Beauty Abounds meets Punch Party

Thanks for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Peg

A card within a card, this is CASed from the 'A Stamp Above' blog I follow and was created by the lovely Kelly Acheson.

There are a couple of differences as i had a slight accident with the small card front and needed to add the butterfly to hide it, and I also used different ribbon as I wanted to post the card and didn't want the bulk of a bow.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: fine art floral

Dies: butterfly beauty 

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: poppy parade, versa mark

Punches: rectangle postage stamp

Ribbon: sorry not sure?

Stamp Sets: punch party  

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 😘

Butterfly Brilliance meets Beauty Abounds

 Thank you for joining me today!

Just loving this new early release bundle

I'm sending this card to some friends of ours who we haven't seen for over a year now. Just to let them know we miss them.

It all goes together so well and it's easy to use too!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: butterfly bijou

Dies: brilliant wings, stitched frames, well written

Ink: calypso coral, smoky slate

Ribbon: polka dot tulle

Stampin' Blends: calypso coral

Stamp Sets:  beauty abounds, butterfly brilliance 

Accessories: basic pearls

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 😘

Beauty Abounds meets Itty Bitty Greetings

 Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Thanks for joining me today!

Just love butterflies and came up with this whimsical feel, it wasn't too difficult to adjust the size of the largest whimsical frame so it was more like a square, the two small butterflies hide the break and join. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, bermuda bay, coastal cabana

Dies: butterfly beauty, stitched with whimsy (square (3) rectangle (3))

Ink: bermuda bay

Stamp Sets: beauty abounds, itty bitty greetings

Accessories: *noble peacock rhinestones

* = 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 😘

Beauty Abounds meets Floral Essence

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Thanks for joining me today!

For a Special friend, just because you're you Cheryl

Tried a  totally different colour combo with this card!!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: sahara sand, whisper white

Designer Series Paper: 19-21 in colors

Dies: butterfly beauty, stitched shapes circle (2)

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: crumb cake, seaside spray

Punches: *leaf

Ribbon: scalloped linen

Stamp Sets: beauty abounds, birch, floral essence

* = 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 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 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 😘

Beauty Abounds and more

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world, hope you're having a good day.

Todays card is a mixture of current and very old, I was making a template for a fancy fold card, hence the old card stash, but liked it so much I'm sending it to friends we haven't seen for nearly a year because of house moving and then lockdown. Just want to let then know we miss them.
All measurements are in centimetres.
(cb) = card base, (cs) = card base, (r) = retired,  (ss) = stamp set, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

I used pink pirouette (cs), cheerful treats (dsp), pink pirouette taffeta ribbon all (r).

• start with a card base 28 x 14.8 scored at 3, 10 and 17
• next cut some (dsp) strips in coordinating patterns 2.5 x 14.3 front panel, 6.5 x 14.3 second panel 10.5 14.3 back panel.
• Adhere these panels down using liquid glue.
• for the 3rd panel cut a piece of Whisper white (cs) 6.5 x 14.3.
• Add a sentiment to this piece of (cs) and also a bit of decoration, (I used the beauty abounds (ss) and memento black ink then  coloured using stampin' blends). I did some light background stamping using the splatter stamp from the same set.
• Adhere the 3rd panel down, again using liquid glue.
• Cut a piece (cs) the same colour as the (cb) 1.5 x 14.6 attach some ribbon using glue dots and tear n tape down the length of this piece of (cs) and then adhere to the (cb) using tear n tape.
• Stamp the sentiment for the front of the card on a piece of whisper white (cs) and die cut using the layering square dies, (4) straight edge for the sentiment and (5) scallop edge for the backing. Adhere these together using liquid glue.
• attach it the second panel of card slightly over lapping the edge using tear n tape.
• die cut the tiny butterfly from the butterfly beauty dies and adhere to the top righthand corner.

Will be back again soon with more cards, enjoy the rest of your day!

Annette X

Beauty Abounds meets Itty Bitty Birthdays

Hi folks, hope you're having a great day!

And welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Happy Birthday Jill x

I picked out two stamp sets for this card and wanted to use the 18 - 20 in colours, so this is what I came up with.

All measurements are in centimetres.

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

Colours are: call me clover, lovely lipstick, memento black, pineapple punch, whisper white.

