Delicate Whispers and more

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Anniversary to Sylvia & Bill

Intermediate level - blending with a brush, colour using alcohol blends, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: delicate whispers

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: delicate dreams

Dies: *cheerful daisies, *scalloped contours (5), *stitched rectangles (6)

Embossing Folders: *exposed brick 3D

Ink: cloud cover, hydrangea hue

Stampin' Blends: barely blush, golden glow, hydrangeas hue, peaceful pine

Stamps: phrases & frames

Accessories: 2026/8 color dots, linen thread

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

Start with a basic card base 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white dsp 14 x 11 (scalloped frame), 4.5 x 3 (flower), 9 x 12 (rectangle), 5 x 9 (flowers), 7 x 3.5 (sentiment), crumb cake 8.5 x 3 (fronds)

1. die cut the scalloped frame and rectangle
2. create a light background on the rectangle, using a blending brush
3. dry emboss the rectangle
4. add the linen thread, and then the bow, to the rectangle using tape on the back and a glue dot for the bow
5. adhere the rectangle to the scalloped frame, using liquid glue
6. adhere the scalloped frame to the base card, using liquid glue
7. stamp the spray of flowers (i used my stampin' positioner for this as I stamped it about 3 times for the darker shade) then coloured using the blends
8. die cut the dsp flower, spray of flowers and the fronds
9. adhere the fronds onto the rectangle, using liquid glue
10. attach the spray of flowers, single flower, and sentiment, 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 form 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 Wishes meets Phrases & Frames

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Anniversary to Sylvia & Bill

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, emphasis embossing, layering, paper piecing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: phrases & frames

Card Stock: basic white, bubble bath, soft sea foam

Dies: *cheerful daisies, *thoughtful wishes

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D, *subtle 3D

Ink: soft sea foam, secret sea

Vellum: berry botanical

Accessories: blending brush, impressions plate, linen thread, *rainbow dots

 * = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, vellum 14 x 10, white 11.5 x 8.5 (frame),8 x 5.5 (branches), 7 x 3.5 (sentiment), green & pink 9.5 x 4.5 (flowered branch)

1. dry emboss the vellum and add the linen thread
2. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue (only where the sentiment and flowers will be)
3. stamp the sentiment
4. die cut the frame, then use the impressions plate to add emphasis to frame edge
5. using the blending brush add a little colour to the middle of the frame
6. dry emboss the middle of the frame and sentiment
7. die cut the branches, flowers and sentiment
8. cut the flowers off the pink sprig and adhere them to the green one using liquid glue
9. adhere the frame to the base card using liquid glue
10. adhere the branches and flowers using liquid glue
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
12. make a double bow and attach using a glue dot
13. add the 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 form 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 😊 

Pop up Petals - A card on top of a card

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy birthday Margaret

Card front

first page

second page is blank for you to put note or greeting

Intermediate level - blending with markers, die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: delightful wishes, pop up petals

Card Stock: basic white, cloud cover, petunia pop

Designer Series Paper: florals in bloom, whispers of texture

Dies: *cheerful daisies 

Ink: memento black, petunia pop

Stampin' Blends: petunia pop, shy shamrock

Stamps: spotlight on nature

Accessories: adhesive sheets, muted palette dots

* = no longer available

Start with a whispers of texture base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, florals in bloom 14 x 20 scored @ 10, 14 x 10 (top layer to hide the gap) basic white 7 x 10 (3 flowers), 10 x 1.8 (front wishing), 7 x 3 (middle sentiment), 4.5 x 10 (wishing), cloud cover 6.5 x 1.5 (ledges), petunia pop 6 x 9 (wishing background), dsp squares 2.5 x 2.5 (2 needed)

1. using the centre score line of the patterned dsp, die cut the opening for the boxes at 3.5 from the bottom
2. stamp the 2 sentiments and the 3 flowers 
3. colour the flowers using the blends
4. apply the adhesive sheeting to the 2 pieces need for the wishing sentiment
5. carry out the die cutting for all the elements needed
6. adhere the 2 squares to the boxes, then add the ledges using liquid glue
7. adhere the 2 flowers inside of the boxes at 2 different levels using liquid glue
8. attach the internal sentiment using dimensional pads
9. adhere the back of the florals in bloom layer to the front of the whispers of texture using liquid glue making sure you don't put glue where the boxes are
10. adhere the front top layer to hide the opening where the boxes are again not putting glue where the boxes are using liquid glue 
11. remove the backing from the white wishing and adhere to the petunia pop layer of the wishing, now remove the backing from the petunia pop layer and position on the front of the card 
12. attach the last sentiment using dimensional pads, leaving a gap for the flower to slot in
13. adhere the flower using liquid glue
14. place the 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 form 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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and  thank you for joining me today!

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 😊