Sending Smiles meets Rays of Light

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Serenia

Quick and easy 50th birthday card.

I think this is the first card for a long time I've made with nothing but current product.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, moody mauve

Dies: sending

Embossing Folders: basics 3D

Ink: moody mauve

Punches: decorative circle

Stamp Sets: rays of light, sending smiles

Accessories: 2023-25 in color dots

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 14 x 10
2. stamp the rays of light onto the basic white
3. stamp the sentiment on some basic white 
4. die cut the sentiment, the two sending pieces and the numbers
5. Punch the decorative circle and emboss it
6. adhere the rays of light to the base card, the numbers to the circle and the sending pieces together using liquid glue
7. Now attach these 3 pieces to the base card using dimensional pads
8. Add the coloured dot to the i of sending

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 😘

Happiness Abounds meets Stylish Sketches

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy birthday Alison

This is a mixture of old and new. Stamping, watercoloring, dry embossing, die cutting and punching.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white thick

Designer Series Paper: *simply marbleous 

Dies: stylish shapes (6)

Embossing Folders: *seaside

Ink: balmy blue, memento black

Punches: decorative circle, lovely labels

Watercolor Pencils: basic black, daffodil delight, early espresso, garden green, pacific point, pumpkin pie

Stamp Sets: happiness abounds, *stylish sketches

Accessories: blender pen, *organdy combo ribbon

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

1. base card 14.8 x 10.5, dsp 10 x 14.3
2. stamp and colour the ducks, punch out using the decorative circle 
3. colour round the edge of the circle using a balmy blue stampin' marker
4. stamp the sentiment on a ½" strip and flag the ends, then make a ¾" background strip and adhere together
5. die cut a circle in the dsp, then die cut a balmy blue circle the same size
6. emboss the dsp and add a strip of ribbon about 2.5cm from the bottom then attach to the base card using dimensionals
7. adhere the blue circle using wet glue, then the ducks & sentiment using dimensionals 

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 😘