Simple Five on Saturday - Merriest Moments #6 to 10

Another day... another Merriest Moments card... well 5 variants actually... As... whilst I had a few different card blanks out... I had a play! So same greeting frame... but set 5 ways...

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On a plain A6 sized Very Vanilla card blank... (US Letter nearest equivalent A2 )

On an embossed A6 sized Very Vanilla card blank. (US Letter nearest equivalent A2)

On a plain A5 sized Very Vanilla card blank (US Letter nearest equivalent 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" /double A2!?... Please could one of my US subscribers tell me a name!!!? I've been searching but I can't find...)

On a plain A6 sized Evening Evergreen card blank... (US Letter nearest equivalent A2 )

On an embossed A6 sized Evening Evergreen (US Letter nearest equivalent A2)

Thursday Thanks Quintet aka Merriest Moments #5

Oh my... how do I love thee!! Or should I say these...

But which one(s) do you like most????

Everything simply in perfect harmony... and definitely not a set just for Christmas...

Merriest Moments meets Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Whisper White... 

Just to say Thanks...

Just a bit of covering holly leaves needed as I went...

Simple for Saturday - Merriest Moments #4

 

Seeing as it is Saturday... here's one of the even simpler Merriest Moments creations...

Look no embossing... just set on a standard A6 card... but still gorgeous!

Click HERE for the embossed version... and/or HERE for more details on the products and colourway used...

Merriest Moments #3

Another Merriest Moments card... set on a standard A6 card again... 

Be sure to check out this gorgeous embossed Evening Evergreen card blank

Click HERE for more details on the products used...

Simple for Saturday Share

Carrying on the For The Guys card kit alternatives series... co-starring Sailing Home...

A simple standard A6 card (US A2) ...

Using the scraps as templates...

Pop Out Panel Card - Still Scenes #2

Another version of the Feels Like Frost Pop out Panel Card... for which I will be back with a Tutorial sometime soon...

Again using the Still Scenes stamps, Snowglobe dies and Snowglobe Shaker Dome... which I am delighted to tell you will all be carrying over! Which means I get to play with them more...

And have I told you that Feels Like Frost will be coming back!! Officially sometime in September 2020... hooray!

Still Scenes and Feels Like Frost Pop Out Panel card

Original version of this card shared earlier... using the Still Scenes bundle which is so perfect if you love a snowglobe!

The card shared earlier being a variant for those few ladies in my classes that (actually!!!) don't like snowglobes...

And a few tips for  you...

This card is the perfect size for using the whole of a 6" wide piece of paper... but more on that another day...

Feels Like Frost paper panels to either side just sponged with Seaside Spray ink... but do remember to wipe off with a tissue when you finish... as you don't want ink everywhere!

I left the protective layer on the front sides and top of the snowglobe... as it is it is white so I reckon you can just get away with it! Slightly glossy of course but really not too bad... and much better than a mis-sized cover job!

And yes the card still folds flat(ish) to put in an envelope... standard C6 size...

Fancy Fold Friday - Butterfly Gala Double Z Joy Fold card...

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So back to today's card... click here for my tutorial for this Double Z Joy Card Fold... 

Decorated with Gingham Gala papers, Sale A Bration Botanical Butterfly papers (free with a £45 order) and Butterfly Gala stamped and punched butterflies coloured in using Stampin Blends this time... in Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather... and a pop of Pineapple Punch... which shhh...  I have just done a complete U turn on... love it!

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And the Sale A Bration Hello Cupcake ( yours for free with a £45 order) as they work SO well together... and bear in mind that there are co-ordinating dies coming for you to order in March!

Card decoration designed by Julie Kettlewell for Quarterly Team Training... Love it! Though I think I changed a couple of little things as I went along!

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Triple Time Tropical Chic

Another of these for you... multi coloured mats the other way round... and some extra stamping in black to add more definition... Card Tutorial here too... 

Though I do think the black blobs look like fish swimming through a tropical seascape!

And here is the inside,,,

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Amazing Congratulations CAS Card Trio...

Sorry for the very quick post yesterday... but it was a case of needs must last night!

Told you I had made a few Amazing Congratulations cards... so here are 3 slightly different designs for you....

First up is the simplest stamped version... outline greeting stamped in Memento Black... and filled in using Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana... and a few little "stars" stamped around in Pool Party to soften... Finished off with the Twinkle Adhesive Backed Sequins...

Second up is the Silver embossed one I shared yesterday... and look closely as there are 2 versions of this one! The one pre Twinkle Adhesive Backed Sequins...

And the one after... One of those "little thing huge difference" moments...

And thirdly (and lastly)... the gold embossed "wonky" one... Yes... I stamped the extra wording wonky!! How annoying!!! So I added 4 rounds of Gold Metallic Thread to take the "focus" away... along with a few gold Metallic Pearls... which worked to a point...

So then I went for sticking it down at an angle... which works a treat! There is always a way round "the oopsies" when you think creatively... well that's my excuse...

The card is a standard A6 card in Bermuda Bay with a 9.5 x 13.8cm Whisper White mat (aka US A2 card with 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" mat)

And ... a few more results have since come in... so now I am off to make some more... think I may try out a different colour combination this time! I can feel something REALLY bright coming along...