Dainty Delight meets Beautiful Bouquet

   Welcome to my blog

and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Anniversary to Margaret & Simon

Going square today - embossing, stamping and mask blending

Full credit for this card goes to Jacque Williams 'stamp happy'

mine is slightly different

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake

Designer Series Paper: *snowflake splendor

Dies: *layering circles (6)

Embossing Folders: timeless type 3D

Ink: bubble bath, memento black, pool party

Stampin' Markers: bubble bath, pool party

Stamp Sets: dainty delight, * beautiful bouquet

Accessories: *adhesive-backed sequins & gems, linen thread

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

1. Start with a base card 12.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, dsp 11.5 x 11.5, crumb cake10.5 x 10.5, basic white 10 x 10 (need 2)
2. in th centre of the 1st white square die cut a circle
3. emboss the dsp and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
4. tear off a piece of scrap paper for blending
5. line up the 2 squares and blend in the circle using the torn scrap of paper as a guide for the lines
6. remove the mask, stamp the flowers and sentiment
7. flick the 2 markers using their lids to get the tiny spots
8. adhere this layer to the crumb cake square using liquid glue
9. attach these 2 layers to the base card using dimensional pads
10. create a double bow and adhere down using a glue dot
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 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 😘

Faux Leather meets Color Contour

    Thank you for joining me today!

Happy 3rd Anniversary Heather & Mike

Tried a new technique today, creating faux leather. 

I used the simple method of dry embossing and then heat embossed using versaMark and clear embossing powder, which believe it or not has got a leather look about it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, evening evergreen, pale papaya 

Dies: scalloped contour, stitched rectangles (2,3,4) wide

Embossing Folders: *stone

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: evening evergreen, pale papaya fresh freesia, polished pink, versaMark

Stamp Sets: color & contour, *beautiful Bouque

 * = no longer available, and 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 😘

Beautiful Bouquet meets Thoughtful Blooms

Hello, and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

The one stamp set was a sale-a-bration item and is no longer available but it would be easy enough to do the card with a similar type of stamp set.

I loved making this card and it was so easy to do.

Card Stock: Silver Foil 2.5 x 4 (butteflies), Smoky Slate 9.5 x 13.5 (1st layer), Whisper White 21 x 14.5 scored at 10.5 (card base), 9 x 13 (2nd layer), 5 x 3.5 (sentiment), 3 x 9 (flowers).

All measurements are in centimetres.
(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (ss) = stamp set, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Using the thoughtful blooms (ss) stamp the leaves and small flowers on the whisper white (cs) layer in smoky slate and grapefruit grove.
• Stamp the 3 larger flowers, again in grapefruit grove using the (flowers) whisper white (cs).
• Punch these out using the small bloom punch.
• With the (sentiment) whisper white (cs)  stamp the happy birthday from the beautiful bouquet (ss) in grapefruit grove.
• Emboss the smoky slate (cs) layer using the subtles (ef).
• Emboss the whisper white (cs) layer using the bricks n mortar (ef).
• Die cut the happy birthday using the stitched so sweetly dies and the (2) rectangle, at the same time you can die cut one of the butterflies from the natures thoughts dies.
• Die cut the 2nd butterfly.
• Adhere the first layer to the base card using liquid glue.
• Wrap some grapefruit grove grosgrain ribbon around the bottom of the second layer and adhere to the back (I use sellotape for this).
• Make a faux bow and add this on the righthand side using a glue dot.
• Adhere the butterflies and the punched blossoms to card using liquid glue.
• Attach the sentiment using dimensional pads.
• To  finish off I added faceted gems to each of the blossoms.

Will be back again soon with more cards, thanks for dropping by and have a great day.

Annette X

Woven Threads Suite meets Beautiful Bouquet!

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Happy Anniversary to a lovely couple

I'm trying to use more of my stash these days. I buy things put them in a drawer or on a shelf and forget they're there. So here's one of my first efforts to use as much of a suite as I can, and for this card I used everything. Plus a retired punch.

(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set.
All measurements are in centimetres.

Woven Heirloom suite
Whisper White (cs) 3 pieces  21 14.8 scored at 10.5 (base card), 8.5 x 11 (frame), 6 x 2 (sentiment), Seaside Spray 8.5 x 11 (frame), 6 x 2 (sentiment backing), Terracotta Tile 2 pieces (cs) 10 x 14.3 (1st layer), 6 x 2 (sentiment backing).
Woven Threads (dsp) 9.5 x 13.8 (2nd layer).

