Star of Light meets Butterfly Gala

We had a covering of snow yesterday which at the time looked lovely, but today it's now not so good and the weather is dull and miserable but not quite so cold.

I made this card for my granddaughter, unfortunately I still didn't have the Butterfly Gala bundle so had to use the Papillon Potpourri stamp set along with the matching butterfly punches. But you can now do the same card with the butterfly gala stamp set and coordinating punch (it's a must have for me).

To recreate the card follow the guide below. 
® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration, (H) = Hostess, (nsu) = not stampin’ up, (ss) = Stamp set, DSP = designer series paper, CS = Card Stock


Base card of thick Whisper White measuring  4⅛ X 8⅜.
First layer Basic Black  8¼ x 4
Second layer In Color DSP 3½ x 7¾, 
Third layer powder pink 3¼ x 7½ and stamped using the Swirl from the Star of Light (ss) twice, rotating it 180 degree's for the second one, then emboss using the subtle folder.
Use an off cut of Powder Pink CS to stamp the butterflies from the Butterfly Gala (ss) using Berry Burst and punch them out using the Butterfly Duet punch, you will need 2 small butterflies and 1 larger butterfly.
Using the Sparkle glimmer paper cut a piece large enough for the sentiment Sweet from the Cupcake Cutouts framelits and add adhesive sheeting to the back for easier sticking
Die cut the sentiment and numbers from the Large Numbers ® framelits. 
Now adhere the layers of the card using your preferred glue, then place the sweet sentiment where you want it to be and add dimensional pads to the numbers and place them where you want them to be then add the butterflies. 
Adorn the the butterflies with basic pearls and add a bow.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Rooted in Nature meets Lift Me Up

Was busy this morning getting my nails done and it was quite a cold morning to be out and about, so really glad I'm back home now.

Need to go out again later doing my Granny duty of collecting one of our grandchildren from school. But hey ho it's worth it to see his face light up when his Grandad and I rock up to get him.

What do you do for the men in your life? I always struggle to make masculine cards and for that matter cards for boys too.

It's surprising how many times I go for trees, but this time I decided on the eclipse style of card.

I just love this type of card for the men in my life, they're easy to do and look quite good.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
cs = Card Stock, dsp = Designer Series Paper, ® = Retired

Start with a call me clover base card measuring 14.5 x 10.5.

Then a layer of crumb cake measuring 14 x 10, stamped using the Burlap background stamp and adhered to the base card.

The third layer is merry merlot measuring 11 x 8 (mine was a discarded piece of cardstock which had been run though the big shot using the Tin Tile folder). 

Lastly the top layer is crumb cake measuring 10.5 x 7.5. Stamp the tree from Rooted In Nature stamp set in crumb cake, stamp again using call me clover for the leaves and soft suede for the trunk adding splashes of merry merlot through the leaves using the thumping method (stamp the first colour and then using a marker tap lightly over the leaves again) .  

On a scrap piece of crumb cake stamp the birthday sentiment from the Lift Me Up stamp set omitting the top line of the sentiment, 

Die cut the tree using the accompanying die from Natures Roots along with the sentiment using the rectangle die from the Night Owl set. The sentiment was then lightly sponged round the edges to give it an aged look.

Adhere the Burlap ribbon to the side of the card, leaving about 2 centimetres at the bottom lying loose, using a sharp pair of scissors separate each strand to make a fringe.

Adhere all the layers to the base card, raising the tree and sentiment slightly by using dimensional pads, then add the candy dots ®.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Beautiful Bouquet meets Pop of Petals

Today has dawned bright and sunny, a lot better than yesterday, which was wet and miserable.

It's my cousin's birthday today and this is the card I sent her.

This is my first card using the pop of petals stamp set and coordinating punch and I was quite pleased with the results. I was also amazed at how quickly it came together once I got started.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
cs = Card Stock, dsp = Designer Series Paper, ® = Retired

Start with a base card measuring 14.5 x 21 and scored at 10.5

First layer measures 10 x14 and attached straight to the base card

Second layer is 9.5 x 13.5 and is embossed using the Seaside folder

Add some ribbon to this layer just below half way down (grosgrain grapefruit grove)

Using an off cut of card stock stamp a flower from the Pop of Petals stamp set and then stamp a second generation (one dark, one lighter), repeat 3 time for each of the flowers and then punch them out using the Four Petal punch

Stamp 3 of the leaves from the same set and fussy cut them (grrr hate fussy cutting) give me more dies or punches please

Stamp the happy birthday from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set leaving enough room around it to die cut using one of the Stitched Labels dies

Using Vellum, die cut the larger fancy label and at the same time die cut the happy birthday using the smaller label

Arrange these on the the card and add the Faceted Gems to the flowers then add a bow.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Simple 21st

It's our eldest Grandson's birthday today and as you can see he turns 21!!! What a mile stone that is.

