Art Gallery meets In The Country

 Welcome to my blog

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 😘 

In The Country meets Artistically Inked

  Welcome to my blog

and  thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Duncan

Sale-a-bration plus more, a mixture of old and new to make a classic kind of card.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: early espresso, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in good taste

Dies: deckled rectangles (5,6)

Ink: early espresso

Punches: happy labels

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, in the country

Accessories: *rustic metallic dots

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

1. Start with a base card of 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. Cut dsp to 14.1 x 10.1, add a thin strip of the base colour across the bottom and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp and die cut the image
4. die cut the next size up die in the base colour and adhere behind the image using liquid glue
5. using a 1.25 strip of very vanilla, stamp the sentiment and clip the ends using the punch.
6. attach the sentiment and image to the base card using dimensionals
7. add the metallic dots either side of the sentiment

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 😘