Petal Park bundle and more

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Happy Easter Sheilah

Intermediate level - This is my version on a card created by 'stampwithamyk'.

die cutting, dry embossing, layering, punching, stamping, two step stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: petal park

Card Stock: basic white, *mint macaron

Designer Series Paper: *country gingham

Dies: scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: lost lagoon, *mint macaron

Punches: heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: petal park, *heartfelt hellos

Stampin' Blends: daffodil delight

Accessories: satin edged ribbon, take your pick tool (this is a must have in every crafters craft room)

 

* = 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, dsp layer 10.5 x 14.5, basic white off cuts for stamping
2. adhere the dsp layer to the base card using liquid glue
3. die cut the rectangle and stamp the leaves (two step stamping)
4. now emboss this layer using the folder and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
5. stamp the flowers in lost lagoon, and then punch them out. colour the centres using the stampin' blends, emboss the flowers using an embossing stylus and adhere to the card using liquid glue
6. To stamp the happy easter, first stamp the Easter and then the Happy above, punch out using the hexagon punch
7. adhere the ribbon at the back of the sentiment using tear & tape then  attach 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 😊 

Translucent Florals meets various dies

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Happy Birthday Karine

die cutting, embossing, layering, stamping and masking

Inspired by Akiko Sudano

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, lemon lolly, lost lagoon, vellum

Designer Series Paper: bringt & beautiful

Dies: deckled rectangles (6), scalloped contours (5), translucent florals

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: lemon lolly, lost lagoon

Stamp Sets: translucent florals

Accessories: sheer ribbon, solid gems

 When using layering dies (1) is the smallest

1. Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. die cut the scalloped rectangle in the dsp
3. die cut the deckled rectangle in white 
4. die cut the 2 flower heads and a leaf in vellum and then the larger flower head in paper for masking
5. stamp the 2 flower heads on the deckled rectangle, then place the mask down and stamp the two stems, then the leaves
6. stamp the sentiment on a piece of white card and fussy cut around it
7. emboss the white rectangle and the sentiment using the 3D folder
8. adhere the 2 rectangles together using liquid glue
9. wrap a piece of ribbon across the rectangles and through the loops of the scalloped layer and stick down at the back 
10. loop a piece of ribbon through at the front of the card and tie a knot, then secure with a glue dot
11. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
12. adhere the vellum down using liquid glue (only needs a small dot of glue on the vellum slightly smudged so it can't really be seen before adhering)
13. add the gems
14. attach these layers 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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Dainty Delight meets Very Best Occasions

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Loss of a life partner

One of our dearest neighbours has gone to heaven

Cased from 'Mary Anne Coven'

I don't seem to have any of my own creative mojo at the moment. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft see foam

Dies: dainty delight, scalloped contours (4), stylish shapes (2)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: versaMark, soft sea foam

Stampin' Up Blends: soft sea foam

Stamp Sets: very best occasions

Accessories: *basic adhisive sequins, *crinkled seamed binding ribbon, vellum basics

 

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

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, green panel 10 x 14, vellum 9 x 12, extra white and green for die cutting
2. emboss the green panel using the folder and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. die cut the vellum using the scalloped rectangle
4. die cut 2 green leaves and 1 white, along with 1 of each of the buds
5. adhere the leaves and buds to the vellum rectangle using liquid glue
6. stamp the sentiment, then cut using the banner die 
7. attach the sentiment to the base card using dimension pads
8. ink up the ribbon using the stampin' blend, tie a bow and adhere to the base card using glue dots
9. now add the sequins.