• Adhere layer one and two together and then adhere to the card base.
• Die cut the 2 frames using the heirloom frames die.
• Stamp the saying from the woven heirlooms (ss) on the whisper white inner frame in terracotta tile and the scroll in seaside spray.
• Cut a piece of the woven threads trim (11 of the scallops should do it) sear the edges to stop fraying and cut off the narrow stitching at the bottom to leave the tassels.
• Adhere this across the bottom of the seaside spray frame, using narrow tear and tape.
• Adhere the seaside spray frame to the card base using liquid glue.
• Attach the stamped inner frame using dimensional pads.
• With the small piece of whisper white (cs) stamp the sentiment from the beautiful bouquet (ss) in terracotta tile and punch out using the (r) washi label punch or similar.
• Punch 2 more washi labels  one in seaside spray and one in terracotta tile. Cut these in half to be able to graduate out on either side of the sentiment using liquid glue.

Once I'd photographed the card and imported it at the top of the blog, I realised I hadn't used the woven thread sequins, so I added 3 in a triangle arrangement on the saying and it looks rather nice.

Will be back again soon with more cards, thanks for popping by

Annette X

Chicken Wire meets Beautiful Bouquet

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Hope you're having a great day!

This is my second post for today.

Happy Birthday Margaret!

This card was made last year and I lost it so had to make her another one, then found it later so put it away for this year. so the blog post for it has been transferred from my old blog Annettes Crafty Stampin, so the layout is a lot different to how I write now.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration, (H) = Hostess, (nsu) = not stampin’ up, (ss) = Stamp set, DSP = designer series paper, CS = Card Stock

Start with a base card of Thick Whisper White (cs) measuring 15 x 21cm scored at 10.5cm

For the first layer use a backing of Watercolor Wonder ® DSP measuring 15 x 10.5  and then adhere the Chicken Wire ® on top. (this creates the first mat).

Using Silver Foil backed with some adhesive sheeting die cut the Friend from the Lovely Words ® thinlits and at the same time using an off cut of Thick Whisper White die cut the middle sized label frame from the Stitched Seasons ® framelits, towards the bottom left corner of the label stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet (ss) in Balmy Blue and then run the label through the big shot using the Subtle embossing folder.

Next using the Beautiful Bouquet (ss) stamp the flowers you want to have in various colours leaving room around each flower for die cutting them out. (I used Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Grapefruit Grove and Highland Heather).

Next stamp the string or paper type stamp from the same set in VesaMark and heat embossed in Silver embossing powder.

Now it's time for the die cutting, using an off cut of Granny Apple Green measuring at least 11.5 x 8 cm cut the stems and some leaves from the Bouquet Bunch framelits, die cut as many of the flowers as you can fit on the plate at the same time. Then die cut the rest of the flowers and string.

Adhere the stems to the label and  then using a combination of liquid glue and dimensional pads arrange the flowers and leaves. 

Wrap some Organdy ribbon around the string shape and create a bow and adhere it.

Finally adhere the friend to the bottom of the label and add to the card using dimensional pads.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Beautiful Bouquet meets Well Said

Hi and welcome to my blog

Happy Birthday Donna!

This card is CASed from the new 2019 catalogue, I just liked the sentiment and thought it would be a change from happy birthday all the time. Will make sure I say happy birthday inside the card.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
cs = Card Stock, when using layering dies number 1 is always the smallest

All measurements are in centimetres

Card Stock: Whisper white 3 pieces, 21 x 14.5 (card base), 7.5 x 6. 5 (oval), 3.5 x 11 (flowers & leaves)
Coastal Cabana 2 pieces, 14 x 10  (first layer), 8 x 5.5 (oval)
Bermuda Bay 2 pieces, 13.5 x 9.5 (second layer), 3 x 6.5 (friend)
Stamp Sets: Beautiful Bouquet, Well Said
Dies: Layering Ovals, Well Written
Stampin Pads: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Grove, Gorgeous Grape and Pear Pizzazz

Starting with the larger piece of whisper white (cs) score and fold at 10.5 this is the card base.

Take the largest piece of coastal cabana (cs) and adhere straight onto the base card using liquid glue, as the first layer.

With the larger piece of bermuda bay (cs)stamp the tree and foliage images from the beautiful bouquet (ss) in bermuda bay ink towards the left side, and then dry emboss using the Subtle folder, again adhere straight onto the card using liquid glue.

Stamp the flowers and leaves using the smallest  piece of Whisper White (cs) and the beautiful bouquet (ss), in the following colors daffodil delight, grapefruit grove, gorgeous grape and pear pizzazz.

Now die cut these using the bouquet bunch dies, you can also, using the smaller bermuda bay piece die cut the friend from the well written dies at the same time.

With the medium piece of whisper white (cs) and the well said (ss) stamp the sentiment leaving a gap for the word friend in bermuda bay.

Now using the layering ovals dies, die cut the sentiment with the (5) oval and the smaller piece of costal cabana with the (5) scallop oval.

Layer the two ovals together using liquid glue or tear and tape and then adhere both to the card base.

Add the friend sentiment using liquid glue.

Give the flowers some dimension using either a ball tool or bone folder and arrange at the edge of the oval using a mixture of liquid glue and dimensional pads.

Add basic pearls to the two smaller flower.

Hope you liked todays card!!

Back again soon with more cards
Annette x