Lilypad Lake meets Perennial Birthday

Lilypad Lake meets Perennial Birthday

Well Perennial Birthday seems to be my go to stamp set for birthdays at the moment. Especially for male cards.

These two cards are the same except for the Enjoy sentiment, I couldn't decide which one to use so did one of each. I'm veering towards the red on white, which do you prefer?

It's quite an easy card to make (I don't do hard cards) ha ha!!

To recreate this 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,
when working with layering dies I start with the largest and work down (ie: the largest is number 1 and the smallest 4).

Card Stock and measurements: (Centimetres)
Night of Navy: 21 x 14.5scored at 10.5
Whisper White: 4 pieces, 14.3 x 10, 4.5 x 3.5, 5.5 x 2, 6.5 x 6.5
Crushed Curry: 7 x7
Silver Foil: 4 x 4
Come Sail Away DSP: 14.3 x 6
Flax Ribbon: 14.3
Embossing Folders: Subtle
Dies: Layering Circles, Lakeside, Smooth Sailing,  Stitched Shapes
Stamp Sets: Bella & Friends ®, Lilypad Lake, Perennial Birthday, Sailing Home
Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade
Stampin' Pads: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade

Stamp the happy birthday in the top left corner of the Whisper White layer in Night of Navy.
Adhere the DSP about 0.5 from the bottom of the same layer using liquid glue.
Add the ribbon at the top of the DSP half on half off, and adhere using tear n tape.
On the square of Whisper White,  stamp the waves at the bottom, then the yachts (don't worry about the overlay) and lastly the sun towards the top (make sure it's not too high up.
On the smallest piece of Whisper White stamp the Enjoy sentiment in Poppy Parade.
On the last piece of Whisper White stamp the yachts again in Night of Navy.
Now colour in the sails using the blends.
Place all items to be die cut on your plate together. Silver Ships Wheel, Crushed Curry scalloped circle No:4, yacht scene Stitched Shapes circle No: 2, banner, separate group of yachts.
Adhere the yacht scene to the scalloped circle using liquid glue then attach to the base card using dimensional pads.
Overlay the yachts using dimensional pads.
Adhere the banner to the Helm using liquid glue and attach to the base card using dimensional pads.

Will be back again soon with more cards!!

Annette X

Beautiful Bouquet meets Bouquet Bunch

Well Jenny's big day has arrived.

From 5:00pm tonight all our children will be married, she's so excited and so are her daughters, who are going to be bridesmaids.

It's 8.30 now and I'm enjoying my last few minutes of tranquility before they all arrive to get ready!

As for the card I went for simple and stylish. There's a lot of my old stash in this one.

I was inspired by a card made by Lou Katzelman

To recreate this 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

Start with  a card base of Whisper White (cs) 17.5 x 25 cm scored at 12.5 cm

(my base card is (nsu)

Bride ® (dsp) measuring 12.3 x 17 cm

Silver Foil measuring 7 x 7 cm

Window sheet measuring 7 x 7 cm

Gorgeous Grape (cs) measuring 3.5 cm x 16.5 cm

Whisper White (cs) measuring 3.5 x 11.5 cm

Sahara Sand (cs) measuring 7 x 9.5 cm

• Make a window in the Bride ®  (DSP) using the 2 largest square shapes from the Stitched Shaped framelits 
• Place the (DSP) on top of the base card and using a light pencil, mark out the square on the base card
• Stamp the sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet (ss) in Basic Grey inside the marked square then remove the pencil mark
• Stick the piece of Window Sheet at the back of the Bride (DSP) using Tear and Tape
• Adhere Foam Adhesive Strips around the window and along the edges of the (DSP) 
• Remove the backing from the strips at the bottom of the card and the bottom 3 sides of the square  but not the top of the square or card to the base card
• Insert the sequins into the square then remove the rest of the backing  paper and adhere the rest of the card down
• On the strip of Whisper White  Mr & Mrs from the Beautiful Bouquet (ss) in Basic Grey 
• Die cut the Mr & Mrs Using the Bouquet Bunch framelits die then die cut 3 fern leaves in Silver Foil, 3 small flowers in Whisper White, 4 small flowers in Gorgeous Grape, 1 larger flower in Gorgeous Grape and the stems in Sahara Sand
• Wind the metallic thread round the stems attaching the Mr & Mrs label and adhere to the card using liquid glue
• Add the 3 ferns, then the 3 white flowers, then the 4 small purple flowers also with liquid glue then larger flower in the middle using small dimensional pads and adding the Rhinestones as the flower centres. (Instead of rhinestones I used some small beads  I have in my stash.