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 😘

Dainty Delight meets Go To Greetings

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Thank you friend

Minimum stamping for this one, with lots of layers and textures.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *friendly hello

Dies: dainty delight, deckled rectangles (6), scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: Basic 3D (petal)

Ink: fresh freesia, old olive

Stampin' Markers: fresh freesia, granny apple green

Stamp Sets: dainty delights, go to greetings

Accessories: basic white note cards, *open weave ribbon

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

1. Start with a basic white note card
2. stamp the stem for the flower, and the sentiment
3. colour the flower using stampin' markers
4. cut round the sentiment to make a banner
5. die cut the rectangles and flower
6. emboss the scalloped rectangle
7. adhere the deckled rectangle to base card using liquid glue
8. attach the flower to the embossed rectangle using dimensionals
9. add ribbon around the embossed rectangle 
10. attach this layer to the base card using dimensionals
11. attach the sentiment using dimensionals

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 😘

Celebrating You meets Stylish Sketches

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Happy Easter Freddie

Tried using the watercolour pencils again and it went a lot better. Kept it lighter than before with less blending.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: dandy designs

Dies: scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: memento tuxedo black (stamped off)

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, stylish sketches

Watercolour Pencils: basic grey, crushed curry, early espresso, garden green. old olive, Pacific point, pumpkin pie

Accessories: blender pen, note cards & envelopes

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

1. Start with a note card & envelope
2. dsp = 3½  x 5 inches, adhered using wet glue
3. die cut the scalloped rectangle
4. stamp the ducks and sentiment (stamp off first for the ducks)
5. colour the ducks
6. attach to the card using dimensional's

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 😘

Faux Leather meets Color Contour

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Happy 3rd Anniversary Heather & Mike

Tried a new technique today, creating faux leather. 

I used the simple method of dry embossing and then heat embossed using versaMark and clear embossing powder, which believe it or not has got a leather look about it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, evening evergreen, pale papaya 

Dies: scalloped contour, stitched rectangles (2,3,4) wide

Embossing Folders: *stone

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: evening evergreen, pale papaya fresh freesia, polished pink, versaMark

Stamp Sets: color & contour, *beautiful Bouque

 * = no longer available, and 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 😘

Hand Penned meets Happiness Abounds

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A big Thank You

In February this year we decided to have our bathroom refitted so went along to a fairly local company, decided what we wanted and were told it wouldn't get done until March next year. We felt it was worth waiting for, and I was right. We got a phone call from the lovely Emma about 6 weeks ago and now we have a lovely new bathroom and I'm sooooo pleased with it. So thanks to all the gang who made it possible.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic  white

Designer Series Paper: 21/23 in color, mercury glass acetate

Dies: penned flowers, scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Ink: fresh freesia, memento tuxedo black

Stampin' Up Blends:  fresh freesia, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: hand penned, happiness abounds

Accessories: open weave ribbon

 

When using layering dies (1) is the smallest

1. stamp the image and sentiment
2. colour the image using the blends
3. die cut the image and rectangle
4. fussy cut the sentiment
5. cut off 2cm from the front of the card
6. cut a piece of the dsp 10 x 14.5, now cut 2cm from the right hand side and adhere to the inside back on the right.
7. Adhere the rest of the dsp to the left front side.
8. cut a strip of the mercury glass 14.5 x .5 and adhere down the righthand side of the card front.
9. adhere the rectangle
10. attach the flowers and sentiment using Dimensionals
11. make a bow and attach using a glue dot.

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 😘

Wonderful World meets Charming Sentiments & more

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Happy Birthday Judi

Custom sized (see below) card to fit the elements. Wanted to try out the new panel dies.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: sun prints

Dies: scalloped contours (3), sentiment silhouettes, split card textures

Embossing Folders: brick & mortar 3D

Ink: night of navy

Stamp Sets: charming sentiments, forever fern, *wonderful world

Accessories: iridescent pearls, *playing with patterns combo ribbon

 

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

1. Base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5
2. White matt 14 x 10.5  - dry embossed 
3. dsp matt 13.5 x 10 - die cut
4. sentiment stamped and die cut
5. flower stamped and die cut with frame - ribbon added to frame 
6. Finished off with pearl elements and wink of stella on the flower head.

