Love & Happiness meets lots of dies

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Anniversary cards for June

Quick and easy card, mostly die cutting, blending and a little stamping.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, shimmery white

Dies: *botanical builder, brilliant wings, *detailed floral

Ink: fresh freesia, misty moonlight, old olive, *polished pink

Stampin' Markers: misty moonlight

Stamp Sets: *love & happiness

Accessories: *adhesive backed sequins, *large basic pearls, blending brushes, 

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 10.5 x 14.5 (twice), shimmery white 10.5 x 14.5 
2. die cut the top layer using shimmery white and ink up the sentiment on the left omitting the bottom row using the marker pen
3. using the inks and blending brushes cover the basic white background and spare
4. using liquid glue adhere the top layer to the background layer
5. attach these two layers to the base card using dimensionals
6. die cut the butterfly background or flower using the spare 14.5 10.5 
7. die cut the delicate butter if required and adhere together with liquid glue
8. add either a large pearl or adhesive 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 😘

Butterfly Wings meets Go to Greetings

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Happy Birthday Ashlie

Used a layout from Pinterest, using different products.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, merry mertot

Designer Series Paper: *hydrangea hill mercury glass

Dies: brilliant wings, potted succulents

Ink: merry merlot

Punches: double oval

Stamp Sets: go to greetings

Accessories: metallic mesh ribbon, rhinestone basics

 * = no longer available

1. base card 14.2 x 21 scored at 10.5, mercury glass 10.2 x 13.3 white matt 10.5 x 13.8
2. die cut the white matt using the plate from potted succulent dies
3. adhere the white die cut matt to the mercury glass using wet glue and trim round the edges
4. wrap the mesh ribbon around the layered matts and tie with a bow, then adhere to base card using a strong adhesive tape
5. die cut the intricate butterfly and the corresponding full butterfly, then adhere the two together by the body using wet glue
6. stamp the sentiment and punch it out, then punch the corresponding scallop oval and adhere the two together using wet glue
7. add a couple of strips of the mesh across the top of the card diagonally using adhesive tape, then attach the butterfly also using adhesive tape
8. add the sentiment to the right of the bow using dimensionals
9. add the rhinestones

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 😘

Days to Remember, meets Brilliant Wings

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Happy 70th Sheilah

Came up with this card about 2 o'clock in the morning when I couldn't sleep. It's not quite what I had in mind, the layout needed to be slightly changed once the elements were all cut, still like it though.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *shimmer vellum, shimmery white

Dies: brilliant wings, floral gallery, layering circles (2 & 2s), *well written

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: butterfly brilliance, days to remember

Accessories: *21/23 in color jewels

 

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

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 😘

Paper, Dies & Ribbon

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Happy Birthday Heather

A quick and easy card, no stamping involved, only die cutting, designer series paper,  a little ribbon and rhinestones. 10 minutes and you're done.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: beautifully penned

Dies: brilliant wings 

Ribbons: *scalloped edge

Accessories: holiday rhinestones

The happy birthday isn't SU (sorry)

* = 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 😘

In Your Words meets Brilliant Wings

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Happy Birthday Alison

This is my take on a Christmas layout created by Amanda Fowler.  It's quick and easy to make using one piece of 6"x6" designer series paper and 2 off set diagonal cuts which lets you create 4 cards.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, vellum

Designer Series Paper: in color 21-23

Dies: brilliant wings, stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: ornate floral

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: versamark

Ribbon: crinkled seam binding

Stampin' Blends: fresh freesia (larger butterfly)

Stamp Sets: in your words (sab host)

Accessories: in color jewels

* = 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 😘

Very Versailles and much more!

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I posted this on Facebook by mistake the other day and it's had some fantastic feedback.

Happy Fourth of July to Everyone

It's another one for Sue, Kevin said last week they still don't know yet when they'll be moving. Sad for them but great for us, we love our Sunday dinners, this is now week 65.

A beautiful card that's easy to make and I've found a great place for taking my pictures.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: thick basic white

Designer Series Paper: *butterfly bijou

Dies: brilliant wings, ornate layers (4w)

Ink: mint macaron, misty moonlight

Stampin' Blends: so saffron

Stamp Sets: butterfly brilliance, timeless tropical, very versailles

Accessories: wink on stella (buttetfly body & splatters)

* = 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 😘

Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance

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Happy Anniversary Stephen & Serenia!

about this card

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, vellum

Dies: brilliant wings, messages

Ink: pale papaya, soft secculent

Stamp Sets: butterfly brilliance, many messages, very versailles

Accessories: blending brushes, silver & clear epoxy essentials 

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

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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 😘