Blast From The Past - stamps

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Happy Birthday Kayden

Intermediate level - dry embossing, fussy cutting, layering, stamping 

Inspiration taken from LeAnne Pughese & Kat Green

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, real red

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: real red, smoky slate

Markers: basic black, smoky slate

Stampin' Blends: real red smoky slate

Stamps: *epic celebrations, *gorgeous grunge, *label me bold

 

* = no longer available

Start with a base card 14.5 x 21 scored at 10.5, white layer 10.1 14.1, white off cuts for stamping

1. stamp the background and the sentiment onto the white layer
2. dry emboss this layer, then adhere to the base card using liquid glue
3. stamp the happy birthday sentiment   
4. cut down the sentiment and attach to the base card using dimensional pads
5. stamp the other 2 elements and colour using the blends
6. fussy cut these elements and 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 😊

Color & Contour meets Playful Alphabet

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Happy Birthday Leigh

I saw a similar card to this one on Pinterest and thought it would be good for my Son-in-Law. 

I die cut the letters, cut the squares, stamped the happy and stuck it all together. The hardest part was getting the spacing right. Will be sorry to see playful alphabet leave us, but it will stay on my shelf.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white, pacific point, poppy parade

Designer Series Paper: *Well suited

Dies: *playful alphabet

Ink: pacific point

Stampin' Markers: pacific point

Stamp Sets: color & contour

 

* = 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 😘

Lucky You

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Thank for Paul week 32

All products for this card are retired now so unavailable to buy. But is's a quick and easy layout for any type of card.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white

Designer Series Paper: *all together

Dies: layering circles (2 & 3s)

Ink: merry merlot

Stampin' Markers: black (for edging the white circle)

Stamp Sets: *lucky you

Accessories: *pearlised doilies, *polka dot grosgrain ribbon

 

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

Whiskey Business meets Playful Alphabet

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Happy Birthday Stephen

Found this card on Pinterest but added the 'Son' at bottom of it. The original was made by Tina Rappe, so thank you for your inspiration.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: early espresso

Designer Series Paper: in good taste

Dies: playful alphabet

Ink: early espresso, memento black

Stampin' Markers: basic black (edging the second glass)

Stampin' Up Blends: cinnamon cider, color lifter

Stamp Sets: faux suede trim, whiskey business, wink of stella

Accessories: *antiqued corners & slides elements, wink of stella (for the whiskey)

 

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

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 Beauty meets Oceanfront and On the Horizon

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Happy Easter to Stuart, Rachael & Freddie

Card Two for today.

First outing for a couple of these sets and I love them both.

All the stamping is second generation for the main picture, the rabbit and sentiment are stamped on an off cut in full strength, the rabbit is then shaded using blends, then fussy cut the sentiment & rabbit, die cut the two frames, emboss the background, stamp the grass onto the rabbit roughly where you want it to sit and colour the edges with a marker,  add some linen thread behind the sentiment and layer all elements.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, smoky slate

Dies: stitched rectangles (5,6)W

Embossing Folders: gingham, *subtle 3D (rabbit)

Ink: granny apple green, mossy meadow, night of navy, pear pizzazz,

smoky slate, soft suede

Stampin' Markers: soft suede (edge for rabbit)

Stampin' Up Blends: crumb cake

Stamp Sets: nature's beauty, oceanfront, on the horizon

Accessories: linen thread

 

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

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 😘

Island Vibes meets Welcome Woods

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A bit of a tropical feel For Paul this week.

I'm using one of the sale-a-bration sets for this card, along with a little sponging, I also used stampin' markers for the potted plant.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: very vanilla

Dies: layering circles (6)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3d

Ink: daffodil delight, old olive, so saffron

Stamp Sets: island vibes (sab), welcoming woods

Stampin' Markers: early espresso, old olive

Accessories: blending brushes, linen thread

 

* = no longer available, sab = sale-a-bration, 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 😘

Awesome Otters meets Simply Marbleous

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Fun card for Paul this week, using some of the sale-a-bration products on offer at the moment. Offer ends 28th February.

This is a set with some lovely little otters all having fun! There's some blending and stamping going on, with the sentiment being coloured using stampin' markers, then cut into individual sections. The band across the middle is embossed.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight

Designer Series Paper: simply marbleous (sab)

Dies: stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Ribbon:  flowers for every season

Stampin' blends: crumb cake, petal pink, pool party, *seaside spray (my balmy blue had run out😞)

Stampin' markers: misty moonlight, pool party

Stamp Sets: awesome otters

Accessories: silver & clear epoxy drops

 

* = no longer available, (sab) = sale-a-bration

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 for Dads 90th

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Happy 90th Birthday to my wonderful Dad!!