Card Stock: lovely lipstick 21 x 14.85 scored at 10.5 (card base), pineapple punch 2 pieces 10 x 14.2 (1st layer) 5.5 x 11.7 (3rd layer), whisper white 3 pieces 6.6 x 13.6 (2nd layer, left side) 5.2 x 11.1 (image) 1.5 x 7 (sentiment).
DSP: 3 x 13.6 (second layer, right side)

• Using the 18-20 in color (dsp) adhere down the right hand side of the larger pineapple punch (cs) leaving an even gap top, bottom and right side, using liquid glue.
• Emboss the larger piece of whisper white (cs) with the scripty 3D (ef) and adhere down the left hand side of the larger pineapple punch (cs).
• Adhere a strip of the pineapple punch grosgrain ribbon down the join of these two pieces using glue dots or sticky tape, then attach to the card base using dimensional pads.
• To create the background for the main image and using the beauty abounds (ss) Stamp the larger of the circle blobs down the centre in alternate call me clover and pineapple punch using the 3rd generation stamping off method.
• Next stamp the main image in memento black, then colour using the appropriate stampin' blends.
• Adhere the image piece to the smaller pineapple punch (cs) using liquid glue, then attach these pieces to the main card base using dimensional pads.
• Stamp the sentiment from the itty bitty birthday (ss) in memento black on the smallest piece of whisper white, then flag both ends (i used my (r) bunch of banners dies. Attach to the card base with a dimension pad on the left side and liquid glue on the right.
• Add some random basic rhinestones around the image (remembering an odd number is the norm).

Hope you liked today's card, I will be back again soon with more.

Annette X

Beauty Abounds meets Butterfly Gala and more

Hello and welcome, hope you're having a good day!

Happy Birthday Karine

It's actually only August 17th while i'm writing this, and the sun is shining beautifully, I like to get my cards done early along with the blog post.  For 2 reason's, 1. when I've finished the card if I do the blog straight away I can remember the order in which it was all done and 2. once I get my goodies from the new Autumn Winter catalogue I have quite a few Christmas cards to make ready to be sent out at the beginning of December.

Today's card was made for my aunt.

I really loved the Beauty Abounds set when I first saw it in the catalogue, but I've only just started using it.

To create this card follow the guide below:
(cs) = Card Stock, ⓡ Retired, (ss) = Stamp Set,

All measurements are in centimetres.

Blends: Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green
Card Stock: Granny Apple Green 3.5 x 14.5 (scalloped edge)
Very Vanilla Thick 14.5 x 21 scored in half at 10.5 (card base)
Very Vanilla 2 pieces 14.5 x 7.3 (front panel), 2 x 29.7 (butterflies & sentiments)
Dies: Stitched be mine, Stitched Labels
Embossing Folders: Subtle
Ink: Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Memento Tuxedo Black
Punches: Butterfly Duet
Ribbon: Braided Linen Trim, ⓡ Organdy combo
Stamp Sets: Beauty Abounds, Butterfly Gala,  Varied Vases, Well Said
Accessories:  ⓡ Gingham Gala Sequins

Starting with the front panel, stamp two scrolls from the beauty abounds (ss) in opposite directions using Memento ink (I used my stamparatus for this).

Once stamped colour using the blends, add shading by using both light and dark blends, then emboss using the subtle folder and adhere to the card base on the righthand side using liquid glue.

With the strip of very vanilla (cs) stamp the 3 butterflies using the butterfly gala (ss), the happy from the well said (ss)  and the birthday wishes from the varied vases (ss).

Using the butterfly duet punch, punch out the 3 butterflies.

For the birthday wishes, I just cut down the (cs) to fit the sentiment.

Using the small tag from the stitched labels dies, die cut the happy and at the same time with the granny apple green (cs) die cut the scalloped edge using the stitched be mine dies.

It's now time to put it all together.

Add the ribbon down the middle of the scalloped edge piece and attach to the card base using dimensional pads. Use liquid glue to add the butterflies and dimensional pads to add the greetings. Lastly add the sequin using liquid glue next to the happy. You may want to use a glue dot to attach the butterfly on the ribbon instead of liquid glue.

Will be back again soon with more cards
Annette X