Thoughtful Wishes meets Phrases & Frames

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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 😊 

Swirled Design Bundle and more

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Happy Birthday Freddie

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering, stamping

Cased from Bree Renwick

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: swirled designs

Card Stock: basic black & white, blueberry bushel, garden green, poppy parade

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Embossing Powder: wow white

Ink: versaMark, secret sea

Punches: three banner

Stamps: *adventurous sky

Accessories: adhesive sheets, number dies (nsu)

* = no longer available

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, 1st layer 14.1 x 10.1, 2nd layer 13.7 x 9.7, stars 7.5 x 7.5, numbers 6 x 2, sentiments 6 x 2 (need 2)

1. back the card stock for the stars & numbers with adhesive sheets
2. die cut the big stars along with the smaller stars, placed in the middle
3. stamp the 2nd layer where you want the stars to be positioned 
4. adhere the 2nd layer to the 1st layer using liquid glue
5. Emboss this layer using the 3D folder, then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
6. adhere the big stars and year where you want them, then the smallest of the stars
7. attach the 2 bigger stars, using dimensional pads
8. stamp the happy & birthday separately using versaMark ink, add the embossing powder and heat
9. use the punch to cut the sentiments, you will need to punch twice to get them to the right size
10. attach the 2 sentiments 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 😊

Pansy Patch meets Texture Chic

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Happy Birthday Rachael

Blast from the past. Not as hard as it might look

die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic beige & white

Designer Series Paper: *textlure chic

Dies: *christmas classic 

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Embossing Powder: gold

Ink: versaMark

Stamps: *pansy patch

Accessories: *basic sequins, *square vellum doilies

 * = no longer available

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, beige layer 10 x 14, dsp 7 x 7

1. dry emboss the beige layer 
2. diagonally cut the dsp to make two triangle's and adhere them to the beige layer using liquid glue
3. adhere the doily using liquid glue (only in the area where the sentiment will be)
4. stamp the sentiment using versaMark ink, cover with embossing powder and heat emboss.
5. die cut the sentiment running it through the cutter twice to make the rectangle smaller
6. adhere to the card using liquid glue
7. add the 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 of how to order.

 

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime take care and have a great day.

Annette 😊

Birthday Celebration Bundle and more

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Happy Birthday Jack

I used a Jackie Bolhuis template for this card

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: birthday celebration

Card Stock: basic white & black, *gold foil

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: *christmas trimmings

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Ink: momento tuxedo black

Stamps: *irresistible blooms

Accessories: *brushed metallic dots 

* = no longer available, 

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, banner 9 x 6.5, 10 x 14, black dsp layer 9.6 x 11.6, foil 5 x 7, white off cuts for stamping

1. die cut the two banners and star.
2. dry emboss the larger banner
3. cut the dsp rectangle diagonally in half and adhere it to the black layer using liquid glue
4. adhere this to the base card, again using liquid glue
5. stamp the two sentiments and fussy cut round them 
6. attach them to the black banner using dimensional pads
7. adhere the star and small banner at the back of the larger banner using liquid glue
8. now adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
9. add the metallic 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 😊

Friends For Life meets Layers Of Beauty

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Happy Anniversary Roy

Intermediate Level - die cutting, dry and heat embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cherry cobbler

Speciality Designer Series Paper: regals distressed patterns 

Dies: friends for life, sentiment silhouettes

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: cherry cobbler, versamark

Stamps: layers of beauty, *well said 

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 10.1 x 14.1, dsp 7 x 8.5, scrap cherry cobbler for die cutting
2. stamp the sentiment on the white layer and emboss using the fp folder
3. adherer this layer to the base card using liquid glue
4. die cut the sdsp hearts
5. stamp the white sentiment using versaMark and embossing powder
6. adhere the open heart onto the full heart using liquid glue (left side to the front and right side to the back)
7. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
8. die cut the smaller hearts
9. adhere the open heart to the base card using liquid glue and the other 2 hearts 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 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 😊 

Biggest Wish meets Forever Plaid 3D

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Happy Birthday Mick

Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, embellishing, layering, stamping

This card is my interpretation of a card designed by Peggy Noe of 'prettypapercards'

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: crumb cake, scrap of basic white 

Designer Series Paper: *in good taste 

Dies: deckled rectangles (4,8), *taylor made (3)

Embossing Folders: forever plaid 3D

Ink: crumb cake, misty moonlight

Stamps: biggest wish

Accessories: heart & home memories & more cards & envelopes, linen thread

 

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

1. Start with a base card from the heart & home pack cut down to 14.2 x 10.8 folded, crumb cake layers 13.5 x 10, 9 x 4, dsp 9.5 x 6
2. stamp the sentiments, happy in crumb cake and birthday in misty moonlight
3. die cut all the pieces, 4 in all
4. dry emboss the crumb cake layer
5. adhere the first two layers to the base card using liquid glue
6. adhere the tag ring to the tag using liquid glue
7. attach the tag using dimensional tabs (make sure there is a dimensional behind the tag hole
8. make a bow using the linen thread and place it into the tag hole

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 😊