Extraordinary Flora Bundle meets meets Beautiful Balloons

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Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, dying ribbon, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: extraordinary Flora

Card Stock: basic white, *basic vellum

Dies: *ornate frames

Embossing Folders: Exposed brick 3D

Ink: secret sea, *soft succulent

Stampin' Blends: petunia pop

Stamps: *beautiful balloons, *elements of text

Accessories: *24/6 in color resin dots, *crinkled seam binding, extraordinary flora washi tape, wink of stella

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

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 29 scored at 14.5, basic white 8.5 x 17 (2 needed), 10.1 x 14.1, 6 x 6 vellum 10.1 x 14.1, ribbon 16cm

1. stamp the flowers on one of the basic white 8.5  x 17 pieces in secret sea
2. adhere the washi tape to the second piece then die cut both pieces
3. dry emboss the vellum
4. tear 3 strips of paper about 2 cm wide and mask across the white layer 
5. stamp randomly using the circle stamp in soft succulent
6. stamp the sentiment on the 6 x 6 piece in secret sea, then die cut it
7. dye the ribbon using the stampin' blend, and wrap around the embossed vellum using tape to secure on the reverse side
8. arrange the flowers adhering the ones at the back with liquid glue and the ones at the front with dimensional pads
9. attach the sentiment with dimensional pads and add the dots across the ribbon
10. adhere to the stamped layer using liquid glue only where there are elements to hide the glue
11. adhere the white layer to the base card
12. add wink of stella to the leaves at the back 

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 form 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 😊

Sailing Home meets lots of Dies

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A bit of a blast from  the past for Paul this week

A mixture of old and current products for this card! A little bit of a mistake with the embossing but just went with it. I swiped the embossing folder with some night of navy ink before putting it through the stampin' cut & emboss machine, but realised it  would have been better to swipe the other side. Will try to remember this for next time.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white, night of navy

Designer Series Paper: *come sale away

Dies: ornate frames, smooth sailing, stitched rectangles (5) wide

Embossing Folders: *old world paper 3D (one from my forever box)

Ink: night of navy, smoky slate

Ribbon: *boho frayed grosgain

Stampin' Blends: balmy blue, crumb cake, smoky slate

Stampin' Markers: smoky slate

Stamp Sets: sailing home

* = 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 😘

Saying goodbye to the 2019 - 2021 in colors and more!

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Well it's that time of year again when we're saying goodbye to so many of our favourite goodies, in order to make room for our new favourite goodies. Because I'm sure a lot of the new products will become well loved, I know of one already!

This card includes one of my favourite colours form the 2019 -2021 in color selection, seaside spray along with the much loved Very Versailles stamp set.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, sahara sand, soft suede

Dies: ornate 

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: sahara sand, seaside spray 

Ribbon: scalloped linen

Stamp Sets: *perfectly framed, very Versailles 

Accessories: blending brushes

* = 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 😘

Welcome to Easter and more

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My first Easter card for this year 

This is a mixture of both past and current products, I only make a couple of Easter cards each year, one for my aunt and one to send to Plymouth with a cheque instead of an egg for my grandson.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft sea foam

Designer Series Paper: twinkle twinkle

Dies: dockside, nature's thoughts, ornate frames, stitched shapes (c3)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: memento black

Punches: medium daisy (makes the groove for the twine)

Ribbon: snail mail twine

Stampin' Blends: petal pink, smoky slate

Stamp Sets: timeless tulips, *welcome to easter  

* = 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 😘 

Family Party with lots of die cutting

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Thanks for joining me today!

This is the 2nd card for my Granddaughter, Jenny asked if I would do A Daughter card for my Granddaughter and also a sister card which you will see tomorrow!

I made this card using a layout from Pinterest and mostly retired products. Plus, the daughter and numbers which are NSU!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: Basic White, *glimmer

Designer Series Paper: *falling in love

Dies: be mine stitched, butterflies, ornate frames, smooth sailing

Embossing Folders: meadow moments

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: bermuda bay, versamark

Stamp Sets: family party

* = retired, NSU = non stampin' up!

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 Pines meets Warm & Toasty

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Thanks for joining me today!

