Spotlight On Nature meets Elements Of Text

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Happy Birthday Sheilah

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, stamping, stamping using stampin' write markers

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: *charming sentiments/sentiment silhouettes

Card Stock: basic beige & white, old olive

Dies: *deckled circles (9,10)

Embossing Folders: *painted texture 3D

Ink: basic beige, flirty flamingo

Stampin' write markers: flirty flamingo

Stamps: elements of text, spotlight on nature

Accessories: *bakers twine 3 color pack, rainbow dots, water painters

 

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

Start with a base card 15.5 x 25 scored at 12.5, old olive 12 x 12, basic beige 11 x 11, white 2.5 x 9, 7.5 x 11.

1. start by die cutting the 2 circles
2. stamp the smaller circle using the elements of text
3. adhere the beige circle to the old olive circle using liquid glue
4. adhere both circles to the base card
5. using the water painter and flirty flamingo ink add some spatters across the card
6. stamp the flowers by using the markers to load the stamp with ink, then fussy cut
7. attach to the card, using dimensional pads
8. stamp the sentiment and die cut
9. attach the sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
10. make a bow with the bakers twine and add to the card using a glue dot
11. add the rainbow 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 of how to order.

 

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

Annette 😊

Excellent Eggs and a little more

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Happy Easter Freddie

Simple card as long as you have a cut and emboss machine

die cutting, dry embossing, layering, punching out, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: excellent eggs (3)

Card Stock: basic beige, basic white, granny apple green, lemon lolly

Embossing Folders: basics 3D, painted texture 3D

Ink: basic beige, granny apple green

Punches: *banner triple 

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack 

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

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, yellow 10.1 x 14.1, white 8.5 x 2, 6 x 7.5, yellow 6.5 x 1.5, green 5 x 1.5, 6 x 1.5, basic beige 3 x 2.5

1. die cut the egg shape from the yellow layer, the egg shape is not needed
2. emboss the yellow layer using the basics folder, then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the bunny and sentiment
4. die cut the three zig zags, white egg and bunny
5. use the punch to flag the end of the sentiment and add the bakers twine
6. attach the sentiment to the base card towards the bottom using dimensional pads
7. emboss the white egg using the painted texture folder
8. adhere the zig zags to the egg using liquid glue
9. attach to the egg and bunny to the base card using dimensional pads

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 😊

Adventurous Sky and more

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Happy Birthday Stuart

Used a card template for this one - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: adventurous sky

Card Stock: basic white thick, night of navy, smoky slate

Designer Series Paper: take to the sky

Dies: deckled rectangles (3,4), mini alphabet

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D, painted texture 3D

Ink: night of navy, smoky slate (stamped off)

Accessories: neutral sequins

 

when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, first layer 14.1 x 10.1, dsp layer 13.7 x 9.7, card strips 2.5 x 13, dsp strips 2.1 x 12.6, night of navy off cut & basic white off cut for rectangles, letters, sentiment & plane
2. dry emboss the dsp layer and adhere to the 1st layer
3. adhere the first layer to the base card using liquid glue
4. adhere the dsp strips to the card strips and then adhere these to the base card using liquid glue
5. stamp some clouds on white card using the stamping off method
6. stamp the sentiment and plane 
7. add some adhesive sheet to the back of a piece of white card for the letters
8. die cut all the elements
9. dry emboss the white rectangle
10. place the letters
11. adhere the two rectangles together, then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
12. attach the plane and sentiment using dimensional pads
13. add the sequin

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 😊  

Translucent Florals and more

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Happy birthday Serenia

Intermediate - die cutting, dry and heat embossing, layering, mask colouring, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: translucent florals

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly

Designer Series Paper: *perennial essence vellum

Dies: deckled rectangles (7), *sentiment silhouettes

Embossing Folders: painted textures

Ink: lemon lolly, versaMark

Stamps: *charming sentiments

Accessories: adhesive backed solid gems, *adorning designs masks, blending brush, clear embossing powder

 

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

1. Start with a base card 14. x 21 scored at 10.5, white 9.5 x13, white off cuts for stamping
2. using one of the masks, colour the bottom section of the white rectangle in lemon lolly
3. dry emboss the rectangle using the folder, then adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
4. stamp the flowers and the leaves on basic white
5. stamp the 2 flowers again in versaMark and heat emboss using clear powder
6. die cut all these images plus a plain vellum leaves
7. adhere the leaves vellum using a little liquid glue where it won't show on the finished card
8. shape the 2 vellum flowers using a bone folder and adhere along the bottom edge with a little liquid glue
9. adhere the leaves to the base card using liquid glue
10. attach the flowers and sentiment using dimensional pads
11. add the gems

