Wanted To Say meets Layering Diorama

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Happy Birthday Matthew

Quick and easy die cutting and dry embossing

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: boho blue, night of navy

Designer Series Paper: fresh as a daisy

Dies: *layering diorama (3,4), wanted to say

Embossing Folders: *old world 

Accessories: adhesive sheets, *holiday rhinestones

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

1. Start with a base card 27 x 13.5 scored at 13.5, dsp layer 12.5 x 12.5, you will need extra boho blue and night of navy for die cutting
2. die cut the the small diorama out of the middle of the dsp layer
3. die cut the the larger diorama in night of navy, the outer happy birthday in night of navy, the inner happy birthday in boho blue with some adhesive sheeting on the back of the card stock and one set of stars in night of navy
4. adhere the diorama pieces together using liquid glue
5. emboss the dsp layer using the folder and then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
6. adhere the diorama's over the opening using liquid glue
7. peel the backing off the adhesive sheets and layer the 2 happy birthday's together
8. using dimensional pads attach the happy birthday and stars to the card 
9. add the 3 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 😘

A Grand Kid meets Hippest Hippos and more

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Happy birthday Freddie

Making an ocean scene with a mixture of stamping, blending, die cutting, dry embossing & heat embossing

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white, soft sea foam, starry sky, tahitian tide

Dies: hippo, layering diorama (4)

Embossing Folders: basic 3D, * seaside

Ink: memento black, soft sea foam, soft succulent, starry sky, versamark

Stampin' Up Blends: light smoky slate, color lifter

Stamp Sets: a grand kid, *hippest hippos, *magical mermaid

Accessories: white embossing powder

* = 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
2. back ground layer 12 x 8, stamp the seascape, then use the blends for the water and embossing folder for the waves
3. top layer 9.5 x 13.5, die cut the aperture then emboss
4. stamp the sentiments in versamark and heat emboss in white, then fussy cut
5. stamp the hippo and colour using the blends, die cut the hippo and extra pieces
6. adhere the 3 main pieces to the card base and the snorkel and googles to the hippo using liquid glue, attach the hippo and sentiments using dimensionals

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 😘

Art Gallery meets In The Country

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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 😘 

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 😘

Let'a Set Sail meets Celebrating You

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Happy Birthday Alasdair

I've used the layering diorama's for this card along with the new horizon dsp and a few other things for good measure. The only stamping is the boat pieces and the sentiment so it's quite easy to make. The bakers twine is wrapped around the bottom of the sentiment. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight, vellum

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Dies: layering diorama (3 & 4), stitched rectangles (1 & 2)w

Ink: blackberry bliss, *misty moonlight

Punches: sailboat builder

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, let's set sail

Accessories: *fan bakers twine, heart & home cards & envelopes

 

* = 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 😘