Will be back with more cards soon

Annette X

Twinkle Twinkle meets Animal Outing new baby

Well today I was just looking back over some of my previous blogs and came across this one I was supposed to post back in January!!! would you believe. But somehow it got lost in the list and wasn't put up, but i like it, so decided to post it today. Hope you like it, I've left it as it would have gone up except for this paragraph.

Our family has become a little bigger today, my cousin's wife has just delivered a beautiful baby boy into the family and everyone is so happy for them.

As we knew she was having a boy I was able to get the card done a couple of weeks ago and after looking through my stamp sets for new babies I decided on using this one as the others seemed to be a bit dated now.  I'd seen it on Pinterest and CASd it (sorry I can't remember who's it is) but thank you.

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

Start with a base card measuring 21 14.5cm scored at 10.5.
first layer is DSP measuring 9.7 x 13.7 and adhered straight down.
With some off cuts of whisper white and balmy blue stamp the Welcome, Kangaroo and Little one from the Animal Outings stamp set leaving room around each of them to do the die cutting.

Colour the kangaroo, I used my stampin' blends for this crumb cake and call me clover from my new blends as well as Ivory and nude from my old stash.
Using the Layering Circles for the soft foam scallop circle, Stitched Shapes for the two larger white circles, Stitched Labels for the little one circle and small heart. Wood Crate for the heart. All of these can be die cut at the same time.
Now die cut the Kangaroo using the Animal Friends dies.
Emboss the welcome circle and the larger circle using the Subtle folder.
Adhere the kangaroo to the larger circle using dimensional pads and ground him with a bit of colour.
Arrange the rest of the elements using a combination of wet glue and dimensional pads.
Add a ribbon.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Fox Builder Punch meets Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Hello Folks,

This is a very easy card to make, and fun to do. I believe it was on Julie's Japes the Paper Haven blog.

To recreate this 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 measures 14.8 x 21cm scored at 10.5cm and dry emboss using the Subtle folder.

Highland Heather matt measures 9.5 x 11cm
Gingham Gala (dsp) measures 9 x 11cm
Highland Heather circle measures 7 x 7cm
Whisper White circle measures 6.5 x 6.5cm
Highland Heather & Whisper White banners measure 6.5 x 5cm
Smoky Slate measures 6.5 x 6.5cm

Dry emboss the front of the base card using the Subtle folder

Adhere the Gingham Gala (dsp) to the Highland Heather matt using liquid glue.

Use dimensional pads to attach this matt to the base card.

Die cut the 2 circles at the same time, using the Layering Circles dies for the larger one and the Stitched Shapes  dies for the smaller one. Adhere these together using liquid glue, then attach to the card using dimensional pads.

Now put the mouse together. 

Using the Fox Builder punch and Smoky Gray (cs) punch out 1 fox, then using Basic Black punch the smaller nose.
Punch 2 circles using a ¾" Circle punch in Smoky Slate
Using Owl Builder punch, punch the 2 larger circles in Blushing Bride (cs), the 2 feet in Smoky Slate and the 2 smallest circles in Basic Back (cs).

For definition sponge the edge of the all the pieces in corresponding ink.

Adhere all the pieces to the card base using liquid glue except for the head and feet.

Stamp the happy birthday from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous (ss) and punch out using the Duet Banner Punch. Punch a second banner in Highland Heather and layer these together using small dimensional pads. Add the owls feet as hands using liquid glue. Add this to the base card again using small dimensional pads.

