Circle of Spring meets Butterfly Basics

Friends Mean So Much

Friends are the people we go to every time we want to share something, be it happy or sad.  Some friends are not seen so often as others but we know they are still there for us.

This is a card I made a few weeks ago for one of my friends, I felt summery when I did it so used light and bright colours.  Die cutting the wreath was so easy using the Wonderful Wreath die. I also did the initial stamping of the wreath with VersaMark and gold embossing powder instead of the the usual black, I think it makes it look softer.

Don't forget the Autumn-Winter catalogue comes out in 5 days, and it's got lots of amazing new products.  I'm at the stage of still wanting everything all at once and don't know what to  order first. I think I've got it down and then a light bulb moment and I want to go and change it all again, just too many choices!!!

The materials used are:

Ink: VersaMark

Markers: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi

Card stock: So Saffron, Whisper White

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Circle Of Spring

Embossing powder: Gold

Framelits: Wonderful Wreath

Ribbon: Taffeta So Saffron (retired)

Accessories: Non SU Gems

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Thanks A Million

A Big Thank You Cousin

Thanks for dropping by today 

I've got a thank you card which is quite unusual for me, I don't do cards like this very often as I usually see people I want to say thank you to. But this time I needed to do a very big one (figuratively speaking) as my cousin gave me a beautiful picture of one of my Grand Daughters taken nearly six years ago, she was only about 6 weeks old. I've put it in the alcove going up my stairs and it looks really lovely there.

I've had the Elegant dots embossing folder for ages and this is the first time I've used it, I love the effect and it's so delicate I will use it a lot more now. In fact I have at least another two cards I've used it on. So keep watching.

 

The materials used are:

Markers: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz

Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Papillon Potpourri, What I Love (SAB retired)

Embossing folders: Elegant Dots

Punches: Washi Label, Word Window

Framelits: Oval Collection

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Wink of Stella

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

A Little Bit of Sunshine

Spring Is In The Air

Or it was the day I made the card, here in the Midlands it's rather wet and windy today.

I was browsing the blogs I follow the other day and found a card similar to this one and just new it was what I wanted to do for a friend of mine. Again it is a mixture of old and new, the ribbon is very old as is the embossing folder but it's one I keep using and the stamp sets are bang up to date.  I used the thumping technique for the butterfly and for the leaves I stamped on the card before embossing then stamped again on a scrap piece of card stock before (yes Peg) fussy cutting them out and slightly overlapped on the original stamping.  Loved the effect.  

The materials used are:

Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, So Saffron

Markers: Old Olive

Card stock: Old OliveWhisper White

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Grateful Bunch

Embossing folders: Perfect Polka Dots (retired)

Punches: Bitty Butterfly, Blossom Bunch

DSP: DSP Stack Brights (retired)

Ribbon: Taffeta So Saffron (retired)

Accessories: Basic Pearls

Inspired by Brandyscards.com

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Butterflies birthday

So glad you dropped by 

Been busy the last couple of days, Hubby has the man flu and needs looking after.  He looked after me very well when I broke my wrists last year so I felt I need to return the favour but I don't have a very good bedside manner so I leave him in bed for as long as possible.  They say sleep is the best thing when you're ill don't they?

On to today's card it's a very simple one as I needed to get 2 cards done for the same day.  One female and one male, not so good at male ones, find it hard to come up with ideas but I keep trying. Will show you that one in a couple of days. Hope my cousin liked this one.

The materials used are:

Ink: Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon

Card stock: Shimmery White, Soft Sky

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Hardwood

Thinlits: Butterflies

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Butterfly basics

Hello there, so glad you dropped by

Today's card I made some time ago for my Aunt, she just loves butterflies. I think a saw a similar one on Pinterest but don't know who did it.

Again I'm using lots of old stock (I don't like to just leave it on the shelf, what about you?) but there are plenty of new colours etc that would be perfect for it.

I made some really up to date, beautiful butterfly cards the other day with my friend Peg, so will show you them, some time soon. Until then take care and happy crafting.

The materials used are:

Inks: Wild wasabi, Wisteria wonder

Card stock: Whisper white

DSP: Irresistibly yours (retired) 

Stamps: Butterfly basics, Papillon potpourri, Sassy salutations

Punches: Corner (NSU)

Thinlits: Butterflies

Embossing folder: Decorative dots

Ribbon:³/₈Taffeta Perfect plum (retired)

Bakers twine: Wisteria wonder (retired)

Blendabilities: Wisteria wonder (retired)

Accessories: Basic pearls (NSU)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

butterflies meets decorative dots

Hello there, so glad you dropped by

Not feeling too well today as had a root filling in one of my back teeth yesterday and now in more pain than I had before, but hopefully will feel better once the pain has gone (thank God for Ibuprofen). 

This is a birthday card I did for my upline Peg, I got the idea from the Internet but not sure where, so if it's one of yours please let me know so I can give you the credit.  I have since seen a great video on giving the butterfly a marble effect and I will let you who's blog that's on when I create a card using the technique. Still behind and still busy but keep crafting when I can.  

It was sad to see the blendabilities go but I kept mine as l like using them (used on the pearls). 

Happy crafting 

The materials used are:

Ink: Wild wasabi, Wisteria wonder

Card stock: Whisper white

DSP: Irresistibly yours (retired) 

Stamps: Butterfly basics, Papillon potpourri, Sassy salutations

Punches: ¹/₁₆ circle (hand held), corner (NSU)

Thinlits: Butterflies

Embossing folder: Decorative dots

Bakers twine: Wisteria wonder (retired)

Blendabilities: Wisteria wonder (retired)

Accessories: Basic pearls (NSU)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x