Happiness abounds meets Artistic Mix Masks with Double Embossing

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Happy Birthday Donna

A quick and easy card to make, basic card base with the layer being 2cm smaller all round or for imperial ¼" all round.

Base card + layers

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, gorgeous grape

Embossing Folders: timeworn type, 

Ink: gorgeous grape, highland heather

Punches: *½" circle, lovely label, medium daisy

Stamp Sets: happiness abounds

Accessories: artistic mix decorative masks, basic rhinestones, blending brushes, *grosgrain ribbon

 

* = no longer available

1. On the first layer using the flower mask blend the darker colour then swap to the second mask and lightly blend using the lighter colour.
2. Now dry emboss this layer using the timeworn type 3D folder.
3. Punch out 2 medium daisies and adhere together. Add a *½" punched circle in the darker colour.
4. wrap some ribbon around the layer towards the bottom and adhere to the base card, then adhere the daisy where you want it.
5. Stamp the sentiment on a ½" strip of card stock and use the lovely label punch to enhance the sides.
6. Adhere sentiment across the ribbon and add rhinestones.

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 😘

Love & Happiness Anniversary

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Happy 3rd Anniversary to Jenny & Leigh

Trying to use up some older stash. Notice the 3 flowers for the 3 years. I also used the wedding colours for this card so hopefully they will like it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, gorgeous grape, highland heather

Designer Series Paper: simply marbles

Dies: layering circles (5), *home together , scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: stripes & splatters

Ink: highland heather

Punches: * bitty blooms

Stamp Sets: *love & happiness

Accessories: basic rhinestones, *gold hoops, *grosgrain ribbon

 

* = 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 😘

Pansy Patch meets Scalloped Contours

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Happy Birthday Serenia

This is one I CASEd from another demonstrator "Teri Pocock" making just a couple of changes.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Designer Series Paper: pansy petals

Dies: pansy, scalloped contours

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia, soft succulent

Punches: detailed trio

Ribbon: grosgrain highland heather

Stamp Sets: pansy patch 

Accessories: *candy dots, *shimmer spritz

* = 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 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 😘 

Blast from the Past Teeny Tiny Sentiments

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Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary to Leigh & Jenny

The only products used in this card that are still available are the embossing folder and the card stock.  I'm trying to use up some older products and give them some love.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *grapefruit grove foil, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in color 18-20

Dies: *be mine

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: *grapefruit grove

Punches: *classic label

Ribbon: *grosgrain

Stamp Sets: *teeny tiny sentiments 

* = 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 😘

Beautiful Bouquet meets Thoughtful Blooms

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The one stamp set was a sale-a-bration item and is no longer available but it would be easy enough to do the card with a similar type of stamp set.

I loved making this card and it was so easy to do.

Card Stock: Silver Foil 2.5 x 4 (butteflies), Smoky Slate 9.5 x 13.5 (1st layer), Whisper White 21 x 14.5 scored at 10.5 (card base), 9 x 13 (2nd layer), 5 x 3.5 (sentiment), 3 x 9 (flowers).

All measurements are in centimetres.
(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (ss) = stamp set, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Using the thoughtful blooms (ss) stamp the leaves and small flowers on the whisper white (cs) layer in smoky slate and grapefruit grove.
• Stamp the 3 larger flowers, again in grapefruit grove using the (flowers) whisper white (cs).
• Punch these out using the small bloom punch.
• With the (sentiment) whisper white (cs)  stamp the happy birthday from the beautiful bouquet (ss) in grapefruit grove.
• Emboss the smoky slate (cs) layer using the subtles (ef).
• Emboss the whisper white (cs) layer using the bricks n mortar (ef).
• Die cut the happy birthday using the stitched so sweetly dies and the (2) rectangle, at the same time you can die cut one of the butterflies from the natures thoughts dies.
• Die cut the 2nd butterfly.
• Adhere the first layer to the base card using liquid glue.
• Wrap some grapefruit grove grosgrain ribbon around the bottom of the second layer and adhere to the back (I use sellotape for this).
• Make a faux bow and add this on the righthand side using a glue dot.
• Adhere the butterflies and the punched blossoms to card using liquid glue.
• Attach the sentiment using dimensional pads.
• To  finish off I added faceted gems to each of the blossoms.