Happy Christmas Kayden 

Felt this is ok for boy's card, hope he likes it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: highland heather, shaded spruce, whisper white

Designer Series Paper: snowflake splendor

Dies: home together, ornate frames, pine woods

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: memento tuxedo black, shaded spruce

Stampin' Blends: highland heather, misty moonlight, night of navy

Stamp Sets: in the pines, warm & toasty

Accessories: *white perfect accents

* = 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 😘

Piece of Cake meets Power of Hope

Power of Hope meets Piece of Cake

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Made this card some time ago for my niece, so it's my old style of layout!

 I have to be able to tell hubby I've used every stamp set at least once

Colours: Petal Pink 2 pieces 10 x 14 (1st layer), 9.5 x 7 (scallop oval),Whisper White 3 pieces 21 x 14.5 scored at 10.5 (card base), 9 x 6.5 (stitched oval), 2 x 7 (sentiment).
DSP: Parisian Blossoms 4 x 14 (2nd layer).

All measurements are in centimetres.
(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper,  (ef ) = embossing folder, (ss) = stamp set, * = retired, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Emboss the larger piece of  petal pink (cs) using the parisian flourish (ef).
• Now adhere the *parisian blossoms (dsp) down the left hand side of the embossed layer using liquid glue.
• Add some of the petal pink metallic edged ribbon along the join of these two pieces, (I used sellotape at the back to do this), then make a small bow and attach it towards the top using a glue dot.
• This is then adhered to the base card using liquid glue.
• Stamp both the sentiment from the *piece of cake (ss) and the lady from the *power of hope (ss) on their respective pieces of whisper white (cs) using memento black ink.
• Colour the lady using petal pink blends.
• Die cut the sentiment using the ornate frames dies, the lady with the stitched shapes dies oval (4) and the petal pink (cs) with the layering ovals dies scallop (7) .
• Adhere the two ovals together using liquid glue.
• Attach the ovals and the sentiment to the base card using dimensional pads.
• Arrange some champagne rhinestones around the lady to add some dimension.

Will be back again soon with more cards!

Annette X

Field of Flowers meet Lovely You

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A mixture of new and old for Sue's week 34

I just loved this colour combo

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: flirty flamingo, whisper white

Designer Series Paper: *16/18 in colors

Dies: ornate frames, stitched rectangles (4) wide

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: flirty flamingo, *just jade, memento tuxedo black

Ribbon: *rushed 16/18 in colors, *scalloped edge

Stamp Sets: field of flowers, lovely you

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 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 😘

Tasteful Touches meets Ornate Frames

 Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Thanks for joining me today!

I'm starting to get really fed up with not being able to go out and see family and friends now, and the only thing that's keeping me sane is spending time in my craft room each morning. 

Sunday Dinner card for Sue & family

Decided to look at retired DSP for this weeks card and liked what I came up with!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: Petal Pink, Very Vanilla

Dies: ornate frames

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles 3D

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: petal pink, versamark

Laser Cut Speciality Paper: *beautifully detailed

Ribbon: organdy striped

Stampin' Blends: 

Stamp Sets: tasteful touches

Accessories: champagne 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 😘

Gather Together meets Peaceful Moments

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Sympathy card for a close neighbour whose father has just dies aged 98. He was a lovely man, who was out and about till the very end.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: crumb cake, merry merlot, whisper white

Designer Series Paper: *come to gather

Dies: gathered leaves, ornate frames

Embossing folders: pinewood planks

Embossing Powder: 

Ink: cajun craze

Ribbon: linen thread

Stampin' blends: merry merlot

Stamp sets: gathered together, peaceful moments

Accessories: candy dots 

* = 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 😘

Celebrate Sunflowers meets Free As A Bird

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Hi Sue, yes it's week 20

Playing with my new stash of goodies!!

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: thick whisper white, whisper white

DSP: flowers for every season

Dies: ornate frames, sunflowers

Embossing folders: tasteful textile 3D

Embossing Powder: *black

Ink: memento tuxedo black, petal pink, versamark

Punches: detailed trio 

Ribbon: scalloped linen

Stampin' blends: cinnamon cider, just jade, petal pink

Stamp sets: celebrate sunflowers, free as a bird

Accessories: *glitter enamel dots, *silver metallic thread

* = 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 😘

Painted Poppies meets Silhouette Scenes

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world!

