Hello Note Card

Unwanted Background Comes Good

Today I'm showing you a card I made after doing two things, first I looked on a new blog site for me called Inspiring Inking and found a card similar to this that I thought was quite nice.  Next I went to get the materials I wanted to use and came across a discarded background that did ages ago and was unhappy with the effect. I looked at it for a while as it was the perfect colours for what I wanted to do and then thought what the heck, give it a try and this is what I ended up with.  Once completed I was quite happy with it, adding a focal point made all the difference.

It was sent to my daughter in law as I needed to send her something at the time and she was quite delighted with it when it arrived, so it was well worth doing.

The materials used are:

Ink: Blushing Bride, So Saffron, VersaMark

Card stock: blushing Bride, Whisper White

Card Base: Note card

Stamps: Hello, Serene Silhouettes, Timeless Textures 

Embossing powder: Gold

Accessories: Perfect accents

Idea taken from Inspiring Inking by Amanda Fowler, thank you Amanda

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Works Over

Hello there, so glad you dropped by

Today I've got a retirement card I made for my Aunt.  She decided it was time to go a few months ago but waited until the Summer months when the weather would be better and she'd be able to get out and about and spend lots of time in her garden (She's already up in Scotland with family for a few days as my cousin has her graduation this week) more on that soon.

For those of you who know me and my age (?) she's not some doddering old lady, she's only 18 months older than me, and I wish her a long and happy retirement.

The materials used are:

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, VeraMark

Markers: Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi

Card stock: So Saffron, Whisper White

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Serene Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Embossing Powder: White

Punches: Bitty Butterfly, Washi Label

Ribbon: Taffeta Crushed Curry (retired)

Accessories: Basic Pearls

The Serene silhouettes was off stamped a second time and embossed in white but you can't really see it in this picture unless you look carefully to the left of the first.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x