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 Prints meets Timeworn Type

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A very quick thank you card

I needed a thank you card in a flash and this is what I came up with. I thought I had a week to make it. I had a new wedding ring about 8 weeks ago and last week I noticed one of the diamonds had fallen out so went back to get it repaired. They said it would be about a week so no no rush on the card, then the next day they phoned to say it was ready, as the lady serving me had put a rush on it. Hence the rush, It's taken me until now to get it on my blog as for the last week I've had no internet. Just hope nothing else goes wrong.

1. die cut the 2 scalloped rectangles
2. Ink up the flower using stampin' markers and die cut
3. emboss the white scalloped rectangle
4. adhere the 2 scalloped rectangles to the note card
5. Attach the flower using dimensionals
6. Add the bow

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, basic white note card

Designer Series Paper: 21-23 in color 

Dies: natural prints, scalloped contours (3,4)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Stampin' Markers: evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: nature's prints

Accessories: *21-23 in color jewels, 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 😘

In The Moment meets Charming Sentiments

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Lily-Mae's Birthday (she loves reading) just like her Grandma

She's really starting to grow up now, no more little girl!

Die cut the rectangle, stamp and colour the image, add the baker's twine and pearls, stamp and die cut the sentiment, splatter with wink of stella. Just love these sentiments and matching dies they're great.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: scalloped contours (4), sentiment silhouettes

Ink: memento tuxedo black, orchid oasis

Stampin' Up Blends: flirty flamingo, gray granite, orchid oasis, soft sea foam, soft suede, so saffron, sweet sorbet, SU1000, color lifter

Stamp Sets: charming sentiments, in the moment

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, sab cards & envelopes, iridescent pearls, wink of steel

 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 😘

Color & Contour meets Sending Smiles

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Happy Birthday Friend

Love these two set stamps, it makes life so easy. I've used retired dsp, but you could easily make your own marble effect dsp using blending brushes, I've also embossed the dsp for more texture.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, calypso coral

Designer Series Paper: *butterfly bijou

Dies: deckled rectangles (7), sending, scalloped contours (3)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: calypso coral

Stamp Sets: colour & contour, sending smiles

Accessories: bakers twine, brushed brass butterflies

 

* = 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 😘

Paradise Palms meets Artistically Inked & more

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Happy Birthday Holly

I Cased this card from Pinterest and it's original creator is 'Marcie Besecker' I changed the shape from square to rectangle and made it a birthday card. It was quite quick to put together - blending, stamping and a little die cutting. I've used two stamp sets that are no longer available but I just love them and they will stay on my shelf for quite a while I think.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: thick basic white

Designer Series Paper: *heart & home

Dies: scalloped contours (4)

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, *gentle waves, *on the horizon, paradise palms

Accessories: blending brushes, 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 😘

Love & Happiness Anniversary

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Happy 3rd Anniversary to Jenny & Leigh

Trying to use up some older stash. Notice the 3 flowers for the 3 years. I also used the wedding colours for this card so hopefully they will like it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, gorgeous grape, highland heather

Designer Series Paper: simply marbles

Dies: layering circles (5), *home together , scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: stripes & splatters

Ink: highland heather

Punches: * bitty blooms

Stamp Sets: *love & happiness

Accessories: basic rhinestones, *gold hoops, *grosgrain 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 😘

Artistically Inked meets Celebrating You

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Happy Anniversary Stephen & Serenia

An easy card for today, with just a little stamping and die cutting. Add a bit of ribbon and use dsp background.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white thick, mint macaron, pale papaya

Designer Series Paper: *expressions in ink

Dies: artistic, scalloped contours (1)

Ink: mint macaron, pale papaya

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, celebrating you

Accessories: 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 😘

Honeybee Home meets Calming camellia

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Happy Birthday Idwin

Enjoyed making this card. Lots of layers, embossing, die cutting and stamping. Both the scalloped contours dies were embossed and the flowers were coloured using blends.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *blueberry bushel (the new in color blue would be great too),daffodil delight, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in color s 18/20 (new in colors would be great too)

