Thoughtful Expressions meets Labeled With Love

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and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Sian

This is Sian's first card from me, hope she likes it.

Intermediate level - adding embellishments, blending with alcohol markers, blending with brushes, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, 

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: thoughtful expressions (frames 3,4)

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Embossing powder: heat & stick, *dazzling diamonds

Ink: memento black, fresh freesia, versaMark

Stampin' Blends: fresh freesia, lemon lolly, shy shamrock

Stamps: labeled with love

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, basic rhinestones, 

 paper butterflies

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

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 14.1 x 10.1, white 6 x 13.5, lemon lolly 8 x 8
2. dry emboss the white layer
3. wrap bakers twine around the bottom of white layer 3 times and tie a bow
4. attach the white layer to the base card using dimensional pads
5. on the smaller piece of white place the smaller circle and then stamp the 2 flowers in moment black on what is left of the piece
6. colour the flowers using the alcohol markers
7. die cut these pieces plus the larger circle in lemon lolly (these can all be cut with one pass through the cut & emboss machine 
8. using a blending brush lightly colour the butterfly
9. add some veraMark round the edges of the wings, cover with the heat & stick powder and heat using a heat gun, once warm add the dazzling diamonds and heat up again 
10. arrange the elements on the card and adhere the butterfly and circles with liquid glue, the large flower with a dimensional pad, and the smaller flowers, again with liquid glue
11. add the rhinestones to the butterfly

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 😊

Whiskey Business on the move

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Happy Birthday Charles

I found inspiration for this card on Pinterest some time ago.

Simple stamping with designer series paper, a little blending,  embossed the black band across the middle and fussy cut round the decanter and glasses.

(fussy cutting not my thing)😞

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: world of good

Dies: tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: subtle

Ink: soft suede

Stampin' Blends: mango melody

Stamp Sets: whiskey business

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 😘

Many messages meets Very Versailles

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Happy Anniversary to Carole & Nigel

This is the second of two cards made in this style, one landscape and one portrait. As the first one it's a mixture of old and new products.

For the sparkly edge I used heat & stick with versamark and dazzling diamonds (you've got to use it up, haven't you!)

 Blending brushes were used on the shimmery white using rococo rose and seaside spray before die cutting.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *rococo rose, seaside spray, shimmery white

Dies: *curvy, messages, potted succulents, stitched be mine (1,2 w)

Embossing Powder: heat & stick, white

Ink: rococo rose, versamark

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: *metallic

Stamp Sets: many messages, *quite curvy, very versailles 

Accessories: basic rhinestones, *dazzling diamonds, *woven thread sequins

* = 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 😘

Very Versailles meets Many Messages & more

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Happy Anniversary to Jean & Gareth

This is the first of two cards made in this style, one landscape and one portrait. It's also a mixture of old and new products.

Blending brushes were used on the shimmery white using rococo rose and seaside spray before die cutting.

For the sparkly edge I used heat & stick with versamark and dazzling diamonds (you've got to use it up, haven't you!)

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *rococo rose, *seaside spray, shimmery white

Dies: *curvy, messages, potted succulents, stitched be mine (1,2 w)

Embossing Powder: heat & stick, white

Ink: seaside spray, versamark

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: *metallic

Stamp Sets: many messages, *quite curvy, very versailles 

Accessories: basic rhinestones, blending brushes, *dazzling diamonds, *woven thread sequins

* = 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 😘