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 😘

Magical Mermaid meets Under The Sea

Hi, it's lovely you've popped by today.

Happy Birthday Lily-Mae

The card for today is for my Grand Daughter, she's turning 9 this year, where have all those years gone!!

She love's everything girlie so I'm sure she'll love this year's card.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration, (h) = Hostess, (ss) = Stamp set, (dsp) = Designer Series Paper, (cs) = Card Stock, (nsu) = not Stampin’ up!
When using layering dies 1 is the smallest.

All measurements are in inches

Base card (nsu) measuring 10" x 7" and scored at 5"
Card Stock: Vellum measuring 4" x 6"
Whisper White 3 pieces one each measuring 4" x 6" (second layer), 2" x 4½" (mermaid) and 2¼" x 2¼" (Sentiment)
Mint Macaron Glimmer paper (sab) measuring 3" x 3"
Lovely Lipstick measuring 2¼" x 2¼"
Stampin' Blends: Light crumb cake, lovely lipstick, Petal Pink, Dark pool party, Both Daffodil Delight & Fliry Flamingo
Stamp Sets: Magical Mermaid 
Ribbon: Polka Dot tulle
Embossing folders: ® Seaside
Dies: Under the Sea, Stitched Shapes, Layering circles
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones
Stampin' Pads: Bermuda bay, Lovely Lipstick, Mint Macaron, Sahara Sand, Shaded Spruce

Sponge around the edge of the vellum with Mint Macaron ink and adhere to the base card with liquid glue at a jaunty angle

For the second layer of Whisper White (cs) create a background using the 3 green stampin' pads and the Seaweed stamp, then randomly stamp some of the dots in Sahara Sand

Emboss this layer using the ® Seaside folder and adhere to the card, again at a jaunty angle using liquid glue

Stamp the sentiment using the square piece of Whisper White (cs) in Lovely Lipstick

Die cut the sentiment using stitched circle No 2, scalloped circle No 4 with the Lovely Lipstick (cs) & the netting in the glimmer paper (these can all go through at the same time)

Stamp the Mermaid in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colour using the Stampin' Blends and then fussy cut it.

Adhere the circles using dimensional pads, add the ribbon across the back of the scalloped circle and adhere to the card again using dimensional pads

Adhere the netting using liquid glue and the mermaid using dimensional pads
Colour 3 basic rhinestones with the dark Lovely Lipstick Blends and add to the sentiment.

Will be back again soon with more cards
Annette X