Happiest of Birthdays meets Christmas Trimmings

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Happy Birthday Ste

Intermediate level - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, blackberry bliss, *brass foil

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: *christmas trimmings (2)

Ink: blackberry bliss

Punches: banner triple

Stamps: *best family ever,*happiest of birthdays

Accessories: *gold trim, *rustic metallic dots

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

Start with a basic card base 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white 12.5 x 8.5, 7.5 x 3, blackberry bliss 8.5 x 12.5, 2.5 x 8.5, 10.5 x 5, foil 8 x 8, dsp 12 x 8, .5 x 9 (need 2)

1. adhere the large piece of dsp to the the large blackberry bliss using liquid glue
2. adhere these to the base card using liquid glue
3. taking the small piece of blackberry bliss adhere the 2 narrow pieces of dsp using liquid glue
4. adhere this to the base card using liquid glue
5. with the last piece of blackberry bliss and the punch, make the banner and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
6. die cut the star, add the trim behind it using tear & tape to secure it
7. attach the star using dimensional pads
8. stamp the sentiment and trim down to size, then attach to the card using dimensional pads
9. stamp the 'son' below the banner
10. add the 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 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 😊 

No Stamping Birthday Card

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Happy Birthday Jack

This card is CASed from the Internet, sorry I lost the name of the original designer, but if you know who it is, let me know so I can credit them here.

Quick and easy no stamping - die cutting, dry embossing, layering

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic beige, crushed curry, granny apple green, misty moonlight, poppy parade, 

Designer Series Paper: *patterned party

Dies: alphabet al a mode

Embossing Folders: basics 3D

Accessories: foam adhesive sheets

 * = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, bb layer 14.1 x 10.1, cc layer 10 x 6, gag layer 9.5 x 5.5, dsp 5 x 9, small pieces of the 4 colours letters & number
2. emboss the first  layer and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. adhere the dsp to the green layer and then the green layer to the crushed curry layer using liquid glue
4. add some foam adhesive to the back of the cs for the letters and numbers and then die cut them
5. attach the letters and numbers to the dsp
6. now adhere this layer to the base card using liquid glue

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 😊 

Adoring Hearts & More

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Happy Anniversary Roy

Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping one image within another, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, poppy parade

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: deckled rectangles (5,6), labels aglow

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: poppy parade

Stamps: adoring hearts, *memorable moments

Accessories: *metallic enamel shapes

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

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 20.5, dsp 14 x 10, off cuts for rectangles and sentiment
2. dry emboss the dsp and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the sentiment 
4. die cut the 2 rectangle's, and the sentiment
5. stamp the images onto the smaller rectangle making sure the 'I adore you' fits inside the heart (i used a *positioning tool for this)
6. adhere the red rectangle to the base card using liquid glue
7. attach the rest of the layers using dimensional tabs 
8. add the heart to the sentiment

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 😊 

Best Family Ever meets Biggest Wish

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Happy birthday Ste

Creative use of the deckled rectangles to make my own shape, along with some old and current products. The instructions for this card seem a lot, but it's not too difficult to make.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: basic borders, deckled rectangles (5), stylish shapes (2)

Ink: memento black, poppy parade, versamark

Stamp Sets: best family ever, biggest wish

Accessories: clear embossing powder, matte dots, *stripped ribbon

 

* = 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 (landscape orientation)
2. black & white dots 5 x 14.5, black & white lines 9 x 14.5
3. adhere black & white dots to the bottom of the card using wet glue
4. die cut the black and white lined dsp using the curved border, then adhere to the top of the base card using wet glue
5. die cut the rectangle, then reduce the size of it by 1cm along the long edge by running through again (this makes it 10 x 5.5)
6. die cut the circle
7. stamp the happy in black, then stamp the birthday and son by inking the stamp with versamark and poppy parade before stamping, add the clear embossing powder
8. heat emboss the birthday and son 
9. add a strip of black card across the base using wet glue
10. attach the main sentiment using dimensional's
11. attach the ribbon behind the smaller sentiment using a large dimensional then place 2 smaller dimensional's either side of first one and attach to the card
12. add the 3 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 😘

Best Family Ever and more

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Happy Anniversary to the best Husband in the world

This is a mixture of old and new, didn't have a clue what I was going to do and this was the result.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, *champagne foil, real read, 

Designer Series Paper: *pattern party

Dies: *playful alphabet, sentiment silhouettes, stylish shapes (2)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: best family ever

Accessories: basic pearls, *glittered organdy

 

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

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 😘

Wildlife Wonder meets Stylish Shapes

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Happy Birthday Gareth

I love black & white cards and owls so this card is a Side fold landscape with some scoring down the lefthand side, dsp on the right, die cut 2 squares, emboss the owl and sentiment using black embossing powder, add some bakers twine, fishtail the sentiment. Job done. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white

Designer Series Paper: *patterned party

Dies: stylish shapes (3&4)

Embossing Powder: black

Ink: versamark

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stamp Sets: wildlife wonder

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, classic matte dots, score board

 

* = 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 😘

A Grand Kid meets Hat Builder

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Happy 18th Thomas

Love this hat, but haven't used it anywhere near enough so thought I'd give it an airing today. The layout came from Amy Koenders, I've just tweeted it slightly.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white, real red

Designer Series Paper: pattern party

Dies: hat builder, playful alphabet

Embossing Folders: hammered metal 3D

Ink: balmy blue

Punches: *banner triple, classic label

Stamp Sets: a grand kid

 * = 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 😘

Handsomely Suited meets Pattern Party DSP

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It's Wednesday so another card for Paul!

I get fed up of doing thank you all the time so tried a different sentiment today hope he likes it.

This is a really simple card to make and would be good for beginners who want to try die cutting. I just love black and white cards and haven't done one for a while. I'm pleased with how it turned out (sorry the Cheers is no longer with us).

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: pattern party

Dies: *greetings (cut 3 and layer for thickness) , penned flowers

Embossing Folders: hammered metal 3D

Ink: momento black

Stamp Sets: handsomely suited 

Accessories: adhesive sheets (for the cheers die)

* = 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 😘

A Wish For Everything meets Stitched Triangles

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Happy Birthday Jack

Fancied using the stitched triangles today and this is what I came up with!

The edging was the hardest part and not quite equal but who care's.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, Merry Merlot

Designer Series Paper: pattern party

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched triangles (2) of each type

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D (sorry I can't stop using this one)

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: a wish for everything 

Accessories: *black basic rhinestones, foam adhesive sheets

* = 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 😘

Pansy Patch meets Pierced Blooms

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Hello Cheryl, just a quick card to let you know I care and miss you!

I fancied doing a rainbow type card this week and this is what I came up with. There's a little mistake but you really don't notice it, one of the flower centres  is the wrong colour. I used rococo rose instead of pale papaya but 'hey ho' this is real life and mistakes are made sometimes.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, crushed curry, flirty flamingo, pool party, poppy parade, rococo rose

Designer Series Paper: pattern party

Dies: pierced blooms, stitched rectangles (6), tasteful labels

Ink: poppy parade

Stamp Sets: pansy patch  

Accessories: basic rhinestones

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 😘