Again I'm using some products that are no longer in the catalogue, naughty me.

I'm what they call a lonely crafter. None of my friends or family craft, so I've never really been able to turn my hobby into a cottage industry as so many demonstrators have been able to do, so I just do it for my own pleasure.

I keep trying to get people interested but so far no luck!!!

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
cs = Card Stock, dsp = Designer Series Paper, ® = Retired

Start with a Basic Black base card measuring 5” x 7”

Cut a piece of Sliver Foil measuring 4½” x 6½”  and using the Startdust and Large Numbers dies cut the Stardust and Numbers from the middle, place these to one side for now, then adhere this to the base card as the second layer.

Using Basic Black cs cut a third layer measuring 4¼” x 6¼” and emboss the sentiments using VersaMark and silver Embossing Powder and adhere to the second layer.

Cut another piece of Silver Foil 6¼” x 2” and back it with some Adhesive Sheeting, then die cut with the wavy lines from Swirly Scribbles dies.

Place the wavy lines across the middle of the card and adhere.

Using a piece of scrap Basic Black cs die cut a circle from the Layering Circles dies to fit just inside the silver starburst, emboss this with the Subtles embossing folder and adhere it. 

Using dimensionals place the numbers on top, then again using dimenionals add the starburst across the wavy lines.

That's it folks!!! job done.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Charming Cafe meets Butterfly Basics

Have lots to do today, take Dad shopping, go and get some crafting supplies as I've run out of a few things. 

Making some wedding invites and need to get them done by next weekend, so can't wait for my next order 😞.

Today is my friends birthday and  this is the card I made her, hope you like it. Both sets are now retired I think, but sometimes you just go with what you know the person will like!!!

To recreate this card follow the guide below:

cs = Card Stock, dsp = Designer Series Paper, ® = Retired

Start with a base card of whisper white cs measuring 10.5 x 14.8.

Stamp the flowery frame and table and chairs from the Charming Cafe ® stamp set using Memento black tuxedo ink on some off cuts of whisper white.

Die cut these using the Cafe Builder ® framelits then colour them using markers.

The top layer is a piece of the Color Theory dsp cut at 10.5 x 14.8  which needs a window, use the larger flowery frame from the Cafe Builder dies as a guide to where the window is wanted, then die cut . 

Place this layer on top of the base card in the Stamparatus and position the sentiment from Charming Cafe towards the top of the opening, remove the dsp layer from the top and stamp on the base card again using the Memento ink.

Position the table and chairs below the sentiment using dimensionals.

Adhere the flowery frame round the dsp opening. 

Stamp the greeting from Butterfly Basics ® on the dsp, then attach this layer over the base card, again using dimensionals.

It's not as hard as it sounds!!

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Birthday Banners meets Daisy Delight

Happy New Year!!!

It look's like a nice day today here in the West Midlands, but quite cold. Need to go out later so hope it doesn't get any colder. Been a bit under the weather lately and don't want to catch a cold.

So, this is the first card for 2019 and there are a lot more to follow.

Primarily I created this blog as a reminder for myself as to what I've done in the past and how I did it. But if anyone wants to follow along and use what I've done you're more than welcome.

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
cs = Card Stock, dsp = Designer Series Paper, ® = Retired

Start with a base card 10.5 x 14.5 cm, sponged lightly with Grapefruit grove ink around the edge. 

First layer is 10 x 14 cm embossed with the Subtle embossing folder and then a piece of the grapefruit grove In Colour dsp adhered to the bottom measuring 10 x 7.5
Place a layer of Classic Weave ribbon round the dsp and added a some In Color Grosgrain ribbon on top of it finishing off with a small bow. 
Stamp 3 daisies and 2 leaves from the Daisy Delight stamp set.
punch out the daisies using the Daisy punch and fussy cut the leaves (not my favourite thing to do). 
Layer the two daisies to make one and put it where you want it on the card then add the leaves behind. 
Using  the  Birthday Banners stamp set, stamp the happy birthday and die cut it using the Bunch of Banners die set.
Die cut a second banner in grapefruit grove and adhere the edging down then insert the happy birthday in the middle. 
Add some Faceted Gems
Attach to the base card and all’s done.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x