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 😘 

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 😘

Many Hearts meets Teeny Tiny Sentiments

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For Heather & Mike on their

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Well I really messed up with this one, to start with I made a 3rd anniversary card instead of a 2nd (hee hee I now have next years done!) 

The bakers twine is representing the cotton part of the card, and there are lots of layers and textures.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white plain & thick, balmy blue, blushing bride

Dies: *many hearts, stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles

Ink: balmy blue, blushing bride

Punches: lovely labels

Stamp Sets: *teen tiny sentiments (i wanted a small sentiment)

Accessories: bakers twine essentials, blending brushes, *noble peacock rhinestones

 

* = 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 😘

Hydrangea Haven meets Many Messages

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Happy Birthday Sima

A quick card, lots of die cutting, a bit of stamping, a little embossing and lastly some blending

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, highland heather, just jade, vellum

Dies: hydrangea, stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: *subtle 3D, timeworn type 3D

Ink: fresh freesia, highland heather, soft succulent

Ribbon: *organdy combo

Stamp Sets: hydrangea haven, many messages

Accessories: basic rhinestones, blending brushes, decorative masks,

* = 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 😘

Forever Fern meets Stitched So Sweetly

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It's now week 15 for Paul and it's getting harder to find inspiration. I do think its nice to put is payment and next order into a card!

His meals are always so lovely, so I feel I want to make a bit of an effort too, but cards for men are so much harder.

A reasonably quick card to make, using a block to create the background, simple stamping and scalloped rectangle

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: mossy meadow, very vanilla

Dies: forever flourishing, stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: meadow moments

Ink: mossy meadow, night of navy, sahara sand (on block D for background), smoky slate

Punches: banner pick a punch

Stampin' Blends: mossy meadow (colouring rhinestones)

Stamp Sets: forever fern 

Accessories: basic rhinestones, linen thread 

 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 😘 

Shaded Summer meets Textures & Frames

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Happy Birthday Rachael 

This is a stepped up version of a card created by Brian King! I liked the idea and just ran with it until I was happy with it.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, basic white thick

Designer Series Paper: be dazzling, in colors 21/23

Dies: potted succulents, scalloped contours (5), stitched so sweetly (6), *summer shadows  (sab)

Embossing Folders: painted texture 3D

Ink: pale papaya, soft succulent

Ribbon: open weave

Stamp Sets: *create a cup cake, shaded summer, *textures & frames  

Accessories: gilded gems

* = 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 😘

Forever Blossoms meets loads of Dies

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Congratulations to Richard & Laura

This is a mixture of old and new products, that came together in the making, when I came across the vellum piece of trellis work.

The materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, silver foil, vellum

Dies: forever flourishing, hydrangea, *rose trellis, stitched so sweetly (3)

Embossing Folders: pretty flowers

Embossing Powder: silver

Ink: soft sea foam, versamark

Ribbon: metallic mesh

Stamp Sets: forever blossoms, *teeny tiny sentiments

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

Accessories: blending brush

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 Your Words meets Brilliant Wings

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Happy Birthday Alison

This is my take on a Christmas layout created by Amanda Fowler.  It's quick and easy to make using one piece of 6"x6" designer series paper and 2 off set diagonal cuts which lets you create 4 cards.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, fresh freesia, vellum

Designer Series Paper: in color 21-23

Dies: brilliant wings, stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: ornate floral

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: versamark

Ribbon: crinkled seam binding

Stampin' Blends: fresh freesia (larger butterfly)

Stamp Sets: in your words (sab host)

Accessories: in color jewels

* = 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 😘

Days To Remember meets Sharing Sunshine

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Hello, and happy birthday to  our grandaughter  Evie 

Something a little different today, a calendar birthday card. I've seen some on Pinterest and thought I'd have a go. 

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, polished pink

Designer Series Paper: 2021 - 23 in color pack

Dies: basic borders, layering circles (1,4), stitched so sweetly (5)

Embossing Folders: birch 3D

Ink: daffodil delight, memento black, polished pink

Stamp Sets: days to remember, sharing sunshine, *make a difference  

Accessories: 2021-23 in color jewels, wink of stella (sun face and balloons)

* = 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 😘

Dragonfly Garden meets Punch Party

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Hoping our friends get better soon, they've both come down with covid!

