Everyday Arches and More

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Happy Birthday Lily-Mae

Intermediate level - blending using alcohol markers, colouring frosted white ink, die cutting, dry embossing, fussy cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: everyday arches (7)

Card Stock: basic white, crumb cake

Designer Series Paper: beautiful bokeh

Embossing Folders: dotted circles 3D

Ink: basic gray, calypso coral, gorgeous grape, 

Stampin' Blends: bubble bath, crumb cake

Stamps: arched wishes, simply said

Accessories: *tinsel gems, *all purpose frosted white ink

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

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 10.1 x 14.1, dsp 9 x 12, white off cut for stamping

1. stamp the cake and colour the candle and cake base using the blends, then fussy cut it
2. put a little calypso coral ink onto a glass block, add a small drop of the frosted white ink and blend using an aqua brush, then use it for the frosting part of the cake and leave it dry for a while
3. dry emboss the white panel and adhere it to the base card using liquid glue
4. die cut the arch and stamp the sentiments, attach to the card base using dimensional pads
5. attach the cake using dimensional pads
6. 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 😊 

Peaceful View

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Happy Birthday Gareth

Easy level - die cutting, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, secret sea, shy shamrock

Designer Series Paper: full of life

Dies: textured notes

Ink: secret sea

Stamps: peaceful view, simply said

Accessories: 24/6 in color resin dots, linen thread

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, green layer 10.1 x 14.1, dsp layer 9.7 x 13.7, basic white off cut for sentiment

1. stamp the dsp layer (use of a positioning tool comes in handy here as the image will need a few layers of ink)
2. adhere this layer to the green layer using liquid glue
3. add the linen thread and secure with a bow
4. attach this layer to the base card using dimensional pads
5. stamp the sentiment
6. die cut the sentiment (I ran it through the die cutter 3 times to make it smaller)
7. adhere to the card using liquid glue and 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 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 😊

Impressions Abloom meets Simply Said

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Happy Birthday Sylvia

Easy to Intermediate level - die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Card Stock: basic white, balmy blue, fresh freesia

Designer Series Paper: beautiful bokeh

Dies: *deckled rectangles (6), impressions abloom, *labels aglow

Embossing Folders: exposed brick 3D

Ink: fresh freesia

Stamps: simply said

Accessories: *open weave ribbon 

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

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 8 x 11.5, white, balmy blue and fresh freesia off cuts for die cutting

1. die cut and emboss the dsp
2. adhere lightly to the middle of the base card
3. die cut all the other pieces required
4. stamp the sentiment onto the label
5. arrange the flowers and leaves
6. adhere the flower centres and leaves using liquid glue
7. attach the flowers and label using dimensional pads
8. 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 of how to order.

 

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

Annette 😊

Timeless Greetings Kit meets Simply Said

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Happy Birthday Bill

Easy Level - layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Ink: *soft suede

Kit: *timeless greetings

Stamps: simply said

 * = no longer available,

1. open the kit box, everything you need is in there except for the greeting
2. stamp the world onto one of the green circles
3. adhere the background layer to the base card using liquid glue
4. attach the green circle to the globe using the mini dots
5. attach the globe to the card using the mini dots
6. stamp the greeting onto one of the white labels 
7. adhere the white label to the brown label using liquid glue
8. attach this to the base card using dimensional pads
9. 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 😊

Simply Said meets Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

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Happy Birthday Nigel

Easy level - dry & heat embossing, layering, using a punch

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic grey & white

Designer Series Paper: take to the sky

Embossing Folders: plaster paintings 3D

Embossing Powder: black

Ink: versaMark

Punches: heartfelt hexagon

Stamps: simply said

Accessories: bakers twine essentials pack, *black rhinestones 

 * = no longer available

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, layer one 14.1 10.1, black rectangle 2.5 x 14.1 small rectangles 3.5 x 8.5 (3), dsp rectange2 x 14.5 smaller rectangles 3 x 8 (3), white 6.5 x 5.5

1. dry emboss the first layer using the plaster paintings folder and adhere to the base card using liquid glue
2. adhere the dsp strips to the black rectangles using liquid glue
3. adhere all the rectangles to the base card using liquid glue
4. stamp the sentiment using versaMark, add the black embossing powder and heat
5. punch out the sentiment 
6. wind some black bakers twine and attach to the middle rectangle using stampin' seal
7. attach the sentiment using dimensional pads
8. 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 of how to order.

 

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

Annette 😊 

Simply Zinnias and a little more

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Happy Birthday Karine

Intermediate - colouring with alcohol markers, die cutting, dry embossing, layering

Materials required for this card are:

Bundles: simply zinnias

Card Stock: basic white, vellum

Designer Series Paper: flowering zinias

Embossing Folders: cute crochet

Ink: momento tuxedo black

Stampin' Blends: flirty flamingo, highland heather, lemon lime twist, lemon lolly, melon mambo

Stamps: simply said

Accessories: *sheer ribbon

 

* = no longer available

1. Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, dsp 14.5 x 10.5, vellum 7.5 x 14, two off cuts for stamping
2. adhere the dsp to the front of the card using liquid glue
3. dry emboss the vellum and adhere to the card using liquid glue where it won't show
4. stamp the image and sentiment
5. colour the image using the stampin' markers, then die cut it
6. attach the image and sentiment to the card using dimensional pads
7. make a bow and attach to the card 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 of how to order.

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

Annette 😊