Color 3 Basic Rhinestones using the Highland Heather Blends and add them across the bottom of the card.

Will be back again soon with more cards.
Annette x

Beautiful Bouquet meets Beauty Abounds

Hi All, 

Well it looks like spring is on the way, it's a little warmer here in the West Midlands.

To recreate this card follow the  guide below:

® = retired, (cs) = card stock, (ss) = Stamp Set,(dsp) = Designer Series Paper

Start with a base card of Daffodil Delight measuring 14.8 x 21 cm scored at 10.5. 

Then a layer of  Old Olive (cs) measuring 10 x 14.3 cm, this is embossed using the Petal Burst folder.

On a piece of Whisper White (cs) measuring 12 x 4.5 cm and using the Beauty Abounds (ss) stamp the flowers in Old Olive.

Colour the flowers and leaves using Daffodil Delight and Call Me Clover Stamping'  Blends.

Now cut the flowers into 3 equal sections (each 4cm) adhere to the Old Olive layer using dimensional pads.

Adhere a strip of Daffodil Delight Organdy ribbon down the right hand side of the card using glue dots.

On Whisper White (cs) stamp the Happy Birthday from the Beautiful Bouquet (ss) in Daffodil Delight, then using the smaller of the group of circles in the Beauty Abounds (ss) stamp over the Happy Birthday (stamping off once first) in Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

Die cut  the Happy Birthday using the smallest of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and at the same time die cut the Smallest Scalloped Oval in Daffodil Delight from the Layering Ovals framelits.

Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the scalloped oval using liquid glue. Then adhere this to the Old Olive card using dimensional pads.

Make a long tailed bow and adhere below the sentiment using glue dots.

Add some Rhinestones randomly down the flowers!!!

Will be back again soon with some more cards


Annette X

Botanical Butterfly meets Bitty Birthdays

Hi all, hope you're feeling good today!!

Todays card is a very simple one and so easy to make!

I've not made this person a card before, so hope she likes it, I sure did.

To recreate this 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


Start with a base card of Whisper White (cs) measuring 14.8 x 21 cm scored at 10.5 (my base card is (nsu)).
This is followed by a mat of Whisper White (cs) measuring 10 x 14 cm and embossed using the Subtle folder, then adhered to the base card using liquid glue.

The next layer is a piece of our white Flax ribbon measuring 9.5 and each end folded and cut diagonally to form the V shape. This is attached to the card using glue dots about 8 cm from the bottom of the mat.

You now need two squares die cut using the Stitched Shapes framelits, the largest one with the Botanical Butterfly DSP and the next sized down one, using Whisper White (cs). Once this one is die cut emboss using the Subtle folder. Attach the whisper white one to larger dsp using dimensional pads then adhere the dsp square to the base card the same way (making sure the Subtle grain is vertical).

Cut a piece of Whisper White (cs) measuring 8.5 x 2 cm and stamp using the Birthday Wishes sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays (ss) in Grapefruit Grove , use the Tailored tag punch to create the tails, emboss using the Subtle folder (with the grain going in a horizontal direction)  then adhere to the base card using dimensional pads.

Now fussy cut one of the butterflies form the Botanical Butterfly dsp and adhere it to the white square using liquid glue. (I used my Wink of Stella along the body and edges of the butterfly wings to add some sparkle.

To finish the card off just add 3 Gingham Gala adhesive backed Sequins!!!

hope you liked this card.

Will be back again soon with more cards.
Annette X

Animal Friends meets Well Said & Tufted

Hi everyone,

I just love this card and was inspired by one I had seen on Pinterest some time ago.

As you can see it's for my Grandson who was born 3 months early this time last year. He is now a gorgeous health little one year old. Happy Birthday darling xx

To recreate this 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

Start with a base card of Whisper White (cs) measuring 17.5 x 25 cm scored at 12.5 cm. (my base card is nsu)

This is followed by a layer of Lemon Lime Twist (cs) measuring 16.5 x 12 cm and adhered to the base card using liquid glue.