I've CASeD this card from one I saw on Pinterest created by Amanda Mertz and slightly change the sentiment then added a few more elements to it!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cherry cobbler, shaded spruce

Designer Series Paper: *plaid tidings

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched rectangles

Embossing Folders: *subtle

Ink: cherry cobbler

Stampin' Blends: cherry cobbler

Stampin' Markers: cherry cobbler (splatters)

Stamp Sets: *itty bitty birthdays  

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 😘

Sailing Home meets lots of Dies

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A bit of a blast from  the past for Paul this week

A mixture of old and current products for this card! A little bit of a mistake with the embossing but just went with it. I swiped the embossing folder with some night of navy ink before putting it through the stampin' cut & emboss machine, but realised it  would have been better to swipe the other side. Will try to remember this for next time.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: balmy blue, basic white, night of navy

Designer Series Paper: *come sale away

Dies: ornate frames, smooth sailing, stitched rectangles (5) wide

Embossing Folders: *old world paper 3D (one from my forever box)

Ink: night of navy, smoky slate

Ribbon: *boho frayed grosgain

Stampin' Blends: balmy blue, crumb cake, smoky slate

Stampin' Markers: smoky slate

Stamp Sets: sailing home

* = 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 😘

By The Bay meets Home To Roost

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So sad, this is the last thank you card for Sue, they are moving next week so no more lovely dinners. But we do wish them well and hope they're very happy in their new home.

They're moving to Devon so I thought this cottage scene would be quite appropriate. It's mainly water colouring, dry embossing and some blending. 

The inspiration for this card came from Rochelle at Stamping Flair 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic thick white, merry merlot 

Dies: stitched rectangles (5 & 6)

Embossing Folders: *pinewood planks, * subtle 3D

Ink: crumb cake, early espresso, merry merlot, *seaside spray, smoky slate

Stampin' Blends: cherry cobbler, night of navy (used to colour the rhinestones)

Stampin' Markers: crumb cake, garden green, merry merlot, old olive, seaside spray (used for the water colouring)

Stamp Sets: *by the bay, *home to roost

Accessories: basic rhinestones

(smoky slate & seaside spray were used for swiping the background) 

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 Good Man meets By The Dock

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Thanks for joining me today!

Today's my son's birthday so "Happy birthday Stuart" whenever you get to celebrate it!

He's away at the moment and won't be back until towards the end of October, but that's navy life for you.

Materials required for this card are:

Card stock: balmy blue, whisper white

DSP: 20/22 in colors

Dies: stitched rectangles

Embossing folders: *seaside, subtle 3D

Ink: balmy blue, bumble bee, misty moonlight, pear pizzazz

Stampin' blends: balmy blue, ivory

Stampin Markers: basic black

Stamp sets: a good man, by the dock, mountain air

Accessories: *bakers twine, stampin' daubers (for light sponging on the background)

* = retired 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 contact me at the top of the page for details on how to order.

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

Annette 😘

Free As A Bird meets Charming Cafe

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Sue's card for week 9, it's a blast from the past and hopefully the last time I will use the charming cafe & cafe builder dies as I now want to sell them to make room for new stuff>

Measurements are in centimetres.
Colours: Basic Gray, (r) Crisp cantaloupe, Flirty Flamingo, Gary Granite, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, (r) Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate
(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper, (ef) = embossing folder, (r) = retired, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Start with a card base of crisp cantaloupe (cs) 21 x 14.8 scored at 10.5.
• Die cut a circle using the layering circle dies (8) and shimmery white (cs) 8.5 x 8.5
• Stamp the window from the charming cafe (ss) in gray granite ink in the middle of the circle.
• Colour the awning using crisp cantaloupe and basic gray markers and the frames in smoky slate, then lightly sponge the bottom part of the circle  in mint macaron ink and the top part in sahara sand.
• Stamp the table and chairs on shimmery white (cs) 7 x 4 in gray granite ink, then colour using the markers again and lightly sponge the bottom in mint macaron.
• Die cut the table and chairs using the cafe builder dies.
• Stamp the garland of flowers on shimmery white (cs) 8 x 9.5 in gray granite and colour using the markers, (r) crisp cantaloupe and flirty flamingo for the flowers, old olive for the leaves and (r) rose red for the berries.
• Die cut the garland using the cafe builder dies (cut the outer edge first then the inner edge).
• Using a piece of the (r) 13/15 in color (dsp) stack 10 x 14.3, die cut the outer garland about a third of the way up.
• Emboss the dsp using the tufted 3D (ef) and add some of the (r) crisp cantaloupe ruffled stretch trim across the bottom.
• Adhere the circle to the base card using liquid glue making sure it's in the right position.
• Attach the table and chairs in front of the window using dimensional pads.
• Adhere the flower garland to the front of the (dsp) panel using liquid glue making sure all sides line up.
• Attach this layer to the front of the card using dimensional pads.
• Stamp the hello from the free as a bird (ss) on a scrap of shimmer white (cs) in gray granite, then die cut using smallest banner from the (r)  bunch of banners dies.

Will be back again soon with more cards, and enjoy the rest of your day.

Annette X