Ray's Of Light with a twist

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Happy Birthday Lily-Mae

Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: *christmas trimmings, *labels aglow

Embossing Folders: *stripes & splatters 3D

Ink: balmy blue, flirty flamingo, lemon lolly

Stamps: *color & contour, *rays of light, simply said

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, *metallic enamel shapes

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 12.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, layer 12 x 12, off cut for sentiment and stars
2. stamp the layer using the splatters from c&c, then dry emboss (this has to be done with 2 passes through the die cutting machine)
3. stamp the sentiment and die cut, this again needs 2 passes through the die cutting machine
4. die cut the stars
5. ink up the rays of light and stamp each of the stars
6. wrap the bakers twine round the layer and attach at the back using tape
7. attach the layer to the base card
8. line each of the stars to the appropriate line and attach using dimensional pads
9. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
10. add the metallic shapes 

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 😊 

Faux Leather meets Color Contour

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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 😘

Color & Contour meets Sending Smiles

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Happy Birthday Friend

Love these two set stamps, it makes life so easy. I've used retired dsp, but you could easily make your own marble effect dsp using blending brushes, I've also embossed the dsp for more texture.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, calypso coral

Designer Series Paper: *butterfly bijou

Dies: deckled rectangles (7), sending, scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: calypso coral

Stamp Sets: colour & contour, sending smiles

Accessories: bakers twine, brushed brass butterflies

 

* = 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 😘

Color & Contour meets Playful Alphabet

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Happy Birthday Leigh

I saw a similar card to this one on Pinterest and thought it would be good for my Son-in-Law. 

I die cut the letters, cut the squares, stamped the happy and stuck it all together. The hardest part was getting the spacing right. Will be sorry to see playful alphabet leave us, but it will stay on my shelf.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white, pacific point, poppy parade

Designer Series Paper: *Well suited

Dies: *playful alphabet

Ink: pacific point

Stampin' Markers: pacific point

Stamp Sets: color & contour

 

* = 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 😘

Color & Contour meets Family Party

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Happy birthday Jennifer

I've CASed this card from the lovely 'Kylie Bertucci' just making a couple of minor changes, and adding one of my forever stamp sets.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, memento black, versamark

Designer Series Paper: 2021/23 in color pack

Dies: scalloped contours (1, 5)

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: fresh freesia, memento black, versamark

Stamp Sets: color & contour, *family party

Accessories: white bakers twine, *white perfect accents

* = 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 😘

Color & Contours meets Art Gallery

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Happy Birthday Anne

A clean and simple look today, with 2 step stamping and little die cutting.

The one thing I did do was to cut down the base card to 13.8 (5 7/16) in height to create an even border all round.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: 21-23 In color pack

Dies: scalloped contours (3,5)

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Punches: lovely labels 

Stamp Sets: art gallery, color & contour 

Accessories: bakers twine, 21-23 In color jewels

 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 😘

All Squared Away meets Color & Contours

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Sunday sure comes round fast, the older you get.

This is another card for Sue and believe it or not we're now on week 66, wonder if that's a good omen for the football later today.

I wasn't sure about getting the 'all squared away' bundle but glad I did, it makes quick and easy cards.

Sorry about the background for the photo today, but our daughter and her husband are here painting the living room for us so everything is in the conservatory at the moment and that's the best place to do the photo's for the best light.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, coastal cabana

Designer Series Paper: in-colors 13-15

Dies: floral squares, *layering squares (4p, 3s)

Embossing Folders: bark 3D

Ink: coastal cabana 

Stamp Sets: all squared away, color & contour 

Accessories: holiday basic rhinestones

* = 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 😘

Color & Contour meets Hand-Penned

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Happy Birthday Sue

I made this card back in April, as soon as my pre order for the 2021 catalogue arrived, I was overjoyed with with all the lovely stuff and this is what I came up with first.

Quick and simple, just right for beginners who want that little bit extra!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white (shimmery white would have been better), pale papaya

Designer Series Paper: hand-penned

Dies: scalloped contour

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Ribbon: open weave

Stampin' Write Markers: evening evergreen, pale papaya

Stamp Sets: color & contour

Accessories: genial gems, wink of stella (on the flowers)

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 😘

Color & Contour meets Dress to Impress

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There won't be many more of these cards for Sue as she is heading to the sunny coast of Devon soon, will miss her and the family very much 😢.

A simple card today using two of the new in colours!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pale papaya

Designer Series Paper: 21-23 in colors

Dies: scalloped contours (3)

Ink: evening evergreen, pale papaya

Ribbon: open weave

Stamp Sets: color contours, dress to impress

Accessories: in color 21-23 jewels

 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 😘

Color Contour meets Tasteful Textile

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Another card for Sue, using all new products from the brand new catalogue.

The background for this card is my new favourite technique using drywall tape to make a unique pattern in the new in colors!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, misty moonlight

Dies: scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: fresh freesia, misty moonlight

Stamp Sets: color & contour 

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, holiday rhinestones, in color jewels, sponge daubers, wink of stella (flower centres)

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 😘