 The next layer is Animal Expedition (dsp) measuring 15.5 x 11 cm, embossed using the Tufted Dynamic folder. this is also adhered down using liquid glue.

With Whisper White (cs) stamp the Giraffe from the Animals Outing (ss) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colour using Mango Melody, Calypso Coral and Soft Suede Stamping' Blends.

With a thin strip of Whisper White (cs) stamp the Happy and Birthday from the Well Said (ss) then trim down to just fit.

There's some die cutting to be done now and this can all go through the big shot in one go.

Die cut the coloured in giraffe and small leaves in Lemon Lime Twist from the Animal Friends thinlits, the 2nd largest circle from the Stitched Shapes framelits along with the 1st and grandson using nsu dies, and old (sab) Bermuda Bay Glimmer Paper. (the alternative for the number is the Stamping' Up large number dies).

Adhere the number with liquid glue onto the circle then adhere the leaves and giraffe to the back of the circle again with liquid glue.

Use dimensional pads to adhere the circle to the base card, then the happy and birthday to the circle.

Back soon with more cards!!

Annette X

Beautiful You meets Heart & Stars

Well today I have two posts for you as I have two birthdays today, the first being my beautiful Granddaughter.

This card is based on one I saw ages ago on Pinterest but I can't remember who originally made it (sorry).

To recreate this card follow the guide below:
(r) = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration, (h) = Hostess, (nsu) = not stampin’ up, (ss) = Stamp set, (dsp) = designer series paper, (cs) = Card Stock

Start with a base card of Whisper White measuring 21 x 14.5 cm and score at 10.5 cm
The next layer is Night of Navy measuring 10.25 x 14.25 cm. Adhered using liquid glue.
The next layer is Flirty Flamingo measuring 10 x 14 cm. This is sponged using the Hearts & Stars decorative masks in Flirty Flamingo ink, once sponged emboss using the Subtle folder and again adhered to the card using liquid glue.
On a piece of Thick Whisper White stamp one of the images from the Beautiful You (ss) using Memento tuxedo black ink.
On a piece of normal Whisper White stamp a sentiment from the same (ss) using Night of Navy ink.
Die cut both these images using the Stitched Shapes framelits and at the same time die cut a scalloped oval from the Layering Ovals framelits in Flirty Flamingo to use as a border for the sentiment. I sponged the edges of the scalloped oval in Flirty Flamingo for added dimension.
Attach the sentiment to the scalloped oval using dimensional pads. Now attach to the card, again using dimensional pads.
use Stampin' Blends to colour in the lady.
The ribbon behind the picture is a combination of retired Stitched Satin and Polka Dot Tulle, I used Snail tape to adhere the ribbon to the back of picture and then dimensional pads to attach the card.
To add a little dimension to the lady add some Wink of Stella along the black lines of the dress and hat.
To finish off I added some Rhinestones to the centre of each of the hearts and above the i on the sentiment which hides the dot.

Will be back again soon with more cards!!

Love Annette x

Chicken Wire meets Lovely Words

Here are 2 cards I made a few weeks ago. They're for friends of mine who both have birthdays this month so I wanted to do them something bright and cheerful, but nice and feminine. 

Mind you the day I made them back in February was a lovely day and the sun was shining  for most of it.

With the one on the right I had dropped a bit of a clanger, as it turns out for Jean this was a  bit of a biggy and I needed very quickly to add a couple of numbers to it but didn't have the time to photograph it.