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, Work of Art

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Happy Birthday Kayden

A blast from the past, using both past and present products.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, starry sky

Dies: alphabet al a mode, *christmas cheer, something fancy

Embossing Folders: painted texture

Ink: pecan pie (stamped off once) , pumkin pie, starry sky, versamark

stampin' Blends: pecan pie

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, *work of art

Accessories: *candy dots, matte decorative dots, white embossing powder

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, blue border 10 x 14, white panel 9.8 x 13.8
2. stamp the shapes onto the white panel and emboss using the folder
3. adhere the white panel to the blue border using liquid glue, then attach the blue border to the base card using dimensional pads
4. stamp the 'birthday' onto a piece of pecan pie using versamark then cover with white embossing power, and heat emboss
5. die cut the numbers, happy and birthday
6. adhere the 'happy' and numbers using liquid glue
7. attach the 'birthday' using dimensional pads
8. colour a sahara sand candy dot using the pecan pie stampin' blend, then attach a pumpkin pie and the coloured dot along with a blue matte dot 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 😘

Hats Off meets Alphabest, and more

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Happy Birthday Georgia

 A combination of old and new, to make a fun girlie card for my Grand Daughter

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, thick white

Designer Series Paper: *hand-penned

Dies: basic borders *hat builder

Embossing Folders: hive 3D, painted texture 3D

Ink: blushing bride

Stampin' Markers: blushing bride

Stamp Sets: alphabest, best family, *hats off,

Accessories: iridescent pearls

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. layer 1 = 14.1 x 10.1, embossed using the hive 3D folder
3. layer 2 = 14.1 x 10.1, die cut using the basic border dies
4. adhere layer 1 using wet glue
5. adhere layer 2 using wet glue
6. stamp the hat badge omitting the centre image by using a stampin' marker just around the edge of the stamp
7. stamp the initial in the middle of stamped badge
8. stamp the hat image and the sentiments
9. die cut the hat images
10. emboss the hat using the painted texture 3D folder
11. trim a border each of the sentiments
12. attach all of these using dimemsionals
13. add the pearls to the hat

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.

bottled happiness meets Deckled Rectangles

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Happy Birthday Karine

Just love  these colours together, stamping, die cutting, a little fussy cutting, add gems and a bow. Jobs done!

Just like Jackie said it would be. I always head for Jackie Bolhuis blog 'Klompen stampers' for quick and easy cards.

1. base card 14.5 x 10.5, layer one 13.5 x 9.5, layer two 13 x 9
2. die cut and emboss the deckled rectangle
3. carryout all the stamping 
4. die cut the sentiment 
5. fussy cut the flowers and bottle
6. adhere the first 3 layers using wet glue
7. adhere the flowers, bottle and sentiment using dimensionals
8. adhere the bow using a glue dot
9. add gems to the flower centres

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, rich razzleberry, soft sea foam

Designer Series Paper: *pansy petals

Dies: deckled rectangles (6), sentiment silhouettes

Embossing Folders: painted texture

Ink: fresh freesia, rich razzleberry, soft sea foam 

Stamp Sets: bottled happiness, charming sentiments

Accessories: basic rhinestones, open weave ribbon

* = 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 😘

Lets's Set Sail meets Oceanfront

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Happy Birthday Charles

This card was easier than I thought it would be to put together. The stamps just fit together beautifully, add a little dsp, embossing and linen thread and you're done!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, basic white, soft suede

Designer Series Paper: *heart & home (love this dsp)

Dies: deckled rectangles (6&7)

Embossing Folders: painted texture

Ink: crumb cake, memento black, mossy meadow, old olive, pool party, soft suede

Stamp Sets: let's set sail, oceanfront, *timeless tulips

Accessories: linen thead

 

* = 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 😘

Hats Off meets Biggest Wish

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Happy Birthday Kayden

I love the hats off set and it will stay in my stash for some time I think. Put together with the biggest wish set it makes a great card for a youngster. The birthday comes from the well written dies which are no longer available but again I can't stop using them occasionally.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: thick basic white

Designer Series Paper: 20 - 22 in colors

Dies: *hat builder, *well written

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: *misty moonlight

Stamp Sets: a grand kid, biggest wish, *hats off

Accessories: *holiday rhinestones

 

* = 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 😘

Days to Remember, meets Brilliant Wings

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Happy 70th Sheilah

Came up with this card about 2 o'clock in the morning when I couldn't sleep. It's not quite what I had in mind, the layout needed to be slightly changed once the elements were all cut, still like it though.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *shimmer vellum, shimmery white

