Delicate Whispers and more

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Happy Anniversary to Sylvia & Bill

Intermediate level - blending with a brush, colour using alcohol blends, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

 

Bundles: delicate whispers

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: delicate dreams

Dies: *cheerful daisies, *scalloped contours (5), *stitched rectangles (6)

Embossing Folders: *exposed brick 3D

Ink: cloud cover, hydrangea hue

Stampin' Blends: barely blush, golden glow, hydrangeas hue, peaceful pine

Stamps: phrases & frames

Accessories: 2026/8 color dots, linen thread

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

Start with a basic card base 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white dsp 14 x 11 (scalloped frame), 4.5 x 3 (flower), 9 x 12 (rectangle), 5 x 9 (flowers), 7 x 3.5 (sentiment), crumb cake 8.5 x 3 (fronds)

1. die cut the scalloped frame and rectangle
2. create a light background on the rectangle, using a blending brush
3. dry emboss the rectangle
4. add the linen thread, and then the bow, to the rectangle using tape on the back and a glue dot for the bow
5. adhere the rectangle to the scalloped frame, using liquid glue
6. adhere the scalloped frame to the base card, using liquid glue
7. stamp the spray of flowers (i used my stampin' positioner for this as I stamped it about 3 times for the darker shade) then coloured using the blends
8. die cut the dsp flower, spray of flowers and the fronds
9. adhere the fronds onto the rectangle, using liquid glue
10. attach the spray of flowers, single flower, and sentiment, 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 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 😊 

Blast from the past Backyard Basics & Delightful Dozen

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Happy Easter Sheilah

Intermediate level - colour using alcohol markers, die cutting, dry embossing, layering, stamping

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: bright & beautiful

Dies: cheerful daisies, perennial postage, *stitched rectangles (5)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D

Ink: basic grey, memento tuxedo black

Stampin' Blends: granny apple green, lemon lolly

Stamps: *backyard basics, *delightful dozen

Accessories: bakers twine 3 color pack, rainbow dots

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

Start with a base card 14 x 21 scored at 10.5, basic white 7.5 x 10.5, 6.5 x 3, dsp 12 x 9

1. die cut the dsp and adhere to the base card towards the top left side using liquid glue
2. stamp the flower in memento black and sentiment in gray
3. color the flower using the blends
4. dry emboss both of these using the subtle folder
5. attach the flower using dimensional pads
6. wind some bakers twine and adhere to the sentiment using stampin seal +
7. attach to the base card using dimensional pads
8. add the rainbow 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 😊

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 😘

Happiest Hippos meets Artistically Inked

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Happy Birthday Leah

Went with a cutesy card this year, just to let her know we love her.

She's not the girlie girl type but sometimes she surprises us.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, mint macaron

Designer Series Paper: *rings of love

Dies: *hippo, floral gallery, layering diorama (3), stitched rectangles (8)

Embossing Folders: gingham

Ink: memento black, poppy parade

Stampin' Up Blends: color lifter, crumb cake, poppy parade, smoky slate, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: artistically inked, *hippest hippo

1. base card is 20.5 x 13.5 scored at 10.25, dry emboss the front of card 
2. hippo is stamped, coloured using blends and die cut
3. love you a ton sentiment is stamped and die cut
4. happy birthday is stamped and shaped.
5. the hearts are die cut
6. dsp is die cut with stitched frames and layering diorama

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 😘

Grassy Grove meets Wildlife Wonder

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Happy Birthday Kevin

Just loved this card so CASEd it from Helen Read's blog. I know this dsp is no longer available but's its just gorgeous, so I keep using it. The card came together quite easily. Blended the background using balmy blue, stamped the images and then layered using the dies and added the linen thread.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, early espresso, *misty moonlight, 

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Dies: stitched rectangles (5&6)w

Ink: balmy blue, early espresso, evening evergreen, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: grassy grove, *on the horizon, wildlife wonder

Accessories: blending brushes, 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 😘

Let'a Set Sail meets Celebrating You

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Happy Birthday Alasdair

I've used the layering diorama's for this card along with the new horizon dsp and a few other things for good measure. The only stamping is the boat pieces and the sentiment so it's quite easy to make. The bakers twine is wrapped around the bottom of the sentiment. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight, vellum

Designer Series Paper: *new horizons

Dies: layering diorama (3 & 4), stitched rectangles (1 & 2)w

Ink: blackberry bliss, *misty moonlight

Punches: sailboat builder

Stamp Sets: celebrating you, let's set sail

Accessories: *fan bakers twine, heart & home cards & envelopes

 

