Friends Are Like Seashells meets Wonderful World

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Happy Birthday Margaret

Thought I'd use some of my new goodies for this card, and loved the result!

1. Start with a normal base card (half an A4)
2. The contrasting layer is die cut and embossed
3. Flowers are inked up using Stampin' markers, then die cut using a frame
4. wind bakers twine round the frame, then tie with a bow
5. Stamp the sentiment using a ¾''  strip of cardstock, then use the punch on each side.
6. Adhere elements to the card base and add some rhinestones.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, highland heather

Dies: painted labels, split card

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: highland heather

Punches: lovely labels

Stampin' Markers: highland heather, pear pazzazz

Stamp Sets: friends are like seashells, wonderful world

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, iridescent 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 😘

Honeybee Home meets Go To Greetings

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Happy Birthday Heather

Mixing colours up a  bit today and thought these went quite nicely together.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia

Dies: honeybee blooms, layering circles (5)

Ink: basic tray, evening evergreen, tahitian tide

Punches:  lovely labels

Stampin' Up Blends: fresh freesia, mango melody, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: go to greetings, honeybee home

Accessories: open weave ribbon, *shimmer spritz, stampin' brushes

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

1. base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, matt 10.1 x 14.1
2. stamp the flowers, bumble bee and sentiment on some spare basic white
3. colour the flowers and bee using the blends
4. die cut the flowers, bee and a circle 
5. place the circle on the matt and do some blending around it in the blue
6. add the ribbon
7. adhere the matt to the base using wet glue
8. adhere the bottom flowers with wet glue and the top flowers and bee using dimensionals
9. flag the ends of the sentiment and attach with dimensionals
10. add some shimmer 

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 😘 

Happiness Abounds meets Stylish Sketches

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Happy birthday Alison

This is a mixture of old and new. Stamping, watercoloring, dry embossing, die cutting and punching.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white thick

Designer Series Paper: *simply marbleous 

Dies: stylish shapes (6)

Embossing Folders: *seaside

Ink: balmy blue, memento black

Punches: decorative circle, lovely labels

Watercolor Pencils: basic black, daffodil delight, early espresso, garden green, pacific point, pumpkin pie

Stamp Sets: happiness abounds, *stylish sketches

Accessories: blender pen, *organdy combo ribbon

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

1. base card 14.8 x 10.5, dsp 10 x 14.3
2. stamp and colour the ducks, punch out using the decorative circle 
3. colour round the edge of the circle using a balmy blue stampin' marker
4. stamp the sentiment on a ½" strip and flag the ends, then make a ¾" background strip and adhere together
5. die cut a circle in the dsp, then die cut a balmy blue circle the same size
6. emboss the dsp and add a strip of ribbon about 2.5cm from the bottom then attach to the base card using dimensionals
7. adhere the blue circle using wet glue, then the ducks & sentiment 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 😘

Linen Speciality Paper meets Nature's Prints and more

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Happy 4th Anniversary to Alison & Rob

As the 4th anniversary is linen i incorporated it into the background, and used only 3 colours for this card. Also there is both dry and heat embossing used.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: gray granite, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: linen

Dies: deckled rectangles (6), natural prints

Embossing powder: clear

Embossing Folders: bricks & mortar 3D, fern 3D

Ink: blushing bride, versamark

Punches: lovely labels

Stamp Sets: * express yourself, *love & happiness, nature's prints

Accessories: *bakers twine, *polished dots

• Emboss the first layer using the bricks & mortar folder, then adhere to base card.
• Emboss the linen using the fern folder, remove backing and adhere to card.
• Stamp and die cut the flower elements and attach to card using dimensionals.
• Make two banners using the punch, one narrow and one not so narrow.
• Use the banners for the sentiments, double load the stamp with versamark and blushing bride before stamping and adding the embossing powder.
• Add a polished dot to the centre of the flower, then a bow to the stems.
• It sounds a lot, but once stamped and die cut it's easy to put together 

* = 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 😘

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 😘

Nature's Prints meets Love & Happiness

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Happy Anniversary to Jean & Gareth and also later in the month Carole & Nigel.

This is a CASE from the lovely 'Mary Deatherage' with just a couple of small changes. I'm loving this new suite Sun Prints which i've teamed up with a stamp set that's no longer available, but I adore the sentiments, sorry

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: thick basic white (card base), basic white (for the rest)

Designer Series Paper: sun prints

Dies: natural prints, stylish shapes

Embossing Folders: fern 3D

Ink: evening evergreen (3rd generation), fresh freesia, soft succulent

Punches: lovely labels

Stampin' Markers: fresh freesia, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: *love & happiness, nature's prints

 * = no longer available, CASE = copy and share everything

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 😘

Special Moments meets Sunshine & Rainbows

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It's getting harder every week to think up idea's for Paul. 

This is a mixture of free product and stuff from my stash that's now very much outdated. It's a quick and easy card to make, where you can use any papers and stamp sets etc of your choice.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mango melody

Designer Series Paper: sunshine & rainbows (sab)

Dies: tasteful labels

Ink: bermuda bay

Punches: lovely labels

Stamp Sets: special moments (sab)

Accessories: *taffeta ribbon, *candy dots

 

* = 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 😘

Many Hearts meets Teeny Tiny Sentiments

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For Heather & Mike on their

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Well I really messed up with this one, to start with I made a 3rd anniversary card instead of a 2nd (hee hee I now have next years done!) 

