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 😘 

Back On Your Feet meets Dockside

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My poor cousin was thrown from her horse last week and has fractured her hip, so thought a card was in order.

It's rotten to break something but I think a hip must be one of the worst, my son broke his this time last year so I can relate to what Alison has in front of her. Sorry it's a retired set but it's just so fitting!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: pear pizzazz,  very vanilla

Designer Series Paper: *in colors 2010/12

Dies: dockside

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles 3D

Ink: momento tuxedo black, mossy meadow

Ribbon: *taffetta

Stampin' Blends: crumb cake, old olive, soft suede

Stamp Sets: back on your feet

* = 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 😘

Butterfly Gala meets Dandelion Wishes

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A card for my friend Donna who is currently unwell with Covid

Some more blending along with dry embossing and heat embossing. The dandelions were stamped with the craft ink and heat embossed in white ep, and the butterflies were stamped on vellum and embossed in clear ep.

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *perennial essence vellum, very vanilla 

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles 3D

Embossing Powder: clear, white

Ink: craft whisper white, magenta madness, petal pink. rococo rose, versamark

Punches: butterfly duet

Stamp Sets:  butterfly gala, dandelion wishes 

Accessories:  basic pearls, blending brushes

* = 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 😘

Celebrate Sunflowers meets Pretty Perennials and more

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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 😘

Family Party with lots of die cutting

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This is the 2nd card for my Granddaughter, Jenny asked if I would do A Daughter card for my Granddaughter and also a sister card which you will see tomorrow!

I made this card using a layout from Pinterest and mostly retired products. Plus, the daughter and numbers which are NSU!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: Basic White, *glimmer

Designer Series Paper: *falling in love

Dies: be mine stitched, butterflies, ornate frames, smooth sailing

Embossing Folders: meadow moments

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: bermuda bay, versamark

Stamp Sets: family party

* = retired, NSU = non stampin' up!

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 😘

Family Party meets much more

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A very happy 18th Ashlie

Some of this card is made using retired products!!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: *botanical garden vellum, gorgeous grape, *sparkle glimmer, whisper white

Dies: *large numbers, layering circles (7) & (negative 6s), word wishes

Embossing Folders: tasteful textiles

Embossing Powder: clear

Ink: bermuda bay, gorgous grape, melon mambo, versamark

Stamp Sets: family party, *number of years

Accessories: blending brushes

* = retired, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest

Used blending brushes on the Whisper white card stock using all 3 colours, before stamping and die cutting.

Made a W base for the card, with a 1½" circle punched out to place an LED tea light candle.

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 Swirly Frames and more

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Another card for Sue, using my new favourite stamp set created by Dena, Rekow

Really liked this card once it was made, I used the pretty perennials stamp set created by one of my favourite demonstrator's, her blog is amazing!

Materials required for this card are:

Card Stock: basic white, misty moonlight

Designer Series Paper: *perfectly artistic

Dies: nature's thoughts, perennial petals, stitched shapes circle (4)

Embossing Folders: *stone

Embossing Powder: white

Ink: calypso coral, coastal cabana, flirty flamingo, gorgeous grape, mango melody, versamark

Ribbon: *stitch satin

Stamp Sets: pretty perennials, swirly frames, waterfront 

Accessories: basic rhinestones

* = 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 😘