Happy Birthday to our wonderful Daughter-in-law Serenia

I enjoyed making this card, but next time will use wax paper when die cutting the tree, it took a bit of teasing out. The sentiment was computer generated.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: basic black, shimmery white, whisper white

Dies: ornate, sweet silhouettes

Embossing powder: black

Ink: soft suede, so saffron, pumpkin pie, cajun craze, cherry cobbler, versamark, memento tuxedo black

Punch: detailed trio

Ribbon: glittered organdy

Stamp sets: painted poppies, silhouette scenes

Accessories: * black rhinestones

* = retired

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make the 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 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 😘

Last A Lifetime meets Lasting Elegance

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world, hope you're have a good day!

It's now week 12 for the lockdown and we actually went to the bank the other day, Yippee!!!
Still don't go out unless we have to so it made a change.

This is Sue's card for this week.

I created it using a u tube video from Lisa Curio's channel made some time ago. I changed the front and was very pleased with the outcome.

As this has come from an American demonstrator the measurements are in imperial inches.
(but I will soon be bring you a metric version, so keep your eye out for it!)

(cb) = card base, (cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper, (ef) embossing folder,  (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set.
Colours used are: purple posy, soft sea foam, so saffron.

• Start with a (cb) of thick whisper white (cs) 8½ x 5½  scored at 4¼. 
• Emboss the front of the (cb) using the subtle (ef)
• Cut 2 pieces of in color 19/21 (dsp) 4 x 4 and 3 x 4 making sure  the pattern goes in the same direction.
• Using the 4 x 4 piece of (dsp) make a mark on the left side at 1½  then the bottom at 1¾ and finally the right side at 2¼. 
• Cut off from the left side mark down to the bottom mark, now cut from the right mark down to make a point at the bottom.
• Place the right side of the 4 x 4 piece level with the top of the 3 x 4 piece, line up so each side is level, then draw a line around the edge of the 4 x 4 piece onto the 3 x 4 piece, now cut along the line to get the corresponding shape for the bottom.
• Place these pieces onto the (cb) and stamp the sentiments from the ornate thanks (ss) in the gap.
• Using foam adhesive strips adhere the top and bottom pieces of (dsp) to the (cb).
• Stamp the flowers from the last a life time (ss) onto whisper white (cs) using memento ink and colour using stampin' blends.
• Die cut the flowers using the lasting elegance dies.
• For the top sentiment I used the (r) new wonders (ss) and stamped in purple posy, then die cut using the ornate frames dies.
• Adhere this sentiment using liquid glue to the (cb).
• Attach the flowers using dimensional tabs.
• Add some basic rhinestones in between the gap sentiments and jobs done!!!!

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the rest of your day

Annette X

Gather Together meets Rooted in Nature and more

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Happy Birthday Dave!

This is a bundle I won't be selling any time soon! I might not use it all that often but I'll know it's there when I want it.

All measurements are in centimetres.
(cs) = card stock, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set, (ef) = embossing folder, (ep) = embossing powder

Card Stock, Crumb Cake 14.85 x 21 scored at 10.5 (card base), Velum 15 x 10.5 (leaves etc) Very Vanilla (1st layer)14.4 x 10.1
DSP: Come to Gather 14.4 x 5.1 (layer 2 top)
Foil: (r) Galvanised Metallic 14.4 x 5 (layer 2 bottom).

• Adhere the come to gather (dsp) across the top of 1st layer (cs), using liquid glue.
• Emboss the (r) galvanised metallic foil using the hammered metal (ef) and adhere to the bottom of the 1st layer (cs) using liquid glue.
• Using the large leaf from the gather together (ss) stamp onto the velum using pretty peacock ink, then cover with clear (ep) and heat set.
• Now do the same with the sentiment from the perennial birthday (ss).
• Using the rooted in nature (ss) stamp the rest of the leaves using versamark and heat emboss using a mixture of both copper and sliver (ep).
• Die cut the following:
• Large leaf using the gathered leaves dies
• Sentiment using the ornate frames dies
• The rest of the leaves using the nature's roots dies
• Attach some loosened off copper trim across the join between the (dsp) and the foil using glue dots at the back.
• Attach the 1st layer to the card base using dimensional pads.
• Arrange the leaves as you wish them and adhere using liquid glue (this should not show through the velum).
• Adhere the sentiment again using liquid glue and adhere a leaf by it.
• Make a bow with some of the copper trim and attach where desired.

Thanks for dropping by, and have a great day!

Will be back again soon with more cards.

Annette X