The bakers twine is representing the cotton part of the card, and there are lots of layers and textures.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white plain & thick, balmy blue, blushing bride

Dies: *many hearts, stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles

Ink: balmy blue, blushing bride

Punches: lovely labels

Stamp Sets: *teen tiny sentiments (i wanted a small sentiment)

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, blending brushes, *noble peacock rhinestones

 

* = no longer available, and 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 😘

Sweet As A Peach meets Meadow Moments

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Happy 30th Birthday Lindsey

Well this was a set I swore I didn't want, but hey ho, here we are it appeared on my last order, don't know how it got there 😏(I don't think) but I'm so glad it did. I'm also doing well with dsp, I use it a lot more now than I used to but still seem to have a room full of the stuff!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: expressions in ink

Dies: basic borders, peach

Embossing Folders: meadow moments

Ink: calypso coral, pale papaya, pear pizzazz

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: open weave

Stamp Sets:  sweet as a peach 

Accessories: *wonderful gems

* = 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 😘

Welcoming Woods meets Winter Woods

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It's week 14 for Paul, and this is a mixture of old and current products

I'm in a bit of a fog at the moment and have no imagination for creating man cards! So I'm looking on the internet where a little bit of  mixing and matching are coming into play. I'm also trying to use some of my older stash. Just wish I could get a couple of groups together for a cuppa & card hour. I would soon get down some of my stash then!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake

Designer Series Paper: *wood textures

Dies: *in the woods

Ink: crumb cake, soft suede

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: braided linen trim

Stamp Sets: welcome woods, *winter woods

 

* = no longer available, and 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 😘

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 😘

Color & Contours meets Art Gallery

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Happy Birthday Anne

A clean and simple look today, with 2 step stamping and little die cutting.

The one thing I did do was to cut down the base card to 13.8 (5 7/16) in height to create an even border all round.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: 21-23 In color pack

Dies: scalloped contours (3,5)

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Punches: lovely labels 

Stamp Sets: art gallery, color & contour 

Accessories: bakers twine, 21-23 In color jewels

 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 😘

Postive Thoughts and More

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Thanks for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Sima 🎂

Did some overlaying in different colours for the background and used the baby wipe technique for the stamping

Also used colours I don't tend to go to very often, even though I like them.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: silver foil, soft sea foam, whisper white

Dies: nature's thoughts

Embossing Folders: seabed 3D

Ink Refills: blushing bride, mint macaron, soft sea foam

Punches: butterfly duet, lovely labels

Ribbon: polka dot tulle

Stamp Sets: butterfly gala, posted for you, positive thoughts

Accessories: basic pearls

* = 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 😘

By the Dock meets Mountain Air & Itty Bitty Birthdays

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Thanks for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Simon

Thought it was about time I used these stamp sets, they've sat on my shelf for long enough feeling unloved.

Felt quite pleased with my effort.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: gray granite, seaside spray, whisper white

Dies: dockside

Embossing folders: subtle 3D

Ink: balmy blue, gray granite, just jade, misty moonlight, seaside spray 

Punches: lovely labels

Stampin' blends: black, crumb cake, gray granite

Stamp sets: by the dock, mountain air, itty bitty birthdays

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 contact 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 😘

Whiskey Business

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Thanks for joining me today!

This one's for the love of my life

He loves his whiskey (in moderation) especially Jack Daniels. In 2006 while on holiday in America we did the tour of the JD distillery.  It was the highlight of the holiday for hubby!! 

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: gold foil, whisper white

DSP: world of good speciailty

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched rectangles (7) wide

Embossing folders: *stone 3D

Embossing Powder: clear, gold

Ink: memento, versamark

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: faux suede trim

Stampin' blends: mango melody, so saffron

Stamp sets: whiskey business

Accessories: antiqued elements

* = 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 this card, 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 😘

Peaceful Moments meets Tasteful Touches

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Thanks for joining me today!

A thank you, for one of Dad's neighbours

A real blast from the past, pre joining up 2010 designer series paper!!!!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *lap of luxury

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile

Ink: gorgeous grape, petal pink

Punches: lovely labels

Ribbon: *metallic edge

Stamp Sets: peaceful moments, tasteful touches

Accessories: basic rhinestones

* = 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 😘

Birthday Wishes meets Forever Blossoms

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Thank you for joining me today!

Happy Birthday Karine

I was going to do one thing, and ended up with something totally different!! But I like it just the same.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: misty moonlight, thick whisper white

Dies: ornate labels, stitched rectangles (4) wide

Embossing folders:subtle 3D

Ink: smoky slate

Punches: butterfly duet, lovely labels

Ribbon: playing with patterns combo

Stamp sets: birthday wishes, forever blossoms

Stampin' Markers: smoky slate (background splatter)

Accessories: basic rhinestones

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 have a great day.

Annette 😘

A Grand Kid meets Bonanza Buddies

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Happy 9th Birthday Evie

Wasn't sure what I was going to do for this card, but I was pleased with the finished result.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: bermuda bay, whisper white

DSP: birthday bonanza

Dies: bonanza

Inks: bermuda bay, calypso coral, crushed curry, daffodil delight, memento black, smoky slate

Embossing folders: ornate floral 3D

Punches: detailed trio, lovely labels, rectangle postage stamp

Stamp sets: a grand kid, bonanza buddies

Accessories: *bakers twine

* = 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 contact me at the top of the page for details on how to order.

Will be back again soon with more cards, in the meantime have a great day.

Annette 😘