8. using a blending brush lightly colour the butterfly
9. add some veraMark round the edges of the wings, cover with the heat & stick powder and heat using a heat gun, once warm add the dazzling diamonds and heat up again 
10. arrange the elements on the card and adhere the butterfly and circles with liquid glue, the large flower with a dimensional pad, and the smaller flowers, again with liquid glue
11. add the rhinestones to the butterfly

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 😊