To recreate this 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

Start with a base card of Thick Whisper White (cs) measuring 15 x 21cm scored at 10.5cm.
For the first layer use a backing of Watercolor Wonder ® DSP measuring 15 x 10.5  and then adhere the Chicken Wire ® on top. (this creates the first mat).
Using Whisper White (cs) stamp the Happy Birthday from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous (ss) in Lemon Lime Twist making sure you have enough room to die cut it.
Using Silver Foil backed with some adhesive sheeting die cut the Friend from the Lovely Words ® thinlits and at the same time die cut the following pieces, the stamped Happy Birthday using the 2nd smallest circle die from the Stitched Shapes framelits and the spray of flowers from the Stitched Seasons ® framelits in Lemon Lime Twist.
Now die cut the spray of flowers again from the Stitched Seasons ® framelits in Calypso Coral and cutting off the flower and buds adhere them to the Lemon Lime Twist spray of flowers and add a Basic Rhinestone to the middle of the full flower.
Adhere the Happy Birthday circle using liquid glue to a Pearlised Doily ®  and using Dimensional pads place onto the card where you wish it to be and adhere the spray of flowers.
Using the (sab) Organdy ribbon make a bow, add a glue dot to the back of it and place it where you want it.
Now adhere the sentiment Friend.


Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Heartfelt Blooms meets Petal Pair

This is a card I made a while ago and just hadn't got round to posting it before. Some of the products have now been retired off but there are plenty of alternatives in the current catalogues.  I got this stamp and put it on my shelf and clean forgot about it (how tragic is that) it's beautiful when stamped.

1 I started with a base card of 10.5 x 14.5 (i find this easier than 14.8).

2 The first layer is 10 x 14 and adhered straight onto the card base.

3 The second layer is 9.5 x 13.5 and embossed with the petal pairs folder towards the left hand side and then swiped down gently with the calypso coral ink pad and some white organza ribbon is tied around it before sticking it to the first layer using dimensionals.

4 Stamp the heartfelt image onto a piece of whisper white card stock and then die cut it using the stitched square framelits along with a scallop square from the layering squares set for the border.

5 Adhere these together using dimensionals and then again using dimensionals place over the top of the ribbon.

6 Stamp the happy birthday from the create a cupcake or similar stamp set and punch it out using the window punch. 

7 Punch a border for the sentiment using the modern label punch and adhere the sentiment. Pop this up on dimensionals and then add some pearls to finish off the card.

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration, (H) = Hostess, (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Colours: Calypso Coral, Whisper White  Stamps: Create a Cupcake ®, Heartfelt Blooms (sab) Embossing Folders: Petal Pair  Framelits:  Layering Squares, Stitched Shapes Punches: Modern Label ®, Word Window ®  Accessories: Organza ribbon, Basic Pearls

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Envelope Surprise

Today's card is what I call an Envelope card, open it and get a surprise. I made this one for my nephew. We don't see him very often as he goes to his dad's most weekends.

It wasn't too hard once i worked out the distance between the stamping (there is another blue happy birthday under the top flap). The brick wall was layered with the dapper denim and adhered to the whisper white base card. The sentiment was then die cut with the stitched shapes ovals adhered to the top of the card and a velcro dot used to keep the card closed.

For the inside I used the eastern palace dsp and layered again with the dapper denim. then made a pocket for his gift voucher and used a paper clip to keep it in place. The  shoes and second sentiment were die cut with the stitched shape dies and layered up, the shoes with a larger stitched square and the sentiment with the artisan punch shape.

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Colours: Basic Gray, Dapper Denim, Lemon Lime Twist. Whisper White DSP: Eastern Palace Stamps: Epic Celebrations (sab), Perennial Birthday, Sunburst Sayings Embossing Folders: Brick Wall Framelits: Layering Ovals & Squares, Stitched Shapes Punches: Artisan Label ® 

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Z Fold Fridge Magnet Card

Today's card is based on one I saw on one of the blogs I troll each day and can't remember who's it was (Sorry). I love this sentiment from the "Layering Love" stamp set and thought it would make a lovely fridge magnet but never got round to using it until now (sorry it's retired) but here goes on how i made it.

Card base is a Z fold with a centre fold and then a 1¼” fold back for the front.

The sentiment is stamped using “layering love” and an oval stitched shape followed by a scalloped layering oval. 

The flowers and leaves are stamped from the “beautiful bouquet” and die cut using the “bouquet bunch” framelits. 