* = 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 😘

Gentle Waves meets Let's Set Sail

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Happy Birthday Nigel

Stamp the background, boat piece's and sentiment. Punch out the pieces for the boat, die cut the sentiment and a vellum circle. Wrap the baker's twine around the card and tie with a long tailed bow. Added a background border, attach the boat to the vellum circle then add the polished dots.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight, vellum

Dies: layering circles (6), stitched rectangles (1)w

Embossing Folders:

Ink: cherry cobbler, misty moonlight, smoky slate

Punches: sailboat builder

Stamp Sets: gentle waves, let's set sail

Accessories: flowers for every season combo ribbon, polished dots

 

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 😘

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 😘 

Shaded Summer meets Summer Shadows

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Happy Birthday Peg

Light, bright and simple, just how I like it!

Emboss the background

stamp the image twice, once in each colour

stamp the sentiment

do the die cutting

wrap ribbon around background

fussy cut the flowers

adhere flowers & sentiment to background

add jewels and bow.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Dies: stitched rectangles (1)w, summer shadows

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: evening evergreen, fresh freesia

Stamp Sets: shaded summer

Accessories: open weave ribbon, 21/22 in color jewels

 

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 😘

Natures Beauty meets Ranunculus Romance

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Well it's now Pauls 27th week.

If you're not a follower, Paul delivers our weekly Sunday dinner each Tuesday. I know, but he doesn't work at weekends.

The idea for this card came from a 'Brandy Cox' video I watched but i made it square with a dsp background and there's no heat embossing.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: soft suede, very vanilla thick

Designer Series Paper: *peaceful prints

Dies: stitched rectangles (4)N

Embossing Folders: stripes & splatters 3D

Ink: soft suede

Stamp Sets: nature's beauty, ranunculus romance

Accessories: bakers twine essentials pack

 

* = 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 😘

Sentimental Swirls meets a couple of punches!

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Happy Birthday little sister

A nice bright and swirly slimline card

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: hand-penned

Dies: stitched rectangles (7)

Embossing Folders: timeworn type 3D

Ink: blushing bride, highland heather, night of navy, pale papaya

Punches: flowers & leaves, strawberry builder

Stamp Sets: sentimental swirls

Accessories: basic rhinestones, wink of stella (on the flowers)

 

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 😘

Wildlife Wonder - Birthday

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Happy Birthday Sid

A little out of my wheelhouse for this one. Did some masking and blending, and I think it went quite well. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, daffodil delight, early espresso

Dies: stitched rectangles (7)w

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D 

Ink: balmy blue, daffodil delight, early espresso, old olive

Stamp Sets: wildlife wonder

Accessories: *candy 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 😘

Slim Sayings Bundle

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It's week 26 for Paul

Quick and easy to make with a little heat embossing, then finishing it off with some white accents.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: just jade, misty moonlight

Dies: slim card, stitched rectangles (3 & 4)w

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: versamark

Stamp Sets: slim sayings

Accessories: *white perfect accents

 

* = 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 😘

Biggest Wishes meets Ornate Thanks

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A little note, sending a big thanks

I just love the stitched dies we have, you can mix and match and it always looks great. I've combined two stamp sets and gone for a monochromatic style. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black & white

Designer Series Paper: All together

Dies: stitched rectangles (4) wide, taylor made tags (1) round edge

Ink: bermuda bay

Stamp Sets: biggest wish, ornate thanks

Accessories: gingham ribbon, matte black dots, note cards

 

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 😘

Gorgeous Leaves meets Peaceful Moments

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For the 2nd time as I have 2 cards today, my cousin and my friend. 

Happy Birthday Mick

This one is a little bit of lots of things, stamping, blending and die cutting. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: garden green, soft suede, very vanilla

Dies: intricate leaves, stitched rectangles (2,3)w 

Embossing Folders: timber 3D

Ink: crumb cake, garden green, soft suede

Ribbon:  faux suede trim

Stampin Blends: black, blackberry bliss

Stamp Sets: gorgeous leaves, peaceful moments

Accessories: basic rhinestones, blending brushes (darkened the area below the ribbon before stamping)

 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 😘

Eden's Garden bundle for note cards

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Just saying Hello note card

This is my version of a card created by the lovely Lisa Cursio, have you seen her cards? they're really good. Watch her on Tube.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: evergreen evening, soft succulent, very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *ever eden

Dies: eden, stitched rectangles (4&6) wide

Ink: evergreen evening, soft succulent

Punches: double oval

Stamp Sets: eden's garden

Accessories: *gold trim

 

* = 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 😘

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 😘