Will be back again soon with more cards, thanks for dropping by and have a great day.

Annette X

Lots of Love meets Country Floral

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Happy Birthday Carole!

Well I made this card on the 29th of January, and the sun was shining here in Walsall but it was only 4 degrees.

It came together quite well, as I had no idea of what I was going to do, and just took bits and bobs from everywhere.

Cardstock: Rococo Rose 21 x 14.5 scored and folded at 10.5 (card base), Shimmery White 3 pieces 14.5 x 7.5 (embossed panel), 6 x 4.5 ("here's to the happiest birthday yet"), 4.5 x 1.5 (happiest). Vellum old olive 3.5 x 4.5 (1 sprig),  Vellum plain 3.5 x 9 (2 sprigs).

(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set

• Emboss the front of the rococo rose (cs) card base using the subtle (ef).
• Emboss the shimmery white panel (cs) using the country floral (ef).
• Lightly sponge this panel using old olive and rococo rose stampin' pads.
• I edged each side of the panel using (r) old olive grosgrain ribbon (you can use old olive (cs) if you don't have suitable ribbon.
• Adhere the panel to the card base using liquid glue.
• Using the larger of the 2 piece's of shimmery white (cs) stamp the full sentiment from the lots of happy (ss) in old olive ink.
• With the smaller piece of shimmery white (cs), stamp just the "happiest" in rococo rose, then trim down this piece to just fit across the other one.
• Die cut the full sentiment using the stitched so sweetly dies and attach the rococo rose "happiest" using dimensional pads.
• Adhere the (r) rushed ribbon (this is sweet sugarplum, but it's almost a perfect match) across the front panel using snail. 
• Attach the (r) silver sequins at the back of the sentiment (l used sellotape).
• Attach the sentiment in front of the ribbon using dimensional pads.
• Using the Sprig punch, punch out 2 plain sprigs and 1 perennial essence green sprig. 
• Arrange the sprigs where you want them and adhere using glue dots behind the ribbon.
• Add 3 basic rhinestones down the left hand side of the base card.

Will be back again soon with more cards, hope you have a great day!

Annette X

Beauty Abounds meets Itty Bitty Birthdays

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Happy Birthday Jill x

I picked out two stamp sets for this card and wanted to use the 18 - 20 in colours, so this is what I came up with.

All measurements are in centimetres.

(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set.

Colours are: call me clover, lovely lipstick, memento black, pineapple punch, whisper white.

Card Stock: lovely lipstick 21 x 14.85 scored at 10.5 (card base), pineapple punch 2 pieces 10 x 14.2 (1st layer) 5.5 x 11.7 (3rd layer), whisper white 3 pieces 6.6 x 13.6 (2nd layer, left side) 5.2 x 11.1 (image) 1.5 x 7 (sentiment).
DSP: 3 x 13.6 (second layer, right side)

• Using the 18-20 in color (dsp) adhere down the right hand side of the larger pineapple punch (cs) leaving an even gap top, bottom and right side, using liquid glue.
• Emboss the larger piece of whisper white (cs) with the scripty 3D (ef) and adhere down the left hand side of the larger pineapple punch (cs).
• Adhere a strip of the pineapple punch grosgrain ribbon down the join of these two pieces using glue dots or sticky tape, then attach to the card base using dimensional pads.
• To create the background for the main image and using the beauty abounds (ss) Stamp the larger of the circle blobs down the centre in alternate call me clover and pineapple punch using the 3rd generation stamping off method.
• Next stamp the main image in memento black, then colour using the appropriate stampin' blends.
• Adhere the image piece to the smaller pineapple punch (cs) using liquid glue, then attach these pieces to the main card base using dimensional pads.
• Stamp the sentiment from the itty bitty birthday (ss) in memento black on the smallest piece of whisper white, then flag both ends (i used my (r) bunch of banners dies. Attach to the card base with a dimension pad on the left side and liquid glue on the right.
• Add some random basic rhinestones around the image (remembering an odd number is the norm).

Hope you liked today's card, I will be back again soon with more.

Annette X