Amazing Dad

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Today I've jumped forward a few weeks because I really liked the card I did for my Dad this year and for once he actually said it was great. Normally I just get a thanks.

I'm still behind with my posts and need to get caught up so hopefully over the next couple of weeks I will.

The materials used are:

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, VersaMark

Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White

Card base: NSU

Stamps: Amazing Birthday, Fabulous Four, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Embossing Powder: White

Punches:Banner Triple, Word Window

DSP: Polka Dot Parade (retired)

Accessories: Candy Dots Real Red

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Son's new home

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Today I'm showing you the card I made for my youngest son and his at the time girlfriend. He is the last of my children to set up a new home of his own although he left home about 6 years ago.  He moved into it towards the end of May and we saw it for the first time last weekend when we were down there (he's a submariner and lives in Plymouth) will tell you all about that soon. 

I'm sorry about the loss of the Homemade holiday stamp set and co-ordinating framelits, and will carry on using them as they make great new home cards without too much cutting and as my upline Peg will tell you I hate cutting anything.

The materials used are:

Inks: Chocolate chip, Hello honey, Old olive, Soft sky, Soft suede, Wild wasabi, VersaMark

Card stock: Sahara sand, Whisper white

Card base: (NSU)

Markers: Daffodil delight, Real red, Soft suede

Stamps: Hardwood, Holiday home (retired), White christmas

Framelits: Bitty banners, Circles collection, Homemade holiday (retired)

Punches: Owl builder

Accessories: White embossing powder, Aqua painters (for the roof and windows)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Quick and easy

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Have spent some time with some of Grand children this week and they are so noisy I have a headache when I leave but I love then dearly and feel blessed to have so many.  Hope you all had a great half term week. 

Today it's a quick and easy card as nearly forgot my cousins birthday so had to whip one up quickly and this is what I came up with, did some scoring on this card which is something I don't do very often but felt it gave the card a bit more character,  and there 's only one thing that isn't in the  new catalogue (very good for me).

I'm doing a bit more now but still have a way to go before I catch up with my posts.  I'm doing some things with the new goodies and can't wait to show you all.

The materials used are:

Inks: Memento tuxedo black 

Card stock: Whisper white

Card base: Note card

Stamps: Guy greetings

Punches: Decorative label

Framelits: Deco labels

DSP: Modern medley (retired)

Accessories: Candy dots, Scoreboard

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Very old with fairly New

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Today I've been looking at what's no longer in season and find I have too much of it so decided to try and use some of it up.  Watched a great video on Elizabeth's craft room blog so will be making my grand children some little scrap books soon, will let you see them once there done. As for today's card it's for a friend of ours and I used some very old DSP along with an up to date embossing folder. Lots of different blue's but I think they went well together.  

The materials used are:

Inks: Not quite navy (retired)

Card stock: Not quite navy (retired), Sahara sand

DSP: Blueberry crisp (retired)

Stamps: Curly cute (retied) I still love this stamp set.

Embossing folder: Tiny triangles

Framelits: Banners

Ribbon: Stitched satin Midnight muse (retired)

Accessories: Button (retired), Linen thread

Alternative colour for this cards would be Pacific point.

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Gorgeous grunge meets Flower shop

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Today's card was one I made for my Granddaughter, she's the eldest of my grandchildren and growing up too fast. Her favourite colours are purple and yellow or they were last year, so hopefully they are again this year. 

Still under the weather, went to the dentist two weeks ago and now have a throat infection and feel I need to go back to the dentist as my teeth still hurt.

Slowly catching up with my bloggy as I'm now only about a month behind

The materials used are:

Ink: Perfect plum, So saffron

Card stock: Perfect plum, Shimmery white, So saffron, Whisper white

Stamps: Gorgeous grunge, Flower shop, Relationship (NSU)

Thinlits: Little letters

Punches: Pansy

Accessories: Dazzling diamonds, Large pearls (NSU)

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Gorgeous grunge for a Gorgeous Son

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Well I"m now officially OLD, my eldest has just turned 40 so he's now middle aged which makes me old. He's taken up cycling in a big way and now bikes all the time so looks quite fit, by 40 I was over the hill. On his birthday he biked 40 miles to celebrate and that isn't really a long ride for him to do, I wouldn't be able to do 40 metres.  But using my treadmill I walk about 3 miles most days.
I thought I'd use up some of my old stash with this card as there are up to date alternatives so hope you like it!!

The materials used are:

Inks: Midnight muse (retired), Summer starfruit (retired)

Card stock: Glimmer paper silver,Midnight muse (retired), Summer starfruit (retired), Whisper white

Card base: None SU

Stamps: Big day (retired), Gorgeous grunge

Embossing folder: Decorative dots

Framelits: Starburst

Thinlits: Hello you, Numbers (NSU)

Alternative colours for this card would be Crushed curry and Night of navy.

Inspiration came from Erika Simmons on Pinterest

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

butterflies meets decorative dots

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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