The close mechanism is formed using magnets, which in turn means the sentiment can be a fridge magnet afterward. 

Basic pearls were added to the centre of each of the flowers.

Hope you enjoyed today's card!

closed open

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Stamps: Beautiful Bouquet, Layering Love ® Colours: Mint Macaron, Whisper White DSP: Tranquil Textures  Framelits:  Bouquet Bunch, Layering Ovals, Stitched Shapes Accessories: Basic Pearls, Magnets (nsu)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Big Birthday, Boy

Today's card is a mixture of old and new again. The sentiments are old and the rest of it is the current catalogue!

I really wish the large numbers framelits hadn't retired. I think they're great for big birthday's don't you. It makes it so easy to create larger cards that make a statement. 

The card was quite easy to put together and it's size is 5"x7". 

The Simple stripes embossing folder doesn't really show up on the picture but is quite effective. 

The blueberry bushel card stock was stamped with the handwritten stamp using the Stamparatus and 3 layers (I think) in craft whisper white ink.

With the happy birthday I just snipped off the birthday and put it away to use on another project.

Have a great day and Happy Crafting!

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Stamps: Handwritten, Number of years ® Colours: Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White DSP: In Colour 18/20 Embossing Folders: Simple Stripes Framelits:  Large Numbers ®, Layering Ovals, Stitched Shapes Thinlits: Happy Birthday Accessories: Rhinestones (nsu)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Colorful Seasons meets Wild About Flowers

Well for us it was a sad day on 31st July as we had to say goodbye to our Doctor after being with him for 30 years.

He was reluctant to leave but felt it was time. He has just become a Grand Father of premature twins and wants to spend time with them. And we certainly wish him well.

He's an outdoorsy sort of person and even at 70 enjoys things like walking and mountain climbing. So hope he likes his card.

It has been a wrench for his patients as he was what you would call old school. He never joined a group practice so unless he was on holiday we always saw him and we never had to wait long for appointments either. I think 2 days was the longest I ever had to wait.

There is now a new doctor there and we hope he will continue to practice in the same manner.

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Stamps: Colourful Seasons, Wild about Flowers ® Colours: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla DSP: Wood Textures Embossing Folders: Subtle Embossing Powders: Gold Framelits:  Stitched Shapes Thinlits: Seasonal Layers Accessories: Gold Foil, Linen Thread, Sequins ®, VersaMark

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Beautiful Bouquet with Scattered Sequins

Well we've just come back for a lovely holiday in Yorkshire, the weather couldn't have been better and the company was fantastic. There was a lot crammed into a week and by the time we were heading home we all felt like we needed a rest. 

York it's self is a beautiful city with lots to do and see so we needed two days there to cover all we wanted to do. The railway museum is a must. The rest of the time we went to Whitby for the Abbey and then onto Scarborough which was unfortunately enfolded in a thick sea fog so we didn't stop there. We had a day in the Dales which are stunning and a day on the Moors it's amazing how one county has such contrasting landscape the rugged moors and then the beautiful dales. Obviously throughout this holiday there was a bit of shopping thrown in here and there so empty wallets when we got home.

In all these places there were plenty of steps to climb so lots of exercise was had by all.

Now onto the card I made a while ago for my son's and their wives, but I have just realised that for Stuart it wasn't very appropriate as unfortunately they were unable to spend their's together. Rachael was back and forwards to the hospital in Plymouth and Stuart was in Portsmouth. but they're now both home with a beautiful baby boy that wasn't due until the 31st July. 

It was the simplicity of the card that caught my eye on Pinterest and it was also quite easy to make. Die cutting, embossing, punching and a little stamping job done. 

The materials used are:

® = retired, (sab) = Sale-A-Bration (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Stamps: Beautiful Bouquet : Colours: Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White Embossing folders: Scattered Sequins Dynamic Punches: Washi Tape ® Framelits: Bouquet Bunch, Layering Circles, Stitched Shapes Accessories: Bakers Twine ®, Basic Pearls

Inspired by Carol Arneson

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x