Wanted To Say meets Metal Plate 3D

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Happy Birthday to my Grand Son Kieran

Easy - die cutting, dry embossing, layering

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic beige

Designer Series Paper: oxidised copper

Dies: everyday details, wanted to say

Embossing Folders: metal plate 3D

accessories: adhesive sheets

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10 x 10, 5 x 8.5, 4 x 2.5, beige 10 x 4
2. add adhesive backing to the dsp for the happy birthday 
3. die cut the stars and happy birthday pieces
4. attach the happy birthday to it's backing piece
5. dry emboss the beige strip using the metal plate folder
6. adhere the metal plate strip and the square dsp piece to the base card using liquid glue
7. attach the happy birthday and stars using dimensional pads
8. the 'you're a star' was computer generated and die cut using one of the everyday details dies

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 😊 

Sentimental Park meets Heartfelt Hexagon

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Happy Birthday Mike

Intermediate - die cutting, dry embossing, embellishing, layering, paper piecing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, lost lagoon, pretty peacock

Designer Series Paper: *trusty toolbox

Dies: *patchwork pieces

Embossing Folders: metal 3D

Ink: lost lagoon, pretty peacock

Punches: heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: sentimental park

Accessories: *adhesive backed sequins & gems,*chevron weave ribbon

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 10 x 14, pretty peacock 12.2 x 8.5, backing piece and two different pieces of dsp 11.8 x 8, piece of white for the hexagon
2. dry emboss the larger basic white piece and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. die cut the two coordinating pieces of dsp, put them in the right order and adhere using liquid glue to the backing piece
4. add the ribbon taping it  down on the back
5. adhere this to the pretty peacock piece and then to the base card using liquid glue
6. punch out the hexagon, stamp the sentiment and dry emboss using the folder
7. attach the sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
8. add the sequins

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 😊  

Blast from the past Perennial Birthday

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Happy Birthday Stephen

For this card I was inspired by one i'd seen on Pinterest, don't know who it was but thank you.

Intermediate level - brush blending, dry embossing, heat embossing, layering, punching, sponge daubing, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: early espresso, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: nature's sweetness

Embossing Folders: metal plate 3D

Ink: pecan pie, versaMark

Punches: banner pick a punch, heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: *perennial birthday

Accessories: *designer elements, *faux suede trim, sponge dauber

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 10 x 14, 10 x 6, sentiment 6.5 x 6, vellum banner 10 x 8, cs banner 11 x 2.5
2. distress the edges of the 10 x 14 dsp and all of the 10 x 6 dsp, using a blending brush
3. stamp the sentiment using versaMark, add gold embossing powder then heat emboss
4. punch out the sentiment and distress the edges using a sponge dauber
5. to make the V in the vellum banner put a mark 1cm up and 5cm in from the edge, then from the bottom corners cut up to the mark on each side
6. emboss this banner using the folder
7. for the dark banner, flag each end with the banner punch
8. attach the trim towards the bottom of the larger layer using tear n tape
9. adhere the smaller piece of dsp and the darker banner using liquid glue
10. add the sentiment to the vellum banner using dimensional pads 
11. add liquid glue to the back of the vellum behind the sentiment and adhere to the card
12. attach the 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊 

Countryside Corners meets *Happiest Of Birthdays

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Happy Birthday Simon

Cased from Susan at mypassionforcards. die cutting, layering, stamping

With a mixture of old and new products. Not quite as easy as it looks

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white

Bundles: countryside corners (3, 4)

Designer Series Paper: *plaid tidings

Embossing Folders: metal plate 3D

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stampin' Markers: black (to ink up the rectangle dots)

Stamp Sets: *Happiest of birthdays

Accessories: *matte black dots

 * = 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 10 x 14, dsp layer 9.5 x 13.5, scrap black & white pieces for labels
2. adhere the white layer to the base card using liquid glue, then do the same with the dsp layer.
3. stamp the dotted rectangle and then stamp the greeting in the middle (I used a  stamp-a-ma-jig) to line up the sentiment
4. die cut the 2 rectangles
5. emboss the black rectangle 
6. adhere the two rectangles together using seal+ tape
7. attach the rectangles to the base card using dimensional tabs
8. add the black dots

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 😘