Country Flowers meets Simply Said

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Happy Birthday Cheryl

Intermediate - colouring with alcohol blends, die cutting, heat embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: country flowers

Card Stock: basic white, pretty in pink, basic grey, vellum

Designer Series Paper: 24/6 in colours

Dies: spotlight on nature

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: memento black, versaMark

Stampin' Blends: old olive, pretty in pink, petunia pop, smoky slate, 

Stamps: simply said

Accessories: iridescent pearls

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 9 x 6.5, dsp 9.6 x 3.6 (need 3), pretty in pink 10 x 4 (need 3) 1 x 14 (sentiments), vellum 8 x 8, 
2. stamp the teapot and flowers then colour them using the alcohol blends
3. die cut the teapot, flowers and circle
4. stamp the sentiments using versaMark and heat emboss in white, then fussy cut
5. adhere the dsp to the 3 card panels using liquid glue, then adhere to the base card again using liquid glue
6. adhere the flowers to the teapot, then adhere the circle (only using glue in the area where you want to place the teapot) to the base card
7. attach the teapot & flowers and sentiments using dimensional pads
8. add the pearls

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 😊

Thoughtful Expressions meets Cheerful Daisies & more

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Happy Birthday Jim

mixture of old and new - colour with blends, die cutting, layering, stamping

At first I made the card without the bird and hubby wasn't impressed. So I had a think and this is what I came up with

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: cheerful daisies, thoughtful expressions

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight, vellum

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Dies: *aspen trees, enduring beauty

Ink: misty moonlight, stazon black

Stampin' Blends: misty moonlight, *purple posy

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white panel 14 x 10, dsp panel 9.9 x 13.9, vellum 11 x 8, off cuts for sentiment
2. place the aspen die in the centre of the white panel and die cut
3. adhere to the dsp and white panels together using liquid glue then adhere to the base card
4. stamp the bird onto the vellum and the sentiment onto a white off cut
5. colour the bird using stampin' blends on the reverse side of the image
6. die cut the sentiment, bird and and the backing for the sentiment
7. adhere the bird to the card using a little bit of spread out liquid glue and then slightly curve the wings
8. attach the sentiment to its backing using dimensional pads
9. adhere the sentiment 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 😊 

Cheerful Daisies meets Detailed Dogwood

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Happy birthday Heather

Avid - colouring, die cutting, dry & heat embossing, layering

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: cheerful daisies

Card Stock: basic white, bubble bath, vellum

Dies: deckled rectangles (7)

Embossing Folders: *softly sophisticated

Embossing Powder: silver, white

Ink: versamark

Stamps: *detailed dogwood

Stampin Blends: bubble bath, flirty flamingo, lemon lime twist

Accessories: *gingham gala sequins, simply elegant trim

 

* = 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 10 x 14, vellum 9 x 11.5, bubble bath off cut for sentiment
2. dry emboss the white panel and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. die cut the vellum rectangle and stamp the image using versaMark, then add the silver embossing powder and heat
4. colour the image on the reverse side using the blends
5. add the 3 sequins, then attach glue dots behind the sequins along with one where your sentiment is going to go on the reverse side and attach to the base card
6. stamp the sentiment in versaMark, add white embossing powder and heat
7. die cut the sentiment and attach the trim on the back before attaching it 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 😊  

In the Moment meets Calming Camellia

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Happy Birthday Serienia

 

I was really pleased with this card, I CASeD it from Meg Loven, from 'lovenstamps.com'. My son took a picture of my daughter in law sitting just like this when they were staying at a hotel while on holiday last year. I  changed it slightly by embossing the white panel, using a sentiment and adding some rhinestones.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, vellum

Designer Series Paper: heart & home

Dies: layering circles (8), meadow

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: stazon jet black

Stampin' Up Blends: cherry cobbler, cinnamon cider, mont macaron, misty moonlight, so saffron, su 700 & 800

Stamp Sets: *calming camellia, in the moment

Accessories: heart & home cards/envelopes, iridescent rhinestones

 

* = 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 😘

Amazing Silhouettes & Amazing Thanks

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Pauls first card for 2022

Another blast from the past teamed up with a brand new bundle. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, black shimmer, vellum, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *modern medley 

Dies: amazing thanks

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Ribbon: *black cord

Stamp Sets: amazing silhouettes

 * = 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 The Right Triangle

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Have a great day Rick!

It took me a long time to get the stitched triangles but I'm so glad I did.

A very random kind of card that looks like it's all just been thrown together, but looks good!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy, vellum

Designer Series Paper: *world of good

Dies: all dressed up, playful alphabet,stitched triangles (ra 1,2, eq 3,5, p 2,5)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: night of navy

Stamp Sets: handsomely suited, *the right triangle 

Accessories: *candy dots

* = 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 😘

In Bloom meets Pierced Blooms

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A floral card this week for Sue, with a new technique for me called "alcohol colour wash on vellum", and it looks so cool!

The background uses the vellum, stampin' blends and the Isopropyl alcohol and it needs to be at least 95% or the vellum will just curl up. There's a video on u-tube by Jan B on how to do it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, highland heather, vellum

Dies: pierced blooms

Ink: highland heather

Ribbon: *everyday enchantment organdy

Stampin' Blends: highland heather, old olive

Stamp Sets: In bloom 

Accessories: basic 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 😘

Lots of Love meets Country Floral

Hello and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Happy Birthday Carole!

Well I made this card on the 29th of January, and the sun was shining here in Walsall but it was only 4 degrees.

It came together quite well, as I had no idea of what I was going to do, and just took bits and bobs from everywhere.

Cardstock: Rococo Rose 21 x 14.5 scored and folded at 10.5 (card base), Shimmery White 3 pieces 14.5 x 7.5 (embossed panel), 6 x 4.5 ("here's to the happiest birthday yet"), 4.5 x 1.5 (happiest). Vellum old olive 3.5 x 4.5 (1 sprig),  Vellum plain 3.5 x 9 (2 sprigs).

(cs) = card stock, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, (ss) = stamp set

• Emboss the front of the rococo rose (cs) card base using the subtle (ef).
• Emboss the shimmery white panel (cs) using the country floral (ef).
• Lightly sponge this panel using old olive and rococo rose stampin' pads.
• I edged each side of the panel using (r) old olive grosgrain ribbon (you can use old olive (cs) if you don't have suitable ribbon.
• Adhere the panel to the card base using liquid glue.
• Using the larger of the 2 piece's of shimmery white (cs) stamp the full sentiment from the lots of happy (ss) in old olive ink.
• With the smaller piece of shimmery white (cs), stamp just the "happiest" in rococo rose, then trim down this piece to just fit across the other one.
• Die cut the full sentiment using the stitched so sweetly dies and attach the rococo rose "happiest" using dimensional pads.
• Adhere the (r) rushed ribbon (this is sweet sugarplum, but it's almost a perfect match) across the front panel using snail. 
• Attach the (r) silver sequins at the back of the sentiment (l used sellotape).
• Attach the sentiment in front of the ribbon using dimensional pads.
• Using the Sprig punch, punch out 2 plain sprigs and 1 perennial essence green sprig. 
• Arrange the sprigs where you want them and adhere using glue dots behind the ribbon.
• Add 3 basic rhinestones down the left hand side of the base card.

Will be back again soon with more cards, hope you have a great day!

Annette X