Dies: honey bee blooms, scalloped contours (4 & 5)                                            

Embossing Folders: hive 3D, *tasteful textile 3D

Ink: *blueberry bushel, soft suede

Stampin' Up Blends: daffodil delight, *just jade, smoky slate, so saffron

Stamp Sets: *calming camellia, honeybee home

Accessories: bakers twine essentials pack

 

* = 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 😘 

Driving By meets By The Dock

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Happy Birthday Georgia

Kinda CASeD this from Pinterest, I've used a different car, and sentiment and then added some texture to the larger image. I'm loving this dsp but not using it enough.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: sunshine & rainbows

Dies: scalloped contours (3), stitched rectangles

Embossing Folders: Tasteful textile 3D

Ink: memento black, magenta madness

Stampin' Up Blends: basic black, bermuda bay, flirty flamingo, gray granite, magenta madness, mango melody, smoky slate, color lifter

Stamp Sets: *by the dock, *driving by

Accessories: 20/22 in color enamel dots

 

* = 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 😘

Flowing Flowers meets Stitched dies

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Happy Birthday Ita

Simple layers with a bow

Die cut dsp with scallop die

die cut & emboss larger rectangle

ink up flower & die cut with smaller scalloped rectangle

stamp sentiment & die cut

place layers and add the bow

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, soft succulent

Designer Series Paper: 21/23 in color

Dies: scalloped contours (4), stitched rectangles (2)N, stitched so sweetly (4)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: polished pink

Stamp Sets: flowing flowers

Stampin' Markers: pale papaya, polished pink, soft succulent (inking flower)

Accessories: open weave ribbon

 

When using layering dies (1) is the smallest, N = narrow

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 😘 

Love of Leaves meets Rainbow of Happiness

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30th Thank you card for Paul!!

Love this rainbow set. Just sorry it's not making it into the new catalogue, but I suppose we can't keep everything.

It's an easy make, dsp for the background, die cut the frame and two sets of clouds, stamp the rainbow and sentiment, emboss then add the clouds and raindrops.

Inspiration for this card came from a card made by Amanda Mertz.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: sunshine & rainbows

Dies: brilliant rainbow, scalloped contours (4)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: Bermuda bay, granny apple green, magenta madness, mango melody, memento tuxedo black

Stamp Sets: love of leaves, rainbow of happiness

Accessories: *glitter & clear epoxy shapes, note cards

 

* = 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 😘

Every Chapter meets Scalloped Contours

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Happiest of Birthday's to a dear friend

we met in 2006 on a coach touring holiday in America and just clicked as we have similar interests such as reading, we each buy books and swap them every so often and both love card making obviously. Luckily enough our other half's clicked too. Hence a beautiful friendship developed while we traveled through the  southern states. Once back home we visit each other regularly (covid permitting) and have the occasional holiday here at home. 

Thought she'd like this card, it was quite quick and easy to make.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, pool party

Designer Vellum: *sheer perfection

Dies: scalloped contours (5)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: memento black

Stampin' Blends: color lifter, fresh freesia, night of navy, pale papaya, petal pink, pool party real red, seaside spray, so saffron, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: Every Chapter

Accessories: basic 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 😘

Calming Camellia meets Honeybee Home

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Happy Birthday Idwin

Enjoyed making this card. Lots of layers, embossing, die cutting and stamping. Both the scalloped contours dies were embossed and the flowers were coloured using blends.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *blueberry bushel (the new in color blue would be great too),daffodil delight, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in color s 18/20 (new in colors would be great too)

Dies: honey bee blooms, scalloped contours (4 & 5)                                            

Embossing Folders: hive 3D, *tasteful textile 3D

Ink: *blueberry bushel, soft suede

Stampin' Up Blends: daffodil delight, *just jade, smoky slate, so saffron

Stamp Sets: *calming camellia, honeybee home

Accessories: bakers twine essentials pack

 

* = 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 😘