Blast from the past Perennial Birthday

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Stephen

For this card I was inspired by one i'd seen on Pinterest, don't know who it was but thank you.

Intermediate level - brush blending, dry embossing, heat embossing, layering, punching, sponge daubing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: early espresso, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: nature's sweetness

Embossing Folders: metal plate 3D

Ink: pecan pie, versaMark

Punches: banner pick a punch, heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: *perennial birthday

Accessories: *designer elements, *faux suede trim, sponge dauber

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10 x 14, 10 x 6, sentiment 6.5 x 6, vellum banner 10 x 8, cs banner 11 x 2.5
2. distress the edges of the 10 x 14 dsp and all of the 10 x 6 dsp, using a blending brush
3. stamp the sentiment using versaMark, add gold embossing powder then heat emboss
4. punch out the sentiment and distress the edges using a sponge dauber
5. to make the V in the vellum banner put a mark 1cm up and 5cm in from the edge, then from the bottom corners cut up to the mark on each side
6. emboss this banner using the folder
7. for the dark banner, flag each end with the banner punch
8. attach the trim towards the bottom of the larger layer using tear n tape
9. adhere the smaller piece of dsp and the darker banner using liquid glue
10. add the sentiment to the vellum banner using dimensional pads 
11. add liquid glue to the back of the vellum behind the sentiment and adhere to the card
12. attach the elements

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 😊 

Art Gallery meets In The Country

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Nigel

This is the second card today as there are 2 birthdays 

Combination of blending with stampin' blends and brushes together, the darker parts are the blends and the lighter parts are the brushes

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake, soft suede

Dies: layering diorama (3,4)

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: balmy blue, crumb cake, granny apple green, memento tuxedo black, soft suede

Punches: happy labels

Stampin' Up Blends: bronze, evening evergreen, granny apple green, old olive, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: art gallery, in the country

Accessories: blending brushes, *designer elements

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

1. Start with a base card 10.5 x29  scored at 14.5
2. layer 1 = 14.1 x 10.1, emboss this layer
3. die cut layer 1 using the larger die towards the left side
4. line up die 3 and 4 and die cut the frame in soft suede
5. adhere the frame to layer 1 using wet glue
6. stamp the image onto basic white using memento black
7. colour the image using a combination of stampin' blends and blending brushes 
8. adhere the finished picture behind the aperture and adhere using wet glue
9. attach layer 1 to the base card using dimensional's
10. stamp the sentiment and trim the sides using the happy labels punch
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional's
12. add the designer elements

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 Wishes meets Daisy Lane

 Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Thanks for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Millie

This is a CASe from Terri Pocock and adding a couple of things!

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: misty moonlight, whisper white

DSP: flowers for every season

Dies:ornate borders, stitched rectangles (2) narrow

Embossing folders: script 3D

Ink: misty moonlight, smoky slate

Punches: medium daisy 

Stamp sets: butterfly wishes, daisy lane

Accessories: *designer elements, *gold cord, in color enamel dots

* = retired, 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 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 take care and have a great day.

Annette 😘

Beautiful Moments

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Thanks for joining me today!

Sorry for your loss Kevin, your mum will be sadly missed

Inspiration for this card came from Pinterest

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black

Designer Series Paper: *mocha morning

Embossing Folders: subtle 3d

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: versamark

Punches: detailed trio

Stamp Sets: beautiful moments

Accessories: *designer elements

* = 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 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 😘