Timeless Charm meets Simply Said

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Happy Birthday Jean

intermediate level - colouring using stampin' blends, die cutting, heat embossing,  layering, scoring, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: timeless charm

Card Stock: basic black & white, flirty flamingo

Dies: *well written 

Embossing Folders: 

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: lost lagoon (stamped off), versaMark

 Stampin' Blends: soft sea foam

Stamps: simply said

Accessories: *black rhinestones, brushed brass butterflies, gold cord, scoreboard

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 11.5 x 23 scored at 11.5, coloured layer 11 x 11, white layer 10.6 x 10.6, scraps of black for sentiments, scraps of flirty flamingo for flower head
2. stamp the leaves in the middle of the white layer and colour the leaves in (not the flower)
3. score 4 lines down the middle of white layer
4. now adhere the coloured layer to the base card and the white layer to the coloured layer
5. on black card heat emboss the happy birthday using versaMark and white embossing powder
6. Trim this sentiment down and cut it in half
7. add some adhesive sheet to a piece of black card and die cut the friend sentiment along with the flower head in flirty flamingo
8. remove the adhesive sheet backing and adhere the sentiment to the card
9. attach the happy birthday sentiment and the flowerhead using dimensional pads
10. attach the butterflies and add the bow using a glue dot

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 😊

Wildlife Wonder meets Stylish Shapes

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Happy Birthday Gareth

I love black & white cards and owls so this card is a Side fold landscape with some scoring down the lefthand side, dsp on the right, die cut 2 squares, emboss the owl and sentiment using black embossing powder, add some bakers twine, fishtail the sentiment. Job done. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white

Designer Series Paper: *patterned party

Dies: stylish shapes (3&4)

Embossing Powder: black

Ink: versamark

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stamp Sets: wildlife wonder

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, classic matte dots, score board

 

* = no longer available, 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 😘

Feels Like Home

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A thank you card for Paul!

Embossing on cork Technique. 

Had the idea for this card from seeing Bruno Bertucci use the technique in a video he made not so long back, so thanks Bruno!

Funnily enough I've just finished a card I've CASed from his lovely wife 'Kylie' which will be coming up towards the end of October.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: cork, pale papaya, very vanilla 

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Embossing Powder: black

Ink: versamark

Ribbon: glittered organdy

Stamp Sets: feels like home (sab) 

Accessories: *basic rhinestones

* = 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 😘

Celebrate Sunflowers meets Free As A Bird

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Hi Sue, yes it's week 20

Playing with my new stash of goodies!!

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: thick whisper white, whisper white

DSP: flowers for every season

Dies: ornate frames, sunflowers

Embossing folders: tasteful textile 3D

Embossing Powder: *black

Ink: memento tuxedo black, petal pink, versamark

Punches: detailed trio 

Ribbon: scalloped linen

Stampin' blends: cinnamon cider, just jade, petal pink

Stamp sets: celebrate sunflowers, free as a bird

Accessories: *glitter enamel dots, *silver metallic thread

* = 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 contact me at the top of the page for details on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Painted Poppies meets Silhouette Scenes

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Happy Birthday to our wonderful Daughter-in-law Serenia

I enjoyed making this card, but next time will use wax paper when die cutting the tree, it took a bit of teasing out. The sentiment was computer generated.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: basic black, shimmery white, whisper white

Dies: ornate, sweet silhouettes

Embossing powder: black

Ink: soft suede, so saffron, pumpkin pie, cajun craze, cherry cobbler, versamark, memento tuxedo black

Punch: detailed trio

Ribbon: glittered organdy

Stamp sets: painted poppies, silhouette scenes

Accessories: * black rhinestones

* = retired

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make the 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 contact me at the top of the page for details on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Enjoy Life meets Label Me Bold

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Happy Birthday Ste!

I'm so pleased for him, as he's just started cycling again after breaking a hip back in January! Only shorter and slower rides just now but I'm sure he'll get back to his normal cycling soon.

For this card I've adapted a card layout from one of the blogs I follow, with a card I liked on Pinterest, thus making it my own creation.

All measurements are in centimetres.

Card Stock: Balmy Blue 9 x 9 (scallop circle), 1 x 4.5 (sentiment), Smoky Slate 12.5 x 12.5 (1st layer),  Whisper White 26 x 13 scored at 13 (card base), 8 x 8 (stitched circle) , when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.
DSP: Large piece 5 x 11.5, smaller piece 3 x 8

(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (ep) embossing powder, (ss) = stamp set, when using layered dies (1) is the smallest.

• Dry emboss the smoky slate 1st layer (cs) using the hammered metal (ef).
• Adhere a piece of the (r) black cord across the 1st layer just below the middle, I used narrow tear & tape for this, then adhere this layer to the card base using liquid glue.
• Stamp the whisper white stitched circle (cs) using the enjoy life (ss), garden green for the grass,  versaMark & memento black for the biker, heat embossed with black (ep), memento black for the sentiment, then finally use the above the clouds (ss) and memento black for the birds. 
• blend some colour lightly onto the white background using balmy blue and either a sponge or blending brush.
• Now for the die cutting, this can all be completed in one crank through your machine laying out all the pieces on your cutting plate.
• for the biker use the stitched shapes dies, circle (4).
• for the scalloped circle use the layering circles dies, scallop (8).
• for the Son I used (r) neutrals (dsp) and the hand lettered prose dies.
• Stamp the happy birthday from the label me bold (ss) in garden green onto the smaller piece of balmy blue (cs). Once stamped trim down if required.
• Adhere the larger piece of lily impressions (dsp) directly below the black cord using liquid glue.
• Adhere the biker to the scalloped circle using liquid glue.
• Attach the scalloped circle to the base card using dimensional pads.
• Cut a 5cm piece of the scalloped linen ribbon and use a balmy blue stampin' blend to change the colour.
• Adhere the happy birthday sentiment to the ribbon using narrow tear & tape, then attach to the card base using a combination of one dimension pad on the right side and a glue dot on the left side.
• Adhere the Son letters at the top of the card using liquid glue.
• Finally add 3 (r) black rhinestones below the happy birthday sentiment. Remember Stampin' Blends can be used to change basic rhinestones to any colour you want.

Will be back again soon with more cards, and thanks for joining me today.

Annette X