He's The Man and more

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Happy Birthday Thomas

I've used a mixture of old and new for this card, it's nothing like what I had in mind but l'm pleased with the finished article.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso, soft succulent

Designer Series Paper: he's the man

Dies: all that, deckled rectangles (3), layering circles (3)

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: soft succulent

Stamp Sets: peaceful moments

Accessories: *candy dots, faux suede trim

 

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

1. Start with with a base card of 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. Layer 1 - 10.1 x 14.1 emboss this layer then add the suede trim towards the bottom (this was done using tear n tape)
3. adhere to the base card using liquid glue
4. stamp the happy birthday
5. die cut the rectangle, deckled circle and the happy birthday circle
6. cut the dsp to fit just inside the deckled rectangle 
7. adhere the happy birthday and dsp onto their backgrounds using liquid glue
8. attach all elements onto the card using dimensionals, then add the candy dots (or something similar)

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 😘

Happiest Hippos meets Artistically Inked

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Happy Birthday Leah

Went with a cutesy card this year, just to let her know we love her.

She's not the girlie girl type but sometimes she surprises us.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mint macaron

Designer Series Paper: *rings of love

Dies: *hippo, floral gallery, layering diorama (3), stitched rectangles (8)

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: memento black, poppy parade

Stampin' Up Blends: color lifter, crumb cake, poppy parade, smoky slate, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, *hippest hippo

1. base card is 20.5 x 13.5 scored at 10.25, dry emboss the front of card 
2. hippo is stamped, coloured using blends and die cut
3. love you a ton sentiment is stamped and die cut
4. happy birthday is stamped and shaped.
5. the hearts are die cut
6. dsp is die cut with stitched frames and layering diorama

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 😘

Forever Fern Wedding Card

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Congratulations to Alasdair & Lindsey

A5 card using shimmer cardstock

Blended round the edges of the base card, embossed the first layer, stamped and die cut the images, added ribbon, placed the images and bow, added some basic jewels.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: shimmery white

Dies: forever flourishing, *tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: evening evergreen, soft succulent, pale papaya, smoky slate

Stamp Sets: forever fern

Accessories: 21/23 in color jewels, blending brushes, open weave ribbon

 

* = 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 😘

Nature's Beauty meets Oceanfront and On the Horizon

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Happy Easter to Stuart, Rachael & Freddie

Card Two for today.

First outing for a couple of these sets and I love them both.

All the stamping is second generation for the main picture, the rabbit and sentiment are stamped on an off cut in full strength, the rabbit is then shaded using blends, then fussy cut the sentiment & rabbit, die cut the two frames, emboss the background, stamp the grass onto the rabbit roughly where you want it to sit and colour the edges with a marker,  add some linen thread behind the sentiment and layer all elements.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, smoky slate

Dies: stitched rectangles (5,6)W

Embossing Folders: gingham, *subtle 3D (rabbit)

Ink: granny apple green, mossy meadow, night of navy, pear pizzazz,

smoky slate, soft suede

Stampin' Markers: soft suede (edge for rabbit)

Stampin' Up Blends: crumb cake

Stamp Sets: nature's beauty, oceanfront, on the horizon

Accessories: linen thread

 

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

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 😘

Awesome Otters meets Simply Marbleous

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Fun card for Paul this week, using some of the sale-a-bration products on offer at the moment. Offer ends 28th February.

This is a set with some lovely little otters all having fun! There's some blending and stamping going on, with the sentiment being coloured using stampin' markers, then cut into individual sections. The band across the middle is embossed.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight

Designer Series Paper: simply marbleous (sab)

Dies: stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Ribbon:  flowers for every season

Stampin' blends: crumb cake, petal pink, pool party, *seaside spray (my balmy blue had run out😞)

Stampin' markers: misty moonlight, pool party

Stamp Sets: awesome otters

Accessories: silver & clear epoxy drops

 

* = no longer available, (sab) = sale-a-bration

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 😘