He's All That quick & easy

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Happy Fathers Day Dad

This is the last of the five cards from Carolyn Kings All Together marathon. I changes a couple of items but used the same layout.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white,  gray granite, silver foil

Designer Series Paper: *all together

Dies: *all that, *painted labels

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: best family ever, he's all that

Accessories: *holiday rhinestones, *polka dot ribbon

 

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

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, layer one 10.5 x 8.5, layer two 13.5 x 3, the dsp measurements for these two layers are half a centimetre smaller
2. stamp the sentiment (I used my stamparatus to line the stamps up)
3. die cut the sentiment and swirly label 
4. adhere the dsp to the two black layers using liquid glue
5. attach the ribbon to the narrow layer using tear & tape
6. then adhere the labels to the base card using liquid glue
7. attach the swirly label using dimensional pads
8. attach the sentiment to the swirly label using dimensional pads and add the 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 😘

Peaceful Moments meets Bough punch and more

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Happy Birthday Sheilah

This is the one for the girls, and the 4th one of 5 in the Carolyn King marathon that I'm Casing at the moment.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white, galvanised paper

Designer Series Paper: *all together

Dies: *painted labels

Embossing Folders: basic 3D 

Ink: memento black

Punches: bough, *medium daisy

Stamp Sets: *peaceful moments

Accessories: *playing with patterns resin dots

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, background 14 x 10, background for dsp 12 x 8, dsp 3 pieces 2 @ 4 x 7 & 1 @ 5 x 8
2. dry emboss the background using the basic 3D dots folder and adhere to base card using liquid glue
3. adhere the 3 dsp pieces to the dsp background piece using liquid glue then adhere to the card
4. stamp the sentiment and die cut
5. punch 6 flowers and 2 boughs in each colour
6. layer and adhere the petals to make 3 flowers using liquid glue
7. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
8. attach the 2 flowers off the sentiment using dimensional pads
9. adhere the 3rd flower using liquid glue
10. arrange the leaves and adhere using liquid glue
11. add the resin 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 😘

Biggest Wish meets Banner Pick A Punch

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Happy Birthday Rick

This is the second card in Carolyn Kings 'All Together designers series paper marathon', of which I will be making 5, for my cards this month. Seem to have lost my mojo at the moment and came across these great cards. All measurements are in centimetres.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, *galvanised metallic

Designer Series Paper: *all together

Dies: *painted labels

Embossing Folders: basic 3D 

Ink: crumb cake, memento tuxedo black

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stamp Sets: biggest wish

Accessories: *basic black rhinestones

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, galvanised metallic foil 12.5 x 8.5, and 1.9 x 5, dsp 2pieces 4.5 x 8 and 1 piece 3 x 8
2. adhere the 3 pieces of dsp to the galvanised metallic foil using liquid glue, then attach this to the base card using dimensional pads
3. die cut the label, stamp the happy and birthday across the centre
4. dry emboss the label
5. use the banner punch to cut each end off the narrow strip of galvanised metallic paper then cut this this in half.
6. adhere these pieces to either side of the label using liquid glue
7. attach this to the base card using dimensional pads
8. add some rhinestones to finish

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 😘

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 😘

In Your Words

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Happy 40th Cheryl

A mixture of old and new, mostly old I'm sorry to say! With very little stamping.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *pineapple punch, window sheet

Designer Series Paper: *fancy frost (I think)

Dies: painted labels, playful alphabet, *well written

Ink: *pineapple punch, polished pink, soft sea foam, stazon black

Stamp Sets: *in your words (sab) stamped on the card in pineapple punch and then on the window sheet in stazon black.

Accessories: blending brushes

 * = 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 😘

Queen Anne's Lace meets Timeless Tulips

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Happy Birthday Donna

It's the first time I've used the mercury glass designer acetate and I found it quite hard to get it to fold, but was pleased with the finished result. I did some blending on basic white cs for the background then stamped the image on vellum and heat embossed. Both the cs and the vellum were die cut, then the vellum was cut down to just the plain frame and adhered with tiny dots of liquid glue. I think if I was to do this card again I would use a lighter colour for the label.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, calypso coral

Designer Acetate: mercury glass

Dies: ornate layers, painted labels, *well written

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: calypso coral, Gorgeous grape, rich razzleberry versamark  

Stamp Sets: queen anne's lace, timeless tulips  

Accessories: basic pearls

* = 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 😘

Thoughtful Blooms meets Label Me Bold

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Happy Birthday Holly

Thought I  would try the new decorative masks for this one, and loved them! Some of the elements are no longer available but can be easily swapped out for up to date product!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, petal pink, misty moonlight

Dies: painted labels, *stitched shapes (2), *well written

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile

Ink: misty moonlight, petal pink, soft sea foam

Punches: *small bloom

Ribbon: organdy striped

Stamp Sets: *label me bold, *thoughtful blooms 

Accessories: bakers twine, basic pearls, plenty of patterns decorative masks

* = 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 😘

Back On Your Feet meets Dockside

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My poor cousin was thrown from her horse last week and has fractured her hip, so thought a card was in order.

It's rotten to break something but I think a hip must be one of the worst, my son broke his this time last year so I can relate to what Alison has in front of her. Sorry it's a retired set but it's just so fitting!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: pear pizzazz,  very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in colors 2010/12

Dies: dockside

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles 3D

Ink: momento tuxedo black, mossy meadow

Ribbon: *taffetta

Stampin' Blends: crumb cake, old olive, soft suede

Stamp Sets: back on your feet

* = 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 😘

Nature's Thoughts meets painted Labels and more

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world, it's so nice of you to pop by.

We still can't go out for Sunday dinner so here's another card for Sue and her family (between them they cook and deliver our lovely dinner every week).

It's a clean and crisp card today

 Last Sunday I had a lovely picture drawn on the box holding our dinners, which made me smile, should have taken a photo of it but didn't think about it until now.

(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (su) = stampin' up

Today I'm using a (su) note cards, mint macaron, night of navy, pear pizzazz, (r) pineapple punch and whisper white (cs), night of navy, smoky slate ink,  polka dot tulle ribbon.

•  To do the sentiment I used my stamparatus.
• with a larger piece of whisper white (cs) than you need,  die cut the scalloped circle from the painted labels dies.
• put the scalloped circle to one side for the moment and work with the negative piece.
• position the sentiment  from the (r) oh so eclectic (ss) in your stamparatus and stamp onto the grid paper. 
• position the negative over the sentiment making sure it's in the middle and hold in place with your magnets.
• place the scalloped circle over the sentiment (you may need to use re-positionable tape to keep it place) and then stamp the sentiment a second time.
• Remove from stamparatus.
• With whisper white (cs) stamp the feather from the positive thought's (ss) in smoky slate.
• Now die cut the following using the nature's thoughts dies
• night of navy butterfly
• mint macaron & pear pizza leaves
• pineapple punch & whisper white blooms
• Stamped feather
• with the painted labels dies and pineapple punch (cs) die cut the large swirled circle.
• Emboss the front of the note card using the bricks n mortar (ef) and lightly sponge it using smoky slate ink.
• zig zag some of the polka dot tulle ribbon across the back of the swirled circle and attach using double sided tape.
• adhere this to the (cb) using liquid glue.
• attach the sentiment using dimensional pads.
• adhere the feather, leaves, butterfly and white bloom using liquid glue.
• attach the pineapple punch bloom using dimesional pads.
• add a basic rhinestone to the butterfly.

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, enjoy the rest of your day.
Annette X