I'm saying this is my own design as it came about from looking at lots of different cards, it has product that's no longer available as well as current products.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, rich razzleberry, vellum

Designer Series Paper: pansy petals (love this one)

Dies: stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D (dragonflies)

Ink: momento black, rich razzleberry, soft succulent

Punches: dragonflies, double oval

Ribbon: *grosgrain stitched

Stampin' Blends: rich razzleberry, soft succulent

Stamp Sets: dragonfly garden, *punch party

Accessories: blending brushes, wink of stella

* = 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 😘

Sweet Ice Cream

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Happy birthday Lily-Mae

I wasn't quite sure where I was going with this card, but very pleased with the result. I love blackberry bliss but realised while making this I very rarely use it!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, cinnamon cider, coastal cabana, petal pink

Designer Series Paper: *it's my party

Dies: playful alphabet, stitched so sweetly (6), stitched with whimsy

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: blackberry bliss, cinnamon cider, coastal cabana, petal pink

Punches: detailed duo, ice cream cone builder

Stamp Sets: sweet ice cream   

Accessories: basic pearls, foam adhesive sheets, white bakers twine

* = 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 😘

Dressed To Impress & more

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Today our Georgia puts her Big Girl pants on!!!

Woo Hoo she's 21

And it's time for her grow now, but I very much doubt if she will, she enjoys her fun too much!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic black, basic white, gold foil

Designer Series Paper: *golden honey (sdsp), true love 

Dies: all dressed up, playful alphabet, stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: subtle

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Ribbon: *scalloped edge

Stampin' Blends: black, colour lifter, daffodil delight, magenta madness, old olive, soft sea foam, so saffron

Stamp Sets: a wish for everything, dressed to impress  

* = 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 😘

Pretty Perennials meets Paper Blossom

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This started off as an A6 card but I changed it to a DL card, as I felt it was a little cluttered as an A6. I added some score lines at the top and bottom of the card then embossed the middle section (using my bigshot pro) firstly with the scripty embossing folder, then noticed the lettering was on the wrong side, so did it again with the subtle embossing folder which worked well. The rest of the card is just straight forward stamping and die cutting.

This is another Sunday card for Sue it's getting harder to come up with idea's but I've got some new goodies coming soon so I won't have a problem for a little while.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, night of navy, petal pink, rococo rose

Designer Series Paper: *paper blooms

Dies: all dressed up, perennial petals, stitched so sweetly (6)

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: night of navy, petal pink, rococo rose, versamark

Ribbon: playing with patterns combo

Stamp Sets: pretty perennials 

Accessories: *white perfect accents

* = 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 😘

Sweet Strawberry meets Butterfly Wishes

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Thanks for joining me today!

One of my new sets today. Delivery is quite slow at the moment ordered on the 22nd Jan, arrived on the 3rd Feb. It's great to unpack all my new goodies.  Just love strawberries, but unfortunately they don't like me if I eat too many!!

A really quick and easy card to make

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: Basic White, granny apple green

Designer Series Paper: berry delightful

Dies: stitched so sweetly (5)

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D (my new go to folder)

Embossing Powder: heat & stick

Ink: granny apple green, memento tuxedo black, poppy parade

Punches: strawberry builder, tailored tag

Stamp Sets: sweet strawberry, butterfly wishes

Accessories: gilded gems, gilded leafing, wink of stella

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 😘 

Dragonflies on Vellum

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Thanks for joining me today!

Another thank you for Sue! It's week 44

I've really gone on DL cards at the moment, and just loved this one. It includes some blending, which is another thing I'm enjoying just now, our new brushes are just fantastic.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, highland heather, vellum

Dies: stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: subtle 3D

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: balmy blue, bermuda bay, highland heater, pear pizzazz, smoky slate, versamark

Punches: dragonflies

Ribbon: *snowflake splendor

Stampin' Markers: bermuda bay, highland heater, pear pizzazz

Stamp Sets: dragonfly garden

Accessories: blending brushes, wink of stella (small dragonflies)

* = 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 😘 

Celebrate Sunflowers meets Pretty Perennials and more

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Thanks for joining me today!

This is the 3rd card I made for Ashlie, it's a Sister card, for her 3 younger sisters to give to her. In side it just say's Happy 18th!