Dies: brilliant wings, floral gallery, layering circles (2 & 2s), *well written

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: butterfly brilliance, days to remember

Accessories: *21/23 in color jewels

 

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

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 😘

Create With Friends meet Whiskey Business

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Happy Birthday Duncan

This was a quick and easy card to make except for the fussy cutting (hate doing that). There's also dry embossing, die cutting, heat embossing and colouring with blends.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: in good taste

Dies: tasteful labels

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: & memento black, *rococo rose, versamark

Stampin' Blends: mango melody

Stamp Sets: create with friends, whiskey business

Accessories: faux suede trim, wink of stella

 

* = 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 😘

Shaded Summer meets Textures & Frames

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Happy Birthday Rachael 

This is a stepped up version of a card created by Brian King! I liked the idea and just ran with it until I was happy with it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, basic white thick

Designer Series Paper: be dazzling, in colors 21/23

Dies: potted succulents, scalloped contours (5), stitched so sweetly (6), *summer shadows  (sab)

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: pale papaya, soft succulent

Ribbon: open weave

Stamp Sets: *create a cup cake, shaded summer, *textures & frames  

Accessories: gilded gems

* = 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 😘

Biggest Wish, Birch & Hats Off

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Happy Birthday Rob!

My inspiration came from a card I'd seen in the Pinkies Group. Mine is quite different though, the happy & birthday are in  the same position.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cinnamon cider, soft succulent

Dies: hat builder

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: cinnamon cider, misty moonlight, sahara sand, soft succulent

Stampin' Blends: cinnamon cider (for the bakers twine)

Stamp Sets: biggest wish, birch, hats off  

Accessories: white bakers twine

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 😘

Happiest of Birthdays and more!

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This is the first of 2 posts today, some day's are busier than others, don't you think! 

Happy 8th birthday Kayden, love you loads!!

 

I didn't know what to do for Kayden this year, so did my usual and looked on Pinterest.  I found one by Debbie Reemtsen I liked, so this is my version using almost all the same products, but getting a different look. So thank you Debbie.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, *galvanised metallic, granny apple green, pacific point, pumpkin pie, real red 

Dies: *beautiful brushstrokes, stitched stars

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: pacific point

Punches: banner pick a punch

Ribbon: *black cord

Stampin' Markers: granny apple green, pumpkin pie

Stamp Sets: Happiest of Birthdays

The eighth was computer generated, and the black cord was used to hide the line running through the middle as the card needed to be run through the embossing machine twice as it was bigger than the folder.

* = 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 😘

Fun, passing a driving test!

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Congrats!! to our Granddaughter Ashleigh on passing her driving test

It's a real mixture of old and new giving it a bright and fun feeling. She's bought herself  a silver car so that's why I went for the smoky slate and silver.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, smoky slate

Dies: *garage gears

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Embossing Powder: silver

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia, gray granite, pale papaya, polished pink, soft succulent, versamark 

Stamp Sets:  a good kid, * beautiful world, *geared up garage, *gorgeous grunge, hippo happiness 

The "you passed, the" were computer generated in soft succulent (#88A99D)

* = 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 😘

Pansy Patch meets Scalloped Contours

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Happy Birthday Serenia

This is one I CASEd from another demonstrator "Teri Pocock" making just a couple of changes.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Designer Series Paper: pansy petals

Dies: pansy, scalloped contours

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia, soft succulent

Punches: detailed trio

Ribbon: grosgrain highland heather

Stamp Sets: pansy patch 

Accessories: *candy dots, *shimmer spritz

* = 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 😘 

Blast from the Past Teeny Tiny Sentiments

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Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary to Leigh & Jenny

The only products used in this card that are still available are the embossing folder and the card stock.  I'm trying to use up some older products and give them some love.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *grapefruit grove foil, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in color 18-20

Dies: *be mine

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: *grapefruit grove

Punches: *classic label

Ribbon: *grosgrain

Stamp Sets: *teeny tiny sentiments 

* = 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 😘

Sailing Home meets Posted For YouI

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Still trying to use up some of my old designer series paper.

Happy Birthday Nigel

I tend to hoard my DSP even though I know I shouldn't. 

It's coming into spring now but I'm still cold a lot of the time so thought I'd do a nice summery themed card to see if it warmed me up! No luck there.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy

Designer Series Paper: *come sail away

Dies: all dressed up, layering circles (s8), stitched shapes (c4)

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: night of navy, real red

Ribbon: boho frayed grosgrain

Stamp Sets:  posted for you, sailing home 

Accessories: blending brushes

* = 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 😘