Enjoyed making this card, but wasn't very happy when I'd completed it, then had a brain wave and added some sequins to liven it up. It made all the difference, I thought!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white

Designer Series Paper: *irresistibly yours

Dies: *hand-lettered prose, stitched so sweetly (2)

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: *lovely lipstick 

Ribbon: *glimmer

Stampin' Blends: magenta madness (colour ribbon)

Stamp Sets: celebrate sunflowers, family party (18th inside) pretty perennials ( happy,inside) 

Accessories: woven threads sequins

* = 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 😘

A Touch Of Ink meets Parcels & Petals

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Thanks for joining me today!

This is the 3rd and last post for day 😌

Sue's card number 45 now, my how time flies! Her dinners are so delicious. 

I took inspiration for this card from Liz Yuilles' "old stables crafts" blog!! You'll find some lovely cards there.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: blackberry bliss, note cards, vellum

Designer Series Paper: oh so ombre (sab)

Dies: stitched so sweetly (5) plus label

Embossing Folders: greenery, wrapped in texture

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: blackberry bliss, versamark

Punches: *washi label (can't stop using this one)

Ribbon: crinkled seam binding

Stampin' Blends: blackberry bliss (for ribbon)

Stamp Sets: a touch of ink, parcels & petals

Accessories: blending brushes, *white perfect accents

* = 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 😘

Happiest of Birthday's meets Twinkle Twinkle

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Thanks for joining me today!

This is the 1st of 3 cards for today 😊

Happy Birthday Heather

Trying a Sunday Sketches layout from the stamps to die for blog!

It's a quick and easy card to make, I created the background using blending brushes, i just love using these.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: pool party, whisper white

Designer Series Paper: *twinkle twinkle

Dies: Stitched so sweetly

Ink: misty moonlight, pool party

Punches: banner pick a punch

Ribbon: *glitter (pool party)

Stampin' Blends: pool party (for rhinestones)

Stamp Sets: happiest of birthdays

Accessories: basic rhinestones, blending brushes 

* = retired, 

Hope you liked today's card. If you would like more information on how to make this card, 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 😘

Winter Woods meets Nature's Beauty

Well hello, and welcome to my haven in a hectic world, thanks for stopping by.

Happy Christmas Dad

I'm trying to use DSP more but find it difficult sometimes. and I also want to make sure I use all my stamp sets (don't tell hubby but I do have one or two I've never used). But I'm now trying to. The nature's beauty was one of them.

I wasn't so sure I liked it when it was finished, but the more I look at it the more I like it.

All measurements are in centimetres.

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler 3 x 14.5 (band), Whisper White 21 x 14.5 scored at 10.5 (card base), 6 x 3 (sentiment), 9.5 x 5.5 (white trees), 7 x 9.5 (green trees).
DSP: 11 x 8.

(cs) = card stock, (dsp) = designer series paper,  (ef) = embossing folder, (ss) = stamp set), when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Stamp the fox from the nature's beauty (ss) in the bottom right corner of the whisper white card base (cs) in smoky slate ink.
• Emboss the front of the whisper white card base (cs) using the subtle (ef)
• Adhere the cherry cobbler (cs) band, 2.5cm down from the top of the card front using liquid glue.
• Die cut the feels like frost (dsp) using the (6) stitched rectangle from the stitched so sweetly dies. Once die cut move the (dsp) up one scallop and die cut again (rectangle's one scallop shorter).
• Attach the dsp to the card using dimensional pads.
• Stamp the tree from the winter woods (ss) in shaded spruce ink, onto the whisper white green tree (cs), now die cut using the co-ordinating die from the in the woods dies.
• With the whisper white, white tree (cs) and the in the woods dies die cut the other tree.
• Bend back the open parts of the white tree and slot the green tree in. Adhere both trees to the (dsp) using liquid glue.
• Add some red basic rhinestones to the green tree.
• Stamp the sentiment from the winter woods (ss) onto the whisper white sentiment (cs) in cherry cobbler ink, then emboss using the subtle (ef), attach to the card using dimensional pads.
• With a fine tip glue pen add some streaks to both trees and cover in stampin' glitter.

Will be back agin soon with more cards, enjoy the rest of your day!

Annette x

Playing With Patterns

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Last card for Sue this year!!

A clean and simple card for today.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: whisper white

Designer Series Paper: playing with patterns

Dies: stitched so sweetly

Embossing Folders: tasteful textile 3D

Ink: coastal cabana 

Ribbon: playing with patterns combo

Stamp Sets: so sentimental

Accessories: playing with patterns resin 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 on how to order.

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

Annette 😘